26/03/2019
*delayed post*
WORLD OF PRAISE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL
Believing the Unbelievable and Receiving the Impossible
Title: Hope derived from honoring God
by Apostle J. Sithole "The Apostle of Faith (24:03:2019)
THE ALTAR
Hebrews 13 vs 15-16
Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God. Make sure that these two things are present in your life: your lips giving thanks to His name and by giving offerings and tithes to the Lord.
Genesis 30 vs 33
So my righteousness will answer for me in time to come when the subject of my wages comes before you. When we give it shows us that we're believing in our righteousness, we're believing in who we are.
II Corinthians 9 vs 6-10
He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. If you doubt yourself you reap doubt about yourself, if you believe in yourself you will reap the results of believing in yourself. Giving is an act of believing in who God says you are.
Hebrews 7 vs 1-3
When you giving tithes you are not paying religiously but you're releasing faith in yourself.
THE SERMON
I Samuel 2 vs 30
But now the Lord says: "Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed." We have to understand the value of honor that when we live honorable life we then begin to impact that honor even to our children long after we are gone, they will get blessed by it.
Proverbs 13 vs 13-15
He who despises the word will be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded. When you spend time in the Word, it produces favor and grace.
John 1 vs 1
In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word and God are one so when you dishonor the Word, you dishonor God. If you don't have time for the Word which means you do not have time for God.
Back to Proverbs 13 vs 13-15
When you spend time with the Word, you're spending time with God. When you spend time with God, you gain the favor of God which will translate in the favor of man. Then when you have the favor of God it means life will flow easier in the midst of difficulties. When God does not carry weight in your life, you will not carry weight with people and people will disrespect/ill-treat you because you have despised God.
If you're unfaithful to the Word, it causes hardships and struggles. But God requires faithfulness and that's where you get grace from, you get favor from, you get anointing from, you get blessings from, you get Faith from. That's where things begin to happen for you when you're spending time with the Word of God.
Proverbs 13 vs 12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. Procrastination brings frustration and it is the worst thing you can ever do. But plan on the Word of God, put some corresponding action. Once you understand what's required of you, escalate it, move it to your priority list because it's going to solve your problems. Ensure that you do not procrastinate because procrastination sickens the heart. Tomorrow might never come, make a decision today!
Let the Word fight your battles because it has the favor that will answer for you. Consequently, favor will answer to sickness, financial problems, job, business, and marital issues.
Romans 15 vs 4
No matter how bad the situation is, no matter how tough things are, no matter how you have lost hope but the Word of God is powerful to restore hope in your life.
Romans 15 vs 13
Now may the God of hope fill you with joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Quality time spent in the Word brings hope.
Hosea 14 vs 2
Take words with you and return to the Lord.
Zechariah 9 vs 12
Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you. And again God is commanding us to return to the stronghold of security and prosperity. When you return to the Word, you return to the Lord and when you return to the Lord, hope comes back and when hope comes back, your double comes to you, which is double prosperity. God wants you to succeed regardless of how your circumstances are.
Job 14 vs 7
For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down, that it will sprout again and that its tender shoots will not cease. God is telling you that there is still hope even though you are used to things not going right, you are used to poverty, lack, and sickness. No matter how long things have gone bad, no matter how lifeless things look in your life, God says there's still hope for you.
Job 14 vs 9
Yet at the scent of water, it will bud and bring forth branches like a plant. What is water to the tree? It is the source of life of the tree. God says even though the tree has been cut off from its source, things will work out again.
Psalm 1 vs 1-3
Scripture says once you meditate in His Word day and night, you shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper.
Isaiah 61 vs 3
To console those who mourn in Zion (Zion means people in the church), God will comfort those who are mourning. He knows how to make things right again in your life."To give them beauty for ashes." God has an ability to turn that situation around, turn your ashes into beauty.
"The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness." What will change your life is how you call yourself. Once you start knowing yourself, start understanding yourself, start calling yourself according to who God says you are, things are going to change from ashes to beauty. Trees are known and called by their fruits, God says you're the tree of righteousness and you need to know the fruits you supposed to bear.
What do you get in the tree of righteousness? According to
a) Malachi 4 vs 2
But to you who fear My name, the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings. I am the righteousness of God and I should associate myself with healing.
b) Proverbs 15 vs 6
In the house of the righteous, there is much treasure. As a tree of righteousness, I should be bearing much wealth.
Hebrews 5 vs 13
For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby. You need to know yourself and if you do not know who you are, you will be trying to fulfill everybody's desires. When you get the word of righteousness, you are returning to your Source.
Hebrews 5 vs 14
But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
CONCLUSION
Do not procrastinate but apply the Word. Even though the attacks come, you must never stop calling yourself the tree of righteousness, which has the right to healing, wealth, peace etc.
Say this after me: Heavenly Father thank you for the knowledge of knowing who I am, knowing that I am the righteousness of God. I will call myself according to the fruits of much wealth in my branches, I will have it and I will bear it.
Abusekho Ubunzima!
It's about your next level!