THE BLESSED WILL OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES
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OUTLINE
1.PROSPERITY
2.PROTECTION
3.HEALTH
4.ANSWERED PRAYER
5.BREAKTHROUGH
6.JUSTICE
7.PEACE
THE MESSAGE
THE BLESSED WILL OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES
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1.PROSPERITY
The Lord wants us to prosper in every way , spiritually , physically and materially. The devil wants us to fail in every area of our life. But the Lord delights in our well-being. We must be determined to fulfill the will of God for our lives and not will of the devil. We must believe God to prosper us and live with the conviction that our prosperity is a pleasure to God even if it does not please the devil or other people.
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3 JOHN 2
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
JOHN 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
PSALM 35:27-28
May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant."
My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long.
2.PROTECTION
The Lord wants to protect our lives. In the midst of great dangers which are surrounding us , the Lord wants to redeem us from destruction . He watches over us constantly. He protects us from all harm . He protects us in our journeys with His journey mercies.
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PSALM 121:1-8
I lift up my eyes to the hills— where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life;
the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
PSALM 103:4
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
3.HEALTH
The Lord wants to grant us good health and strength. He wants to bless our food and water . We must claim this promise every time we eat our food. He wants to remove sickness from us. The Lord Jesus carried our sickness and diseases upon Himself and on this basis we can claim our healing from the Lord.
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EXODUS 23:25
Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you,
MATTHEW 8:16-17
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."
4.ANSWERED PRAYER
The Lord wants to answer our prayers. He is our heavenly father who loves to give good gifts to His children. Therefore we must ask Him in faith and receives answers to our prayers. The Lord who has already given His Son for us will surely grant us everything else that we need. We must ask in the name of Jesus as this is the name to which heaven will respond with great alacrity.
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MATTHEW 7:7-11
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
ROMANS 8:32
He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
JOHN 14:13-14
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.
You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
JOHN 16:23-24
In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
JOHN 1:12
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
5.BREAKTHROUGH
The Lord wants to give us a breakthrough in the obstacles that we face in our lives. We must not rely on human might or power but on the Spirit of God to move the mountains that are standing in our way. The Lord will go before us and remove the barriers in our path . He will open a way for us. We must rely on Him to grant us a breakthrough.
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ZECHARIAH 4:6-7
So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.
"What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of 'God bless it! God bless it!' "
ISAIAH 45:1-3
"This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
I will go before you and will level the mountains ; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
MICAH 2:13
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their king will pass through before them, the LORD at their head."
6.JUSTICE
The Lord wants to grant justice in our lives. In this world filled with injustice and deceit and craftiness , we must commit our cause to the Lord . The Lord will perform wonders for us and sweep away the schemes of the wily and thwart the plans of the crafty. We may not be able to match the craftiness of this world due to our innocence and ignorance. But the Lord will fight our cause and grant us justice.
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JOB 5:8-16
"But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.
The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
7.PEACE
The Lord wants to grant us peace and rest. He wants to strengthen us and bless us with peace. We must listen to the voice of God who speaks peace to His people. We must shut our ears to the voice of satan and the voices of people who speak words of fear and confusion to disturb our peace. We must allow the Lord to crush satan under our feet. We cannot fight the devil in our strength . As we cry unto the Lord , He will send His angels to fight for us . We must put on the whole armour of God when we face the attacks of the devil and pray fervently unto the Lord for His deliverance.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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NUMBERS 6:24-26
" ' "The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." '
PSALM 29:11
The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
PSALM 122:7
May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels."
ISAIAH 32:18
My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.
PSALM 85:8
I will listen to what God the LORD will say; he promises peace to his people, his saints— but let them not return to folly.
ROMANS 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
ACTS 19:13-16
Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, "In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out."
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
(One day) the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
EPHESIANS 6:10-18
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
