Understanding Season And Time.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Psalm 61:4; Proverbs 3:5-6

We are walking in today:  Understanding Season And Time.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 1) To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2) A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3) A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4) A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5) A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6) A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7) A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8) A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.  On Monday, God had us to walk in, it is time to sow.  We must truly understand time and season.  Our lives revolve around time.  If I ask you what time it is, I have a pretty good idea what you would do, look at your watch and say that it is this time.  If you were enjoying what you were doing at the moment, you might exclaim, my how time flies!  If you weren't especially happy about what you were doing at the moment, your response would be--it is only noon?!  Time has been the theme of many ballads, like As Time Goes By.  A common excuse for many failures is, I didn't have the time.  Most of us check the time several times a day.  Or even several times a hour.  Sometimes we do it more often than we should, like when we are in church.  All of this, only goes to show us how involved we are with time.  The first phase of the text gives us the right perspective on time--to everything there is a season.  And a time, for every purpose under the heavens.  The two words here, season and time--implies direction and a point in time.  Because everything has a season, nothing at least on Earth lasts forever.  God has appointed a time for everything.  Seasons have a beginning and an end. They last but not too long.  In the life cycle there is a season for gestation, a season for a childhood and youth, a season for middle age and a season for old age, followed by death.  It is all quite natural, all ordained by God.  The word translated as time means a point in time. Within any given season, there is a point in time which God has ordained every thing to happen.  So seasons means, a period of time and time means a point of time.  Solomon's thesis is this, every activity of mankind has a proper time and a predetermined duration.  Our lives would be a lot less stressful, if we recognized that the omnipotent hand of God has appointed us time when things are to be done and He has predetermined the duration for those things to last.  Everyone goes through good times and bad times. Together they make up the seasons of your life.  It is not the time of your life that shapes us, but the seasons.  Make sure you don't live only  for the good times, when the bad times come and they will come, you won't have the strength to handle them.  Make sure you don't let the bad times defeat you.  If you do so, you'll miss out on the good times, God still has more in store for you.  It takes both to make a life.  Make certain your attitude towards life is such that even if you can't enjoy all of the time but you do enjoy the seasons!  Praise God that neither good times nor bad times last!  Only eternity does!  Understanding the time and the seasons!  Amen!
I don't know about you but I am excited, this is our time and our season!  We have been made overcomers and He has caused all grace to abound towards us!  Fiveamprayer, get up and say, "this is my time.  This is my season!  We shall arise and pursue and takeover!  It is harvest time!  We have sown in the land and we have to understand the time and the season!  Don't miss God!  Anybody in a point in time, looking for breakthrough, healing, reconciliation in your marriage?  God is telling me to tell you, this is your season!  Don't miss God!  Your season doesn't last forever. There is a time to kill a time to heal, a time for peace, a time for war.  We have to know our season.  He has an appointment for you!  Fiveamprayer, understand your season and your time.  This is our set time for favor!  His grace is sufficient. Tell yourself this is my point in time.  My season for the takeover!  God is speaking to us, like never before in this season.  Don't miss God with what is going on in your life.  You have been set up by God!  He will open a window and pour our blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it all!  The Lord is our Shepherd and we shall not want!  His mercy and grace endure forever!  He has promised to never leave nor forsake us!  You got all hell breaking loose but you have peace.  Resting in His joy unspeakable.  It is your season, it is your point in time.  The gates of hell shall nor prevail against it!  Weeping may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning!  The joy of the Lord is our strength!  His strength is made perfect in our weakness.  It is your time and season.  Walk into your season!  God is telling us our appointed time for favor is now!  His grace is sufficient!  It is your time and your season!  The best is yet to come!  Walk into your season!  We are to pursue and takeover!  He has favored us!  It is a set up, by God!  Not by power, nor by mighty but by His Spirit!  We have been set up by God!  You told us that there will be a time that the Spirit of the Lord will fall on all flesh!  Thank You God for this appointed time, September 22, 2012, that we will pursue and takeover!  This is our time and our season!  They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up on wings like an eagle, they shall run and not faint they shall run and not be weary!  This is our time!  This is our season!  We shall reap the harvest if we faint not!  This is my season!  This is my time!  Because I held on!  We must be committed to it and I am in it to win it!  This is my time and my season!  I have been set up by God!  Nobody gets the glory but God!  Even though it looks like there is a famine in the land, I sowed, like Isaac did and will get a hundred-fold return!  Lord, You said when I go, I shall not go empty!  This is our season of being abundantly blessed by God!  Thank You Lord!  This is our season, this is out point in time!  He created us for this time and season!  You waited for 15 years to speak a word from God.  Sometimes He will hide you for a while--Psalm 61:4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.  This is your time and season.  You got to realize it!  The enemy is trying to keep you distracted, in your season.  If you really knew what time it is, you would walk in that authority that God has given you!  No longer would you be sitting there waiting, but you would be in motion.  God will hasten to His word to preform it!  The race is not given to the swift, but to he that endures until the end.  We gotta run with God and don't miss your season!  Do you understand?  We have to know our season and our time--our point in time!  Take a hold of what season you are in!  Tell God, if this is my season and point in time, I will walk this out as You say, Lord.  We have to walk in our season--by faith and not by sight!  Proverbs 3:5-6 5) Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.   We know that the steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord.  Fiveamprayer, walk into your season!  It is time to pursue and to takeover!  Many will ask how did you get here, the answer is God.  For He knew me before I was placed in my mothers womb, He is God His thoughts are higher than my thoughts, nor are His ways like my ways!  Walk into your season, this is a set up by God!  The Lord may arrangement for each of us for our appointed time!  We have to study the seasons to know what time it is!  There is a time for every purpose under the heavens.  Thank You God, for my time and season!  All glory and praise to you!  You told us on Monday it is time to sow, then today this is our season and our time!  God gives seed to the sower--this is your season and time!  Thank You for the appointed time.  We come to ask forgiveness this morning.  We repent, we know that this is the season of repentance.  That we would turn from our wicked ways and seek Your face. That You would hear from heaven and heal our land.  This is our season and our time, to cry out to God!  We repent, Lord please forgive us!

