In which book your name is written?

There are many books written in the Bible. 

Today the question is "Is your name written in the book?"

1. Book of generation 

Many people are satisfied finding their names written in this book.

Genesis  5:1  This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;   

1 Kings  2:27  So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

1 Chronicles 6:28 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni(Joel), and Abiah.

Matthew  22:14  For many are called, but few are chosen.  

2. Book of law

Deuteronomy  28:58  If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;

Deuteronomy  28:61  Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.   

i)How do Gentiles behave?

Romans  2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

Romans  2:15  Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another

ii) Why do people die

Ezekiel  33:11  Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

iii) Why do good people suffer?

Psalms  7:11  God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.  

Psalms  11:5  The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

iv) What must we do be 

Deuteronomy  30:10  If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.   

Joshua  1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

3. Book of covenant 

Exodus  24:7  And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.   

Isaiah  59:21  As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

Isaiah  56:6  Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

4. Book of suffering 

Job  19:23  Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!  

Psalms  34:19  Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

i) Why do many Christians leave?

Psalms  34:19  Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.   Mark  4:17  And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

5. Book of tears

Psalms  56:8  Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?   

 

Hebrews  11:25  Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

6. Book of substance 

Psalms  139:16  Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.   

7. Book of life

Revelation  3:5  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Exodus  32:33  And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.   

Psalms  69:28  Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous

Are you in this book of life?

1 Samuel  13:13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.  

1 Samuel 13:14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

 John  15:16  Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.   

John  15:19  If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

How can we be in this book

1. Keep the commandment 

2. Seek the Lord

3. Put God first place 

I am the One who helps you

Isaiah 41:14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.  

How will God help you

1. He will uphold your right hand

Isaiah  41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.  

He will teach you things which will make you successful, 

Psalms  45:4  And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 

He will make you strong for himself

Psalms  80:17  Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

2. All your enemies who plan for your destruction will  be ashamed

Isaiah 41:11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.  

3. All your contenders who speak harshly and fight with you will be nowhere.

Isaiah 41:12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. 

4. Lord will help you at all times.

 Isaiah 41:13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. 

5. You will be an overcomer to all your problems.

Isaiah 41:15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.  

6. You will spread your enemies abroad.

Isaiah 41:16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

7. You will rejoice in the Lord

Isaiah 41:16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

What is your purpose in life

Jeremiah  29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Everybody wants to know his purpose for existence .

There is a famous saying "Know Thyself"

Aristotle says "Knowing yourself is the beginning of wisdom"

Bible says "Fear of God is beginning of wisdom"

There is a purpose in everyone's life

1. Adam's purpose 

Adam's purpose was to keep the Eden Garden

Genesis  2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

2. Noah's purpose 

Noah's purpose was to save the souls from the flood.

Genesis  7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Genesis  7:15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.  

Genesis 7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

3. Abraham's purpose 

Abraham's purpose was to show faith and be a blessing for many nations. 

Genesis  12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:  

Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

4. Joseph's purpose 

Joseph purpose is to save the world from famine.

Genesis  50:19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?  

Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

5. Moses purpose 

Moses purpose was to deliver the children of Israel from bondage.

Exodus  3:9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.  

Exodus 3:10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

6. Jeremiah's purpose was to be prophet of Israel.  

Jeremiah  1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

7. Jesus purpose to save the world. 

Isaiah  42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

John  3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

How to know your purpose.

Proverbs  20:24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

Isaiah  14:27  For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?   

Ephesians  3:11  According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:  

What is your purpose 

1. Purpose to be a witness for the Lord.

Acts  26:16  But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;   

2. Purpose to give fruit in the Spirit.

Romans  1:13  Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.   

3. Purpose to show the power of Jesus to the Gentiles.

Romans  9:17  For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.   

4. Purpose to follow your calling in the Lord.

2 Timothy  1:9  Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Lord's Strength

Isaiah  25:4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Enemies attack are like storm on the wall.

1. What does enemies think about you?

Enemies think you are helpless

Exodus  14:3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

2. What does God do for you?

Habakkuk  3:19 The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

3. How to receive the strength 

A)Fear the Lord

Isaiah  41:5 The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

B)Believe in Him

Genesis  15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Genesis  15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

C)Praise Him

Psalms  34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

D)Wait upon him

Isaiah  40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

4. Why do you receive this strength?

A)To make disciples 

Acts  1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

B)To be strengthened in the time of distress

2 Corinthians  4:8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;  

2 Corinthians 4:9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;  

2 Corinthians 4:10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

C) To help your fellow servant receive the inheritance / teach the word

Joshua  1:6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.  

D) To prosper in wherever you go

Joshua 1:7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.  

