The
Doctrine of Christ no 31
“What
it means to be a Christian no 3
Stewardship”
Brian Kocourek, Pastor
November 16th, 2011
This evening I would like
to return to our study of the Book of Romans and we will pick up in the second chapter
and verse 5 - 11
for our text. Romans 2:-5-6 But after or according to thy hardness and impenitent heart
treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the
righteous judgment of God; 6 Who will
render to every man according to his deeds:
7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and
honour and immortality, eternal life: 8
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey
unrighteousness, indignation, wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of
man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man
that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 11 For there is no respect of persons with
God.
Let us pray...
Now in our text
from verses 5 through 11
we find Paul speaking of a people who will be judged for the treasure which
they store up. Those who he says have a hardness of heart, he also says that
they have an impenitent heart, and these will store up wrath against the day of
judgment and they will thus receive the revelation or shall we say, the
manifestation of the righteous judgment of God in the day when the judgments of
God will be in the earth, which I believe we are now living in that hour when
the judgments of God are in the earth.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 64-0823M
986-287 The Bible said He'll judge the world by
Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ is the Word. So to me, it's the Word of God that
He'll judge the world by. That's right. And I believe His judgments are in the
earth now, and I believe... Let us seek with all of our heart to escape the
wrath of the damnation of the wrath of God that's going to be poured out upon
this unbelieving world; and there's no way at all for to it--escape it.
So here we have
it from a vindicated Prophet, He said, I believe His judgments are in the earth
now. Now, the attitude of some would say, "well, you see, he never said,
thus saith the Lord, he just said I believe it is this, so you see to just
believe it doesn't make it so." But this is THUS SAITH THE LORD. But if
you need one, I'll give you one...
From the Message, WHO DO YOU SAY THIS IS? 64-1227 157 Brother Branham said, I took a rock and threw
it up in the air, and said, "THUS
SAITH THE LORD, The hour is here; judgments will start into the earth.
Earthquakes and everything will be taking place. And all the west coast will be
shook and so forth." Look how perfect, day by day, everything just exactly
the way He said. How can we turn back, brethren? Let us keep our faith towards
Him. They say, "Who is this?" We know Who It is. It's Jesus Christ
the same yesterday, today, and forever, the Pillar of Fire. When Moses time,
look what it did: typed the Pillar of Fire today. It's always... Why did they
not believe Jesus to be the Word? They had the wrong interpretation and
understanding. Just as Eve did, so do they now.
Notice, it is
the wrong interpretation and understanding of Who is here that brings on the
judgments of God. But are the people victims or are they willfully ignorant?
2 TIMOTHY 4:3 The
Weymouth
Translation says, "For a time is coming when they will no longer tolerate
wholesome instruction, but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will turn
away from listening to the truth and will turn aside to fables. And
the Amplified version says, “For the time is
coming when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and wholesome instruction,
but having ears itching for something pleasing and gratifying, they will gather
to themselves, one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to
satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors that they hold.”
Hosea 4:9 And there shall be like
people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them
their doings.
Therefore as
Paul said, they store up for themselves based upon their own treasure. "But after thy
hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day
of. And in verse 8 he calls them contentious. But unto them that are
contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation,
wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the
Jew first, and also of the Gentile; In other words, they are in-persuadable.
And why can't they be persuaded? Because they do not trust God, nor do they trust God's Word, nor the ones
whom God has sent.
Now, I would like to point out that
brother Branham said that when the trumpet is declared it causes first of all a
Spiritual warfare, and then it leads to a Political one. Therefore, as we read
earlier, Brother Branham told us that the reason why the judgments are here is
because the people have refused to believe Who it is that is Here. He said, the
reason for that is wrong interpretation or understanding has caused this. But I
hope that you can see that by rejecting the Presence of Jesus Christ Among us
in the form of the Pillar of Fire, they have gone to politics as brother
Branham has stated. And that causes war.
Now, in getting
back to our text from Romans 2:5-11,
if you will notice, Paul is speaking of a people who are impenitent which means
they are non repentant. Now, can anyone tell me what the word repentance means?
And if these people are un-repented, then that means they are without a change of
the mind.
There is a difference between obedience
and works? The word Obey, or Obedience comes from a Greek word, Peitho which means "to be persuaded,
or to
win over, and also means "to listen to, to obey". and this obedience is
not by cowering to authority, but rather it is a result of persuasion which has
to do with having "trust"
The obedience of the persuaded comes from the trust it has in the one doing the
persuading.
