Prayer Works Bible Study: February 11, 2024

God's Will for Humanity

Romans 12:2 (NIV) says "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." We have a responsibility to grow and to become what God has called us to become. God is not looking for us to figure Him out. God is looking for us to believe Him.

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Not to kind of you know say anything about it, you know, when stuff like this happens, right in a way, it does show you the severity of how our world induces our thoughts.

It really does, you know, because it also in our talking to Calvin earlier on, you know when we all are on a journey and the journey that we are on is to get what's really important, become really important.  

Some get there early, some get there, you know, just like listening to Calvin and Calvin was like, yeah, I was already there but living in New York. Right and you look at Calvin's birthday it was very good, you say yeah you know, you know because it's a journey, it's really it's a journey of self discovery.  

You know, I never used to think I would never stop playing soccer or watching soccer or watching sports, really. I watched everything, everything I played, everything, so the idea I remember my aunt once said to me, one day you're gonna you're gonna stop and I was like, what are you talking about. You know, it's never going to happen.  

But when that journey kicks in, slowly but surely you know, a lot of things starts fading away.  

They don't really mean what they used to mean because remember, remember the phone theory I was telling you that when we are in, when we start this journey, we are thinking earthly to heavenly. Like this earthly to heaven, then when we continue walking with the Lord it goes like this. 

Where its heavenly and earthly. And it is a journey, it really is a journey that everybody has to walk in their own pace. Everybody has to figure out things they need to figure out. 

That's why I say that's why the question when Jesus asked Peter, who do men say I am? He says flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father in heaven.  

So in our own journey, we have a destiny of Christ's revelation in us that will continue to be illuminated and continue to grow. So that that's why the scripture says when He appears, we will be just like Him.

So in other words, we're all heading towards that direction where when he does appear one day we'll all be like Him. 

It says you'll be transformed in a twinkling of an eye. So that kind of like a journey we get there at the same time but the journey the road takes us all over the place for all of us.

Let's start with the goal in mind, the goal in mind is that you as a vessel that you are continuously growing the church that's inside of you.  

Because you are the church, so you are the church, so you're constantly growing this church. You know, the church is a living Organism, it grows, it has to grow.  

So you as a believer the journey is to accommodate the idea that I cannot die until this building is complete so that what the body of Christ is full and totally painted as a whole picture rather than half a picture.  

So which means the responsibility to grow. The responsibility to become is really on us to really on us to become what God has called us to become so that's the end in mind. So in the few coming weeks everybody on this prayer call will joined us in Bible study. 

You're going to be on schedule to say morning devotion and share what the Lord is doing in your heart and saying what He's saying in your heart because that's what God's design for all of us to grow.  

We have to grow, we cannot be stagnant we have to grow. If you're not growing, you're dying so I kind of teach from both perspective because in a very few weeks from now I'm going to ask all of us to start partnering in prayer, working together, taking care of one another spiritually.  

Holding each other accountable, you know, in the things that we say, and we need to do, I have Veronica got to do that for me. 

You know, keeping me in check, like you do that there like you got it, you got it right, so it's important because, without pressure, we do not grow, without pressure, we do not grow.  

That's why the scripture says counted all joy when you face trials and tribulation, because your perseverance will produce a different character and character says that character you develop, it says, it drives you towards hope it won't let you down.  

So that's why you see spoiled children are difficult to deal with is because there is no character that has been developed by any suffering or perseverance in anything. So, what we want to do today is we want to talk on God's will for humanity.  

God's will for humanity. He has God as a will for all of us, and you've always heard me say God does not have single plans for 8 billion people.  

He has His plan that has the contributing factors from every single person journey to fulfill His plan. So, your God's will for your life fits perfectly into His overall plan for humanity. So its not the opposite where your It's the opposite way, His will, your plan fits into His big will. And then you fulfill your destiny that way.  

So I want to highlight the things that God, really desires to see all of us do and be in this journey. So that we can really take the work of who is God, what is salvation now that I means this salvation and part of this Kingdom, and in this Kingdom there is something that God is building, and whatever God is building, it has this vision that He has ultimately but along with that, everything that I will do has to fulfill the vision of that Kingdom.  

So your growth in Him is not separate to His overall plan for humanity. Your spiritual goals are not separate to what God is trying to do overly, they are part of us. So, let's start with Romans 12:2 Kim, good to see you, Kimberly. It says, 

Do not conform to the pattern of this world right, conform means fitting into the patterns of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, your thoughts, your ideas.  

