Trust & Rest (A)

Read: Isaiah 30: 5; Genesis 2: 2; Exodus 16: 23;

Leviticus 25: 4; Deuteronomy 12: 9; Matthew 11: 28; Hebrews 4: 10-11

This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel says; repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength. 
Isaiah 30: 15

Definition:

Rest (Hebrews nuah, menuhah) means peace, quiet and (Greek anapusis, katapausis).

Trust is action of faith, trust requires to believe in God with their relationship. To trust God in personal faith and rest in His Spirit.

Introduction:

        In Isaiah 30: 15 says, This in what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel says; repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness. and trust is your strength. Trust and rest relay each others in our Christian living. If the person rests and brings out peace and quiet; then the quiet hour is the power in God, you have never known, seen and heard before. God will be done in you.

        We shall talk about Trust the Lord as the Rock eternal, seek God, make our path straight, no trust God, our sorrows increase, joy has out of our lives, oppositely, Trust in God with joy, thankful song, with unfailing love we trust. We trust in Holy Name, so that we do dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture ... etc.

        Rest is our final relationship, God is with us, rest bring us to know He is God our body will rest secure, fear not, but peace and quiet in our heart.

        God is resting from his works (Genesis 2: 2), rest in the temple, seventh day was to be one day of rest. (Exodus 16:23; 31:15), and the land was to have its rest every seventh year (Leviticus 25:4). God promised rest to the Israelites in the land of Canaan (Deuteronomy 12: 9). Then Christ offers rest of Soul (Matthew 11: 28, Hebrews 4: 10-12). And I am going to link trust and rest in Conclusions.

       Trust and Rest is a great topic, tomorrow we will start to study "Trust" in different consideration. Later we shall talk about "Rest" and give you an example.

We trust in God's deeds or words, so we can rest.

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Anointing in the Heart of Worship (D)

Read: 2 Kings 2:9, 10, 12-15

"Let me inherit a double portion of your (Elijah) spirit," Elisha replied.

2 Kings 2: 9

         Today we shall finish this topic with last principle as below:

(7)  Double portion of Holy Spirit in your life.

        2 Kings 2: 9 said, when they (Elijah and Elisha) had cross Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what can I do for you before I am taken from you? "Let me inherit a double portion of your (Elijah) spirit, Elisha replied.

        Elisha asked Elijah, he can inherit a double portion of Elijah's spirit. Then verse 10 said, "You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah said, "Yes if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours - otherwise not." Elijah gave Elisha one option to gain the double portion of Holy Spirit.

        Then verse 12, Elisha saw this and cried out, "My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!" and Elisha saw him (Elijah) no more. Then he (Elisha) took hold of his own clothes and tore them apart. Elisha saw Elijah had took away to heaven, so he gained the double portion of Elijah spirit.

        And verses 13-14 said, "Elisha took the cloak of Elijah he was struck the water with it, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over. He used Elijah cloak, he was struck the water with it, then he crossed over the dry land. After verse 15 said, "The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching said, "The Spirit of Elijah is rest one Elisha." And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him (Elisha).

       Maybe many Christians have looked down on you who are  young and locking experience. God is looking into your heart for worship, you can sing the beautiful snogs which are without anointing, these are only the beautiful musical songs. But the anointing singers bring the songs with healing, love, hope, faith and resting... etc.

        I need anointing for my ministries as singing, preaching and teaching. Without Holy Spirit, I can do nothing. But with full of Holy Spirit of Anointing I can do impossible things for God. How about you?

        Don't ask for double portions of Holy Spirit unless you want to serve God in worship, praise and preaching. God grants for double portions for God's ministries, for His purpose, not for your own desire or for your own pleasure.

Conclusions

        Firstly, we need to follow God wholeheartedly as Caleb, Joshua and David. God will promise us to inherit land (God's promise will fulfill in His will, plan and purpose). Then secondly, we need to encourage our leaders for effective ministries, we need to encourage and stir each others up for the various gifts of Holy Spirit.

        Thirdly, God looks into your heart, not your height or ability, God can use ordinate people to do great things for him as Moses (can't talk well), and fourthly anointing comes with power of God as David. Fifthly, may God grant a willing spirit is within joy of our salvation. and sixthly, we always to sing praise and worship for God has done or give thank in our prayer. Finally, let Holy Spirit is in control your life with the double portion of Holy Spirit. My prayer, whatever I sing or teach or preach for God ONLY. God is all in all of my life. Then my God is big and mighty and nothing can compare with him.

