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lead me, o Lord

9/5/2019

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If a man chooses to be led of the Spirit, he will need to hear the voice of the Lord.  I never seek the voice of God just for the sake of hearing His voice.  I seek Him because I want to please Him and I don’t want to get off into the weeds.
 
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
 
This is what this Scripture is saying: if you choose to be led of the Spirit, God will deal with you as if you are His son because you are.  A good son listens to his Father and he does what the Father tells him.  I don’t hear God’s voice as much as I sense His inward witness.  Let me explain how the inward witness manifests, I just suddenly know something or I just know what to do.  It’s kind of like a well trained horse, the horse knows what the rider wants before he tugs on the reigns.  The closer we draw to our Lord and the more will we are to be led, the quicker we hear Him.
 
Psalm 26:2 Examine me O Lord, and prove me, try my reins and my heart.
 
In this Psalm, David is praying to the Lord and telling Him that he is ready and available to be instructed.  I believe we should officially ask the Lord to lead us, don’t just assume that He will.  We must give the Lord permission to lead and correct us, this is the prayer of submission David prayed.  I think some Christians are afraid to let God lead them, they think He will lead them to do something that will make them uncomfortable.
 
Psalm 9:10 They that know your Name will put their trust in You, for you, Lord have not forsaken them that seek you.

David proved that we can trust the Lord, so he is encouraging us to allow Him to lead us through this life.  If God tells you to do something you will benefit.  God can see into the spirit realm, He can see what the devil is plotting and He can see the angels He dispatched to watch over us.  When someone loves you as much as Jesus does you can put all your trust in Him.
 
Jeremiah 29:11 I know the thoughts that I think toward you saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you an expected end.
 
God knows what He thinks of us and He is making those thoughts known to us.  He has already planned out our future and knows how it will end, with a peaceful settlement.  Based on His promise we must not be moved by circumstances because they are all subject to change.  Like Yogi Berra use to say, “it aint over till it’s over!”  Jerry Savelle calls being led of the Spirit an adventure in faith.  The more you commit to the Lord the more success you see, and the more success you see the more confident you become.  After awhile you can’t imagine being led any other way, you crave it, you can’t live without Him.  When God led Israel out of Egypt, He led them into a place where they had to trust Him for their sustenance.  They never did trust Him, that whole generation wandered around in the wilderness until they died.

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    OFFERING DECLARATION
    I gave God His tithe
    and He has opened Heaven over me.

    Now I sow the seed He gives me, the devil cannot eat my seed.

    The curse cannot stop my harvest and God will never forget my seed.

    I am truly blessed like Abraham and I give God all the glory.

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    “Declarations Continued”
     
    JOB 22:28
    You will declare a thing, and it will be established for you
     
    Declarations over our children:
    I declare my child(ren) shall be taught of the Lord
    I declare great is the peace of my child(ren)
    I declare my child(ren) hear God’s voice and walk in truth
    I declare my child(ren) serve God all the days of their lives.
        
    Declarations over America:
    We declare that the power of Christ’s redemption is greater than the power of sin and death in America
    We declare that America will be saved
    We declare that truth will win in America. Lord send revival
    We declare that life and decency will prevail in the United States
    We declare that the Supreme Court will honor truth and justice, not their own ideals and desires
     
    Declarations over our church:
    We declare that FOJ will have a platform for the Holy Spirit to work from
    We declare we are making room for the gifts of the Spirit to flow
    We declare the spirit of boldness is replacing the spirit of fear
    We declare we are putting every distraction, anything that would entangle us and we run with endurance in our vision.
    We declare and believe revival is coming

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