Tune In & Pray
2 Chronicles 20:3-4 “Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord…” (NIV, emphasis added).
Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord. Jehoshaphat made up his mind to inquire of the Lord. You need to make up your mind to tune in to God. Enough of being wishy-washy.
Tune In
2 Chronicles 20:1 “After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.” (NIV)
When you read 2 Chronicles 20 (please read), you see that the tide was against Jehoshaphat and the children of Israel. They needed a miracle. Do you need a miracle?
Your Choice
Psalm 16:5 “My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I’m your choice!” (MSG)
When you say to God, “Here I am. I am available”, You Serve the Person You Never Thought You Could Serve. There is another side to this and that is there are some
To Serve
Isaiah 6:8 “Then I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, ‘Whom can I send? Who will go for us?’ So I said, ‘Here I am. Send me!’” (NCV, emphasis added).
When people hear God say, “Who shall we send? Who will go for us?” They enter into different modes. We looked at the evaluation mode and the study mode yesterday.
Send Me!
Isaiah 6:8 “Then I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, ‘Whom can I send? Who will go for us?’ So I said, ‘Here I am. Send me!’” (NCV, emphasis added).
This is actually the most popular “Here I Am”. When Isaiah heard God’s voice, he responded, “Here I am, send me.” The story of my conversion is from this story. Sometime in August 1995,
The Paradox
Isaiah 6:5 “So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.” (NKJV)
God already knows what is in our hearts. But God tests us to reveal what is in our hearts to us and sometimes to the people around us. God does not test us to grade us.
Message & Sacrifice
Genesis 18:19 “I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.”
When you stand and say, “God, here I am. I am available” Firstly, You Face The Fear You Never Thought You Could Face. Secondly, You Trust the Promise You Never Thought You Would Trust. Thirdly, You See the Miracles You
Heart-Walk
Matthew 6:33 “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”
When you are available to God and you do what God has called you to do, even when it does not make sense to you, you can never be a byword. Instead, you will be the joy of many generations. I shared my story with you
Way Out!
Psalm 127:1 “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” (KJV)
You are not in control. God is in control. When you cede control to God, that is where miracles happen. Take fasting for instance, what fasting does is it takes you outside your comfort zone. But when you plug in and trust God,