The true worshiper is to worship Jesus in Spirit!

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Anointing in the Heart of Worship (C)

Read: Psalm 51: 10-12; 14-15

Restore to me the joy of your salvation and great me a willing Spirit to sustain me.

Psalm 51: 12

        We will continue to talk principles of  anointing in the heart of  worship as below:

(5)  Grant a willing spirit is within Joy of our salvation.

         In Psalm 51; 10-12 said, "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast Spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence, or take you Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and great me a willing Spirit to sustain me." David committed adultery with Bathsheba and killed her husband Uriah. Then Prephet Nathan rebukes David.  and then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord."  (2 Samuel 12: 13)

        David asked God to create in him a pure heart, take his sins and guilt away, then renews a steadfast (never fail) Spirit within him. He prayed to God, not take God's Holy Spirit from him, and he wanted to stay in the presence of God. Because of sins, he begged God to restore him with joy of his salvation and grant (get) him a willing Spirit to sustain me. The true worshiper wants to have a willing (free) Spirit  to help or hold him in this time.

(6)  Sing  Praise for God has done. (V 14-15)

        " Save me from blood guilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips and my mouth will declare your praise."  David asked God to save him from blood guilt, it means to forgive his sins. He has confident in God, God will be done what he has said. (Isaiah 55: 11) So his tongue will sing of  righteous of God, God opened David's lips and his mouth will declare Glory of God for praise. 

         God has done many things for us, do we sing praise for He has done. And we count our blessing, then we realize that God has done many mighty things in our lives. Praise the Lord!  After joy is surely coming.

         

A worshiper knows how to praise the Lord for what he has done!



Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Anointing in the Heart of Worship (B)

Read: 1 Samuel 16: 7, 13; Judges 15: 14, 16: 20-21

The Lord does not look at the things man looks at man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

1 Samuel 16: 7

       Today, we continue to talk about the principles in Anointing as below:

(3)  Jesus looks into your heart.

        In 1 Samuel 16: 7 said, But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height,  for I have rejected him. The Lord does not looks at man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

        When Samuel saw Eliab  who was Jesse first born son, he thought that he will be right one, the Lord answer that he did not look at appearance as man looks at the outward, but God looks at the heart. And we are unique, because God loves us, he knows our hearts and use us to fulfill his purpose and will.

(4)  Anointing is with Power of God.

       1 Samuel 16: 13 said, "So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came upon David in power. " Then chapter 17 David defeated Goliath with God's power. 

        Judge 15: 14 said, "The Spirit of the Lord came upon him (Samson) in power. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax and the bindings dropped from his hands. But he disobeyed God, then 16: 20-21 said, Then Delilah called, "Samson, the philistines are upon you!" He awoke from his sleep and thought "I'll got out as before and shake myself free." But he did not know that the Lord had left him. God enables us to do his work and ministry. We hope that no one is like Samson example, God's Spirit left him, he lose the power of God.

God looks at your heart, he anoints you with power and ability

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

Anointing in the Heart of Worship (A)

Read: Numbers 14:24, 27:18, 32: 12;

Deuteronomy 1:38, 11:24

Not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.

Numbers 32: 12



      What is Anointing? Anointing is action of preparation for ministry you have. Like King Saul, David... etc. They had been anointing by Samuel. So that David could kill King Saul from time to time, David said, "he can not lay hands on His anointing one King Saul. 1 Samuel 26: 23 said, "... but I would not lay hand on the Lord's anointing one."

       Anointing brings your life to fill with Holy Spirit who will empower you to do His ministry well, it means that you may sing with anointing (full of Holy Spirit) and preaching in His power.

      When King David had committed sin in Psalm 51, verse 11 says, "Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me." God granted his prayer. Restore David's joy of his salvation and a willing spirit to sustain him.

The Principles in Anointing:

(1)  Follow God wholeheartedly.

       In Numbers 14: 24 said, "but because my servant Caleb has a different Spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land be went to, and his descendants will inherit it." Then 27: 18 said, "So the Lord said to Moses, 'take Joshua Son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit and let your hand on him.

        And Numbers 32: 12 said, "Not one except Caleb son of  Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly."  Then Deuteronomy 1: 36 said, "Except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the Lord wholeheartedly.

       Those Scripture Verses repeated the same words:  ...  followed the Lord wholeheartedly about Caleb and Joshua. We are the worshipers who follow God wholeheartedly. It is God who loves us to do it.

