Let’s have a look at another one of the verses used in the church. We have become so used to quoting it that we break it short and we even don't end it. I will like to say that the Word of God is complete and should be taken in its entirety.
Hosea 4:6; My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you that you shall be no priest to Me; seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. Amen. We sometimes go through certain situations and wonder why we don't have the victory we want. This verse doesn't tell us that we perish, die, fail because of ignorance, it actually tells us that God rejects us or doesn't give us our inheritance because we are ignorant of it. We have been given the priestly order from Exodus 19:6 and this was confirmed by Peter in 1 Peter 2:9 because of our Lord Jesus' sacrifice for us. OUR IGNORANCE CAUSES US NOT ONLY TO PERISH BUT ALSO GOD TO REJECT US FROM OUR INHERITANCE.
About two months ago we saw how the Israelites wandered about for forty years in the desert because of disobedience and unbelief in the message of "THE SPIRIT OF CALEB". They actually did this because of their ignorance about what God had said about them. When Moses died and Joshua took over, at the border of Jericho, we see a different story. Joshua 2:24; They said to Joshua, Truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands; for all the inhabitants of the country are faint because of us.. Amen. Where did this new conviction come from? Waiting on the border of the most fortified city at that time, they had changed their conviction and confession. Joshua 2:10; For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the [east] side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.. Amen. Rahab said these words to the spies. Imagine it with me for a second, the enemy had heard about what God had done, the past victories and was now trembling even though he lived in a fortified city. This gave them a new confession and they were able to conquer it easily by obedience to the Word of God. NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT THAT SITUATION IS, YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GOD'S WORD WILL CAUSE CHANGE. We have already seen this passage which I pray has been subject to our various meditations of each day. It's in Jeremiah 1:12 where God tells us ...You have seen well, for I am alert {and} active, watching over My word to perform it. Amen. We have to know that it is the Word of God that produces faith is us all throughout the seasons of life as Romans 10:17 puts it So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself). Amen. This is because when faith sets in, the eternal Word of God will always be accomplished.
Beloved, what do you remember God doing for you in times past? What do you remember (directions) Him telling you? What promises has He given you? The people of Jericho had heard of the fame of God and they trembled. No matter what is eating you up, find the Word of God concerning it and begin to confess it to your environment. LET YOUR ENVIRONMENT KNOW WHAT GOD HAS SAID ABOUT YOU. This is how the news spreads out and every fortified wall around you will come down. If you are feeling lonely, Isaiah 49:16 says Behold, I have indelibly imprinted (tattooed a picture of) you on the palm of each of My hands; [O Zion] your walls are continually before Me. Amen. If you are in need of healing, confess it out but before ask for forgiveness for any sin you committed as Psalms 103:1 puts it BLESS (AFFECTIONATELY, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is [deepest] within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits. 3 Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, Who heals [each one of] all your diseases. Amen. I close today by saying that IT IS OUR RIGHT AS BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS TO LIVE THE ABUNDANT LIFE JESUS PROMISES US BUT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBLITY ALSO AS CHRISTIANS TO KNOW WHAT GOD HAS SAID ABOUT THAT LIFE. God richly bless you. Amen
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