Says be transformed by the renewing of your mind, why, it says only after that transformation then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is, its good, please and perfect will.  

So in other words, in order for any of us to test or approve of what God's will is the first thing that has to happen is that our minds have to be transformed. Our thinking, our doing, our ideas, how we see right, because your mind controls your sight, your tests, your feelings, your emotions.  

So he says all that is to be transformed so that we are able now to go and test and approve what God says without that, it's impossible for any of us to test and approve what God says.  

God is not looking for us to figure him out. We can't figure out God on our best days even when we are collectively together, we can't figure him out. God is looking for us to believe him. He that comes to God must come believing that I am first.  

Romans 1:19-25 says this, Because what may be none of God is manifest in them. For God has shown it to them for since the creation of the world is invisible, attributes are clearly seen. Being understood by the things that are made, how do we know goals clearly is invisible attributes, when we look at things that are made.  

Even His internal power and got it. He tells us how we should pray to Him, so God's qualities are shown in the things that has been created so, when you look at nature, you have to see God's qualities. When Calvin was see standing on that island and looking at the city he says that shows you who God is.  

When you look at the Hudson River that shows you who God is, when you look at the Grand Canyon that shows you who God is, when you are in awe of the of the Victoria Falls that shows you who God is.

When you meet a brother, and they hug you and give you comfort that shows you God's quality. His invisible qualities are seen in the things that are made. 

John 14:9-10 says, Jesus said to him have I been with you so long and yet you have not known me, Philip. He who has seen me has seen the Father.

So how can you say, show us the father, do you not believe that I am the Father and the Father in me. The words I speak to you, I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does the works.  

So these two scriptures are showing us that God desires and is willing to reveal himself to us. So Jesus comes and prior to Jesus coming there wasn't really enough information about who God is, that was for everybody to see.  

There's a few selected individuals that met God and worked with Him, the way He revealed himself to Moses and a few other people in the Old Testament.  

But when the time came to reveal Himself to all of humanity, he sent Jesus to reveal who the Father is. So, which means God was saying I don't want you to figure me out, I will show you who I am. 

So, this is why if you carefully study the scripture, you realize God tells us. He shows us how we should worship Him.  

Says you should worship Me in spirit and in truth. Clap your hands all you people enter in my course with thanksgiving is showing us this is how I like to interact with you. God also shows us what we should think about.  

He tells us, Philippians 4:8, finally brothers and sisters whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable.  

If anything is excellent or praise worthy think about such things. Right there, this scripture eliminates depression, eliminates any kind of negative things God is telling you, hey these are the things to think about this year.  

Then also God shows us how we should sit and where we are sitting, Ephesians 2:6 says this, And He has raised us together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.  

We are seated with Christ in heavenly places. Joint sitting with Christ is far above all principalities and powers and darkness. This scripture shows you the authority you have over that world, right there. 

And we need to understand this, that every time you're walking with God, you are literally sitting in heaven, the places with in Christ Jesus.  

God tells us how we should walk. 2 Corinthians 5:7, For we walk by faith not by signs. In other words if your decision is just based on what you see, that every time tragedy challenges comes and all you see is just challenges.

That means you are walking by signs. But he is telling us that we have to walk by faith.  

Then Matthew 6:10, we know this. The Lord's prayer, He says let His will let God's will be down on earth as it is in heaven.

So from just these basic scriptures we can see that God is so involved in us that the things that really drive us as society, as humanity, as individuals, He has laid a way for us to actually govern our personal lives.  

This is where you're sitting, this is how you think this is how you should worship, this is how you should enter my court, this is how you should worship me.

So even though now here's where it really gets interesting, even though He has shown us in different parts that this is how I want you to do certain things, right. We still will never fully understand God's will. 

Like fully scope of it, the range of it, we can never understand it. Because if we end up really understanding the full and range scope of it, then do we have to walk by faith then.  

And the reason why we cannot because we can comprehend it but then he's so good that he's not going to leave us wondering.

He's never going to leave us wondering on how to either please Him or to walk with him, or to function with him, or to do what he is calling us to do. 

He is never going to leave you wondering if you ask exactly what God wants you to do. He will tell you, so the problem is not that He is not telling us the problem is that we are choosing not to listen. So what does God's will consist of, the will of God is always in line with his purpose.  

