Character for the anointing Full by Benny Hinn

this morning I am dealing with a most important subject turn to second Timothy chapter 1 what a blessed morning this has been father in Jesus name be our teacher today enabling us to receive your blessed anointed Word in Jesus name and God's people said take your Bibles and go with us to 2nd Timothy chapter 1 as I begin a ministry on preparation for ministry I believe God Almighty wants to use all of his people I love teaching the world because I believe God's people are hungry for it the Crusades are mighty to see God's power displayed is mighty to see healings and wonders and miracles as mighty but remember we are sustained by the word everything will receive from God we heave because of the world if we lack the word we cannot keep what God gives us not even our healing one of the greatest needs in the church today is the need for biblical training for ministry one of the greatest moves of God is about to begin hear me and you and I will be right in the middle of it and we must make sure we'll be ready for it the Giants have begun to die the Giants of the kingdom have begun to go God servant kind of Hagen is gone God's servant Derek Prince is gone but remember this the task ahead is mighty for each one of us although Roberts looked at me a few days ago and said he and Evelyn looked at me and said this generation is passing what happened through their ministry has touched our lives but greater days are for all of us we must be ready for what God is about to do and I pray God will use you and raise you up in these last days and your children and grandchildren second Timothy chapter one the Word of God declare is something mighty verse 8 be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord nor of me his prisoner but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the Gospel according to the power of God now verse 9 who hath saved us and called us with an holy calling not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began every one of us is commanded be not ashamed of the testimony of our Lord every one of us is clearly told that we are called for the Bible says in verse 9 who hath saved us and called us with a holy calling every one of you is called ladies and gentlemen turn to 1st Peter chapter 3 verse 15 again we read but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that's in you with meekness and fear sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and the Bible says be ready always to give an answer to every man little Askia in other words be ready to minister now both of God in proverbs 24 verse 27 tells you and I that we must be ready prepare ourselves we must prepare ourselves for our words 24 27 prepare thy work without and make it fit for thyself in the field and afterwards build a tine house we must prepare for ministry I showed you in 2nd Timothy 1:8 and 9 you're called I showed you in 1st Peter 3:15 be ready to give an answer when asked the now in proverbs 24 27 we are commanded in the Word of God prepare thy work prepare thy work without and make it fit for thyself in the field and afterwards build thine house you can't build a ministry without preparing for it the word prepared means to make ready to make suitable to adapt and to train the word in Hebrew in this portion of Proverbs when God wrote prepare he actually said make ready make suitable adapt and train proper preparation is the only guarantee that you'll have only guarantee that you'll function effectively for God our preparation begins as you and I yield to the work of the Holy Spirit as we cooperate with him it is a supernatural work the work of preparation is cooperation with the spirit you cannot prepare in the flesh you prepare through cooperation with the Holy Ghost you don't go prepared by going to a school and learning and filling your mind with knowledge that God can't use you prepare with cooperation with this but now study is a part of it as you led by him some people are so educated God can't use done we're not talking about that we're talking about Holy Ghost preparation not normal and natural not in the flesh but in the spirit it's supernatural now we yield our vessel he shapes our vessel we feed upon the word he reveals the word we seek he gives cooperation begins when we yield our vessel once we yield our vessel he will reshape our vessel then secondly we feed our hearts with the word once we feed our heart with the word he begins to reveal the world then we seek the Lord we seek his person and he gives the substance of his presence Jeremiah 18 beginning at verse 1 right through verse 5 Jeremiah 18 beginning at verse 1 the word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying arise and go down to the potter's house and there I will cause thee to hear my words then I went down to the potter's house and behold he erupted a work on the wheels and the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the Potter so he made it again another vessel as seemed good to the Potter to make it when you and I yield to the Lord our lives we give him a Mars vessel of clay he takes it he remakes it into another vessel that seems good with him also Isaiah 45 verse 9 now I told you earlier you cooperate with the spirit by number one yielding your vessel in huge sit feeding upon his word he reveals it seeking him and he gives the substance of his presence now I'm going to show you what I'm talking about here as we look again at Isaiah 45 verse 9 woe unto him that striveth with his maker let the pot should strive with the pot sherds of the earth shall the clay say to him that fashioned of it what make us now can we say to God what are you doing now he takes the Lord life you give him he takes this vessel of clay that's marred that you and I hear he makes it an reshapes it as seemeth good to him as he sees fit according to his will now as God begins to work as God begins to reshape do not fight him in 2nd Timothy chapter 2 verse 20 and 21 the scripture says but in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of wood and of earth and some to honor and some to dishonor if a man therefore purge himself from these he shall be a vessel unto honor sanctified and meat for the Masters use and prepared