Coming From Out Of The Middle Of The Pack
Isaiah 55:6-13
6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
I have entitled this today: “Coming Out of the Middle of the Pack”.
I believe that most Christians are in the middle of where they can be in God.
They don’t want to go too far for fear of what God might expect out of them.
I believe that, in the day we live in, we need to break out from the middle and start heading to the lead of the pack.
According to Duetronomy 28:44, we are to be the head and not the tail.
We are to be the ones who are leading the way for God’s Kingdom.
We have so called Christians who are in the pack who do not know their views on homosexuality marriages and abortions.
Let me make it plain. They are wrong and God will judge us for our belief system if they do not line up with the Word of God.
We need to start heading for the lead of the pack so we can lead the way that the Word of God teaches.
We are all running a race and we can all be victorious in the races that we are running.
Isaiah 55:6 says: Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
The entirety of this verse as given by the Holy Spirit has a tone of reproach.
Israel, as well as all, must seek the Lord, without delay or the opportunity will pass.
This verse is warning us that there can come a time when the Lord cannot be found.
Isaiah 55:7
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
This is a promise of forgiveness of sin upon repentance.
2Ch 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
America and the world need to humble themselves and pray and seek God’s face, and turn from their wicked ways.
If we want this land to be healed and we want God to move, there will have to be an obedience factor.
It’s not about being popular, but it is about being obedient to what God says to do.
We say we want the economy to turn around, we want God to bless this land, then it is time to quit shedding innocent lives, killing babies through abortion.
It is time that we call sin what it is, it is time that we start to head to the front of the pack and be the servants that God has called us out to be.
America has been known as the melting pot, we have opened up our doors to every known idol that there is.
Buddha is not God!
Allah is not God!
Joseph Smith of the Mormons is not God!
These cannot pardon sin, there is only one Name under Heaven that can forgive sin and that is Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 55:8-9
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
The way we think is not necessarily the way God thinks.
His thoughts are not our thoughts, neither are our ways His ways.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are God’s ways higher than your ways and God’s thoughts than your thoughts.
Don’t you think it is time we start thinking the way God wants us to think?
Some might ask, “How can I come to that place?”
Open up the Bible and read what He says we need to do to get to that place.
Ro 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Aren’t you tired of being the tail, don’t you think that it is time to be the head?
We need to come out from the pack and be servants of the Most High God.
I have entitled this today: “Coming From Out Of the Middle of the Pack”
Dream 6-12-09
I dreamed I was at a race track. All of the vehicles were being run by a remote control. I had a great big white truck. I came out from the middle of the pack to take the lead. I had hit someone’s truck along the way to the lead, their vehicle was ok. Junior walked over to Jerry who was working on a light and said he had heard a snow storm was on the way, Jerry had heardthe same thing. My truck now had a great big lead.
Interpretation
Race track- we are all running a race of life that we can all win.
Remote control-we have control of our lives, by decisions that we make.
White truck-this could mean personal ministry.
White means-Pure without mixture; unblemished, spotless, righteousness,
I believe that God is about ready to bring me out in my ministry.
Dreams and Visions!
I had hit someone’s truck along the way to the lead, there vehicle was ok.
Along the way, I had to learn to be obedient to the Word; at times I have messed up.
Jr walked over to Jerry who was working on a light and said he had heard a snow storm was on the way, Jerry had heard the same thing.
Jerry and Jr represent witnesses to what is going to happen.
2Co 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
Snow storm-Represents a covering by God
Isaiah 55:10-11
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
God is giving us a mission!
God’s Word is creative; with the utterance the result is achieved.
It is not just given for a special time, but for the benefit of the people of God for all ages.
God’s Word does not return to Him void!
It shall accomplish that which God pleases.
And it shall prosper in the thing whereto God sent it.
Are we racing in the middle of the pack? It is time that we press the accelerator and start heading for the lead.
We are the head, we are not the tail!
2Ch 19:3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
2Ch 30:19 That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
Ps 14:2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Ps 53:2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
Ps 69:32 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
Ps 62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
Church, I don’t want to be like everyone else, I want what God has for me.
I want my Divine Destination to take place.
God has a Divine call and a Divine destination for you.
Stay faithful to His word and you will get to the place that He wants you to be.
In the day we live in, it would be easy to stay where you cannot be heard. Your voice needs to be like a trumpet, declaring right and wrong in our generation.
We need leaders to rise up, people of God’s standard to push forward within their God given destiny.
We have talked about the rain and the snow, get ready for a God factor to take place in your walks.
Joe 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Lu 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Coming From Out Of the Middle Of The Pack
Will you be willing to come from out of the middle of the pack and declare God’s Word to this generation?
Closing
You might say, “I can’t speak that well.” You can because if God has called you to do something He will give you the Words to speak.
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
If you want to come out from the middle of the pack stand where you are at and we will pray.
If you are interested in seeing some God given dreams given to me and others in our church go to:
http://www.ourchurch.com/member/w/windoffaithdrea/
Go to the new text page for the God given dreams.