This is why when you are about to make a decision about anything if you are not sure here's a good indication. Does this align to God's purpose for humanity and we're going to go through this so you can understand in our decision making process that oh men.  

Where is this leading me to and if you understand all of goals we use, then you know whether whatever it is, is God's will or not. 

So whatever that is in God's will, in plan and purpose, yeah and what is God's will. God's will is what He wants. And what God wants is good for you. God is never going to desire something that he wants and that thing be bad for you and I. So let's look at this number one.  

The first and most important will of God. His plan, his purpose, his will, his desire, the number one thing that God wants is 2 Peter 3:9, The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise.

As some understand slowness instead He is patient with you not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.  

If anyone ever ask you what does God wants, this is the number one thing that He wants. That not one single person perishes.

Number one and which, by the way, this answers a lot of things, even questions that we have about people that we think deserve certain things. Because we were all deserving of the same thing.  

Every single one of us murderers, prostitution, liars, even the small little stuff that any of us do that is so diametrically different from what other people have done. Every single one of us who were deserving of God's rest.  

But His mercy, His slowness to anger, His patience, His keeping promise says I do not want anyone to perish. In other words, salvation for everyone.  

There's God's will number one the same another verse John 6:39 says, And this is the will of Him who sent me, this is Jesus speaking.

That I shall lose none of you that He has given but raise them up at the last day for my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.  

Then 2 Timothy 2:4 says I urge you then this is Timothy talking to all of us believers. I aid you then first of all listen to this language here. 

If you want to know what's your number one priority as a believer is, here it is 2 Timothy 2:4 I urge you then first, first of all, the first thing you have to do as a believer.  

The petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people for kings and all those in authority that we may live, what, peacefully and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good and pleases God our savior who wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 

First, not second first, number two, now the second one, this one the second one it triumphs all other Gods will. After we go through all of them, you understand this one triumphs all of them. 3 John 2. 

We know this one, beloved I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health just as your soul prospers above all else, I wish above all else that you would prosper being good health even as you soul prospers.  

In other words, your prosperity, your good health should not be outside of your soul. In other words, it has to be equivalent so if you have a ton of money God is saying it has to be equipped your soul has to be equivalent to what you possess in prosperity.  

Now when you think about how the soul prospers, the soul does not prosper because you're talking to a shrink.  

The soul prosperous in the presence of the one who created it. That's why riches, health without the soul prospering is not good for anyone.

Above all else we have the first one, then you have above all else. Number three, number three is a habit. Its a function is how we this is now operations your day-to-day, trusting.  

Proverbs 3:5, Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean to your own understanding. So now we get to habits now, in other words, this is how you function. This is how you function every day, trust in the Lord.  

Don't lean into your own understanding, in other words always doubt your mind as it pertains to what God is, rather so you can look to Him.  

Don't make your mind the ultimate I know the world tells us that yeah, be one, be a good decision maker. That's what the world tells us so that's the confirmation that's conforming to the world's patterns but in His Kingdom.

It says when whatever your mind tells you, if it is outside of God, don't trust it. The first thing you have to do is to lead to trust in the Lord and not to lean into your own understanding.  

It’s a habit and this year, guys, right, this Proverbs 3:5. This we have to practice, this does just not happen you have to constantly practice this and get better at it of trusting in the Lord and not leaning in your own understanding.

When you're in doubt, trust the Lord, when you are not sure, trust the Lord, when tomorrow seems bleak, trust the Lord.  

Trust the Lord, that's the habit. Habit number two God's will 1 Thessalonian 5:16, Rejoice always pray continually habit, give thanks in all circumstance so three things, always rejoice then always pray continually, then always give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you, in Christ Jesus. That's powerful, just, powerful.  

To trust in the Lord, to continually pray, to rejoice always, and to give thanks always. These are habits. This has to be put into practice so we can get better at it. So those habits, now let's talk about this is the doing.  

Now let's talk about how we should be in our approach. Micah 6:8, He has shown you for mortal what is good and what does the Lord require of you. 

From habits to now requirements, from a will perspective, this is God's requirement, this is his will in His will He has a requirement for us. And what is the requirement to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.  

This is a requirement its will God and saying man, this is my will for you all, I require this from you be just this is why everybody, this is why everybody guys, if you ever notice if something happens to another person that we don't agree about, agree about.  