(2)  Encouragement brings effective in the ministries.

        In Deuteronomy 1: 38 said, "But your assistant Joshua son of Nun will enter it. Encourage him (Joshua), because he will lead Israel to inherit it." 

         We need to encourage the church leaderships as Pastors and evangelists who have done good. Encourage someone who will receive positive message, so that they can do better in God's ministries.

         Results of obedience, in Deuteronomy 11: 24 said, "Every place where you set your foot will be yours." as God has promised.

Follow Jesus wholeheartedly, we are the true worshipers.

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

How to receive blessing and prosperity? (C)

Read: Numbers 14: 8; Deuteronomy 6: 3, 5;

Mark 12: 28-31

Love the Lord, your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Deuteronomy 6: 5

       Today we need to finish this topic and make good conclusions for prosperity study.

(7)  God pleases you. (Numbers 14: 8)

        "If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us in to that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us."  Everyone has his promise land with milk and honey. If we obey God who will take us into the promise land, because He is pleased with us. He will give it to us.

(8)  Love the Lord your God.

        In Deuteronomy 6: 5 said, "Love the Lord, your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." (Mark 12: 28-31) And verse 3 said, "Hear... and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey.... "  If we are careful to obey God what he has said, we are going to prosper in His Name. First God, everything will add to you as Matthew 6: 33 said.

Conclusions

       many Christians complain God about their situation, they have never prayed to improve it. Unlike Jabez who knew that his life is in pain as his name which was named by his mother. He knew that God granted his request; by crying to the Lord, his God, 1. You would bless me with favor, harvest, security, wealth, work and no debt, then 2. Enlarge my territory with inheritance secure, enlarge my land, overflows with abundance and refresh my weary inheritance. 3. Your hand be with me, your right hand is with me, hold me, strengthen, help, sustains, guide me. 4. Keep me from harm, no harm is close to me God sends angels to protect me and relieve from my trouble. 5. I will be free from the pain. God heals all my diseases, deliver my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, and good health.

      So that Blessing through obey God, He blesses you come and go, on everything, He will grant you abundant prosperity. He will make you the head, not tail, at the top, never at bottom. Blessing others through you, when you worship the Lord, He will bless you on food and water, take away all your sickness, you need to give God a tithe, then He will pour out much blessing on you and He may bless you in all the work of your hands. Then trust God and commit to God, you will succeed and prosper, fear God brings wealth, honor and life, God keeps his covenant with you, you will be favor, fruitful, abundant food to eat, even your cattle with his provided grass and God will give you the ability to produce wealth, because God pleases you and your return your love back to God, He will increase your greatly with a great prosperity.

Love God, obey Him, you are going to prosper for everything.

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun

How to receive blessing and prosperity? (C)

Read: Proverbs 22: 4; Leviticus 26: 9-12, 15; Deuteronomy 8: 18

Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life. Proverbs 22: 4

       Today, we continue to study "How to receive blessing and prosperity?" as below:

(5)  Humility and fear of the Lord bring wealth.

        In Proverbs 22: 4 talk about humility is humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, the fear of the Lord is put your trust in Him and obey Him totally. Then God brings wealth and honor and life to you! We need to do what is God said? And then we shall receive wealth , honor, life and health.

(6)  Keep my covenant with you.

        In Leviticus 26: 9-12 said, "I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers, and I will keep my covenant with you. You will still be eating last year's harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new. I will put my dwelling place (my tabernacles) among you, and I will not abhor you. I will walk among you and be your God and you will be my people."  And verse 15 said, "I will provide grass in the field for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.

       When we read verses above, we knew that we are favor of God and He makes us fruitful and He will keep His covenant with us. And we will still be eating last year's harvest, because there are too much. we have to make a room for the new harvest. Praise the Lord! He will dwell with us and He will walk among us and be our God, and we will be His people. God provides for people, and He also prepare grasses for the cattle or animals. then we will eat and be satisfied. We have plenty and joyful for satisfaction in our lives.

       In Deuteronomy 8: 18 said, "But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers as it is today." God gives us ability to produce (make) wealth (money) and so confirms His covenant, God makes sure his covenant is working today until future, even from the past, he has promised our forefather, and God still keep His covenant and His Word. Hallelujah!

       Next time, we shall finish this topic. See you!

When we work our part, God finishes with wealth, honor and abundant life.

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun