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June 18, 2024 – Exhortation
As you lean into God's presence in this season, God will transform the "isolation" into a set-apart, holy moment of transformation that sets you apart as you embark on the road called "you have not been this way before." New strategy is needed for a new season; a new road map is required for new challenges, but more importantly, a renewed consecration of the heart is called for out of Heaven to realign you before you cross into new territory. You will emerge stronger and ready to carry the weight of the greater glory, prepared to steward what is about to break open in your spirit.
Colossians 3:10 - "Now you're dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom-made by the Creator, with His label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete."
The new robe God is placing on you is specifically designed for what is ahead. The anointing God is releasing on you from the prayer closet is hand-crafted for "such as time as this."Isaiah 43:18-19 (The Passion Translation) offers wisdom as we transform in His glory:
He is calling you to Himself in deeper surrender. A lukewarm connection to God will not allow access to the hidden manna God is giving His people in this season. Hearts on fire are the key that unlocks flourishing and customized strategy for moving forward. Consecration of your heart will transform you and give wings to all God has called you to in this next season. You will arise. You will emerge from the waiting, transformed, and mount up on wings from the Lord.
Because of this season, you will be dressed, with oil in reserve, ready for action at a moment's notice. Luke 12:35 says, "Be prepared for action at a moment's notice." You are being given wings to bear fruit that remains for God's Kingdom -- they are glorious, as is your future.
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
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Seeing Through the Opening
MEMORY VERSE OF THE WEEK
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+ 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil.
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VERSE OF THE DAY
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+ Genesis 21:19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
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SUBJECT: Seeing Through the Opening
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** SAY THIS BEFORE YOU READ; HERE’S SOME CHRISTIAN TRUTHS **
I AM LOOKING
I AM WAITING
I AM ALLOWING GOD IN
I AM RIGHTEOUS
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Sometimes, we don’t see through the opening. We ignore every opening, every sign, even a hint. We ignore it because we are so overwhelmed. We are looking at what's happening and not what we need to. Sometimes, he will take us far away from everything we know so we can see it. Even on our own, we still can't see it. It's not until he shows us that this is what he is trying to show us.
We wonder sometimes why he couldn’t show us this at the beginning, why he had to take us through this for us to see, and sometimes it's not God taking us all the way around; sometimes it's us that don’t see, it's us that are confused ,it's us that refuse to see it through his lens. Maybe he’s trying to show us we are in the wrong relationship, wrong job, not the hobbies, or maybe bad tendencies; whatever it is, we must see past what we think is right and ask him to open our eyes.
The woman in this story was so upset with how everything went in her life that she was asked to leave, and when she did, she only had a small amount of food and water in her wineskin. Her name was Hagar.
Verse 14 Early the next morning, Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.
As we go through the seasons in our lives, sometimes it feels that in that particular season, we are going into EVERYTHING alone and that we have so little. Still, sometimes God will have us to have so little so when he do bless us and allow us to have we can be content in his way of doing things , and we are more keen to leaning on him because if God places us in a season with everything, some of us will never look to him, some of us will never see what he's trying to show us, and we will never thank him nor be appreciative or content.
As Hagar was in the desert of Beersheba, she ran out of water and placed her baby under some bushes because she couldn’t watch him die. She began to cry, and as she cried, the angel of the lord told her to stop crying, that she didn’t have to worry about anything, and that God would bless the boy; he would make him a great nation.
God wants to bless us with so much, but sometimes, we can't see what He is doing because we are looking at where we are. Look at Hagar. Look at her child. She was so overwhelmed by fear that she didn’t see anything but death, and some of us now only see where we are and can't see pass that, but God is saying, I'm going to bless you. Don’t fear, I'm going to see you through, don’t fear, but because we are so focused on the voice of the enemy and the words of others, we get lost and lose sight of what he is trying to show us but not Hagar She heard Gods voice, and she listened to him carefully.