You see, Faith is from the
heart, and therefore invisible to men, obedience is a conduct and may be
observed. Therefore, when a man obeys God he gives the only possible evidence
that in his heart he believes God. Of course it is persuasion of the truth that
results in faith, (we believe because we are persuaded the thing is true)
and therefore a thing does not become
true just because it is believed. In other words, just because you believe it
is so, doesn't make it so. But we believe, because we have been persuaded that
the thing is true and therefore we believe. But peitho
Obedience, in the NT suggests an actual and outward result of the inward
persuasion and consequent faith.
That is why Paul could say, I have not
been disobedient to the heavenly vision. He was fully persuaded, and therefore
he obeyed. And that is what vindication is all about. Therefore, obedience has
to do with a Word being presented, and you following that Word. And therefore
our stewardship to that Word is the actual expression of our belief in that
Word.
Luke 12:34-48 For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded about,
and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their
lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh,
they may open unto him immediately. Blessed
are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching:
verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to
meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second
watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those
servants. And this know, that if the Goodman of the house had known what hour
the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to
be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an
hour when ye think not. Then Peter
said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? And
the Lord said, Who then is that faithful
and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due
season? Blessed is that servant, whom
his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto
you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. But and if that servant
say in his heart, My lord delays his
coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and
drink, and to be drunken; The lord
of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for him, and at an
hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint
him his portion with the unbelievers.
And that servant, which knew his
lord's will, and prepared not himself,
neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But
he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with
few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is
given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much,
of him they will ask the more.
Now, I want you
to notice that Jesus speaks of this Steward as a Good Steward. And He defines
what makes this steward good is that He is doing what he is called to do in the
season that he is supposed to do it. In other words, he knows the job that has
to be done, and he is diligent in doing it. He does not work slow to take
advantage of the employer who might be paying by the hour. But he works in a
timely manner, making sure the one paying his get’s his money’s worth. He asks
the question, Who then is that faithful and wise steward? And then He gives us
the answer, when He says, He is the one who as ruler over the Lords, household,
gives that household their meat in due season. And He is especially blessed if
he is doing this when the Lord returns.
Now, this thought here
could have many applications. We can see that it speaks of the Ministry that is
feeding God's people the Word for the hour. But we can also see a principle in
stewardship here that applies to every one of us. And that is that we are
diligent and not dilatory concerning our responsibilities.
That reminds me of a story I heard
brother Branham tell. From his sermon, Redemption
in completeness 54-0330 P:33 he
said, “Reminds me of a story. A fellow had a great
big, fine farm. He built great big, fine barns, just as dignified and classic
as it could be, but he was too lazy to farm. All right. There was another
farmer lived close to him; he didn't have very much of a barn, but he really
was a farmer, and he'd put plenty of good food in that barn that year. And two
little calves was born, one in one barn and one in the other. When springtime come,
they turned the little calves out of the stall. That little calf from over here
had been fed real good, my, when that wind begin to hit him, oh, my, he kicked
up his heels and away he went just as hard as he could go, a snorting, and a
jumping, and a bucking, and a going on. And then the other farmer turned his
out, over there. He had--he had nothing to eat but weeds: too lazy to farm, too
lazy to feed him. Puts in mind of some of these pastors (Right, right.), too
lazy, and too trifle. And just dignified barns is all you got. Put some Food in
there for the calf. Right. Right. The baptism of the Holy Ghost, preached with
power, it'll scorch them. That's right. But that's what they need, is some good
old fashion scorching; what the church needs, what the members need.”
And so we read what Jesus said, ? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Not
talking, but doing. That’s what he said so that I what he means. Talk is cheap.
Some of the people who talk it the most are some of those who refuse to live
it. Blessed is
that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall
find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over
all that he hath. Find Him doing what? Doing what His stewardship
calls for him to do in due season. Now, this word due season here simply means
in the time fixed, or the appointed time. In other words, with every
responsibility we have there is also a time allotted for that responsibility.
Therefore, part of being a good steward is being aware of time, and redeeming
that time. and being on time with our duties and responsibilities.
This same word
is used in LUKE
19:41-44 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over
it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the
things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For
the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about
thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay
thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not
leave in thee one stone upon another; because
thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Look what happened to these people
because they were not aware of the time. Remember, brother Branham associates
our spiritual condition with knowing two things. The season and the message.
And it is no different on your Job. That is what I so admire Br. Steve for. He
works the work of three men on his job. I’ve watched him for years because I’ve
admired his attitude. Young kids get hired to work along side of him, and
within a day or less they walk off the job, because they can’t take it. But Steve
says, “Whatsoever
I do I’m doing as unto the Lord”, and that is Bible. God gives him
the energy that these young dead-beats haven’t got. Why? Because he honors God
on the job, and God honors him by giving him the strength and energy to do the
task.
