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Vessels For The Next Move (Part 2)
Pastor Charles Omofomah In the move of the Spirit of God, there is a Faith: The Connection Required
will not stop you nor hinder you. Faith is
kind of vessel that the power of God will
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down
the instrumentality by which God deIies
Ilow through to manifest His glory in our
after they were encircled for seven days.
every shut gate. When the prison door
lives as individuals, as a church or local
31 By faith the harlot Rahab did not
where Paul and Silas were kept was locked
assembly, or to the Body of Christ in
perish with those who did not believe,
in Acts 16, by faith they prayed and sang
general. In the previous article, we looked at the story of the spies Joshua sent to Jericho before the walls crashed in Joshua chapter 2. We learnt about two deIining qualities that separates a man as a vessel Iit for use in God’s next move on the earth. The Iirst quality was that God uses unlikely vessels and the second quality is that such people will be those who respect the ways of God. We will continue from there as God’s Spirit teaches us further. There were covenant people (some of the children of Israel) who couldn’t enter the next move of God. If you don’t respect something, you can never attract that thing. Some may not say it out but their attitude is in rebellion, so all kinds of things begins to happen to them because they are opposed to what God is doing. You must be sensitive to know what God is doing in the now and protect it with your life; doing that is living by faith.
when she had received the spies with peace. Hebrews 11:30-31
What that simply tells us is that the others perished; but by faith Rahab signed a covenant, receiving a promise that she and her household will not be killed when the time came. Why did she do that? She already knew what God would do and that if she sided with it, she would live. There were two places it was recorded that the gates of Jericho were locked. The Iirst time was when Rahab said the gate was locked; the second was when those pursuing the spies were let out, because they had to open the gates for them, after which it was shut. The gate was shut because the spies were working with the purpose of God and Rahab understood the purpose of God and sided with it. Notice that the shut gate could not stop them. I prophesy to you that if you will side in with the purpose of God for your life irrespective of the enemy, any gate shut
praises to Him and the prison door was opened. Even if the doors and the gates will not open, God will bring you out anyhow. The Bible says when the men were leaving they were let out by a cord, and it is the same scarlet cord that she tied to the window so they can see it and not destroy her (Joshua 2:18). It was the faith of God that worked for her, and it can work for you too except you are practicing another faith. That same faith in the covenant delivered the woman and she came out untouched. There is no opposition hatched out from the pit of hell that can stop God’s work when you are in sync with the Spirit of God. As you keep being in sync with the Spirit of God, there is no demon hatched out from hell that can hinder you. There is no austerity, no wagging tongue that should stop you. Know what you are doing, have an acute understanding of what God wants you to do and you are pursuing it, no shut gate will stop you.
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Cooperate with the uncommon vessels. “when we come…” which was faith at work
head, and we will be guiltless. And
Follow what God is doing. Don’t let the rain because they were siding with God, keying
whoever is with you in the house, his
or the blessings stop you. I know many into what God was doing in their day.
blood shall be on our head if a hand is laid on him.
people the blessing has stopped. If you agree to follow the purpose of God, the Note also that they asked Rahab to bring rain will not stop you.
her family members into her house, which suggests that her family was not with her
The Place Of Intercession
20 And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be free from your oath which you made us swear.” 21 Then she said, “According to your
at the time. She interceded for them; which
words, so be it.” And she sent them away,
The vessels that God will use in the next shows that the instrument God will use for
and they departed. And she bound the
move are the vessels that stay in the place the next move must be a selIless vessel.
scarlet cord in the window.
of intercession. What does it mean to Not vessels who are more concerned with
Joshua 2:19-21
intercede? To intercede simply means to getting the next designers suit; buying the intervene on behalf of another; as to latest cars or changing the furniture in Lastly, remember that the faith of God and attempt a reconciliation. The vessels for their houses. They are not selIish! How the move of God will only work within the the next move must be intercessors.
often do you think of doing something that conIines of God’s law, which is the Word. will better your church? It simply shows The men were talking with certainty, with
12 Now therefore, I beg you, swear to
the mentality you have of the things of assurance, with the view that the victory
me by the Lord, since I have shown you
God.
was theirs because they were with God.
kindness, that you also will show
They were protecting what God was doing
kindness to my father’s house, and give
Even tithe paying for certain believers is and there was no doubt whatsoever in
me a true token, 13 and spare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.” Joshua 2:12-13
selIish. They only pay their tithes because their minds as to whether God will show they are afraid of being involved in an up or not. accident, or that evil things will happen to them; and not because they are thinking They told Rahab that she and her about sinners that would be saved with household would be destroyed if they go
out of the conIines of the covenant. So it is How can wanted men that a country were that money. They forget that they were seeking to kill be asked to save a family? saved because other people gave their with the laws of God. Don’t think you can Aside the fact that Rahab made that tithes and offerings.
walk outside the conIines of the laws of
request while operating in faith, she
God and nothing will happen to you.
Nothing will happen to you when you learn cooperated with what God was doing, How often do you think about helping a knowing that it will never fail. So she brother or sister? There are many around to stay within the conIines of God’s Word. interceded for her household
you who don’t have parents; who cannot When you intercede for other people, you afford to go to school or help themselves. are preparing yourself to be the vessel for
18 unless, when we come into the land,
How eager are you to win more souls? the next move.
you bind this line of scarlet cord in the
Learn not to see everything from the “I”,
window through which you let us down,
“me” and “myself” viewpoint. Rahab stood Those who protect the unlikely ways of
and unless you bring your father, your
in the place of intercession, and then she God, and those who will follow His move
mother, your brothers, and all your
went the extra mile of bringing them into must be people of intercession. Choose to
father’s household to your own home.
her house.
Joshua 2:18
Looking at that verse closely, we can see that the spies were men of faith. Notice that they didn’t say, “If they catch us” but
run with God so you can be a vessel in His
The ConBines Of The Word
next move. This is a
19 So it shall be that whoever goes
message of destiny and
outside the doors of your house into the
I pray that you will run
street, his blood shall be on his own
with its truths.
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