3-22-05
REBELLION IS AS THE SIN OF WITCHCRAFT
First Samuel 13:1. Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
5. And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
6. When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, for the people were distressed, then the people did hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
7. And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
Has saten come again you through people, and you feel like you are all alone, and closed in with no way out? Its almost over, you are wore out and can't fight no more.
8. And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilga; and the people were scattered from him.
9. And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings And he offered the burnt offering.
10. And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute (bless) him. If only he would have waited just a few more minutes. All the human fears from his self and the people caused him to disobey. Lesson for us. It causes the human in us to fear, when we feel the enemy is going to hurt us, using someones fist, to stop us.
11. And Samuel said, what hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;
12. Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. Carnal reasoning, instead of waiting, when the battle got real bad. And it look like they were going to be destroyed. Fear, don't let it cause you to disobey. Saten will do anything to cause you to disobey and lose out. He uses people that has the devil in them to scare or ware you out mentally. But if you pray, like the watchman, God will let you see what the devil is doing to you. And it will give you strength to go on, when all these spirits come again you, trying to stop you. If you can't see go to church where the anointed word is and it will quicken in you and let you see, what is happening in the spirit.
13. And Samuel said to Saul, thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
14. But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.
15. And Samuel arose, and got him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.
Don't let fear defeat you, when you feel the enemy is closing in on you, and you are going to be defeated. If you pray God will send you somewhere, to get double strength, or send somebody to you, that will strength you for the battle. God can take two and defeats ten thousands. One can put a thousand to flight. Two can put ten thousand to flight. Two is harder to defeat than one. We all need help and strength sometimes. Thats what the body of Christ is for. THE LORD CAN USE SOMETHING VERY SMALL TO DEFEAT A MULTITUDE. Chapter 14:1.
1. Now it came to pass upon a day that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, come, and let us go over to the Philistines garrison (army), that is on the other side. But he told not his father.
6. And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us; for there is no RESTRAINT TO THE LORD TO SAVE BY MANY OR BY FEW. And the Lord used two to defeat a half acrea full of devils.
We all have a battle to fight. Like these men, that were fighting a natural battle. It is a type and shadow, to show us how we are going to have to fight in the spirit. And how the evil spirits are going to come again us in people to stop us. If we win we have destroyed more of saten's kingdom. If they win over us, then Saten has destroyed some of God's kingdom. I don't want him to destroy my family and others. Someone has got to be williing to fight. In prayer, reading, fasting and obeying God. Don't let Saten stop you, that is what defeats him. The anointing breaks the yoke, not flesh worship. That is why saten fights you so hard, its so you will lose the anointing. Cause only the faithful can carry and keep it. He's not worried about people that worship and serve God in the flesh (bondswoman). Cause they cannot destroy his kingdom. IT TAKES THE ANOINTING. Its not you, its the anointing. Why is saten fighting little old me so hard and no one else? Look at Paul ONE MAN, and how saten tryed to stop him.
Matthew 14:17. And they say unto him, we have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
18. He said, bring them hither to me.
19. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
20. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragment that remained twelve baskets full.
21. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
REMEMBER GEDEON that won the battle with only three hundred men. Against so many that they look like grasshoppers, innumerable in the valley.
Judges 7: 12. And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the East lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
WHY? did God only let Gedeon use only 300 men against such a large army.
GOD CONFIRMED IT BY A MAN THAT HAD A DREAM, in verse 13. For God knew that Gedeon was flesh and flesh becomes afraid, when we are out numbered. Because human nature and comman since lets us know that there is no way we can win. But that is when God steps in and shows his stuff. And it causes us to learn to trust him and see how great and powerful he is. And with every temptation, he will make a way to escape. All we have to do is obey. If you're not sure it's him, ask him to confirm it by two or three. He don't mind, he just wants us to obey, when we are sure. He will make it clear to us. We want have to wonder if it is or if it isn't. Just be sure and WAIT on him. This was Sauls mistake, he didn't take time to ask that it be confirmed, he got scared and disobeyed. Gedeon even though he was afraid, he obeyed. Judges 7:2.
And the Lord said unto Gedeon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 1Corinthians 1:27. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28. And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought the things that are:
WHY?
29. That no flesh should glory in his presence. God's plans can't be carried out if he don't have someone that will obey him. He couldn't show his greatness and faithfulness to his people, if he hadn't of had someone that would trust and obey him. So he could carry out his plans. Remember Moses, at the Red Sea. don't you think they were scared to death, but they keep obeying. And look what God done. We are his instruments that he works through. He has to have chosen vessels that will trust and obey him. If not what good are they. They are rejected like Saul. Salt that has lost its saltness is good for nothing. We obtain the anointing by obeying him and being dedicated. In the good times and in the bad and fearful times.
1 Samuel 15:3.
Now go and smite Amelek and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
7. And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
8. And he took Agag the king of the amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
9. But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
HE PARTLY OBEYED
We can not add to God's instructions and try to help him out. By our carnal reasoning.
10. Then came the word of the Lord unto samuel, saying,
11. It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night.
12. And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmen, and behold he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
13. And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.
14. And Samuel said, what meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? The harlot churches sounds like, sounding brass and a twinking symbol.