I don’t know what is wrong with this
younger generation. Well, I do know what is wrong, they do not believe the
bible. They say they do but they believe only what is convenient at the time.
Paul said “whatsoever
you do in word or in deed do all as unto the Lord”. And again he said, Colossians 3:22 Servants, obey in
all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as
menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
They don’t want to work,
and if they get a job they won’t give it 100%. Listen brothers, sisters, you
take the pay check and cheat on your performance you will answer to God.
Revelation 22:12
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every
man according as his work shall be.
Hebrews 11:6 But
without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must
believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
1 Timothy 5:18
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth
out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
1 Corinthians
3:8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every
man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
Matthew 16:27 For
the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then
he shall reward every man according to his works.
MODERN EVENTS 65-1206 14 If we know the hour we're living, then we can prepare for
that hour; but if we go in blindly, not knowing what or where, then we don't
know how to prepare.
WHY I'M AGAINST ORGANIZED RELIGION - 62-1111E 81
Watch what He did before such a person. He rebuked him for his not knowing the
hour he was living;
MARK OF THE
BEAST 61-0217 37 Watch the Scriptures, watch the promise.
Know the hour that's approaching.
LETTING OFF THE PRESSURE 62-0518 111 The
sleeping virgins been sleeping all along. What's the matter with these pastors
today? Don't know the hour you're living? Jesus said, "If
you'd have known Me you'd have known My day." Said, "You
can discern the face of the skies; but the signs of the times you don't
discern." Wake up, people! Don't you know that
the Bible said that... to this Pentecostal church the way that it's going now,
"In the time that you think not..."
Do you know the Pentecostal church is the
IDENTIFICATION 64-0216 111 Now, see, you must know the
hour that you're living
UNVEILING OF GOD 64-0614M 120 If they'd have only known
the Word, they'd have known Who Jesus was. If a man only knew the Word of God,
he'd know the hour we're living and what's going on. They just refuse to listen
to that Word. Their traditions...
THINGS THAT ARE
TO BE 65-1205 25 If we know the Word of God, we know where
we are living. We know the hour that we're living in.
Now, then, if I am going to be found
feeding the people is due season, then I have to know two things. Number One, I
need to know the season, and number two, I need to know what to feed them that
is correct for the season.
And this does not just apply to me as a
Pastor, but it applies to everyone that is a good steward. Brother Branham
said, VOICE OF
THE SIGN 64-0313 pp. 3 In anything we do we want to know the hour, the age we're
living. God even uses time as part of his strategy.
I PETER 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through
faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Notice that He
speaks of the last time. The Wuest
translation says, "For a
salvation that is ready to be revealed in a last season which is epochal and
strategic in it's significance."
And we find in ECCLESIASTES 3:1 To every thing
there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: And so we see
one of the central attributes of good stewardship also is to know the season,
and our responsibilities for that season. And being timely is not a bad thing.
It is a good thing.
GALATIANS 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for
in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
ECCLESIASTES 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a
time to every purpose under the heaven:
EPHESIANS 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are
evil.
COLOSSIANS 4:5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are
without, redeeming the time.
Now this brings
us to our next thought here on stewardship. If God has a plan, and that plan is
strategic in nature and part of that strategy is in the timing of that plan, then we see His great Appearing in this
hour, and the Rapture of the church is also part of that great plan and
strategy of God. There is a shout first, which is a Message going forth.
Then the next thing to
happen is the voice which is the resurrection, and finally the Trump which is
the going home or the catching away. But have you also noticed that within the
shout, which is His Message, and we know that Message is to declare His
presence. But what if He is here and you don't know it? Then what good can it
do for you? So God has to show Himself in a way to get your attention.
Therefore we see a series of events which constitutes the Shout, or Message.
1st there must be a shining forth, an Epiphanaea to get the attention of the
people. God uses His power or Dunamis to do this to show without a doubt that
it could only be God, the One True God. In other words, He vindicates His
Message of His Presence. Then when the people have been attracted to His
presence, there has to be an unveiling, That is an apokolupsis, and of course
this must not be in deception, but is must be a revealing of Who He is in His
True identity, which is to phaneroo Himself to us. Then when we behold Him in
plain view, the Mighty God unveiled before us, we begin to understand and in
understanding, we receive a knowledge which is not just mental, but is actually
based upon experience, therefore it is an experiential knowledge. This
knowledge or Ginosko, then gives us an assurance or PARRHESIA.
