We are walking in today: I Chose You.
Isaiah 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. God anointed us for battle, because we are chosen by God, just like David. Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. We must truly began to understand the word of God and walk in it today. God chose Abraham, Moses, the children of Israel, Joshua, Jeremiah, Mary, and Fiveamprayer, just to name a few of the selected ones by God. I don't know if you remember last year, God had us to walk in, The Select Few. In this time and season, He always confirms His word, "I chose Fiveamprayer." This parable from Matthew 20:16, does not mean that God calls a lot of people, picks over them, and keeps only a few. If that were true, the middle of the parable would have no meaning. It means that God calls everyone and gives them the power to respond--but to be chosen, we must respond to the call, using the power that God gave us for that purpose. When we made the commitment on Wednesday, we answered the call to be anointed and chosen by God. 1 Samuel 3:8-11 8) And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child. 9) Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10) And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. 11) And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. Just being called doesn't mean you are chosen; you have to respond appropriately in your faith and conduct and then you are chosen. Many people hear the call of God which comes through His revelation of Himself through two things--the creation and the conscience within us. But only the "Few" will respond because they are the ones who are truly hearing. Jesus said in, Matthew 11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Many are called or invited into the kingdom, but none are able to come on their own. God must draw the hearts of those whom come; otherwise they will not. John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. Ephesians 1:4-6 4) According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5) Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6) To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. How do we know if we are among the few that have ears to hear? By responding to the call. Assurance of this certain call, this chosen call, is from the Holy Spirit. Consider Philippians 1:6 which says, Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ, be confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion--until the day of Christ Jesus. Therefore, Fiveamprayer, as Paul wrote to the Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. We must continue to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in us to will and to act according to His good purpose. Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. If we listen with our spiritual ears and respond to the invitation, there will be fear and trembling in our souls as we recognize that it was God's work in us that caused our salvation. 2 Samuel 22:50-51 50) Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name. 51) He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore. Amen!!!
I don't know about you this morning, but I thought that yesterday was the cream of the crop, when God anointed us. Then He comes back today with, I Chose You. When God has plans, they come to pass. He is doing a new thing. That is why we can say, "no weapon formed against us shall prosper." That is why we can say, "we are walking in our promised land taking new territory." We are chosen. We serve a God that will never leave nor forsake us. The devil will try to rise up to cast doubt and fear--fiveamprayer protect your hearing!! God is speaking to us so we must make sure that His voice is getting through. As scriptures says, Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. We are chosen. He chose us because we would stand no matter what. We are chosen out of all. We recommitted ourselves yesterday to God and He returns with choosing us. Thank You God. Praise Your name! We shall bless the Lord at all times! Having done all to stand, we can say not our will but Your will be done. It is all for His glory, we shall stand through hell, fire and high water. We will go through the fire, we are not gonna give up or back down. Fiveamprayer is walking by faith and not by sight. Let us follow Paul's example, Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We get up every morning sacrificing, at 5 am, holding on to the word of God--not man. There is no fear or doubt. We hear from Him, because He has chosen us. Nothing can come against us. When walking with Him, you will hear from Him. Seek Him while He may be found as David tells the people in, 1 Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. Call Him, fiveamprayer, He is waiting to hear from you. He will show up in the scriptures, or He will send someone to speak to you. When you are chosen, God goes before you to make the crooked places straight. The devil does not want us to understand and know our identity, the Lord has given us power to trample all over him. Thank You Lord for setting us apart. We are God's chosen, and have made a new commitment to Him. We have all power and authority over the devil and his tricks. As Pastor Taffe said, don't be in doubt--speak God's word, take authority over the situation. It is the power that we receive through Christ. We can do all things through Christ which strengthens us. There is nothing too hard for God. With man things are impossible, with God all things are possible. We are anointed for battle. God's chosen one. We will continue on in this race, telling, "satan to get behind me, I am in the chosen." No weapon that is formed against us shall prosper. We can tell the winds in our life, "peace be still." Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. This is the proper response of God's chosen. He has chosen us and anointed us for battle. God has anointed fiveamprayer and chosen us. This all started two years ago and I told God that no one is gonna get up at 5 am. I was like Elizabeth, I laughed. Now look at what God has done, there are people getting up at 4am in California! There is nothing too hard for our God! That is why this prayer conference, the first of it's kind, will be such a mighty move of God! No matter what the world is going through--fiveamprayer is walking in abundance. Line up with the word, speak His word over your situation and seek His voice. Walk in your abundant life--God has chosen us. Let he who has ears,to hear, let him hear. We were anointed on yesterday, now chosen--don't worry we win every time!! As Pastor Thomas says, "I always win!" We are more than conquerors, more than overcomers. Many are called but few are chosen. We receive brand new mercies every morning. Hallelujah! We lift up fiveamprayer, Lord let them know that fiveamprayer, was chosen before we were born. We lift up prayer requests, let them know that we are chosen by You, Lord. 2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began. We ask for forgiveness, sometimes we act like we don't know who our Father is. Thank You for forgiving us with no condemnation, Lord. All sufficiency lies in You Lord, our provider.
We write in the precious blood: 1 Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
Welcome to the overflow...
Jabez was chosen by God. Fiveamprayer is chosen by God. We must ask, seek and knock on the door. He makes a way for us, out of no way--for His chosen. There is no impossible thing for our all powerful God! We can do all things through Christ which strengthens us. We can tell the world, "we are chosen by God." So we don't experience the same things that the world is going through. "What recession?! I serve a God who provides all of my needs! There is no lack, nothing missing or broken." Thank You Lord! Remember, He already told us He has put a shield on us and He is covering our thoughts. What more can we want?! Then today--chosen! Wow God, You are so amazing!!! No one but,You can do this!! You have to walk in this one all weekend. Encourage yourself, you are chosen. No room for depression or lack. We must stay in this race, continue until the end as God's chosen. We have joy unspeakable and peace that surpasses all understanding because we are God's chosen. Tell someone today about the God you serve. Have a blessed day!
Hear It Again
If you would like to hear this mornings call again, please call 605-475-4849 and the pin is 258417, the reference number for this call is 220# as of 5/20/11. The recordings are available for about 6 months.
The new number will be is 760-569-7676 and the pin# is 910150. The playback for the recording is 760-569-7699 and the same pin#. We will announce when the number is changing over, thank you.
Musical Selection
Chris Tomlin, Chosen Generation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Donald Lawrence and Tri-City Singer, Never Seen The Righteous Forsaken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Fred Hammond, Show Me Your Face: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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