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JAHAZIEL…
2 Chronicles 20:14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation.15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not
yours, but God's. 16 Tomorrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
1. JAHAZIEL… AN UNKNOWN PROPHET NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE IN THE SCRIPTURE… 6 GENERATIONS…
There Fell Upon Him The Spirit Of Courage From The Lord…2. SPIRIT OF THE LORD IN THE MIDST OF THE CONGREGATION…2 Chronicles 15:1-5 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariahthe son of Oded: 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. 3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and
without law. 4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. 5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him
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that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. GOD STIRRED UP THE ENEMY AND BROUGHT THEM TO ISRAEL…Numbers 24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel
abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
3. BE NOT OVERWHELMED BY THE OPPOSITION
4. THE BATTLE IS NOT OURS BUT GOD’S
5. NO NEED TO FIGHT… WHAT GOD HAS FOR US COMES TO US!
6. SET YOURSELVES AND STAND STILL…
7. LOOK FOR THE SALVATION OF GOD…
20 And they rose early in the morning and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singersunto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth forever. 22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and
mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.8. BELIEVE IN THE LORD YOUR GOD?
a. THIS IS THE PATHWAY TO BEING ESTABLISHED. b. BELIEVING GOD BUILDS A FOUNDATION FOR OUR EXISTENCE.9. BELIEVE IN HIS PROPHETS?
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a. THIS IS THE PATHWAY TO PROSPERITY… GOD’S WAY IS TO ALLOW OTHERS TO SPEAK INTO OUR LIVES…
i. THE TWO ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS… Luke 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
ii. Mark 8:17-18 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
iii. THE DEMONIAC SON… Mark 9:19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.b. THE ELEVEN AFTER THE RESURRECTION…Mark 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
c. GOD GIVES US THE PIECES; WE MUST ALLOW OTHERS TO SPEAK INTO OUR LIVES… BELIEVE IN WHAT OTHERS BRING TO THE TABLE… AND PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER…10. APPOINTED SINGERS…
a. PRAISE THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS…i. ALL THINGS THAT ARE SACRED AND PURE…
b. PRAISE GOD BECAUSE HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER…
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Hebrews 5:11-12 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
HAVE THERE BEEN ABUSES… ABSOLUTELY…!
KNOW THEM LABOR AMONG US…
DON’T GRASP AT STRAWS… GOD PLACES PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES
IF THEY’RE GOD PLACED… GIVE THEM THEIR DUE PLACE…TRANSPLANT… REBOOTS LIFE EXPECTANCY…GRAFTING…
SUBMISSION
ROMANS 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he
seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. 9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompence unto them: 10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always. 16 For if the first-fruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root beholy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with
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them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. 20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in hisgoodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Numbers 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.