unto every good work so in the house that are not only vessels of gold and silver but also wood and the scripture says song used for honor and some use for dishonor but if you want God to use you and honor you it says if any man therefore purge himself from these he shall be a vessel unto honor sanctified and meat for the Masters use prepared unto every good work so we're talking about preparation here so how does God prepare number one before a vessel of clay is in the hands of a Potter the clay must be dug the clay must be dug out of the ground I'll not explain each one because I believe you understand what that means your people of the Spirit number to the clay must be separated from that which is not clay so before God uses you you must come out from among them and be separate saith the Lord God will not use you know prepare you unless you come out from those who are in the world have no fellowship with them what fellowship hath light with darkness the scripture says number three once he separates the clay from that which is not then the clay is washed these are steps that a Potter actually takes in the natural and it shows you how God also works in the spirit the clay is dug the clay is separated then the clay is washed and so once God separates you from the world he washes you with his word number four the clay then is soaked in water soaked literally he they take the clay and soak it in a in a pot they baptize it in water and keep it in the water so it softens so it can be pliable then number five after they take it out of the pot of water after it's been soaked in a vessel of water it is smitten it is smitten that's when trials begin in your life after God soaks you he'll smite you don't complain don't fight him when he starts to smite you first he'll drown me and then he'll smite you number six after the clay has been smitten to flatten the Potter takes a thin wire and begins to investigate the clay for bubbles he investigates it for bubbles to make sure there's no bubbles in the clay don't fight when God begins to stick here with a thin wire to see if there's any bubbles in here because if there are bubbles the clay will be not wills will still be more than imperfect God can't use it he investigates the clay for air bubbles by a thin wire think about that to see if the clay is ready ready for what ready to be centered on the wheel that's the seventh step he puts you on the wheel in other words he brings you into the center of his will I pray the Holy Ghost is talking to you now while I'm teaching so he centers John will put you in the center of his will and then following that number eight the clay is stretched and pulled apart again after he puts you on the wheel he takes you off the wheel and starts to stretch again in every direction you say Lord I thought all was well I thought you you were done with me I thought I'm ready for use no he takes you right off and starts to stretch you again pulls you apart again now number nine he starts to mold you they the Potter begins to mold the clay after he stretches it that's the ninth work of the Spirit in your life now here's the painful one after he molds you and you think I'm done ready for use the Potter will do something very painful he will take that piece of clay that has been molded and puts it on a shelf and walks away when God puts you on the Shelf it's not because he is angry with you it's not because he's forsaken you know my brother and sister he puts you on the shelf in order that the clay might harden it might become strong if the presence of God has left you it has left you for one reason to make you strong you remember when you were saved how wonderful the presence was and oh every day was Laurie and one day bang gone and now the Lord causes you to seek presents you sometimes will spend days seeking his presence you're in a dry land you think God has forsaken me no no but Lord has put your side that way that you might become strong harden the clay Kathryn Kuhlman had a beautiful dream that I heard her tell one day was just so blessed as I heard it and every time I think of it I'm blessed again miss gurmann saw the Lord passed by three individuals in her dream the three individuals kneeling before the Lord as he walked by now the Lord comes to the first one and hugs him and hold the second he simply touched on the shoulder and the third he just passed by and smiled and Kathryn woke up that morning and she said Lord why did you hug the first one and touch the other one and simply passed by the third one and smile he said the first was in need the first was hurting the second was discouraged the third was strong so when God doesn't hug you doesn't a key it means you're strong so when he puts you on the Shelf rejoice he trusts you rejoice so now he puts you on the Shelf leaves your lawn and walks away that's number 10 why that you might harden no more 11 once you harden he does something absolutely amazing very difficult for you to understand but very necessary for use he takes the hardened piece of clay and puts it in a furnace of fire anybody gone through that yet if you haven't you will if you haven't you haven't lived yet anyone who hasn't gone through the fire hasn't lived yet isaiah doesn't say if you go through the fatties that when when ma goes through the fire I will be with but remember the water to that I told you about earlier when our goes through the water when he soaks here I'm there now he puts you in a furnace of fire it's almost over but not yet you may think it's done but the fire must literally burn and strengthen the vessel do you know why they put that vessel in the fire to give it endurance so it would last it is the fire my brother that gives you endurance they said carefully now I'm giving you sacred truth and finally number 12 the vessel is put to use so you cannot be used without going through every step I just gave you 12 in all before you are useful and effective for the kingdom now may I also please state that once the vessel is complete God will look to see if you're fit and usable and there are other tests beyond once the clay is complete the tests are not over I've been in the ministry for 29 years the tests are still going on in my life in fact that'll