Well… we are in Tennessee after 12 hours on the road, a GPS that is mildly spastic and inaccurate, and rain on and off throughout the trip. We are nestled now in the Smokey mountains with Robin’s aunt and uncle. The house is packed full of relatives and we are anticipating a great memorial service on Saturday for Robin’s mom. Although I have not yet been to sleep, I need to get a word for you today.
Early morning manna. As I sit here studying while everyone in the house is fast asleep, I keep thinking about us here in the mountains… on a rock.
Psa 62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Building upon a rock… according to these scriptures takes two important components. You must “hear” the directives of God – and you must be a doer of what He dictates. In other words, you must have faith, because “faith comes by hearing” – and for your faith to be alive – it must be in full motion.
Jas 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Jas 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
Ok… now we have established three things. With the two components, faith and obedience (action) we develop wisdom and we are built or “established” on a rock, which according to Psalm 62 is God Himself.
We are constructed on Him or “in Him”. This causes us to do great things THROUGH Christ. (Phil 4:13)
Now… the benefits. When we build ourselves upon the rock of God in Christ, HE BECOMES our defense – and nothing moves us!! Not circumstance, not the talk of the gossips, not the words of the “nervous Nellies”, not the attack of the enemy… NOTHING.
Act 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
And when the storms came, (notice it doesn’t say “if the storms come”) we will not fall because HE can not fail! The storms consist of rain, flood, wind and beating!!!
I don’t know what you are facing in your life today… it may be circumstance, it may be storms, it may be brutal beating of the enemy. If you are not established and grounded on the rock, then you will be moved by the storm. Displaced, if you will.
Today is a great day for your construction. There is a great lot available for your purchase. It is on a high rocky lookout. Step one is to worship and step two is to pray (having a conversation with the Lord – which includes LISTENING to what He wants you to do and How He wants you to do it and when He wants you to do it and WHY He wants you to do it.
Step three is to obey. Do something radical! Last week you will recall, we had mentioned our financial state. We started to feel the press of the enemy. The circumstance left us as we had been sucker punched. We decided to continue construction of our house on the rock.
God instructed us to sow a week’s paycheck. You want to experience how extreme that is? Try it. One week’s pay. No income for one week. For us, it was in the midst of missing almost a month’s pay.
The Lord checked me years ago as I was making a statement. “I can’t wait to cast my crown before Him” – and God reminded me that it was big talk from someone who hadn’t learned yet how to cast a tithe before Him.
So… we heard from God that we were to do the extravagant. The extreme. We obeyed and are anticipating reaping the benefits. The bill collectors call. The enemy posts his threats. The storm has come upon us in full force…
BUT – HE has been our defense and WE ARE NOT MOVED. That is such an incredible feeling. Taking the best shots from the enemy and after his flurry of punches – we look and are amazed… WE ARE STILL STANDING. Sometimes it takes an extreme step of faith to counter an extreme storm. Now… the extreme can be anything from financial, to physical to spiritual to emotional… Get ready for God to ask of you a big thing… something extravagant. And then get ready to STAND in the midst of a big storm. It is for the establishing of a big testimony!!!
And when we’ve done all to stand… we stand. Today for you… it’s a great day to start a construction project – because the storms of life are raging. Listen. Obey. Build upon HIM following His request – NO MATTER HOW EXTREME!!
There will be NO FEAR in the prognostication of inclement weather. There will be no doubting when it hits. There will be no moving you when it’s passed.
“I SHALL NOT BE… I SHALL NOT BE MOVED”. We pray for you to set yourself away with Him today. We pray that you will have ears to hear. We pray that you will have the courage to obey. When this happens, we know that you will have a great story to tell after it’s all said and done… from right there on your rock.
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