We all ran and protest, right. The reason why the whole country and the whole world started standing up for Floyd Mayweather, was not Floyd Mayweather what's his, what's the name of the guy from Floyd, George Floyd is because this is, it is a requirement.  

It's not because people were compassionate, it's a requirement. It's in innate ability that's given to us that we have to love justice and mercy, this is why you see if you ever watch.

If you ever really cannot trace this, that some of the most popular movies, their movies that have to do with revenge, justice because it is in us to love justice and it is in us to be merciful.  

The hardest one walking humbly so that's God's requirement it's a will. Number six. God's will, 1 Thessalonians 4: 3-5, It is God's will that you should be sanctified that you should avoid, it’s his will, avoid sexual immorality, that each of you should learn to control your own body. This is an education, learn that means it's a process.  

Control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God. In other words, if you know God, it's impossible for you to walk this manner.  

What does the word sanctified means, it means set apart as or declared on, consecrated separate from. This is God's will that we have to be separate from the world in the way they conduct their business.  

And then he says, avoid, don't even go there, that's what avoid means just not saying don't be tempted says avoid don't even go that route.  

And there's a reason why the Lord says avoid because this is one of the most typical temptations that humanity can ever deal with sexual immorality. It's hard because we are designed to enjoy it, we are designed to enjoy it.  

But then the Lord says well, but avoid getting too deep into this because this can take you out. That's why, he says, don't get tempted it's like, just avoid it, just avoid it, it's God's will. 

This is not an ask, this is not, this is God's will. But yeah, avoid that, avoid it. Now when you look at and his overall umbrella, right, you can see that it has habits, it has conduct then it has blessings.  

You can look at it in the order of importance, right. The very first one in order of importance is salvation that nobody perishes. 

This is the very first important one, important and that's for us for him, right that nobody perishes but the second one is for us to him. I wish above all else so first, in order to enjoy number two you have to do what to get saved.  

So first you gotta get saved then after you get saved, the very first one I wish above all else, you prosper being good health even as your soul prospers. Then after you do that, He's like man, just trusting me at all times, don't lean into your own mind. 

Then after you do that you know what make sure you are rejoicing always and that you're praying continually and that you're giving thanks in all circumstances.  

Then here's the way you ought to function, be humble, be humble, love justice, love mercy. Then when you've done all this now, let's set you apart so you can be a great of an example.  

You see where this is all leading us towards, this is leading us towards the fundamental desire which is desire, number one that all men get saved because once you fulfill these six, right it gets to the place now where you are set apart and something that is set aside, set aside, right, that is sanctified. 

What does that thing do it attracts and when it attracts, the circle begins again. We go back to salvation so it's a really it's really a pattern that continuously lead you into this revolving draw revolving draw this is why the scripture says we go from faith to faith. Because this is God's will this is why He created human beings, this here.  

So when you study all these, right it leads you back to him. It leads you back to the place where Adam was before the fall.

That's why God is doing all this to enjoy what He used to enjoy with Adam before the fall because this brings in pleasure if we if we accept these wills and work in them, this gives God pleasure but in return it brings us to this perfect order of life.  

That was designed for Adam to enjoy before the fall. So in other words, this perfect life that everybody is looking for worldwide does not exist outside of this, it doesn't because if you are in the world revenge, if you are in the world sexual immorality, to pleasure and please yourself.  

If you are in the world, you've gotta trust your mind. If you are in the world prosper at all costs, forgive your soul. 

But we know what all this brings right, it brings you a day where you sit on the couch talking to a shrink. This is why councilors make so much money because we're trying to fix, because when you think about where this leads you too, right is to trust to lean into your own understanding.  

Now there is the problem because how much do you understand? Because then in order to solve your problems you have to have a greater understanding of things. 

 And now we all know that with our own minds, we can't really understand as much as we would like to understand. These are God's wills for humanity.  

And when you really come and look at it, guys like you start studying. You realize, man, this makes this actually makes perfect sense. It makes perfect sense that if I can, if this is what God is desiring for us, this actually makes perfect sense.  

We want to master this, we’re going to master it, we're gonna master trusting the Lord, we want to master loving Him, being humble, mercy and justice. To trust Him at all times, at all costs, in spite of, that His will. So we, we're building this house because once you get into the Kingdom, right, you know, last week we talked about the Constitution.  

