Sunday Service 6-6-10

Come to the Waters. You won’t be denied.

NOTES FROM SERMON HEARD AT:
Spirit of Fire Evangelistic Ministries
Pastor Jerry Begin
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Look at all trials in our lives as Abraham,
- everything is being threatened
- God threatens even more, and He does it so that we would go back to God

When you are in the fear of the Lord you are able to enter into His secret…

"I know every tear drop"- something spurred inside Abraham, His trust needs to go back to God.

I lay everything… including everything I fear to lose, so that I can receive from God so much more.

Isaac was carrying the firewood. He knew to offer God a sacrifice. He told Abraham he forgot to carry the lamb. " Jehovah will see to it." was the answer.

Jesus said, "Come to the waters, I know you are thirsty. You won’t be denied.

Isaac laid down his life for the offering at that point.
We need to see Abraham and Isaac’s faith. It is better to sacrifice everything to God and give it to Him, Including the things that we go through. The things we are threatened by. Offer it to the Lord as a living sacrifice.

Come to the waters. I know you are thirsty, you won’t be denied.
All of a sudden God intervenes. There is a trade. God provided a substitute. Abraham and Isaac… substitute. There is a promise. You won’t be denied.
When everything goes wrong, say I won’t be denied. There is going to be a substitution.

In the substitution, Abraham received a covenant of sons and daughters.

Jesus says, "Come to the waters. I know you are thirsty. I know every teardrop you cried. You will not be denied."

God wants you to offer it up to Him. He is a miracle working God, to the point of providing things that aren’t even there. He will see to it. I won’t be denied. He knows I am thirsty. Be willing to sacrifice your worries, concerns, anger… It is a hard place to be, especially if you are the one who is carrying the sticks (as Isaac was).

Ps 25:14
The secret (Heb. :to sit down with, to be an audience) (of the sweet, satisfying companionship) of the Lord (we have the ability to sit in the sweet satisfying companionship of the Lord) have they who fear (revere and worship) Him, and He will show them His covenant and reveal to them its (deep, inner) meaning.

Consider the value of this scripture of your life.
David had awesome fear of God. We need to approach life this way. Who do you think you are, you uncircumcised Philistine?
Awe God.
Reverence Him.
Put Him in His position on the throne of your life.

Sit in His Presence. Let Him reveal His promises. Awe God.
God provides. Don’t you want to know the secret of that?

Sometimes the pain, the situations, in your life is the firewood from which God can make the substitute promise.
The only thing is God has to have the firewood to make that substitute sacrifice.

Burn this offering to You on my firewood- that is what firewood is- burned up, junk- here Lord, burn your offering on my stuff.