go on till the day I see Jesus we are tested along with just like Abraham was even after Abraham came out of order and Aaron it was he was tested even after Isaac was one who was tested remember King Hezekiah one of the greatest kings of Israel reigned in Judah in Judea after God had met him and healed him the scripture says God left him to see what was in his heart he walked away from him to see what was in him at which time certain officials from the babylonian government came to visit him and he was foolish to show him the vessels of the temple and the gold in his home and all the wealthy head isaiah comes and tells him thus saith the lord what you have shown them will be taken one of these days they'll invade the land and he was so blinded that he actually said to isaiah what seemeth good unto the lord let it be done as long as it doesn't happen in my day I'm fine he didn't care the tests go on the tests go on now God is looking for the people he can trust ladies and gentlemen please listen very carefully to this that is why even the master Jesus spent only 34 days out of three years ministering to the crowds think about it he spent 34 days only out of three years ministering to crowds and the rest of the time he gave to the twelve because the Lord knew without true leadership the people will fall into sin God will spend much time with you as his people to training because he knows unless we are trained we will eventually fall that's why he is able to keep us from falling we cannot keep ourselves and he'll test you along the way leadership is vital I pray God Almighty will raise leaders in the body of Christ I pray now that you lift your hands to heaven ask him that he'll trust you with that position lifter has an ass and he'll trust you to be a leader in the in the church in judges chapter 2 verse 10 turn with me please these are very very important scriptures the word of the Lord is being given to you today don't take this lightly it's very important judges to verse 10 11 12 and 13 and also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers that arose another generation after them which knew not the Lord nor yet the works which he had done for Israel and the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and so vile him and they forsook the Lord God of their fathers which brought them out of the land of Egypt and followed all the gods of the gods of the people that were round about them and bowed themselves unto them and provoked the Lord to anger and they forsook the Lord and served Baal and Ashtaroth why because by this time ladies and gentlemen the leadership that was under Moses was dying off and the people did not know the Lord it says look at verse 16 nevertheless the Lord raised up judges which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoil them and yet they would not hearken unto their judges and they went whoring after other gods and I went to whoring after other gods and bowed themselves unto them they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in obeying the commandments of the Lord but they did not so and when the Lord raised them up judges verse 18 says then the Lord was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge but it's repented the Lord because of the rulings by a reason of them that will press them and vex them now watch this it came to pass when the judge was dead that they the people who returned and corrupted themselves more than their fathers so as long as the judge was alive the people did well but the moment the judge or leaders were absent they served idols again the presence of leadership keeps the people serving the Lord the absence of true leadership will cause people to worship idols judges 17 verse 6 another most remarkable verse in those days there was no king in Israel judges 17:6 in those days there was no king in Israel but every man did that which was right is a Nona in his own eyes in those days there was no king in Israel but every man did that which was right in his own eyes because there was no king those people did whatever they wanted the second there is no leadership the people go after other gods and idols and do whatever they want so you see how badly we need leaders today in the body of Christ how desperate the church is for true true true leadership that will feed the sheep with Nana not with nonsense now spiritual direction spiritual direction changes the destiny of the church our job as leaders is to illuminate because we're commanded to lead the word lead in Hebrew often means to illuminate or to glitter or to bring light you can't lead if you're living in darkness as a leader people follow light not darkness as long as you're lift up they'll see the way and then they will follow you now ladies and gentlemen you cannot give away that which you don't have yourself you cannot lead people to where you have not been you cannot take them to where you have not gone you all know Psalm 23 the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want right he maketh the Sheep lie down in green pastures why because he has already surveyed and founded good healthy for the Sheep he'll not take you to green pastures without him being there making sure it's green how can he take some burrito please you haven't been he tasted it and saw the results before he fed the sheep you cannot feed the Sheep the food you have not eaten the Sheep need food and the people said he leads besides the still waters quiet waters why because he examined it to make sure it's pure it restores the soul why because he examine each hurt and fault he guides in paths of righteousness why because he had already walked those grounds he comes for its why because he already knows the pain he prepares why because knowing from experience that is satisfying me and will keep the ship from wandering away and being eaten while by the wolves he prepares a table before me why because he knows what what a meal will do to a sheep it keeps sheep at home he feeds you to keep you he anoints why to keep flying insects away from you you know why Shepherds anoint sheep in the natural I mean Eastern Shepherds take olive oil every night and rub the wool of the sheep with with olive oil do you know why because that's the