Planted By Rivers of Water
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1 Blessed is the man That walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Our Seat
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Jesus dealt with our sin and shame on the cross and
I mindset that is appropriated to our real everyday experiences.
Jesus accomplished the work so that you can be secure in Him empowered to do the work.
Your first action every day should be to rest in Christ so that you can have the strength to accomplish.
These children who are here tonight is there a desire to sit and hear from Jesus.
In order to really hear what the Lord has to teach you, you might have to get up earlier.
Far above all principalities and powers
38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
We first sit at the feet of Jesus in order to have the ability to work.
You must get with God to hear His words and His wisdom.
Hidden in Christ
Secret place
Closet prayer
Our problems and
When we are tempted to go down the path of defeat it can be traced
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
How can we have access to all the blessing God has for us
How do we appropriate the promises
We have a problem in our culture with sitting
Our phones
Our news
Our computers
In God’s thought we have already taken our seat with the glorified Christ upon the throne; only the pity is that we do not believe this or act as if we had done so. All this is the gift of God’s unmerited love. By grace have we been brought into this position, and by grace are we maintained in it.
Sit = Our complete reliance on Christ,
all of the weight, frustration, questions are put at His feet.
Spending time relying on His wisdom.
Before we follow, we must sit.
Before we walk in the Spirit, we must sit
Before we stand against the enemy, we must sit before Jesus
You will not walk if you don’t sit
You will not stand if you don’t sit
Every new believer
After Paul was saved, he was sitting for three years
When you get mad at people, you haven’t been sitting
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
A position of rest
A position not burdening
A position not of working
Our physical bodies get tired, I’m speaking of
soul rest
spirit rest
emotional rest
mental rest
There will be burdens but the burdens will be light
This is a way of life
Coming to Christ in the morning
Sitting with Christ
29 He giveth power to the faint; And to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as eagles; They shall run, and not be weary; And they shall walk, and not faint.
The Lord is not trying to steal your freedom He is desiring to give you wisdom and power and strength - He wants you to reach new heights
Wait - to bind together (perhaps by twisting), that is, collect; (figuratively) to expect: - gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait
Listen to your Bible - what a gift
Stop the charade of trying to live life without Him
Does your family see you seeking the Lord - early
Hebrews 4:1–11 (KJV 1900)
1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Have you come short of the rest
2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
There is a finished work that allows us to enter into His rest
When you walk in the spirit, you can rest in the fact it’s finished
4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
God set the example of the rest He would provide in the spirit
5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
ceased from his work
11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
There is a work in not laboring
We must learn how to stop running around in our own power
When we are seated in Christ, God can move
When we are seated in Christ, we will have the strength to move when God is ready for us to move
When the prodigal left the house, he left the joy of his father’s presence
As the
You must find the joy in the father’s presence in order to work
Get in the Book in the morning
Get on your knees to pray
Whatever it takes to get in church to be encouraged
Above all conflict
above all principalities
above all worry
above all sin
above all strife
You have time that you need to spend with the Lord
I’m seated in heavenly places
I’m far above all principalities
Will you continue to be discouraged?
Will you continue to act in the flesh?
Will you pass the presence of the Lord so you can do life on your own?
Our Walk Is In The Spirit
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Our Stand Is In The Armor - prepared for war
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.