And this
PARRHESIA causes us to lay in the presence to ripen. And thus to be ready to
receive the very assessment, opinion and judgment of God which is the Glory or
Doxa that is to be placed in the saints. Now, notice, Paul said it would come
in a certain day. A specific time was allocated in God's great plan for this to
happen. And in fact when God descends with this Shout, it is a Keleuma or military command, and any military
command or maneuver is based strictly on timing. Timing is a crucial part of
every campaign.
Jesus speaks of this thought process that
goes into any military campaign. He said, LUKE 14:31 What king, going to make war against another king, sitteth
not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him
that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a
great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. Notice
here that He speaks of not only the planning in numbers and materials and men,
but also He must do this with a time element involved. He said, “Or else, while the
other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions
of peace. In other words, time is a crucial factor in any campaign,
because if the opposing King is too close, he will figure that he has traveled
too far and might as well just continue right on. So the timing element is very
much a part of the strategic plan.
Now, the
thought of planning ahead is not used by Jesus to only speak of generalship. He
also ties it into business decisions.
In verse 28 He said, For which of you, intending to
build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counts the cost, whether he have
[sufficient] to finish [it]? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and
is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him, Saying,
This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Here we find Him speaking
of not only the costs involved, but the element of time...to finish the
business deal of building the tower.
So we can see this morning, that our
stewardship deals not only with the performance of our responsibilities, but
also on the timeliness of them as well.
When a man contracts out to another for a
service to be rendered, there must be a time element as part of that service.
When I built my house, I performed as the general contractor. I had a lot of
experience in doing this because of my role in purchasing. In fact the three
key elements involved in purchasing are Cost, quality and delivery which is
timely. What good will it do you as a company if you buy very good quality
components at a great price if you can't get them on time. One resister out of three
thousand components in a radio will cause that radio to not be shipped. delays
in timing causes havoc in any business arrangement.
Then not only
do I need to have my materials and labor on time, but I also must make sure
that my parts vendor will be paid on time. And this is all part of sewing and
reaping. If I want my materials on a timely basis, and even expect them, then I
must also expect to pay my parts supplier on time, or he will not deliver to me
on time when I need it again. I know of many companies that went elsewhere to
do their business because the customer would not pay their bills on a timely
basis. I have had to deal with corporate dictates where some executive level
decision was made to push out payments to 60 days, 90 days and even 120 days.
This never worked in our favor because we could not get materials in when we needed
them. It will always backfire when people do not live up tot he golden rule. Do
unto others as you would have them do unto you. That is your sewing and
reaping, and that is stewardship.
In other areas of our every day living,
we can see that timeliness is very important. If you don't pay you light bill
on time, you may get your lights turned off. If you don't pay your mortgage on
time you develop a poor credit history and once you have done that it becomes
very difficult to just conduct standard business transactions. You limit
yourself, and confine yourself and actually what you are doing is placing
yourself in a financial bondage. In 2 Peter 2:19 he said, "for of whom a
man is overcome, of the same is he brought into bondage." Now this word
here overcome means to be conquered by and made inferior to. And believe me,
when your credit record is lousy, the banks and creditors will do everything in
their power to make you feel inferior, and to control you. Then you become
their servant, instead of them serving you.
Jezebel
religion 61-0319 P:3 You
mustn't owe anyone; you must be square and straight. And if you owe somebody,
go face them and tell them that you owe them, but just give you a little time,
and you'll pay it. See? Always, that's a better... That's a good mark of
Christianity: being honest, upright.
And when you
have become a servant you are no longer the head, but you are the tail, and
under the curse as we see in DEUTERONOMY 28:10-15,
44-45. Close in prayer.
KNOWETH IT NOT 65-0815 36-6
Clean your lives
up; pay your debts; owe no man. Jesus said, "Now... Now, I don't mean things
like your house rent and stuff. You got to do it. Get all your things off your
hands. Get everything right. Make ready. Get ready. Remember in the Name of the
Lord, something's fixing to happen.
CHRIST REVEALED 13 I remember a time when I was sick once when I was a boy. I
came out of the hospital owing about two thousand dollars. And there used to be
a drugstore here, Mr. Swaniger; I owed
him about three or four hundred dollars in medicine bill. He didn't even
know me, And the man... I went to him. I
didn't know him, and he'd just send it up there anyhow, never refused to
send it; and I said, "I owe you."
And I said... I believe, not Swaniger, it was Mr. Mason down on Court Avenue
and Spring. And I said, "I owe you.
And I'm just still awfully weak, but I'm trying to go to work. Now, if I can't
pay you...” I'd just become a
Christian; I said, "First thing, Mr. Mason, as my duty to God, I
owe Him my tithes. I want to pay Him my tithings first." And I said,
"Then my next duty is pay my debts.”
