2025.08.06 - Wind Blown
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
9:13 AM
1. This Is Not A Quick Fight
a. Ephesians 6:10-17
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: KJV
a. These are not directions for a 45 second KO match.
2. Authority
a. Response To Authority
i. Just because you tell something to stop doesn't mean it will stop immediately.
ii. Just because it doesn't stop immediately doesn't mean you don’t have the authority to make it stop.
iii. If you've ever watched the television program cops you'll see that ultimately almost every single time the law officer gets the guy even after a struggle
b. Diminished Authority
i. Sin
1. Iniquity separates me from God
ii. Lack of Faith
1. Both are in your control.
3. Consistency
a. We sometimes give up when results are not immediate
i. Daniels prayer caused a battle in Heavenly realms
1. Daniel 10:2-3 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. KJV
b. Daniel 10:12-13 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia . KJV
ii. Job's restoration had to take time, for him to have double even with his kids had to literally take years.
1. Job 1:1-3
1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. 3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. KJV
ii. Job 42:10-13 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold. 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. KJV
iii. God is not about the sprint - He is about the marathon
iv. One prayer may change the world - but a life of prayer will change YOU.
4. Spirit Led
i. Spirit led does not mean Spirit yelled at
ii. God often speaks in a quiet, peaceful and tender way
1. 1 Kings 19:11-13
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:
12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice .
13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? KJV
iii. When we are tempted it is not often with a yell, but more of a drawing
5. Prayer And Being Spirit Led
i. That is why it is important to pray - so that we learn to listen and hear the Voice of God as He leads us
ii. Prayer is sometimes hard for people to do
1. We would probably feel closer to Him in worship than in prayer
1. Worship is all about Him
2. We tend to make prayer all about us
6. Who Do I Run To?
i. How do I know if I am Spirit led?
1. Who do I listen to
1. when I am mad?
2. When I am hurt or betrayed?
No comments:
Post a Comment