Now we're saying, oh, man, this is what the king likes. Once you're in this Kingdom, this is what God likes. Or if you do this and do this, oh my God, you prosper. If you do that and do that it's going to be great. 

So we want to practice this Brenda. I'm sending you these notes as soon as we get off course. They're all, then you can just kind of put it all together. And probably we might have to I probably have to listen to this and kind of add some things in there too.  

We are building something and like I said my desire, my goal is that we really become a community of strong believers. That your words, your life and what comes out of you it's either supplying other people with information they need to experience this thing.  

Sorry, when somebody says man, are you a strong believer you, you don't, you don't think about it, you know that I am.  

That I'm walking towards the destiny that God has created and not to, there's a lot of Christians, there's a story I saw two days ago, a few, no I can't remember, a few days ago.  

A guy was on the way to church and he got into a car accident or something like that. He was a casual believer but when he got to church you know, he says he told this story and everybody's thanking the Lord.  

But he says, you know what, we might all be celebrating  this is bad. I have recognized that if that if this was my last day on Earth, I was not ready. Like I realize I'm not ready, I'm not ready to meet with the Lord.  

You rather know that you know, Lord, I'm following your will, I'm trying to get to your will it's difficult sense, but man, I'm trying every day, every day I'm putting into practice this. 

I'm trying to get the conviction to be set aside to be holy. Because this year leads to one incredible phenomenal thing. God trusting you, not you trusting Him that we know we do already, but him saying I trust you, I trust you.  

Because listen, the Lord will bring someone to you who has murdered somebody and you have to look at, you have to look at that habit, can I be humble and be merciful and justice? 

Even if I know that they committed heinous crimes. That's hard to do but it's a journey that when we start practicing it God then say you know I'll trust you. I'm sending this person to you and I know you have the answer you would lead them to where I need them to be. Look at Cornelius, remember Cornelius God had to tell yo, Peter, Cornelius, I'm sending this guy to you.  

Because I trust you now He says your gifts , your arms, your prayers yes, come as a memorial so I'm going to send an Angel to Joppa and bring Peter to your house so you can check this baptism.  

I want you to remember when the Lord says man Harold your prayers, your arms has come up to me as a memorial. I'm sending a family to your house today and I want you to pray for them and lead them into this gospel don't leave them walk with them and make sure they get to where they need to go.  

That only comes not because you know it only comes because men I'm trusting in the Lord with all my, and I'm not leaning on my understanding.

I don't know how this is going to happen, I don't know where the money is going to come from I don't know how this is going to happen, but you know what I'm trusting the Lord with all my understanding.  

Have you ever been told things that you like your you know what you deserve to go to hell. Trust me, as a pastor I've heard stuff, man, that you almost wonder like you know what hey, man, hey, quick story.  

There's a couple that I was on the board of the kids school in Boston. And I was studying grace you know, I always have a theme I always study in the course of the year. I'm studying grace and one day, the Lord says you want me to show you what grace looks like. 

Because you think is going to lead you better scripture, that's what we think, right. So one of the one families their kids were in the same classes as my kids.  

They had three all three were in the same classes as my children and we were on the same board meeting. I was the president, she was the vice and I know their husband were invited into the House for Christmas, a good time. 

So we finished meeting one day and I noticed countenance. I'm like, yeah, is everything ok. I'm suffering I'm like, what's going on, oh David left. Like what they were in my house 2 weeks ago hugging and kissing.  

Yeah, he left, what do you mean he left oh, he's living with somebody else, huh so I’m like hey, let's see if we can get together and sit down and talk. And that that took a while to happen because he didn’t want to meet.  

So finally I said yeah and I went to their house and I remember sitting standing on the kitchen counter that's where this story was happening, the kids are upstairs, so I'm like, ok, let's see what's going on.  

That was my first time to hear acouple that has been swinging since their first child and they have three. And I'm standing in the kitchen and the Lord says that don't make any expressions, don't make any facial expressions.  

And I'm hearing this I'm like, no when did this start? Oh, when we were in college and now I'm like, ok, I said so, where do you guys meet these people? Oh, we have a website there's a website for and the way they're talking guys they are almost confused that I don't know that this exists.  

Where do you where oh, we have a website and now I'm like and where do you guys like, where is this happening, like you guys go somewhat like? 

They said no, in our homes. I'm like, where's the kids in all this oh, sometimes we send the kids upstairs. I mean, in that situation you'll be like, you know what, hey this is the road.