I said, "My father's sickly, and There's ten of us children in the
family." But I said, "I'll... If I can't pay you no more than
twenty-five cents on that bill each payday... If I can't pay you even the
twenty-five cents, I'll come by and tell you about it. I'll tell you, 'I can't
do it this time.'" And I, by the help of God, I paid every bit off. See?
But that's what I mean. See?
I don’t understand the
mental thinking of the younger generation. They think, I will wait until the
last minute and save a penny of interest. That’s nonsense. The day the bill
comes in the pay it and be done with it. You not only destroy your credit score
by late paying, but your testimony as a Christian. Someone works for you pay
him, and be done with it.
Christ
revealed in His own Word 65-0822M P:8 I said something about paying
your debts. And you know, no matter what you say, it's misunderstood by many,
not 'cause they don't want to misunderstand it, but you just simply
misunderstand it. And now, someone said, "Should we buy a car?" or,
"What should I..." Now, that isn't what Jesus spoke of, or the Bible
there, that said, "Owe
no man nothing." That's lingering debts that you could pay. Pay them. You don't... That's owing no man nothing. It doesn't
mean... My, we owe our rent, our telephone bill, and what more. We owe those
things, and we pay them. But an old
lingering debt that you could be paying on, pay it off. See? Now, don't go with anything hanging on you like
that.
Let me tell you something,
the whole world is suffering today economically and financially because they
did not want to go God’s way. God word says in 1
Timothy 5:8 But if any provide not
for his own, and specially for those of
his own house, he hath denied the
faith, and is worse than an infidel. So God’s Word says if you don’t provide, not if your
government don’t provide, but if you don’t provide then you are worse than an
infidel. You must provide for your own household, that’s you men, and if you
don’t then you are not to call yourself a Christian, because God says you are
worse than an infidel. But the Socialist says, no way, let the government
provide for us, and we will be taken care of. Cradle to the grave, that’s the
European way, and what has it gotten
Brother Branham
said in his sermon, GETTING IN THE SPIRIT 69 You say, "Well, I always wondered if
healing..." Here's what I find people... healing. When God come here and
prove Himself to be right here among you... You know what it is? You're reaching
out, you're trying to apply faith with a orchid. Faith was applied by weeds,
hyssop. Hyssop is just common weeds. You try to work up a faith. You can't work up a faith. Faith is so
common; it's the same faith you go get a drink of water with. Same faith you
drive your automobile with. See, it's just common. You... Well hyssop, you can
find it growing on the ground, out of the cracks of the buildings, anywhere.
And when they applied the blood with hyssop, was applying faith. You apply the
blood with just common thing, like weed faith. But you're trying to look all
around and say, "If I could just find an
orchid to apply what I believe in Jesus. If I could just ever reach out and get a hold of an
orchid.” You don't need an orchid. Take the weeds that's right by you. Take the faith that you go home with. Take
the faith that brought you here. Apply that same thing tonight and watch what
will take place. Oh, brother. There will never be a doubt in your mind. If
it's really, the blood's applied by that kind of a faith, I don't care. You
say, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday
and forever.” I'm throwing all the old logs of
ecclesiasticalism and everything, out of my system, right here now. And Lord
God, by just ordinary faith that I believe You to be my Saviour, You are my
Healer." Amen. Amen. Believe that like that and just feel peace like a
river. The great gushes from that fountain that never runs dry, that fountain
will just pour down, when you get all of the old logs out. Just keep digging
till you hit something in there that makes you... If you've done something
wrong, say, "I owe so-and-so some money." Well, go
pay it. You say, "Well, I can't pay him."
Go tell him about it then. That's
right. Don't beat around the bush about
it. Go tell him. See? And then tell him, say, "I'll make it right, brother. You just give me a little time. I'm fixing
to straighten up right." Get
all the trash and old buckets and cisterns... Get all that stuff out of the way.
Old dead horses and ecclesiastical things that's laying in your way, throw the
thing out. God ain't going to come in on
like that. It'll pollute the water. And the water ain't going to be
polluted, so you just get your own
pollution out, of unbelief, and God will pour the water in. It's already
there. Only thing you have to do is just
move the cause, the cure is already performed. God's already healed you. You just have to get your unbelief out of
the way. That's the vision. I say that in the Name of the Lord, the same as
Elisha said it that day, THUS SAITH THE LORD, get your unbelief out of the way. Watch what will take place. Get your systems out of the way, watch
what a revival will strike
Proverbs 6:6 Go
to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which
having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her
meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the
harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?
when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding
of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come
as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.