GREAT AND MIGHTY THINGS!
The Prophet Jeremiah
1. GOD HAS PLANS FOR YOU!
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not for calamity, to give you a hope and a future
* God has plans for you. What kind of plans?
A). Plans to Prosper you.
Years ago, Margo, the Sunday School teacher of our young couples class prayed for each of us individually. When she came to me she began to ask God to prosper me. She prayed that He would prosper me financially, spiritually, and physically. I appreciated that prayer greatly and God has certainly blessed me in each way more than I could ever have dreamed.
I was preaching a revival once and my throat became dry as I was passionately preaching God's Word. A guy I knew brought a cup of water to the pulpit. As he walked away, I said "Thank you and may your tribe increase!"
He quickly said, "I got 4 kids, Lord, ignore what he just said."
God desires to prosper you in ways you've never even thought about. Do you want to prosper?
B). Plans to Protect you- “not for calamity”.
You need to be aware of something today. The Devil wants to destroy you!!!
I Peter 5:8 “Be sober and vigilant, for your adversary the Devil, prowls around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.”
(1) Satan is your Adversary. The Devil hates God. He hates you. He wants to destroy you and every fingerprint of God in your life. He doesn’t just want to kill you, he wants to make your every living moment miserable.
(2) Satan is like a Roaring Lion- He roars in the night to put you in great fear. He wants to control you. He wants you too scared to step out and serve God. He wants you too scared to do anything at all. He knows he can control you through fear. And a believer who lives in fear is one who lives in defeat.
(3) He wants to devour you. He wants to destroy your life. Your family. Your ministry. Your spiritual life. He wants to keep you from God and all the good things He desires for you.
** God desires to Restore to you everything Satan has taken from you.
God loves you! God wants to give you abundant life.
He wants you to have the best! He wants to replace your fear with courage.
And the Bible says “Perfect love casts out fear.”
Is the Devil trying to tear your marriage apart?
Grab hold of God. He wants to restore to you the love you once had.
Has your spiritual life been dry as a desert? He wants to burst forth a spring of life to refresh you!
He wants to protect you from the attacks of the Devil, but you have to decide what camp you are in!
WHAT KIND OF PLANS DOES GOD HAVE FOR YOU?
A) To Prosper you
B) To Protect you
C). To Give you a Hope-
** In the struggles of life.... Marriage, finances, family, work. He wants to help you overcome those struggles.
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* In the struggle of death.... He wants to give you a home in Heaven when you leave this world.
D). To Give you a Future.
** God’s Abundant Grace is reaching out to you to cleanse you from all sins and unrighteousness. God wants to give you a fresh start. A clean slate.
** God wants to rid you of your mistakes you have made in your past.
** You need to be aware of something. As a believer, God is not concerned about your past. He is concerned with your present and your future.
** The Devil is the one reminding you of your past.
He does this to control you and make you live in defeat.
He will remind you of all your past sins and failures in order to destroy your future.
** Let me give you some free advice!!!The next time the Devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future!
**God has great and mighty plans for you! The question remains, though, Will you join Him and see the beautiful plans He has for your life?
2. GOD HAS THE POWER TO ACCOMPLISH HIS PLANS FOR YOU!
Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold! I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?”
** God is asking a rhetorical question here. The question is asked but the answer is obvious.
** God had proven His Power in the past and proven His faithfulness.
God was telling them that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM.
** AND GOD HAS PLANS FOR YOU!!! and God desires to accomplish great and mighty things in your life.
** Far too often, though, we settle for much less than what God wants to do.
- In our minds, We have no problem believing God performed miracles in the Bible.
We have no problem believing what He did 1000 years ago.
We have no problem believing what He did elsewhere in the world with other people.
*But, It is a much different matter to trust on God- to depend on Him- to deliver a miracle for YOU in YOUR own life.
* God is calling us to trust Him fully. To know and to realize that nothing is impossible for Him.
That nothing is impossible in your life if you are in His will and filled with faith.
* Our problem is that we limit God by our lack of faith. By doubting. By not fully trusting Him.
** We will see the miracles of God in our own lives when God has spoken to us and we stop living in fear and negativity and stand in faith without doubting.
** The question remains, then, HOW DO WE ACQUIRE THE BLESSINGS OF GOD AND THE NEEDED MIRACLE IN OUR OWN LIVES?
The Question before us is, “When will we, as believers, get to experience GREAT AND MIGHTY THINGS?”
3. CALL ON GOD AND STAND IN FAITH.
Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to Me and I will answer you , and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”
* It’s not enough, though, to just get a word from God.
* When God speaks to you.
When God reveals His plans for you.......
WHAT YOU DO NEXT PROVES WHAT YOU REALLY BELIEVE ABOUT HIM!!!
* When God spoke to Moses about His plans to deliver Israel from bondage- the greatest exodus in human history- and that He wanted to use Moses to do it, Moses argues with God.
- He didn’t doubt that God could do it.
- He doubted that God could do it thru him. That’s why he began to make excuses.
* TRUTH IS.... though, that when you say you believe God can do anything, but you don’t think He can do it thru you, your theology is out of whack.
* If God is not able to do a miracle through you, then He is unable to do one at all!
* Sometimes God must do a miracle IN you before He can do a miracle THROUGH you!
God wants to show you GREAT AND MIGHTY things!!
* Not just for you to see either. He wants you intimately involved. Imagine what it was like for the 11 disciples in the boat as they watched Jesus walk on the water. Now imagine what it must have been like for the 1 disciple that had enough faith to get out of the boat and walk on the water with Jesus!!
God wants to know, do you want to experience great and mighty things or are you satisfied just sitting in the boat?
* the question remaining is “Will you live in faith and trust God to do Great and Mighty things through you, or will you wallow in doubt, unbelief and fear?
* IN THESE LAST DAYS, WE NEED TO GET BOLD IN OUR PRAYER LIFE.... IN OUR MINISTRY... IN OUR GIVING.... SERVING..
Have you sensed there may be far more that God wants to do in your life than you have been experiencing?
* Today, ask God to show you what that is and be prepared to respond in faith and obedience when He speaks to you!