only thing that keeps flies off only thing that'll keep flies off that sheep is olive oil that's what the anointing will do for you keep Devils off of you lift your hands and thank him for the holy oil and God demons cannot touch if you're anointed never never ever ever feel them if you're if you're anointed all this is so wonderful the Word of God teaches you and I something most remarkable turn to Matthew four verse 21 the Lord cannot trust any individual with the ministry that does not know how to mend a net you wanna be fishermen you better know how to mend your net before you go fishing Jesus called his disciples while they were mending their net Matthew 421 declares and going on from thence he saw all the two brethren James the son of Zebedee and John his brother in a ship with Zebedee their father mending the nets and he called them and they immediately left the ship and the father and followed him so what I'm telling you this morning is you are called he'll put you through a process just like the porter does a vessel of clay and the Word of God goes on to say God will not even call you and use you unless you know how to mend a net how can you go fishing for fish you don't even know how to keep the net from being tangled all up there's much to ministry it's not just something you wake up one morning and sing Alleluia that's all there for you verse 18 through verse 22 of Matthew 4 and Jesus walking by the Sea of Galilee saw two brethren Simon called Peter and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea for they were fishers and he said unto them follow me and I will make you fishers of men fishers of men I love men who know how to use a net would be trusted with the fish now once the Lord sees you as ready to assist and help those in need he'll send them your way he'll send them your way the moment he trusts you he'll send them your way Isaiah 61 verse 1 through verse 4 we all know the scripture it's good to read the scripture though remember what I've always said faith cometh by hearing the Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek it's sent me to bind the brokenhearted to proclaim Liberty to the captives the opening of the prison to them that are bound to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all that mourn to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion to give unto them beauty for Ashes the oil of joy for mourning the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness that they might be called the trees of righteousness the planting of the law that he might be glorified and they shall build the old waste the moment you begin ministering to the needy you will build the old waste they shall raise up former desolations they shall repair the waste cities the desolation of many generations why because now you're serving the master now to repair broken lives remember these important facts number one recognize ability in them recognize the ability God gave them and let them know they have it tell them they can not they cannot when you begin to minister to God's people never ever ever focus on the negative in their life always focus on the positive always tell them what good God has put in them never whip the Sheep always love the Sheep never condemn the Sheep always lift them up never show up with a gloomy doom is birth on you baptizing pickles use that morning be there fresh and ready to go pre come up out of their valleys put them back on the mountain number two when you focus on the positive this is something very important when you focus on the positive the second thing you do is challenge them to develop it challenge them to build on that special something God gave them everybody's got something good in them never focus on their mistakes and the things they've done wrong the things they've done that God isn't pleased was never even mentioned had never even mentioned it in time as you loved them they'll tell you their needs then you'll minister to help them develop what's in them now I think that was the key frankly in the church in Orlando I never remember a Sunday but it was exciting to start that service Jim remembers the excitement as he began to lead the worship people were just ready to take off like a rocket when Cheryl hit that organ the people were ready to worship I didn't have to come and dump them they were already thirdly be willing to spend time with them and help them in their growth if you want to be a leader you have to do that number one recognize that abilities number two challenge them to develop those abilities number three spend time with them to help them in their growth number four encourage them in times of weakness when they step when they fall and they make a mistake help and keep going tell them not to stop just because of a mistake mistakes my brother are a part of life the story of mr. bell who invented the telephone he made many mistakes as he finally had his moment when the telephone worked the great inventors of the past all made mistakes that's how you that's how you learn I think I didn't make mistakes made many of them don't just saw them weep over your mistake just learn go on number five show them your confidence show them your confidence in them by giving them opportunity to develop show them you have confidence in them number six pray the vision of God into them pray the vision of God into them and number seven do not let go until the running not walking running do not let go don't give up one until they're running somebody say hallelujah now proverbs 23 please verse 26 proverbs 23 26 my son give me thine heart and let thine eyes observe my ways we're going to talk about who qualifies now who qualifies for ministry my son give me thine heart and let thine eyes observe my ways the heart's condition is very important to God because God is continually trying the heart Deuteronomy 8 to search in the heart Jeremiah 17 10 and 3 pondering the heart proverbs 21:2 I repeat the hearts condition in the sight of God is very important your heart's condition in the sight of God is of utmost importance why because one he tries the heart continually Deuteronomy 8 verse 2 tells me that God tries the heart continually number two God searches the heart Jeremiah 17 verse 