SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES
(Habakkuk 1:13) NASB "Your eyes are too pure to approve evil, And You cannot look on wickedness with favor. Why do You look with favor On those who deal treacherously? Why are You silent when the wicked swallow up Those more righteous than they?"
(Habakkuk 3:17-18) (17) "Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls," (18) "Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation."
(Job 2:9-10) (9) "Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” (10) "But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips."
(Job 4:7) “Remember now, whoever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright destroyed?"
(John 9:2-3) (2) "And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” (3) "Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him."
(Job 28:28) “And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
(Job 34:12) “Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice."
(Job 36:26) “Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable."
(Ezekiel 18:25) "Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Hear now, O house of Israel! Is My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right?"
(1 Peter 4:19) "Therefore, those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right."
PREFACE SUMMARY
Beloved, this message is one concerning a question that I believe we all have asked ourselves and others at least once in our lifetime and that is " why does most of the bad things usually happen to good people instead of the bad people and why did Jesus wait four days as found in (John 11:3-6) to come see about his friend Lazarus, he had been sent word that his friend was very sick, I mean beloved, he was their spiritual leader and he did not even show up for the wake.
Saints, it was in the late seventies maybe early eighties that I had a vision from the Lord concerning the unseen colossal war that is taking place around us that has helped me prepare for the place in ministry where I am today in other countries walking by faith that all my needs will be met.
Beloved, I was on my way to the Southern Baptist Seminary located in Louisville, Kentucky because earlier, I had been given an invitation from the school to come spend some time on campus and see what the school was about.
Saints, I had a friend that was an enrolled student there and he had played some of my preaching to the faculty which they liked causing the Dean and Faculty of the school to send a word of invitation for me to come live on campus in the dorm with my friend and partake of some free classes to see if I would like to continue my education with this school.
Beloved, after much prayer, I felt a release to take them up on their offer but decided to stop along the way to visit some friends living in Jonesville, Virginia who were an elderly couple and were faithful listeners of my weekly radio program which I usually did live from the studio that was located in Church Hill, Tennessee.
Saints, I had never met these precious people and had only spoken with them a few times on the phone.
Beloved, I stayed with them a few days and still remember the room and being covered with several blankets to keep me warm because back then most people did not have heat at night but would get up early to go to the basement and heat up a coal fired furnace.
Saints of God, I remember like it was yesterday, one particular night while praying, I approached God with the question "Lord, why do innocent people suffer and are usually the ones that get hurt?"
MY VISION FROM HEAVEN
Saints, I shall now make an attempt to reveal the vision that I received from the Lord that really made me do some more studying on the creation of man and his purpose on Earth.
Beloved saints of God, I remember in the vision that the Lord said in the vision these words, "Jerry, I am not the God of this world and I am bound with an oath to watch over my word because I only intervene when it fulfills my purpose and when my people pray for power and deliverance."
"Jerry, Adam was given dominion over this planet and the elements that govern this planet and Jerry, it did not take me by surprise when Adam gave in to Satan's deception and schemes which caused him to forfeit his delegated authority to this treacherous deceiver, the fallen Ark Angel you call Satan."
Beloved the Lord in the vision said, "Jerry although the redemptive work to purchase man my greatest creation was completed at the cross, I have not returned to execute my judgment upon the kingdom of darkness and claim ownership of the planet for I have set a day including a plan where all will be fulfilled."
Church, I remember in the vision saints, that the Lord said "Jerry, would you like for me to tell you why I made man in my likeness and image," then the Lord said "Jerry, Satan did not challenge me on my power but on my justice system, and he managed to convince a third of my created beings to follow him in his accusations which resulted in a revolt in my beautiful Heaven."
Beloved, the Lord said, "Jerry, nothing takes me by surprise and I already devised a plan to show my justice to all through my greatest creation which is man created in my likeness and image, which I personally sculpted from the dust of the Earth and through man, I will show all creation my Holiness and justice to all."
Dear Saints, we have a substance holding our body together and it is shaped to resemble a cross?
Yes dear reader, The Lord had a plan to demonstrate his justice to all creation which is man created in his image and likeness that was personally sculpted from the dust of the Earth, and did you know that there is a glue like substance called Laminin in our body that holds our cells together, and it is shaped in the form of a cross?
Dear Saints, we have a substance holding the cell structure of our body together and it is shaped to resemble a cross, and before the fall of Adam's transgression in the garden, the Living God in his perfect state of holiness, walked with Adam in the cool of the evening knowing that he would give into temptation and plunge the whole human race into sin but beloved, before his disobedience in the garden, God was looking at the cross that was holding him together and in his infinite wisdom was looking at a future event when he would send forth his Son to be made in the likeness of sinful man which would become the sin substitute to redeem not only his greatest creation but everything that was lost through the fall of Adam back to God.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT ME
Beloved, Adam was given complete dominion over this planet including the elements and laws that govern this planet but the fall happened when he gave in to Eve and ate of the forbidden fruit breaking the law and commandment of God.
Saints, the moment Adam willfully broke the law of God, he forfeited all of his power, dominion and authority to Satan, the master deceiver, the one that cleverly deceived not only Eve but a third of the Holy Angels in Heaven.
Beloved, I told people years ago that storms and plagues will increase as the enemy knows he has a short time because he desires to kill and hurt as many as possible hoping God will get the blame for his evil schemes.
Church, remember that the Holy Bible calls him the prince and power of the air.
Dear ones, did you know that the children of God are a purchased possession and therefore, they do not have to live in fear of this evil tyrant.
Beloved, there should be no room for anxiety and fear in the life of a believer especially those born of God's Spirit, that are covered by the precious blood of his son and adopted into his royal family.
Saints, shout it from the housetops that we have been redeemed and translated out of the curse that was placed upon all creation because of Adam's fall in the garden and have been translated into the kingdom of his dear Son.
Beloved, let me repeat that and can you that are saved shout it with me, "We have been translated out of the old Covenant called the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of his dear Son which is an established covenant God made with his Son when he raised him up making him both Lord and Christ."
Church, God made a covenant with his Son Jesus (the other Adam) which is an everlasting covenant where you and I are adopted into his royal family and made Sons and Daughters of the most high God.
1. Did you know that the scriptures speak of Jesus having a soul and spirit just like you and me?
2. Did you know that the scriptures also declare that God was in Jesus reconciling the world (creation) back to himself?
3. Did you know the scriptures teach that he that knew no sin was made sin for us and did you know that his soul was made an offering for sin? (2 Corinthians 5:21) (Isaiah 53:10)
Beloved, everything that happens in our life is not by chance but preordained before the foundation of the world. You might say Jerry, how can I know this for myself and my reply would be answered with a question.
Do not the scriptures teach that Jesus the lamb of God was slain before the foundation of the world and declare that all things work together (good and bad) for the good to them that love him, the called according to his purpose. (Revelation 13:8) (Romans 8:28)
Saints, did you know that everything that happens to us and those around us has a divine purpose and that purpose is for God to reveal his justice to Angels which are learning more about his justice and mercy through his dealings with his church which is his body on Earth, therefore beloved, our prayer should be, "Lord here I am please bend me, use me, empty me of self and leave your signature through my life to influence future generations.
THE INVISIBLE WAR
Saints, did you know that there is war going on around you other than the one warring for control of your mind and that war is a spiritual war being fought between good and evil?
Church, I am talking about an invisible war which leaves many casualties in its wake, especially those that do not believe that there is a real devil lurking around seeking whom he may catch off guard and destroy.
Saints of God, Satan hates humankind because we are made in the image and likeness of almighty God, and he knows he has but a short time therefore beloved, human souls is the only way he can hurt God.
Beloved Saints, I want you to know that this invisible war is real, and we are going to discover in this message that our weapons may not be visible, but they are powerful in pulling down the strongholds in our life including arresting the devil and placing him where he belongs and that is under our feet.
(Ephesians 6:10-12) (10) “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” (11) “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” (12) “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
(Ephesians 6:12-18) (13) “Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” (14) “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;” (15) “And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;” (16) “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” (17) “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:” (18) “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”
Beloved, this battle according to the Apostle Paul, is not a physical battle with people but a battle against the evil unseen forces surrounding this world and when we speak about things which cannot be seen, heard or touched by our five senses, some people tend to view them as a lower level of reality than the visible world around us but beloved, to those of us that have experienced first-hand these forces of evil, I assure you that we take at heart the mentioned scripture in Ephesians the sixth chapter, especially verse eleven which instructs us to put on the whole “armor of God” which consists of seven pieces of armor for our spiritual life against Satan who seeks to destroy us all.
(1 Peter 5: 8) “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
Saints, there is a lost and hungry world out there that is looking for answers and beloved Saints of God, we have those much need answers because we have been through the tests of life and gained strength from our battles which qualifies us for our position.
Beloved, there is an invisible war going on around us between good and evil and it is not so bad to miss the mark in target practice and remember that we were bought with a high price and does not the word in (Acts 20:28) refers to the church as a purchased possession.
(Acts 20:28) "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood."
WHERE IS GOD?
Dear reader, God is the one that set the penalty for sin and not Satan, therefore in the end in God's perfect timing, it will take only one Angel to bind this deceiving devil to the bottomless pit where he will be bound for one thousand years.
Beloved, did you know that all creation is waiting for us to realize who we are and as stated plainly in Luke twenty two that we are to walk in the delegated authority given from father to the Son which in turn the Son gave to his church which is his body on Earth. (Romans 8:22) (Luke 22:29)
Saints, I am so excited that I would now love to present a little demonstration of the Love, Mercy and Justice of God our Father which I believe will give us clarity concerning the priceless love of God.
Beloved, in this scripture, here was a judge that gave all brought before him the full sentence of the law however one day his own mother (The church) was brought before him which had been caught in the very act breaking the law. Saints, he had no choice but sentence her to the full extent the law would allow but then something happened which shook up the entire court room (Heaven).
Church, let us embrace the cross of Jesus Christ as we see the Judge in this example wipe the tears from his eyes as he humbly steps down from the royal bench stretching his hands out to the bailiff stating there is nothing in the law that forbids me from serving moms (the Church) sentence including the sentence of death.
Beloved, this is a small example of what our Holy, Just and Merciful God did for his greatest creation (man) to rescue as many as possible from Satan's rebellion.
Dear reader, we may not ever understand in this life why things happen like they do, but I assure you that they have a divine purpose that will affect all eternity.
Beloved, the Scriptures declare that God is Love and we as his children are very precious to him.
Saints, the scriptures declare that God has our names not written, but engraved on the palm of his hands which can be found in (Isaiah 49:16)
Beloved, I pray this message has been used of God to touch your hearts and I would like to leave this closing statement with you and that is, "We are not promised a life without difficulties however the scriptures do declare that many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivereth them from them all" therefore beloved, we can rest in knowing that all things both good and bad work to our good as we lay up treasures against the time to come that we may lay hold onto Eternal Life. ( Psalms 34:19) Romans 8:28) (Matthew 6:19-21)
MY CONCLUSION
Dear reader, I really don't know the answers or even how to do this message the justice it deserves but one thing I do know and that is, our God is a just God who has a plan for each of us even before creation. (Jeremiah 29:11)
Beloved, I have discovered that God did not bring evil into the world but he did in his foreknowledge know that it would happen and planned to bring good out of it.
Beloved reader, the Lord took me back in time through my troubled past and revealed to me that the dad that I thought did not care for his family, did not have a dad and his dad did not have a dad that knew how to be a dad that a young boy can appreciate as a father figure in his life.
Beloved, another important lesson I learned is that the most hated vilest murderer and rapist is loved by God even down to the last breath of air they breathe on Earth and we can catch a glimpse of this love through the parable found in (Luke 15:8-10)
Dear reader, we find in this parable speaks of a woman who had ten coins but lost one of them in the house. and in her desperation to find this coin, she lights a lamp and sweeps her house looking for it but beloved, although the money was lost, it never lost its value which when she finds it, she calls out to her friends and neighbors saying, "Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece of money that was lost," and notice beloved, even though the other nine coins had the same value, at this moment of celebration, this recovered lost coin becomes more valuable to her that the other nine.
Beloved reader, we may catch the evening news and see a convicted murderer lose his last hope of appeal before being executed for his crimes, but beloved, God knows the history of his family and he knows what caused him to become so hardened inside that he shows no remorsefulness for his crimes, but would you believe me if I tell you that God still loves him and has a deep desire to redeem him?
Beloved, Jesus in this parable is not only giving us revelation of how much one soul means to God but he is giving us deep revelation of the love God has for his greatest creation that is created in his image and likeness, for when one sinner acknowledges their sinful nature and surrenders their life to God, God speaks in (Luke 15:10) that "there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents," and does not the word state in (Luke 15:4) that he left the ninety-nine in the wilderness, to go after the one which is lost, until he find it?
Beloved reader, the bottom line to this entire message concerning the justice of God could be summed up in us having to sit in his place and become the judge, therefore if we were to sit in his place and have to sentence one of our close family members to hell, which one would it be?
Dear reader, would it be our sone or daughter or would we with a broken heart says in tears, let me go in their place, well beloved, that is something of an illustration of what God whose very essence is love for his creation must feel when he has no choice but allow someone that has stubbornly rejected his plan of salvation, be cast into the fires of hell which was not created for man but for the devil and his fallen angels, for when God loses an unrepentant sinner to hell, beloved reader, that is apart of himself that he can never recover.
Saints, did you know that we are supposed to be the Lord’s body here on Earth and we are to willingly yield our bodies a living sacrifice which is just our reasonable service? (Romans 12:1)
Beloved, did you know that God desires to use our hands and feet to reach out to the hurting and needy people looking for a reason to live, therefore beloved, to accomplish this, we must reach out to the hurting and the culture around us with the good news that we serve a Risen Savior that can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities?
Church, it is time to get past the Sanctuary of Worship and enter in to a wonderful relationship with Christ who is not flesh and blood but an Eternal Being. Saints, nothing should ever be allowed to take the place of being in His presence and there should never be a question in our mind when it comes to our relationship with Him concerning the choices we make.
