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I’m Qualified Series
Contributed by Henry Lee Clay on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Regardless of what you have been through and in spite of how many times that you may have failed in your past, God can qualify you through the Lord Jesus Christ and use for His own glory.
Some of you in here today don’t like yourselves because of mistakes that you’ve made. But, it doesn’t matter what is in your history or in your past God can anoint you and use you anyhow!!!
Here is Peter. He’s been jacked up in the pass but now He’s standing boldly for Christ.
Peter, how did you do after denying the Lord and all of that other stuff? How did you come back from such a low point and place in your relationship with God and life?
He said. “Clay, don’t you remember, Luke 22:31 when the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.
But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”
3. Satan’s power is nothing when Jesus is praying for you.
Do you know you have been able to bounce back from some of the horrific and horrendous things that you have had to deal with in your life? It’s because Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father praying and making intercession on your behalf.
Is there anybody in here that has ever wondered how you got out of some of the stuff that you got in? I’ll tell you why. It’s because Jesus was praying for you.
How you got healed when the doctors told you that you weren’t going to recover? It’s because Jesus was praying for you!
IS THERE ANYBODY IN HERE THAT IS THANKFUL FOR THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE AN INTERCESSOR LIKE JESUS!
“Satan has asked for you”. Satan must first get permission before he can mess with you. Jesus is saying here, “Simon, Satan can’t do anything to you without first knocking on My door”.
This means that whatever the devil tries to do to you to destroy you but that’s the stuff that I’m going to use to develop you.
I’ve prayed for you. Not thank you don’t get sifted, because you need some sifting every now and then. It’s the sifting that will teach you how to sing. It’s the sifting that will teach you how to lift up your hands.
Jesus said, “I’m praying not so that you don’t get sifted, “I’M PRAYIING THAT YOU’RE FAITH WILL NOT FAIL”. THAT WHEN THE SIFTING COMES YOU WILL KNOW WHOSE YOU ARE.YOU WILL KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND YOU WILL REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAVE!
And when you (NOT IF YOU) have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”
BECAUSE WHEN YOU RETURN. (LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND TELL THEM, “I’LL BE BACK”)
BECAUSE THEN YOU WILL BE READY TO STAND IN MY POWER AND SAY, “I’M QUALIFIED!”
Like a ship, that’s tossed and driven,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