10 continually he search in your heart number three he ponders the heart proverbs 21 verse 2 and the Word of God declares that God will test and try every person whom he chooses now I've dealt with the call the calling now I'm gonna move into the chosen one for many are called few are chosen who are the few because many have misunderstood the statement made by the master many called futures and they think he called the whole world but only chose three or four who are special no the ones who are chosen are those who pass the test on the call you pass the test of the call and then you're chosen many are called but sadly many don't make it they don't pass the test they're left behind I'm not satisfied my friend just to be called chosen is what I'm after and I want him to keep choosing me over and over and over and over and over God called me as a child he chose me in 1973 it took a whole lifetime almost it took me years before I graduated all my childhood years all my teen years before God could trust me but you know something once he chooses you he'll continually test you to see if you're faithful to that choosing of the master once he chooses you and only if he chooses you he'll put you through ten different tests ten I want your multi this morning that's impossible but I'll start in fact before I go on lift your hand to heaven and say father don't just call me choose me Holy Spirit help me fulfill and pass in Jesus name every test of the call that I might be chosen that I might qualify for full-time ministry in Jesus name Amen now what I gave you so far even though I did it rapidly I pray the dollars but we'll take all that and help you digest slowly so go back over your notes I advise you get the tape and listen to it over and over and over now we'll go through another incredible phase here a second phase of ministry once you've been chosen God will put you through different tests the first I call the time test the test of time the time tests why to develop your faith because it gives one the opportunity to grow in faith time purifies the motives and the attitudes time will purify your motives and your attitudes God Almighty must be given the time don't rush him he cannot be rushed give God the time to prove himself as they divine miracle worker in your life in Genesis 12 for Abraham was 75 years old when God called him but he did not wait for God's time test to be completed so at the age of 86 see at Ismail Genesis 16 1 through 4 yet was a hundred when a promise came Genesis 17:1 Genesis 18 10 Abraham was impatient God called him in Genesis 12 for when he was 75 years of age Abraham did not wait for God's time tests to be completed so at the age of 86 he decides to have Ishmael Genesis 16 1 2 3 & 4 he was a hundred years old when Isaac came on the promise came Genesis 17 verse 1 Genesis 18 verse 10 because in Genesis 17 verse 1 God says sending Isaac now Isaac is coming a year later he came he was 99 years old engine in chapter 17 it was a hundred in Genesis 18 so ladies and gentlemen listen now he waited 25 years his time test was 25 years long from 75 to 100 he had to wait before Isaac came most will say forget it even Abraham said I can't wait why did God do that to Abraham in fact ladies and gentleman in Genesis 17 verse 18 something most amazing happens like to read it to you think about this now just think about this in Genesis 17 verse 18 Abraham says to God and Abraham said unto God all that Ishmael might live before the in other words forget Isaac Lord I can't wait that Ishmael be the promise let this male be the one I don't want to wait for Isaac oh that Ishmael might live in that residence the Lord then says to him and the Lord God said Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed and thou shalt call his name Isaac and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his seed after him as for Ishmael I have behold I have blessed him will make him fruitful will multiply him exceedingly twelve princes will he beget and I will make him a great nation but my covenant is with Isaac don't tell me who to make my covenant with God tells it I am the one who chooses not you how often we've said to God Oh Lord I'm satisfied with what I'm doing I'm satisfied with who I am God says don't you tell me what to do the time test must be completed 25 years he waited in fact his mistake has cost the world a lot of pain we are still paying for that we are still paying for that test number two the word test this is vital information this is life-changing information the word test to develop godly character it comes when circumstances developed to contradict the Word of God promises God will allow the word to test you why to develop godly character what is the word test the word test is when circumstances develop that begins to contradict the Word of God and his promises experiences that begin to take place that contradict the word and the promises of God let me give you an example Joseph receives God's Word in Genesis 37 I won't read the scripture you all know blessed were there when he receives a dream about his future he sees the Sun Moon stars bowed to him his father Jacob a prophet interprets that the Sun Moon stars is he and his family he becomes angry with Joseph now the word of the Lord was given to Joseph as a young man as it was given to you probably most of you if not all of you here have been given a word from heaven at a young age now circumstances begin to develop around them that contradict the promise let's fight a promise Psalm 105 turn with me this is very powerful because this will happen to many of you in fact it's happening to you now many of you are going through it right the second the Word of God is being fought by circumstance that contradict for the promise of God said to you I so appreciate the fact that you dear precious people have come this morning and you've sat there all this time hungry for God's Word I think you'll gladly sit all day well I won't keep you here all day Psalm 105 beginning at verse 17 he sent a man before them even Joseph who was sold for a servant whose feet they hurt with fetters he was laid in iron until watch this until at the time that his word came the word of the Lord tried him the word of the