He take it, so what happened, swing with somebody he can let go of now he doesn't want to be married he want to go live with this one. Kids are involved and their kids now play together. 

If you don't understand Micah 6:8 that He has shown you all mortal, what is good and what does the Lord require of you to act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

I'll walk out of that door and never talking, this is too messy for me and talking to this I’m out. But then to hear the Lord says, help them as they separate to go their own way.  

So you can help them to preserve the children. I still talk to their kids right now, they are 14. What do you this is what I'm saying guys in the Bible way, right, we've talked about this. 

] I feel the Lord is really preparing us for what's coming because you're going to be hearing these gruesome graphic stories and you best love mercy and justice. I mean, we have people here that have gone through hell and back, hell and back and hell and back again. 

And it's easy if I may speak, I think most everybody probably knows Naida’s your story, it's easy Nadia to condemn you, brother and rightfully so easy and you could justify it and everybody would like here it's ok.  

But when you understand this that even that God is willing to say I don't want anyone to perish that's, this is God's will, not a want this is not a want, this is this is His will.  

That as much as you are grieving for your husband God is grieving for your husband and your brother at the same time.  

That's His will, because they're both, they're both his children that he loves dearly and he does not desire, he doesn't desire any of them to perish. The heart of the gospel is deeper than what we have made it to be. But it's only until you understand God's will.  

Because think about this you know, sorry to use this an example, but you know I hope really help us understand think about this, that you know of what he because of what he did.

We were like, you know what he deserves punishment right. That's our humanly punishment he deserve it. Then if that then leads them to an eternal punishment where it never ends.  

Then you realize, man, my little justice, my little justice. I mean, I want you to imagine this if you were given an opportunity to torture somebody because of what they did for the rest of their life, you wouldn't do it.  

You probably do it for two weeks and you're like I don’t want to do that. That's God's heart, that's God's heart and the incredible thing about His heart is that it frees you through. 

In a way you don't understand that man, I don't know why I ain't mad. I don't know why I'm, you know but you know what I find myself full of love in spite of, that's the freedom of God's will. It plants both ways, it fulfills both ways. 

It doesn't leave you with something yearning inside of you and in other words you get the benefit of it too. And when you understand this it transforms your Christian walk, transforms it entirely. 

That's when God says, you know what, girl I'm about to hook you with some people that need that and I want you to Minister to them. That's when understanding His will turns into God trusting you.

Because that's what ministry is like, cause how can you, how can you Minister to anyone if you don't understand what God is demanding and requiring for all of us to make sure that we are in line with.  

The problem now is that this is no longer taught. This is why we fire people the wrong way, this is why we talk to people the wrong way, this is why we throw people in the trash the wrong way.

This is why we we think people are disposable. This is why we are always moving on to the next thing because we don't understand this.  

How dare we mortal people who never created any human beings. Decide that this one is no good, that's scary, how do we do that if God says I have a plan for every person. 

How then do you take that person because of what they did and you decided you know what what if what they did was Godly ordained so that they can get somewhere. That's why the way they say, trust in the Lord and lean not to all understanding.  

We had a man from Florida who whose son was killed by somebody else and the man was sentenced to life. 17 year olds or something like that and this man decided he was going to go to the jail and see the young man who killed his son. 

And ever since then he adopted the young man and this young man absolutely looks forward to this man visiting in prison every day, every Friday of the week.  

That's why the scripture says His ways are not our ways. His thoughts and not our thoughts, this is why this scripture, this will is asking us to walk humbly before Him, because if you are not humble, you cannot see this.  

What you will see is and when he's saying love justice, he's not talking about you being just. Says love the way I do it the way I do my justice, love that.  

So let's understand this because I'm telling you this lesson is so important because you as a believer, as you grow and mature and the Lord start leading you to help other people, to talk to other people, to minister, to other people.  

You have to know this manual, you gotta know this that yeah, this is God's will. Because then if you understand that it's God's will for no person to perish then you'll be so quick to find people who need salvation, all right. 

I'm past my time, I'm going to get these in notes and then we get it to everybody. Please please please please study this. And there's many other wills of God in the scriptures, but these are the most important ones.  

Know these, memorize them in your heart in scriptures because they are at the center of God's hands. And if you live in God's heart, you'll never be swayed by anything.  