E) To receive good success always

Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.  

F) To receive Lords continual help

Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

D) To destroy the Devils Kingdom 

2 Chronicles 32:7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:  

E) To encourage others in Christ

2 Chronicles 32:8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Lords strength personified 

A) Lord is your rock

Psalms  62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

B) Lord is your present help

Psalms  46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

C) Lord is merciful 

Psalms  51:1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

D) Lord will keep you in his wings

Ruth  2:12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

E) Lord is your refuge 

Isaiah  4:6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

F) Lord is the booth for shade

Isaiah  32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

G)Lord's shadow

Psalms  91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

H)Lord's wings 

Psalms  57:1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

Benefit of Trusting in Lord

1. He hears your urgent prayer

1 Chronicles  5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.  

2. He delivers enemies in your hand

1 Chronicles  5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.  

3. He blesses you with their riches

5:21 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.  

4. He will destroy the enemies.

5:22 For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

5.  He will make you dwell in their land.

5:22 For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

Keeper of Promise

Exodus  12:25  And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.   

Promise is like a surety between two or more person. 

Lord has promised many things for his children.

1. Promise to bless your inheritance. 

No miscarriage will occur to you.

Deuteronomy  1:11  (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)   

2. Promise to increase you in might.

Deuteronomy  6:3  Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.   

3. Promise to enlarge your border.

Deuteronomy  12:20  When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.   

4. Promise to bless you to lend to many nations.

Deuteronomy  15:6  For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.   

5. Promise to give you rest from all the toil.

Joshua  22:4  And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.   

6. Promise to drive away your enemies 

Joshua  23:5  And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.   

7. Promise to fight your battles. 

Joshua  23:10  One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.   

8. Promise to keep his word and perform it.

2 Samuel  7:28  And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:   

Psalms  105:42  For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.   

Jeremiah  33:14  Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.   

Romans  4:21  And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 

9. Promise to give wisdom.

1 Kings  5:12  And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.   

10. Promise to feed you at all times in all circumstances.

Nehemiah  9:15  And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.   

11. Promise to never remove his mercy. 

Psalms  77:8  Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?   

12. Promise for Holy Spirit his children.

Luke  24:49  And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.   

Acts  2:33  Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.   

Acts  2:39  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.   

13. Promise to give you crown of life 

James  1:12  Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.   

14. Promise to make you heir of his kingdom.

James  2:5  Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?  

 

15. Promise to give you eternal life.

1 John  2:25  And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

How to receive these promise.

1. Cleanse ourselves from all sins in body and spirit 

 2 Corinthians  7:1  Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.   

2. Be holy as God is holy.

 2 Corinthians  7:1  Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.   

3. Receive promise by faith.

Galatians  3:14  That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

But, if you don't obey his word. Lord will bring evil tidings in your life.

Joshua  23:15  Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 

Romans  9:8  That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.   

There is a price to pay for disobedience. 

Numbers  14:34  After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.

Lord's promise will surely come to pass.

2 Corinthians  1:20  For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 

Until I Come

1 Corinthians  4:5  Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

Lord commands his servants to follow rules untill he arrives.

1. Judge not your brothers 

1 Corinthians  4:5  Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

2. Serve the son of God

Jeremiah  27:7  And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.

3. Shut yourselves to prayer

Isaiah  26:20  Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

4. Endure in your suffering 

Genesis  33:14  Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

5. Wait patiently for him

Exodus  24:14  And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.

In Whom do you now trust?

Scripture reference 

2 Kings  18:19  And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?   

Isaiah  36:4  And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

Trust is not mere belief, it is involved with faith and complete dependence on that thing.

World trusts lots of things.

1. They trust in worldly security

Deuteronomy  28:52  And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.   

2. They trust men

Psalms  118:8  It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.   

Jeremiah  17:5  Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.   

3. They trust their chariots 

Isaiah  31:1  Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!   

4. They trust their wicked ways

Isaiah  47:10  For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.   

5. They trust their vanity

Isaiah  59:4  None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.   

6. They trust their lying words

Jeremiah  7:8  Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.   

7. They trust in the lands

Jeremiah  12:5  If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?   

8. They trust their riches

Jeremiah  49:4  Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?   

Mark  10:24  And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!   

9. They trust themselves 

Luke  18:9  And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

Godly people trust

1. The rock of God

2 Samuel  22:3  The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.   

2. His word

2 Samuel  22:31  As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.   

Isaiah  26:3  Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.   

3. In his mercy

Psalms  13:5  But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.   

4. In his right hand

Psalms  17:7  Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.   

5. In his ways

Psalms  18:30  As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.   

 

Psalms  37:5  Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

6. His holy name

Psalms  33:21  For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.  