15. And Saul said, they have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. We cannot hold on to nothing that belongs to the bondswoman (harlot church), no matter how good it looks or smells. We have to destroy it. All flesh must die, God is a spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Carnal mind and flesh is our enemy. If Moses had of listen to flesh reasoning, and the people screaming at him, he wouldn't have obeyed adn they would have been destroyed. But he obeyed in a very fearful time time. And God moved, he didn't fail them, even thought it looked like he was going to be late. We must mortify the deeds of the flesh, and walk in the spirit.
16. Then Samuel said unto Saul, stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, say on.
17. And Samuel said, when thou was little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?
God first, flesh dead. Depend on him not your on ability.
18. And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
19. Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord? Flesh come alive and ruled over the spirit of God and caused him to disobey.
20. And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. Partly obeyed, this sounds like a lot of folks. They take part of the word but not all. They partly obey. We have to learn to listen to the spirit not our flesh.
21. But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal.
22. And Samuel said, hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. Thou we give our bodies to be burned, and have not charity, it profits us nothing. If we disobey we can't have charity, God is charity (love). Refuse to obey all, the word.
Some wants to be dog matic, and fast a lot, condemn and judge everyone. They them self won't obey God. But they try to make you think they do. Never base your walk with God on others and what they do. Obey God if no one else does. Be what you are looking for.
23. For rebellion is as the sin of witch craft, an stubborness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king. To keep our chosen position we must obey all God's word, not half. Vessels filled with the anointing.
24. And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: BECAUSE I FEARED THE PEOPLE, AND OBEYED THEIR VOICE.
33. And Samuel said, (talking to Agag the one king Saul saved, and didn't kill like the Lord told him to) Samuel said to him, as thy sword hath made women childless, so shall they mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. Samuel which represents the word of the Lord. Destroyed the bondswoman (Agag). The word truly destroys the works of the flesh and cuts it into pieces. The sword which represents the word also, is sharper than any two edged sword. It cuts the dead branches off our tree. So we can bare the fruit of the spirit. Instead of flesh works like hate, envy, stife, disobedience, etc. which is flesh (bondswoman). The ones that worship in spirit is the freewoman. Ones that is borned of God's spirit and bearing fruits, the ones thats bearing the works of the flesh are the bondswoman, serving God in the flesh, like they did under the old law, Old Testament. Before Christ was crusified for us.
35. And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death; nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
I DON'T WANT GOD TO SAY TO ME! IT REPENTED ME THAT I CHOSE YOU.
But I want him to hear him say, enter in thou faithful servant.
CALLED, CHOSEN, AND FAITHFUL...we can't leave none of these words out and make it. Called, chosen AND FAITHFUL. We have to obey. No matter how fearful or restless, the flesh gets, if you keep walking that is faith and obedience.
IF YOU FEEL SMALL AND OUT NUMBERED.. These scriptures are to make you know, that no matter how little and how out numbered you are, there is not a devil in hell can stop you if you OBEY....Do not listen to flesh yours or no one elses. Cause as the scriptures show us that he uses little things, to defeat big devils. Listen only to the Spirit of God. God moves by his spirit not flesh. It's God in Man, not man. His word (Bible) can only speak to us, as the spirit quickens it to us. If the word isn't quickened to us it is dead letter, we get nothing out of it but a story. The Bible says to study to show your self approved. If we are not concerned enough to study, then he want show us nothing. There is not a devil that can deceive us, if we will study and let the word guide us. If not we don't have a chance. Cause there is to many lies out there in the false church to decieve. We have got to seek God and his word. Or we will get in the spirit of err. Not using the road map will get you on the wrong road.
WHEN YOU FIND THIS HIDDEN TREASURE YOU WILL SELL ALL YOU HAVE AND BUY THAT FIELD. Sell out to the flesh.
Matthew 6:19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal;
21. FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS, THERE WILL YOUR HEART BE ALSO. Some people serve him with their lips, but their hearts are far from him.
Study to show your self approved.
Here a little there a little, line upon line, the old Bible links with the New Testament. And it opens up the meaning, if we will search it. And let the spirit guide us and quicken it to us. Faith cometh by hearing, if its not quickened to us, by the spirit, then we didn't hear it. If saten plants a lie in your mind, the word will drive it out and prove him to be a liar. With out the word, we will believe his lie, and it gets us off course on the wrong road. We can't see the light house (Gods word), that shines the light for us to see our way home and guides us out of the storms of life. As we feed our baby that is growing in our womb food. So feeding our spirit the word of God as it is quickened to us, is feeding the man child. Christ in us is growing.
AND WILL SOON BE BIRTHED...we die and he lives. His nature which is fruit of spirit. We set in heavenly places with Christ. There is nothing that tastes or satisify's like HIM. NOTHING THE WORLD OR FLESH HAS TO OFFER! NOTHING ONLY DARE TO TASTE HIM...most never make it far enough to taste him. They only have the bad taste of religion. WHICH IS FLESH WALKERS! Ye did run well WHO, did hinder you?
Your flesh or their flesh? Galatians: