- Psalm 68:1 – is one of the most powerful prayers in scripture
It is a very very powerful song
- This Ps 68:1 prayer did not originate with David but with Moses in the wilderness Num. 10:33-36:
“And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.”
- Anytime Moses said that the cloud will arise and Israel will follow
- It is a cry of change, a cry of deliverance
- A cry of forward progress
- A cry to go from one level to another
- A cry to go to new territory
- A cry for fresh move of God
- A cry For God to move the victory procession
- A cry for promotions
- A battle cry to posses your possession
- It’s a victory, mystery cry
- It’s a cry from minimum to maximum Lift up your hand and say:
“ Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee”
- The enemy that does not want God’s will for your life to be fulfilled is God’s enemy no 1
- Jesus says in Psalm 40:7-8 “ Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
- When you call on God remember to call Him as follows:
When you call Him as God of Abraham, you encounter what God can do when you are faithful
- When you call God of Isaac – you encounter his Promises or laughter
- When you call Joseph – you encounter your destiny
- When you call Jehovah Shamah – you encounter the ever present God
- When you call Jehovah Sabaoth The God That fights your battles
- Jehovah Shalom – Peace
- When you call Jehovah Jireh – Provider
- When you call Jehovah Nissi – Victory
- El shaddai – more than sufficient for any problem or need
- – The Am that Am
- Elijah called fire down
- Let us look at Elijah a little
- Elijah – means God is real God
- Our names shall promote favor in Jesus name
- He humiliated the powers of darkness 2 Kings 1:1-15
- In 1 Kings 18:25 – 40 Elijah challenged 850 Prophets of Baal
- Their god had power but that day God’s greater power was released
- Lift up your hand and say:
- “Oh God of Elijah Arise and let my inner man receive fresh fire today in Jesus name”
- We are living at end times and we must be ready to prevail by fire Malachi 4:5-6
- Spirit and power of Elijah is needed if we must operate in power. Mal. 3:1-6
- We need the power of Elijah we need His ministry in our lives today
- Elijah was one of the mightiest prophets of God
- Nothing was known of his parents
- Elijah was 1st to announce dry season to punish God’s enemies
- 1st to raise the dead
- 1st to call down fire
- 1st to pray down rain
- 1st to lock heaven and pocket the key
- He confronted death.
- He confronted King Ahab
- What do you do when you are mocked, reproached and constantly rejected even by the people you love so much ?
- Even when you are preaching the Gospel of truth and grace?
- What do you do when mockers are more than helpers?
- What do you do when they conclude you are foolish?
- What do you do when your enemies constantly rejoice over you?
- What do you do when your supporters are gone?
- What do you do when the enemies issue death sentences on you and your family?
- What do you do when you are surrounded by satanic agents?
- What do you do when you are surrounded by so many problems?
- What do you do when your funds are low and poverty is kicking in?
- What do you do when a viper is attached to your hand to kill you openly?
- When you must get out and everything is at stake?
- What do you do when friends forsake you and you are all alone?
- What do you do when you are failing at the edge of success?
- What do you do when your enemy’s predictions are coming to pass?
- When unbelievers are asking you where is your God?
- When your helpers even fail?
- When enemies are many and friends are few ?
- When friends become enemies, when you are in total mess.
- When your life is following an evil pattern
- When you are at a standstill in life
- What do you do?
- When nothing seems to work at all and helpers forsake you
- That is the time to call upon the God of Elijah
- What do you do when problems want you to disobey God
- How will they call us Holy people redeemed, sought out not forsaken?
- Elisha had one prayer point at the Jordan?
- “Where is the Lord Go of Elijah? “
- Who is the God of Elijah?
- God of discipline and holiness
- God of prophecy
- God of fervent prayer
- God of provision
- God of resurrection
- God who laughs his enemies to scorn
- God of supernatural strength
- God of protection
- God of Elijah does not compromise with evil
- God of angelic powers and violence
- God of strategic prayers
- Some breakthroughs will only come when the sword of Elijah is used
- Till Elijah eliminated the prophets of Baal no rain in Israel
- Some breakthroughs won’t come till certain powers die
- God of Elijah answers by fire, all stubborn situation requires fire
- Fire burns, has no respect fire is a good friend but a bad enemy
How do we connect to the God that answers by fire
- How do we provoke Him to answer?
- 1 Be saved .You must truly be born again
- 2 No worry or anxiety is allowed.
- 3 Violent persistent prayer is needed
- 4 Faith, desperate faith persistent faith that does not take no for an answer:Luke 18 :1-8
- You must exercise mad and holy violence Mathew 11:12
- Surrender your life to Jesus COMPLETELY 1 Peter 2:19-23: Phil. 2: 9-11.
- Remove worry from your life. Worry and faith are not friends. Beginning of worry is the end of faith, so worry must die in your life Psalm 37
- You must be violently dissatisfied with your present state
- You must be mad about your present situation
- You must demonstrate Holy violence
- Violence of Jacob, violence of blind Bartmeus
- Violent faith non negotiable
MINISTERATION
Ps 37: 1 Chro 4:9-10