Inquire & Be encouraged in the Lord
- Spirit drove Him to wilderness (Mark 1:12)
- Spirit drove him to the right place
- A place where there is no entertainment; no food; no fast food
- A place where you have no TV; no past-time;
- Desert is a place to pray; to read/listen to God; to follow directions;
- We cannot please God with flesh (Rom 8:8); Not food/hedonism dominate;;
- Spirit led recovery of relationships and family; DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED
- Great distress (when you lose house, family) : 1 Samuel 30:3)
- Inquire God; through Word of God for all solutions (1 Sam 30:8)
- Clues on the way (David finds a weak, soldier, about to die) 1 Sam 30:11
- God’s design is not poverty; loss; under the bridge (Got all) 1 Sam 30:18
- Spirit’s guide to abundance
- Leprous men; had tired of living; or die; Reposition or DIE (2 Kings 7:3)
- Reminders lead us into action (Move; Serve) Got Gold (2 Kings 7:8)
- Share it with others (Lend) 2 Kings 7:10
- Disciples were encouraged to pray
- “Why could we not cast him out” (
- Paul ignores blasphemy and turns to new crowd, new place (Acts 13:45)
- Paul moves after shaking off the dust (Acts 13:51)
- Paul beaten and got up and kept walking (Acts 14:19)
- Paul & Silas (Struck with many blows) and put in prison (Acts 16:22-23)
- Paul and viper; He moved on (Acts 28:3); he shook it off; moved on ministering
- Paul kept moving (2 Cor 11:26)
- Spirit led healing to do good
- Right hand withered (Luke 6:6); so your right hand can give;
- Jesus heals the right hand (does good) so we can good
- How can you LEND unless you have (Luke 7:34: lend);
- How can you GIVE unless you have (Luke 7:38) and receive back overflow
- How can you do good works without $ (Matthew 5:16); impossible;
- Jesus came to give life and not to steal joy, or life
- Holy Spirit (helper to intercede: Rom 8:26)
- Say a word and my son will be healed (Luke 7:7)
- Jesus raises a son dead (Luke 7:14) to give life; no money means death; (no food means death;
- Elisha guides a widow out of her debt
- She listened to the prophet (Word of God); Start using that one talent (2 Kings 4)
- Prepare to sell;
- Go and borrow; & Go & Sell (action verb)
Prayer: Lord help me,
- DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED
- INQUIRE; AND KEEP FIGHTING for HEALTH, WEALTH; FAMILY and SOULS
- KEEP PRAYING AND FASTING
- KEEP using one talent (Widow with 1 Jar of Oil); Do not hide that talent;
- KEEP Selling on product you have (Do not bury the product)