Dear reader, I am talking about people, places, and things including family which are temporal and will come to an end, but our place of being in direct relationship with Christ will determine how much He can trust us with in the world to come.
Church, we need to come into a place of Holy Reverence for who He is and what He has done for us that we might be called sons and daughters of the Most-High God therefore let get past regular worship which is filled with man-made forms and agendas which exemplify the flesh more than the Creator causing the world to sit comfortably in our meetings, with no conviction of their sin including their way of life
Saints of God and fellow peers, when church becomes more than good meetings and good preaching. may we catch a glimpse of (Joel 2:17) which speaks of the priests and ministers of God weeping between the porch and altar before God for their sin committed against him and his people.
International Evangelist
Dr. Jerry W. Hulse
Miracle Life Church International
MY CLOSING PRAYER
Dear Lord, I want to thank you for the opportunity to close this message in a word of prayer to all who will take time out of their busy schedule and read this message with an open heart, and Father, I ask that you move to bless each one that through this message have surrendered their life more to your purpose and I ask that you intensify the work that you have begun in their life and ministry.
Lord, I ask that you bless them spiritually, financially, physically, relationally and emotionally that their life may be blessed to enrich the lives of others, and Lord, from this day forward, I ask that your will, your purpose, your word and your Spirit will have free course in their life and everyone that they meet, and Lord I ask in Jesus mighty name that you will touch, heal and deliver all that read this prayer and call upon your wonderful name, that you will meet their need right where they are.
Father, I pray that all curses and words spoken against them would be broken and I ask that you stand up in them in these last days and make their life count for your cause and purpose and lord, as you awaken the gifts and talents placed in them from birth that they may become unified in the faith with other believers realizing the need to work together in harmony like a fine tuned orchestra in the masters hands.
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for your great love and blessing over our lives, for we rest in knowing that you promised to never leave nor forsake us as your children, and you promised to go with us all the way even to the end of the world.
Dear Lord, please forgive us for failing to remember that you know our needs before we ask, for you were once one of us that was tempted in all points as us and you went to the cross to pay our sin debt that we could be drafted into your royal family as Sons and Daughters sharing with you in your glory. "Thank You Jesus"
Dear Lord, we ask for you to enlarge our borders and place your hand of blessing upon us to guide us in the path you chose for us for we need your divine guidance that we might walk fully in your blessing and goodness as you lead us by your Spirit to divine appointments, and Lord, please deliver us from evil that we will not be tempted or cause pain.
Dear Lord, I pray that your blessed holy name might be glorified throughout the Earth as you leave your signature through us to future generations., and Lord I ask that you assign an Angel to accompany this work into the home of every person that will take time to read it. Lord, help us stand firm together activating our faith, for it is in these trying times through your grace that we can find rest in knowing that we can depend on you our God, "Our Father", to come on the scene to direct our path and to guide our footsteps.
Dear Lord help us to understand our dependence for survival is upon you and Lord, help us realize that we represent your glorious body on Earth, therefore Lord help us also understand that there is strength in numbers and we need each other to be fruitful and live a prosperous life as your people. Lord, please help us to not be careless and prideful in our Christian walk, or resemble a bunch of used body parts, but help us realize Lord, that we are apart of something bigger than ourselves; that we are a part of your glorious body as sons and daughters in your royal family and kingdom.
Dear Lord, my prayer is that you stir us up and burden our heart for true revival, yes Lord, in every country throughout the world and demonstrate to the people in these countries that you are the Unchanging God, for your word declares it, that what you were yesterday, you are today, and will be tomorrow! (Hebrews 13:8)
Dear heavenly Father, I ask that you move to bless each one that has taken time to read this message and have humbly surrendered their life more to your purpose and I ask that you intensify the work that you have begun in their life and ministry in Jesus mighty name.
Father, I ask that you bless them spiritually, financially, physically, relationally and emotionally that their life may be blessed to enrich the lives of others, and dear Lord, I ask that your will, your purpose, your word and your Spirit will have free course in their life and everyone that they meet.
Father, I pray that all curses and words spoken against them would be broken and I ask that you stand up in them in these last days and make their life count.
Dear Lord, I ask you to awaken the gifts and talents that was placed in them at birth, that they may become unified in the faith with other believers, realizing the need to work together in harmony like a fine tuned orchestra in the masters hands.
Father I pray that if any reading this prayer should need deliverance from some oppressing spirit including some illnesses that may be attacking their body, Lord, I pray that your Holy Spirit would raise up a standard against these attacks and set these people free.
Lord, I pray that the power of your written and spoken word be activated through the authority that is made available unto us that is in the name of Jesus, and we apply the following scriptures to our prayer. (John 16:23) "And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you." and (Psalms 34:15) "The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry."
Father, we close our prayer believing that you have heard and answered us according to your divine will and purpose, for it is in Jesus mighty name we pray and ask these favors. A-Men
