10/07/2022
*SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE*
*TEXT*: Psalm 23:1-3
*TOPIC*: THE PATH TO TOTAL RESTORATION
This is the experience of a man with God and that experience is what he is declaring by the inspiration of the holy spirit.
If you understand the relationship between the shepherd and the flock, it is the key to total restoration. In this place you will see that the Lord is the one who has the responsibility of taking care of the flock.
*QUESTION*
-ARE YOU HIS FLOCK?
IF YOU ARE, ARE YOU -FOLLOWING THE WAY THE SHEPHERD IS GOING?
This is the problem of many christians because when the shepherd moves right, they move left, they are not following the shepherd as he leads. When you are going through difficult times, you have to sit down and ask yourself if you are following the shepherd at all or the shepherd is yet to move but you have already moved ahead.
The key to David's success in all the wars he fought that made him not to loss any battle is because he always asks the Lord (his shepherd) when to move. *ARE YOU DOING THE SAME?*
Jesus said he has come to give you life and life in abundance, anything short of this, you have to ask yourself a question if you are following the shepherd.
Everytime you make correct decision or choice in line with the will of God, success will come, Joy will come, deliverance will come.
First, you need to understand that the Lord is the shepherd. For him to be your Lord means what he says is what you do, where he says you go, you go, what he says you should not do, you don't do.
A shepherd is one who gives direction, who protects, who provides. When he wakes up in the morning, he opens the place where the flock is and leads them out to where they will find grass, where they will eat. The thing is this; can you recognize where he is going to.
Even in business, you want to put your money into something big but in the night you have a dream where something goes wrong, you wake up and still goes ahead to put your money and before you know it, your money is gone, you didn't listen to the voice of the shepherd.
Some people have married to their detriment, they see a man/woman and desires to marry him/her but never asked the Lord (shepherd) if you are to marry him/her or not.
The problem is *UNBELIEVE* If you believe that God loves you and would not want anything evil to happen to you, you will surely wait for his direction. Don't think that God does not know that you are going through that problem, if you believe in Him, you will wait to hear from him.
Jesus said "
*J'aime mon troupeau*
If you follow where God is leading you to, you will arrive at *" I shall not want* Would you say to God today
- I would want you to lead me
- I will want you to show me the way
When he leads the way, he clears the way for you so that you will not fall on the way, so that you will not meet the wicked, so that you will not dash your foot.
*THE PROBLEM WITH CHRISTIANS IS THAT THEY LEAD THE WAY*
If you allow the Lord to lead, you will have a beautiful life. It is not too late to make a U-turn now. Whatever the Lord says to you henceforth, that's the answer to that problem.
*ENQUIRE OF THE LORD BEFORE YOU TAKE ANY STEP IN LIFE* Whatever he says, you do. Mary says it this way *"whatever he says to you, do it"*
Psalm 23 says you shall not lack, so whenever there's a persistent lack in your life means you have missed him, you have missed his leading.
*HOW DO I HEAR WHEN HE IS LEADING?*
-You will hear it from the bible
-You will hear it when you come to church
-You will hear it in your dream (Job 33:14-18)
*APOSTLE'S PRAYERS FOR YOU*
I AM PRAYING FOR YOU TODAY THAT;
-YOU WILL NOT EXPERIENCE DESTRUCTION
-THAT WHEN HE REVEALS THINGS TO YOU, YOU WILL HEAR AND FOLLOW
-YOU WILL NOT RESTRAIN HIM WHEN HE IS LEADING YOU.
*PRAYER*
-Oh God my father, open my heart to hear you, open my ears to hear your word.
-Open my heart that I may hear you and receive direction.
-Oh God, in this week let me hear that instruction from you that will change my life .
