Lord by reading the John G. Lake sermons. I
wasn't preaching back then. Ken was the only
preacher in our family and I thought that was
just fi ne. I had absolutely no aspirations to
minister at the pulpit. Even though that has
proven to be a major part of God's Master
Plan for me, I had no inkling of it at the time.
What would have happened had I not
obeyed those promptings of the Holy Spirit?
What if I had never obeyed God to make those
commitments to stir up my hunger for the
Word and spend time every day in prayer?
Most likely, I would never have done
what I'm doing now. God might not have
assigned me to preach because I would have
been unprepared. I would have missed a
major portion of the Master's Plan for my
life. Determine right now that you'll never
let that happen to you. Make up your mind
you'll always expect such promptings from
the Holy Spirit, and that you'll never ignore
them when they come. Even if it seems costly
at the time, always do what God puts in your
heart to do. Your whole future may depend
on it. Remember, God is always endeavoring
to make His plan a reality in your life. God's
Word will deliver you from trouble. It will
solve seemingly impossible problems…and it
will always connect you to the Master Plan.
In the Long Run, It Doesn't Cost, It Pays
Actually, when God directs you to do
something that looks like it's going to cost
you dearly, it always pays o richly in the
end. Ken and I know that well. When we fi rst
began seeking God and obeying His Word,
God directed us to do something that was
practically unthinkable to us back then. He
told us to get out of debt…and stay out.
I'll never forget the fi rst time He spoke to
us about it. We were living in a shabby rent
house in Tulsa, Okla., and just barely getting
by. But we were both spending lots of time
in the Word because we knew we could not
make it without God's supernatural help. Ken
and I believed that God would make a way if
1
When God
created the earth
in the beginning,
He intended for His
people's lives to
be fi lled with His
goodness.
(Gen. 1:31)
2
Things changed
on earth when
Adam sinned, but
God's will for His
people remained
the same.
(Mal.3:6)
3
God told His people,
even under the
Old Covenant, that
by putting Him
and His Word fi rst
they could enjoy
heavenly lives.
(Deut. 11:21)
4
Jesus told us
in the New
Testament if we
give ourselves
100% to God, we
can enjoy heaven's
blessings on
earth too.
(Matt. 6:33)
5
Give yourself
wholly to God, go
after Him with all
your heart, and He
will move in your
life in ways that
will amaze you.
(2 Chr. 16:9)
Living a
Heavenly Life
Jesus is your
Life Force!
Your living
contact with
Him determines
your spiritual
results.
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