Lord tried him how did the word of Lord tried him it tried him on his feet toward hurt with fetters when he was a prisoner the Word of God tried him was when Potiphar's wife lied about him when he was put in prison when he was chained as a slave he one deliver promises of God will ever come to pass what is the word test the word will be tested because my brother God will say to you here is where you're going but before you get there there will be all kinds of things that happen to you that will be absolutely the opposite of what God said God said to him you'll be a king and a man is an app it God said you'll sit on the throne and he's in a pit wondering how he's gonna get there from the pit he questioned God how will I get there you tell me I will rule and Here I am lied about Here I am in a pit Here I am a prisoner here I am a slave all these circumstances were contradicting the promise of God in his life the same will happen to you now once you pass that test only then it says the king sent and loosed him watch verse 19 a word of the Lord tried him that last line the word of the law tried him but once he passed that test it says the king sent and loosed him even the ruler of the people and let him go free he made him Lord of his house ruler of all his substance to bind this princess at his pleasure teach his senators wisdom finally he got there how did the Word of God test him the Word of God tested him 1 when he was hated and envied by his brothers Genesis 37 11 number 2 when he was robbed he was robbed of his beautiful coat verse 23 of Genesis 37 number 3 the Word of God tested him when he was cast he was thrown into a pit Genesis 37 24 number 4 the word of the Lord tested him when he was sold as a slave verse 27 the word of the Lord tested him when he was accused falsely Genesis 39 14 the will of the Lord tested him when he was put in prison verse 20 of Genesis 39 and finally the word of the Lord tested him when he was forgotten for two years Genesis 40 verse 23 you talk about a test when every CIM stance is against a promise of God and prize a promise how long was he tested 14 years 14 years he went through the pit and the prison are you willing to wait that long 14 years tested by the Word of God the Word of God literally was tested circumstances began to contradict the promise 14 years long finally he won the test and made the throne but what did God do with him while he was being tested now you gotta ask the question why the test three reasons why the word will test you all in Psalm 105 verse 22 21 which I'll read to you in just a moment but first let me tell you the three number one God developed character in him character number two wisdom number three humility humility because the Bible says in verse twenty twenty-one the king sent and loosed him even the ruler of the people and let him go free he made him Lord of his house there was no character in him that when he stood before Pharaoh Pharaoh recognized something rich about him you don't give a slave your throne without recognizing something wealthy in him he did not know him ladies and gentlemen nobody knew Joseph ladies and gentlemen Pharaoh had no knowledge of who he was where he came from nothing about his education nothing although scripture says is he saw the Spirit of God in him he will recognize the Holy Ghost in the man think about what a miracle that was to take an unknown man and say you are my right-hand man and no one can say no to you whoa a slave becoming literally the most powerful man after Pharaoh without going through the process in one day in one day literally in one day he went being a prisoner to the mightiest man in Egypt after Pharaoh why he recognized character and secondly it says he made him Lord of his house and ruler of all his substance to bind his princes at displeasure teach his senators wisdom Pharaoh recognized Holy Spirit wisdom in Joseph he already had wisdom when he came out of that prison and thirdly to teach senators means he saw humility in him that the man can teach his own senators think about it Pharaoh said will you be my senators teacher will you teach my leaders what you learned yes that's what the word will do to you the third test are you ready for the third remember this there's 10 so I got to give you as much as I can this morning the servants test are you willing to serve the world God will choose you before he'll trust you you'll see if you can serve why to develop faithfulness to test your level of faithfulness Acts chapter 6 verse 1 this is marvelous absolutely marvelous I am enjoying it more than you and in those days when the number of the disciples was multiplied that arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples on to them and said it is not reason that we should leave the Word of God and serve tables wherefore brethren look he out among you not from the world among you seven men of honest report full of a Holy Ghost and wisdom whom we may appoint over this business what business Peter what business James John what do you mean they're in the church one of the rules they passed in the in the early days in the early days of the church was to collect finances from the people willingly who gave it willingly for the administration of the needy the widow's those in need and so now the Jewish believers and the Greek Gentile believers had an argument because the Greeks came and said we are neglected you're showing more favor to the Jews than you are to us they came to the leaders of the church they said look what you're doing is not right our widows who are Greek and because they are Gentiles are being neglected by your Jewish ministers don't care for us says there are rows a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews then all the twelve called being tarred church together and said it's not reason it's not right that we should leave the Word of God and serve tables it's not right we should leave the word and be taking care of giving food to the widows don't have it close to those that don't have it it's not our job choose from among you seven men now make sure these men are full of the Holy Ghost make sure they're full of wisdom in other words they know how to apply the word because wisdom is the application of