Evangelist Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks
The Ministry of S.A.R.A.H.
Lyons, Georgia
PRAYER:
Lord, once again I want to praise Your Holy name and tell you thank You! For you have brought me through the fire and the rain, the calm and the storms of life; though sickness, good health, heartache, happy times, mourning and periods of jubilee- yes Lord, I praise You, for You have been my strength when I’ve need it most.
Lord I know that You didn’t have to do it, yet I am so glad about it! You have sent me to places I’ve never been before and You have allowed me to witness miracles that only You could make possible!
Thank You God for every soul that has been touched by me through You up to this very second, by Your Divine Words of gospel truth that has been written and preached through me. I pray that You grant everyone the strength that they need, peace and joy, goodwill towards all people and the opportunity to repent for their sins and evil intentions.
We know that we have no control over our final moments and that our lives are in Your Divine plan, but God there are many of us who need these last days to make a difference in somebody’s life. I am praying an intercessary prayer of faith over our nation right now in the name of Jesus!
I ask Lord, that You have mercy on my soul. Keep me in Your protective care, Bless The Ministry of S.A.R.A.H.
God, You know our hearts and You know our intentions. Keep me humble, sweet and Christ like.
I have prayed a servants prayer. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING: Eccl. 6:10-12 (nlt)
(10) EVERYTHING HAS ALREADY BEEN DECIDED. IT WAS KNOWN LONG AGO WHAT EACH PERSON WOULD BE. SO THERE’S NO USE ARGUING WITH GOD ABOUT YOUR DESTINY. (11) THE MORE WORDS YOU SPEAK, THE LESS THEY MEAN. SO WHY OVER DO IT? (12) IN THE FEW DAYS OF OUR EMPTY LIVES, WHO KNOWS HOW OUR DAYS CAN BEST BE SPENT? AND WHO CAN TELL WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AFTER WE ARE GONE?
TEXT:
Recently I looked over my life and an old gospel song came to mind, "How I Got Over-Lord, My Soul Looks Back and Wonder, How I got Over?? It’s a question that only God has the answer to. And that is why Ecc. 6:10-12 is so important at this time......
No matter what you or I naturally think, our lives have been determined by God long before we even existed. So like the scripture says, WHY ARGUE WITH GOD ABOUT YOUR DESTINY?
Destiny is the same as your fate. And your fate has everything to do with your faith!
We have much work to do because our best has not been good enough!
A charge to keep I have, a God to glorify. A never dying soul to save and fit it for the sky. To serve the present age, my calling to fulfill: O may it all my powers engage, to do my Master’s will!
That-is our destiny. That-is our fate. We must have faith: complete, unquestioning acceptance of the fact that God (our Master) has pre-destined each and every one of us to do His will, even in the absence of proof. We must move our own understanding (or lack of) out of the way and have credence in God’s plan merely by mentally accepting Him.
This message to you at the approaching end of this year is this- plain and simple: WHAT GOD HAS PREDESTINED YOUR LIFE IN 2003- SHALL BE !
A lot of us have made a mess of our lives by being disobedient and not yielding to His directions. Many of us have allowed ourselves to get caught up in the world and look where it has gotten us? Can you be satisfied and happy with those results?? Really?
There is a Word from God and He is leading me to say DENIAL.
D. E. N.I.A.L.....if you can say that you are truly satisfied and happy with the mess you have made of life, then I must tell you that you are in denial!
Repeat this: Don’t Even kNow I Am Lying!!!!!!!!
....stop Satan from having you in denial: believing that materialistic things equals happiness.
There is truth in the bible about God’s will for our lives. In Ecc.6:12 (nlv) the question is asked, IN THE FEW DAYS OF OUR EMPTY LIVES, WHO KNOWS HOW OUR DAYS CAN BE BEST SPENT? AND WHO CAN TELL WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AFTER WE ARE GONE?