We seal this prayer in His precious blood, by His Spirit:   I will walk into my season, I will pursue and takeover!

Welcome to the overflow...My Father did not give me the spirit of fear, but of power, love and sound mind.  We don't have to be afraid!  Tell God, I will walk into my season.  I am pursuing, You, God.  Walk into your season for healing, reviving, joy and overflow blessings.  We have got to pursue God to take everything in our season!  Faith without works is dead.  This is your season and time!  We know that without faith it is impossible to please God.  How bad do you want it?  Are you committed?  The devil is already defeated!  Walk into your season!  Hallelujah God!  I got the victory because of who my Father is!  This is your time and your season!  We got to know the season and time that we are in.  It is time for the takeover!  This is your time and season, fiveamprayer!  No more waiting!  Hallelujah God!  We shall pursue and takeover!  Walk into your season--just take it!  Who the Son sets free is free indeed!  This is my season and point of time.  O taste and see that the Lord is good!  Thank You Lord!  What a mighty God we serve!  He created time when He separated the light from the darkness--He set aside time and appointed times and seasons.  It is your time!  Thank You God!  No man know the hour nor the time--but God!  Time to walk into your season!  That is why there is so much resistance in the spiritual realm.  So much so that you have to go in as two or sometimes three to fight!  We have to keep on pressing in and fight this devil!  This is your time and season!  Walk into your appointed time and season!  Thank You God!  Thank You Holy Spirit!  Thank You for teaching us about seasons!  Do you know what time it is, in your marriage, with your children, in a pain racked body, a busy mind.  It is reconciliation time, it is learning the way that they should go time, healing time and time for peace for your mind--that is stayed on Him!  The enemy wanted to block your path, he is still a liar!  This is my time and season!  I know who I am and who's I am!  I know that I know, that I know!  Thank you for the blood that never looses it's power!  You tell me, it's your time and your season.  Now is the time to favor Zion, we are Zion!  Thank You Lord for the set up!  Spend some time in prayer to determine the season that you are in!  We have been set up by God, fiveamprayer.   Now we are to watch His hand move!  When you are walking with God, He will start doing things in your life, but you have got the move!  That you would reply, not my will, Thy will be done.  Obedience is better than sacrifice.  Don't second guess, it is not limited to our understanding--His ways, thoughts and plans are much higher!  We know that every good and perfect gift comes from above! Walk into your season!  Tell Him, I trust You!  Thank You God!  Thank You Lord!  Hallelujah Lord.  We come to lift You higher!  Giving You all the honor, glory and praise!  We exalt Thee, oh Lord!  Thank You God!

Musical Selection
Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers, It's Your Time:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHHjM8hD1jM
Fred Hammond & RFC, We're Blessed:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2a63L0hEkI
William Murphy, Overflow:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ohw4oic2RE