The Journey Of A Lifetime

D. There is a battle in the mind

1. Right after Moses stood at the burning bush and before He entered again into Egypt he had to fight a battle of the mind

2. Right after Jesus was approved by God and baptized by John the Baptist and before he started His three year ministry He was immediately driven into the wilderness for 40 days

E. God supply is always enough

1. When Moses commanded that Pharaoh let God’s people go he held the rod of power from God himself

2. When sin has taken hold of us and we are headed toward certain destruction the power paid for 2000 years ago…a rod from Jesse takes over…His name is Emmanuel…Jesus!

F. We can hold on to the promises of God

1. As Moses takes them through the Red Sea there eyes are on the prize of the promise land…that place that God had purposed for them through the Abrahamic covenant

2. As The Holy Spirit leads us through the barrier of death into the abundant life of peace that passes all understanding our eyes are on the prize of glory…Zion…Heaven…Life everlasting.

G. We must have faith

1. As the spies come back with the negative report they are stuck in the wilderness because of their disobedience

2. As we look at the price that we must pay in order to have the Gifts of God manifest in our lives

many of us give up and wonder in the wilderness of disobedience

H. There is always a remnant

1. When the new generation full of faith, vigor, vitality, and strength comes to the edge of their promise they take it

2. When we are obedient and walk in faith, love, patience, longsuffering, temperance, we can come to the edge of our destiny in God.

Points:

1. All of these things are true

2. All of these things are good for doctrine

3. All of these things give life to us and hope

4. It wasn’t just about the promised land

5. It wasn’t just about the Abrahamic covenant

6. It wasn’t even just about God getting glorified by and through His chosen people

Transition:

1. Abraham had to climb Mount Moriah

2. Noah had to collect wood when there was no rain

3. David had to be a King in a cave

4. Daniel Had to be a lion tamer

5. The three Hebrew boys had to be fireproof

6. Elijah had to run faster than a chariot without any physical training

7. Jeremiah had to preach to a people who he was told would never receive his message

8. Ezekiel had to prophesy life into dead dry bones and watch them turn into a great army

9. Moses had to travel through the wilderness to go back to Egypt

10. Jesus had to deny himself and face the enemy of the ages to start His ministry

James 4:8

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you”

II. The Journey To The Promiser

1. Exodus 7:16 - “And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me

unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold,

hitherto thou wouldest not hear.”

a. Serve the Lord in the wilderness (means to worship Him)

b. Our desire must be for the promiser and not just the promise

2. When the bush started burning “Moses turned aside to see” – Exodus 3:3

a. turned aside – cuwr – to turn off