The Lord says, " I WILL MAKE YOU WISE AND SHOW YOU WHERE TO GO. I WILL GUIDE YOU AND WATCH OVER YOU. (Psalms 32:8) IF YOU GO THE WRONG WAY-TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT-YOU WILL HEAR A VOICE BEHIND YOU SAYING, "THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY. YOU SHOULD GO THIS WAY." (IS. 30:21 nlv)
DEPEND ON THE LORD IN WHATEVER YOU DO AND YOUR PLAN WILL SUCCEED, (PROV. 16:3) THE TRUE CHILDREN OF GOD ARE THOSE WHO LET GOD’S SPIRIT LEAD THEM.
(ROMAN 8:14)
Children have to learn and as a child of God, whether you are 2 or 102, we have to let go and let God teach us to do what He wants. Psalms 143:10 says, LET YOUR GOOD SPIRIT (the Spirit of the Lord) LEAD ME ON LEVEL GROUND.
WHAT GOD HAS PREDESTINED YOUR LIFE IN 2003-
SHALL BE!
Study His Word, for the bible says, MY CHILD , DO NOT FORGET MY TEACHING, BUT KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS IN MIND. TRUST THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND DON’T DEPEND ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. REMEMBER THE LORD IN ALL YOU DO AND HE WILL GIVE YOU SUCCESS. MY CHILD DO NOT REJECT THE LORD’S DISCIPLINE, AND DON’T GET ANGRY WHEN HE CORRECTS THOSE HE LOVES, JUST AS PARENTS CORRECT THE CHILD THEY DELIGHT IN. (PROV. 3:1,5-6, 11-12)
My sisters and my brothers we still have time to repent for our sins and ask God for forgiveness. Many of you reading and sharing this message have had "pity parties" this year for one reason or another, many of you have been troubled and have even caused troubles for somebody else by something you have said or done; your words have power and somebody out there has caused hurt and discouragement towards someone just by being hateful . And the list of Satan’s tricks go on and on.
But I am here to tell you that we have a Savior. LET US, THEN, FEEL VERY SURE THAT WE CAN COME BEFORE GOD’S THRONE WHERE THERE IS GRACE. THERE WE CAN RECEIVE MERCY AND GRACE TO HELP US WHEN WE NEED IT. (Heb. 4:16)
DO NOT CHANGE YOURSELVES TO BE LIKE THE PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD, BUT BE CHANGED WITHIN BY A NEW WAY OF THINKING. THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHAT GOD WANT FOR YOU: YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHAT GOD WANTS FOR YOU; YOU WILL KNOW WHAT IS GOOD AND PLEASING TO HIM AND WHAT IS PERFECT. (Rom. 12:12)
....a charge to keep I have, a calling to fulfill....LET THE PEACE THAT CHRIST GIVES CONTROL YOUR THINKING, BECAUSE YOU WERE ALL CALLED TOGETHER IN ONE BODY TO HAVE PEACE. (Col. 3:15) SO DON’T BE FOOLISH BUT LEARN WHAT THE LORD WANTS YOU TO DO. (Eph.5:17)
(Ecc.7:10-41) (10) DON’T LONG FOR THE "GOOD OLD DAYS", FOR YOU DON’T KNOW WHETHER THEY WERE ANY BETTER THAN TODAY. (11) BEING WISE IS AS GOOD AS BEING RICH; IN FACT, IT IS BETTER. (12) WISDOM OR MONEY CAN GET YOU ALMOST ANYTHING, BUT IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT ONLY WISDOM CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.
(13)NOTICE THE WAY GOD DOES THINGS, THEN FALL INTO LINE. DON’T FIGHT THE WAYS OF GOD, FOR WHO CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT WHAT HE HAS MADE CROOKED? (14) ENJOY PROSPERITY WHILE YOU CAN. BUT WHEN HARD TIMES STRIKE, REALIZE THAT BOTH COME FROM GOD. THAT WAY YOU WILL REALIZE THAT NOTHING IS CERTAIN IN THIS LIFE.
(Ecc. 12:13-14) (13) HERE IS MY FINAL CONCLUSION: FEAR GOD AND OBEY HIS COMMANDS FOR THIS IS THE DUTY OF EVERY PERSON. (14) GOD WILL JUDGE US FOR EVERYTHING WE DO, INCLUDING EVERY SECRET THING, WHETHER GOOD OR BAD.
What God Has Predestined Your Life in 2003-
Shall Be!