And this is in preparation for all of us, for all of us to get to a place where we can encourage one another. We can do the morning devotion you can get on there and share what the Lord is saying to you. We've got to grow, we have no option, we've got to grow and I know a lot of people watching Super Bowl so you're going to get this to them. I see your finger up. 

Oh yeah, I just wanted to just remind everyone, I think Nadia, have your e-mail. Dorothy, I have your e-mail, Kathy I have yours, Kimberly I don't think I have your e-mail. I'll send, I'll send you I have Kims e-mail address. 

Ok, so I'm going to reach out to each of you first to see when in March, what morning in March would you be available? Ok, Dorothy's giving me that look. She's like, wait, he's serious. Oh, yeah, he's serious. 

And yeah, we're serious about and Kathy too yes oh yeah I have Kathy's e-mail yeah, I've got Kathy's e-mail and Kathy don't put that hand in your face, do not put that hand in your face at all.

You know, because like you know, the first thing I think of, you know, I'm dressing and getting ready for school first thing in the morning, yeah, so, ok. 

Listen you, you will listen, no excuses, especially we'll figure it out somehow we'll figure it is Friday or whatever, because the thing is that God has done so much for all of us I know we have something to share I know that.  

And in that process that we're going to overcome some things by just saying, hey, man, today when I woke up and I really thought of the Lord, this is what he said in my heart. 

We've got to get rid of this fear is the enemy who's trying to intimidate us, to do the very thing that God has instructed us to do, to speak.  

To speak of his goodness, to speak of his justice, speak of his mercy because from the abundance of the heart the mouth will flow. It has nothing to do with Scripture or no, from the abundance of your heart the mouth will flow.  

So get ready this is the year of stretching and stretching and stretching and stretching. And growing in the Lord and becoming what the Lord has called us to become. We're not getting any younger, we are becoming the ones that everybody looks to.  

And we are becoming the oldest citizens in the world and we have to speak if we don't. I was driving, my son had his little birthday he asked only spend with his boys from school.  

So these four boys came here, 14 years old, playing video games tend to go drop them at the house. And I'm sitting there sitting in the back and I was like, ok direct me to your house, he doesn't know.  

Here's the address put it in the GPS I'm like you don't know where you live like if I'm here, I'm saying hey which direction should we take you don't know. Yeah, I don't know because I've never been here.  

And I mean, I'm telling you, I'm sitting there that we're in trouble, we're in trouble. Because we are so consumed now so may the Lord bless everybody, pray for grace to be continual, to continue to be in abundance in the your lives.

For continued healing, Nadia continued healing. You are doing great, Mama, you're stronger than you think and you're doing good, you know you're doing good. 

 Don't worry that the Lord has got you, Kimberly, the Lord has you with that baby. Just stay on your knees, stay on your knees stay encouraging. Kathy the same thing with that, you will go, don't worry too much do what you do to your best.  

Just keep praying, keep praying, keep praying, keep encouraging, keep talking, keep saying things, keeping you know, every time you hear any negative things from them, you call, you counter with positives and positive confession.  

Every time you say this is what the Lord said to me because when they, they will remember that they'll remember what my mother used to say to me about the Lord. So just continue that way. 

Then Kathy same thing and we have a responsibility and the responsibilities for us to grow. We can't continue teaching the same thing, right, you wouldn't want a class like that, correct. 

So you need to grow too, so you can teach new things to our children, grand kids so they can start learning to deal with the war, that's emerging, Amen. In Jesus name, grace and power, and to all of us. 

I’ll also be available and the other thing too, guys, right, if you have any prayer needs ok, please, please, most of you have my number here or that e-mail info prayer works just send like this is what I'm going through because it will be great, the greatest gift in life is when somebody remembers you.  

The scripture says and God remembered you, He remember you. You want that you want somebody in the mid day to just remember you, right, so don't be silent, don’t be silent.

You know, its the enemy who’s always saying hey, don't share your business or whatever because how can we love justice and mercy if we don't know what the business is. 

It's making no sense, right, so share, you know, during the Christmas during Christmas you know, Dorothy, they were sending emails this is what's going on with family and this is what we are doing over here, this is what happened and we're driving to Boston.  

And along the way they did this they shut all these tents, pray for family as they do because it's God's desire more than it is yours, it's His desire, now when you do what God wants you get what  you need, ok. 

All right, love you all. God bless everybody, bye, goodnight.