the world what is wisdom the application of God because when you take the word you must know how to apply to us to a circumstance or situation so it's a choose men who are full of the Spirit and full of wisdom hope know how to apply the word to situation and let them take care of that business a job so the Word of God declares but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the Ministry of the word saying please the whole multitude and they chose Stephen and of the Holy Ghost and Philip and for chorus nicanor timon parmenas nicholas whom they set before the apostles and when they had prayed they laid their hands on them and the Word of God increased notice the result the Word of God will always increase when you have proper levels of functions in the church Stephen served and then led now I want to show you something very familiar but maybe you've not seen the full picture turn to first Kings 19 now this is most remarkable the Holy Spirit revealed something to me amazing recently notice what happened here Elijah the Prophet was threatened and was in danger for his life he traveled with one servant to the name we do not know from Haifa colonel northern Israel to Beersheba southern Israel a drive of about two hours South you walk that way hoping to meet God in Beersheba can happen for Bureau she buys the same place where Abraham met God now he leaves a servant in Beersheba and goes by himself from there to the tip of the Sinai 250 miles 250 miles he traveled hundreds of miles down south to receive new instructions from God he knew he was about to be raptured because that's what happened to me was raptured if you question the rapture well Elijah was raptured and if he was so were you so now he was raptured to heaven and he knew he would be but he knew that God was about to give him no instructions in the center of danger in the midst of chaos in Israel idol worship was rampant Jezebel was reigning a hab was literally a weakling who listened to his wife he lies on a prophet whose life was in danger goes down to Horeb Sinai is the same name as Horeb Mount Sinai and man Horeb are the same different names now God speaks to him and says go back anoint Hazael to be king over Syria who was anointed later by one of Elijah's servants because whatever the licen did was the extension of Elisha he said annoying Jeff who to be king over Israel which took place later by a prophet who worked with Elijah and then he said an anoint Elisha the son of shaphat and give him your office ladies and gentleman this is very important God Almighty gave Elisha to Elisha at the worst moment of his life when he was in danger God sent him Elisha to minister and strengthen him and keep him until the moment he would be raptured the reason servants are given to man of God or ministers or assistances as we call them Joshua what was called a servant first before he was ever called a minister in the Bible he was the servant of Moses then he became his minister but now the reason they are given is to sustain servants of the Lord that they might accomplish God's purpose they're not given another reason the reason God gave Elijah to Elijah watch that Elijah might fulfill his purpose on the earth no different then the disciples given to Christ to fulfill his purpose no different than Timothy given to Paul to fulfill his purpose they weren't they are just simply dead weight Paul did not mean that Timothy to carry his books northern and Elijah need an end Elijah to pour water on his ends the reason for these men was in order that the man of God chosen by God might fulfill his purpose on the earth the whole reason for it when Dodd calls you to assist a minister in one of you or assist in your church it's for one reason it's not so you can serve Jesus and win rewards I'm just serving Jesus I'd do anything for Jesus no your job is to literally be there for that man whom God has called that he might fulfill his purpose on the earth if you stay with him till his purpose is complete there is a good chance God may anoint you with the same anointing only if you're faithful it may take years Joshua served Moses 44 0 years before God trusted him with his own Elijah served Elijah years wasn't months it wasn't weeks years white what happens here this is very very important now the scripture says so he departed verse 19 Elijah departs from Horeb I know and found elisha the son of shaphat found meaning he looked for him he looked for him you don't just go and do nothing about finding that helper or that assistant or that person you go look for him you pray amen now the Word of God says after he found him the reason he chose him and the reason God anointed him was because he was plowing plowing his prayer never choose anyone to assist you as prayerless never ever bother with any man who doesn't know how to play before elijah ever put his mantle on elijah he made sure the man was plowing and while he's plowing and can see was coming behind him Elijah comes from the back and puts his mantle on and wild man is plowing and getting dirty twelve talk of oxen before them flowing dirt all over his body twelve yoke of oxen is a lot of animals walking before you throwing dirt and you're walking ponder do you know what Onderdonk make sure the man you choose is one a man of Prayer too willing to get dirty he was dirty he was plowing with twelve yoke before him throwing mud all over him and he was walking on the dunk didn't care and the scripture says and he passed by him passed by him I want to show you this now his plan he cannot see Elijah coming from the back Elijah comes along watch what it says now it says he passed by him you know why to see if the man pays attention he didn't stop lying he kept his focus on his jog some people in this America they wanna you recognize me me hello me not Elijah Elijah just kept working and when he passed by him wanted to see if the man we were not noticing me didn't notice him only then did it say anybody with focus is my kind of man he cast his mantle upon him not God's mental you gotta remember there were two Mantle's in Elijah's life the first one Elijah gave him the second one fell off the chariot remember that the second one he had to pick up off the floor of the ground and