100616 The Hand of God
Tim Franklin
Introduction:
· The favor of God is an awesome thing to have in our lives. The scripture is full of men who walked with favor/the hand of God on their lives.
· Series of dreams:
o Bank deposits-things that God desire the church to have.
o Robber-held up
o Gun-threat
· I believe that God gave the dream to us so that we would personally respond for ourselves, our church, and the body of Christ.
o Many dreams are prophetic in nature that in them God is speaking to us.
o In this case, these dreams are meant to alert us or to ‘sound the alarm’ so we are not caught off guard.
1. Getting the Hand of God On You
A. Be skilled in the Word of God 7:6
B. Prepare Your Heart –it is always about the heart. The heart is what God looks at.
i. to seek the Word 7:10
ii. to do the Word 7:10
a. James 1:23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; NKJV
iii. to teach the Word 7:10
iv. to seek Him 8:22
C. Fasting 8:21
i. For direction
ii. For favor
D. Know who you are what you are called to
i. Ezra was priest 7:12
ii. Ezra was sent 7:14
2. Favor and the Hand of the Lord
A. Favor and the Hand of the Lord are the same.
i. Psalms 5:12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. NKJV
B. Favor/Hand of the Lord for Ezra
i. 7:6 the king granted all his requests
ii. 7:9 he safely reached his destination
iii. 7:28 he was encouraged by:
a. What was in the kings heart-to beautify the house of the Lord
b. All the mercy from the king, his counselors, his princes.
iv. 8:18 resourceful help- a man of understanding
v. 8:31 deliverance and protection
a. They were traveling with children and belongings 8:21
b. They were traveling with a great amount of silver, gold, article for temple, offerings for temple.
c. These we not just silver and gold. They were holy (8:28). They belonged to God.
Conclusion:
· Remember who you are. Don’t be moved by the enemies threats.
· Be moved by the Word of God!
· Remember who you are and what you are called to do.
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