Verse 19: Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So, she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
God showed her, do not fear for your son; wherever you are, I will take care of him; all God needed her to do was see what was ahead, and it was well. Jesus is the living water for us. All we have to do is partake in him, all we have to do is drink from him, but some of us won't do it; we refuse to do it because we want our blessing in another way; we want our blessing to be more enormous, just like Naaman he didn’t want to wash in the waters of Jordan he was upset, and he denied his blessing he was so angry because he felt he could’ve gone to the rivers of Damascus. After all, it was better.
2 Kings 5:12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?” So he turned and went off in a rage.
Naaman’s servant went to him and said, please do this wash in the Jordan; some of us, God is trying to stop us from storming off. He is trying to teach us to be content and show us his blessings that are over our lives; some of us he is speaking to and he’s saying you must start small; you can have your blessing one day, but I need you to do this first, and sometimes of us he’s saying I’m not saying no but I’m saying not RIGHT NOW I NEED YOU TO SEE THROUGH THE OPENING.
No matter how much we are in need, we don’t see because it’s not what we wanted, so we don’t see what God is trying to do; he's trying to build character; for the last two weeks, we have been talking about character but look at what God is trying to do, look at what doors he's trying to get you to walk through, if we can walk through this tiny door we can open up the big doors ,God is saying look at this, and you will see. Sometimes, God is trying to show us our character and what we need to change before we get what we need.
Verse 14: So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.
Just like that, he was healed. Sometimes, we must go through the back door instead of the front one. God didn’t say this road is going to be easy. He didn’t say every blessing would come this way, but he said it would come when we open our eyes and see his plans, not yours. Our plans are just ours, but when we are obedient and allow him to mold us and show us, we will learn what he has for our lives; we must take our eyes off the situation to see where he’s trying to take us.
*** Today, God is trying to take us somewhere; he’s trying to show us another way, but some of us are so focused on what we want and what we want to do ,that we aren’t focused on the opening he’s trying to get us to see, we must learn to allow God plans to work, we must start hearing him speak from the beginning and a lot of us won’t, we will try to get our plans to work instead of seeking him for his plans.
The seasons we are brought to are supposed to teach us a lesson; sometimes, those lessons are hard to get. Sometimes, they aren’t, but how whatever God is trying to show you do it, and stop looking at this person, and saying they didn’t have to do this or that; no, each of our paths in life is different; what we go through is supposed to help us see him, not ourselves. Allow him to be what you need, let Him order your steps, and follow him. ©Seer~ Prophetess Lee
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Heavenly Father, thank you for today, lord; thank you for your mercy and grace; thank you for loving and caring for us. Lord, we ask you today for guidance through our situations. We ask you to help us see the opening and what you’re trying to show us. Lord, we ask you to change our character and heart, mold us, and shape us into your image. Lord, we are so grateful for what you do and what you have for us, and we thank you for the new beginnings in our life; in Jesus Name, Amen
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+ Proverbs 14:16 One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
+ Colossians 1:13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
+ Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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FURTHER READINGS
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Proverbs 22
Esther 4
Deuteronomy 11
Matthew 20
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Stop trying to rush a perfect God. You’re not ready yet!
Wait until it’s time!
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As Hannah said in
(1 Samuel 2:9 ERV) The Lord will keep you from stumbling and protect you. He will make this coming new year 2024 a year of rejoicing for you.
The blessings of Naphtali, as stated in Genesis 33:23 ( NIV), is your portion. Therefore, you will abound with the favour of the Lord and will be filled with His blessings.
If you agree with this prayer , please say Amen.
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Please join us to welcome Apostle Stephen Odularu to The Bethel Place Heywood this Sunday, November 19, 2023. Showers of blessing await you. Time: 11am.
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And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Galatians 5:24
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Let my mouth be filled with Thy praise and with Thy honor all the day.
- Psalm 71:8 - KJV
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I am grateful for the unexpected abundance that flows my way.
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm.
-Psalm 37:8
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Father We Declare Lyrics
And we will say
That You are good
And all the miracles
You’ve done have brought us joy
For we are change
And all the hope we have
We place in You right now
Father we declare that we love You
We declare our everlasting love for You
Father we declare that we love You
We declare our everlasting love for You
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