the second one he struck the water with it but the first one was Elijah's mental because a mantel in the scripture is symbolic of influence personality and office Elijah when he put his mantle Elijah put his personal mantle on it on Elijah he was saying I give you my personality you are under my influence and I give you my office later when he proved faithful and said to Elijah I want twice what you have Elijah's are all right if I ask the hard thing but if you see me go up now he didn't say see me in the flesh seen with the eyes of the flesh he was saying see me in the spirit because the chariot was spirit the horses were spirit this was not an earthly thing that happened it was a spiritual thing the horses were not something you could see with your eyes because he likes us servant couldn't see nothing around the mountains until he pray for him those chariots that came when he likes a servant guy see that all Master look will also happen by the Sirians he said Lord open his eyes remember in second Kings well now here we have your likes of the Prophet saying to Elisha I want twice what you have okay you gotta see me go up in other words you better see in that spirit buddy before you get this stuff you better see in the Holy Ghost before God trusts you with it and he saw the chariot the fifty prophets looking from Jericho saw nothing all they saw is Elijah splitting the waters again they came in pound before him on his way back so the Word of God is clearly dissing gentleman why was this man chosen number one verse 16 of first Kings 19 says that Elijah was a warrior a soldier because God said in verse 16 listen now read row 17 it shall come to pass that him that escape of a sort of has L shall Jerusalem him verse giveth the sort of Jerusha Elisha slay Elisha was a warrior he was a soldier God gave him permission to say with a sword he knew how to use one why did God use Elisha choose Elisha a number one because he knew how to fight with a sword number two he knew how to plow how to pray number three he knew how to keep his focus on his job number four he knew how to serve a man of God when that man of God put on him his mantle Elisha knew exactly as a Jew what Elisha meant by that because his tradition taught him when a man puts on you his mantle he is calling you to serve Him now you listen to this Jews were not taught to serve any other Jew there were free men the law of God clearly states you will be the head not the tail you're not servants but when he was given the task to serve Elijah he knew that later on he'd received something higher from heaven and he was willing to do it in that time nations used other nations to serve them it was not that he would use your own people nor tax them he only taxed the strangers that's why Jesus asked Peter who should be taxed he said they're strangers but so no we will not offend them here go pay up he knew how to serve and by the way in Ruth chapter three verse nine we have the confirmation that a mantle speaks of influence and person and personality and office ruth 3 verse 9 now the verse following in verse 20 says and he left the oxen and ran after elijah no hesitation didn't say let me think about it let me go pray about it let me go ask my mom and dad let me see if my pastor says yes said a man of God calls me I'm going I'm running don't you ever choose somebody who can't make up their mind on the spot if they can make up their mind they are dismissed you snooze you lose when I ever offered somebody a job if they dare say I'll provide I don't need them let them go I don't want gonna pray about it I want to be prepared before I ever approach them he ran in other words he was ready to go he wasn't ready to go and say well let me go think about this thing forget it he ran after Elijah and then watch this he said I pray thee let me go let me kiss my father and my mother and then I'll follow thee and he said unto Him and this a lover go back again he said for what have I done today in other words what have I got to do with you friend he was not given permission he was rebuked for asking people think that Elijah went back to home I'm leaving there is no mention of him ever going back he made a request and was rebuked for it what have I done to thee instead of going back home the Word of God says and he returned back from him in other words rather than going home he went and took a yoke of oxen he left he Liza went back and grabbed the yoke of oxen watch this watch this to prove he was faithful to prove he meant business he says to Elijah let me go say bye to mom and dad what have I got to do what have I done to the instead he says he turns from him he goes back and he takes the yoke of oxen he loses them he kills them he slaves them and learns the woman says I really am serious I'm letting go of my business not only my family whoa he goes back the scripture says and took a yoke of oxen and slew them and ball the flesh with the instruments of the oxen in other words he took the instruments he had been working with broken apart use them as wood for fire and burned the oxen right after God and says all right here Elijah will is this proof enough to let another I really mean it I'm not just not gonna say bye to my parents I'm letting go of my work in business what what paid my salary is now gone the oka dead the wood is gone let's go go that's exactly what happened then he arose and went after Elijah ended what ministered unto unto unto until what did he do unto Him 2nd kings 3 verse 11 but Jehoshaphat said is done not a prophet of the Lord that we may inquire of Lord by him and one of the king of Israel servants entrance said oh yeah here is elisha the son of shaphat which poured water on the hands of Elijah Elijah was Elijah's facet he was his faucet he took water and put it on his hand so Elijah could wash his hands they had no faucet so Elijah said alright Elijah let me get some water in a little bowl and pour it on your hands so we can wash our hands that's what he did that's what he you want to serve my friends as much in store for you great things in store freeze the Word of God tells us something amazing and that amazing thing I'll share with you tonight

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