7. In his wings

Psalms  61:4  I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. 

Psalms  36:7  How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.  

8. In prayers of brothers 

Philemon  1:22  But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

9. In the gospel

2 Corinthians  1:9  But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:   

Ephesians  1:13  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Day of Good News

2 Kings  7:9 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.

I Why to share good news

Good news should be shared to refresh the soul and not condemn it.

Proverbs  25:25  As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

II Whom to share good news

Share good news to the meek, Lord seeks for meek and receptive to his word.

Isaiah  61:1  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;   

III What should we share in good news

1. Goods news of peace

Nahum  1:15  Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.   

2. Good news of great joy

Luke  2:10  And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.   

3. Good news of kingdom of God

Luke  8:1  And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,  

4. Good news of good things

Romans  10:15  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!   

5. Good news of faith

1 Thessalonians  3:6  But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

IV Why should we share the good news

Sharing good news is a commandment 

1 Corinthians  9:16  For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

Mark  16:15  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.   

Romans  10:15  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

V What benefit we get for sharing this good news

Revelation  3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;  

Revelation 3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

Ministry in bondage

2 Kings  5:3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

Here the little girl who is unknown to the world, ministers to the commander's wife. 

Let's meditate about people who have ministered while in captivity.

1. Joseph ministered while in bondage.

Though he was sad and dejected, still he did not leave ministering to others. Revealing matters regarding vision.

Genesis  40:8  And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

2. Moses ministered while in bondage.

Exodus  6:6  Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

3. Ezra ministered while in bondage 

Ezra  10:10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.  10:11 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

4. Jeremiah ministered in bondage.

Jeremiah  20:7 O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

Jeremiah 20:8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.

Jeremiah 20:9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

5. Paul and Silas ministered while in bondage.

Acts  16:25  And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

Acts  16:25  And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.   Acts  16:29  Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

What is your decision today.

1 Corinthians  9:16  For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

Jar of oil

2 Kings  4:2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

1. Oil of Covenant 

Genesis  28:18  And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.   

2. Oil of suffering 

Exodus  27:20  And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.   

3. Oil of Anointing 

Exodus  29:7  Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.   

4. Oil of Spices

Exodus  35:8  And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,  

5. Oil of offering 

Leviticus  2:1  And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:   

6. Rivers of Oil

Ezekiel  32:14  Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.   

7. Golden Oil

Zechariah  4:12  And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?   

8. Oil of Gladness

Hebrews  1:9  Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.   

9. Oil of Healing

James  5:14  Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Have you received the oil?

Are you the salt of the Earth

Leviticus  2:13  And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.   

Salt is very important for our life. 

1. YOU ARE IN THE NEW COVENANT WITH THE LORD THROUGH SALT

Salt in you will make you to pray for people 

Numbers  18:19  All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.   

2 Chronicles  13:5  Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?   

Your covenant with the Lord passes on your families.

Acts  16:31  And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

2. VALLEY OF SALT (YOU MUST BE IN ASSOCIATION WITH PRAYER WARRIORS)

Salt in you will love the association of brothers

When you are dejected and sorrowful where is your feet leading you?

You must seek the face of the Lord in the valley of tears with prayer warriors. You must be present in prayer meeting.

2 Chronicles  25:11  And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.   

3. YOU MUST REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS AT ALL TIMES

Salt in you will make you rejoice.

Job  6:6  Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?   

4. YOU MUST TRUST THE LORD AT ALL TIMES

Salt in you life will make you to trust the Lord all times.

Jeremiah  17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.  

Jeremiah  17:6  For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.   

Jeremiah  17:7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

5. YOU MUST SHOW SEPERATION IN YOUR ACTIONS.

Salt in you will help you to lead a seperation life

Ezekiel  16:4  And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.  

6. YOU MUST PROJECT GOD'S LOVE IN YOUR CHARACTER 

Salt in you will keep from sinning and be blameless

Matthew  5:13  Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.   

7. YOU WILL BE JUDGED FOR YOUR UNSALTNESS

Salt in you will save you from judgement 

Mark  9:49  For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.   Mark  9:50  Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.   

Luke  14:34  Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?   

8. YOU MUST BE KIND AND GENTLE IN SPEECH

Salt in you will refrain you from rude speech

Colossians  4:6  Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

ARE YOU READY TO BE THAT VESSEL / BOWL FOR THE LORD TO TRANSFORM A UNFRUITFUL LAND FRUITFUL?

IF YOU SURRENDER TO CHRIST, HE WILL POUR THAT SALT TO MAKE YOU A WORTHY VESSEL.

2 Kings  2:19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.  

2 Kings 2:20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.  

2 Kings 2:21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.  

2 Kings 2:22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.