hello all. Tonight we will be discussing Mark 4:28, the blade, the ear and the full corn in the ear. In this society, we work longer hours and are busier than ever before. The purpose of these longer hours is to get provision[money] to take care of bills etc. God has given us a way to get our needs met, that exist outside of overtime , 2 jobs, 3 jobs etc. This was a revelation to me about this way, and I want to share it with you.
In the Garden of Eden, Adam had to trouble with provision. God placed Adam in the garden[ eastward, Gen 2:8] . The man was not created first, the environment in which he was to rule, came first. The word "eastward" is there to tell you that Adam had a choice. He could go westward,northward or southward if he wanted to. Obedience is the guarantee that your provision will be met.
The provision was there so that Adam could perform his duties on earth , and thus spreading the Garden of Eden throughout the earth. The provisions were food, water, wife, gold etc. Anything he needed to aid in him completing his task was freely given to him. Everything came to him with "NO SWEAT". God put Adam to sleep and made a woman from him. She was the woman of his dreams. This is the way He intended for all of his children to live.
When Adam and his wife transgressed against the Lord, they were kicked out of the provision, and now Adam would have to make a living by the sweat of his brow. Everything that he will do from now on, he'll have to work twice as hard to obtain it. Many people are working just like that. This is a result of the curse that was put on this earth. Everyone would work harder and if you'll notice the genealogy from Adam to Noah, mans days were being shortened as well[Genesis 5]
I'm not saying"don't work", I'm saying that your job was not designed to supply your need. That job{assignment] was designed to bring out giftings in you, but IT IS NOT YOUR SOURCE. Remember also that we are in another kingdom, the kingdom of God. This kingdom has a King[Jesus] it has citizens[you]it has currency[faith]it has and endless supply of provision, and you don't have to wait to get to heaven to have it.
When the children of Israel was in Egypt[ the book of exodus] they earned a living by working for Pharaoh. They worked and worked and worked until some of them fell over dead. If you'll notice that they were in Egypt, but they couldn't think outside of Egypt; so their environment formed their thinking[ now think about your job]. God delivered them by the hand of Moses, they are headed to the promise land. Where are they going to work while they are in the desert for 40 years? Who is going to supply their need, without a job?
As long as they follow the Cloud by day[old testament ] and the fire by night[new testament]
they would eventually get there. The trip was only supposed to take about 3 months, if they obeyed. The Lord supplied everything they needed, water food, clothes, shelter, shade,protection, 401k plan, health and dental etc. Once they started complaining, the provision got cut off.
Think about this; they were to sow in the land[work] for 6 days, and on the 7th day, they rested.
They were to sow in the land for 6 years and on the 7th year, the land rested. My question to you is, how are they going to cause any vegetation to grow, when there was no RAIN? THE LORD did it. There was one miracle after another, all they had to do is keep moving.
The sabbath day was designed to remind man that one day, God would return His people back the place where they no longer had to supply their own needs. The sabbath is now inside of every believer. Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath[Matthew 12:8]. Sabbath means "REST". What He is saying is that I've go you covered; stop worrying about what you will eat,drink, put on, what kind of car you will have, where are you going to live, who are you going to marry etc[mat 6:28-33]. The way they got their needs met was by sowing and reaping, not buying and selling. This was a new way of thinking that exists outside of what they were used to. Are you in this bunch? Are you sitting at your desk wondering" what am I going to do"? I'm glad you asked!
[ ask me about the difference between buying and selling vs sowing and reaping]
Lets look at this scripture:mark4:26-29] Jesus start of with this" the kingdom of God ".
As a man should cast seed to the ground . Mark 4:14 says that the seed is the Word of God, or the sower soweth the Word. In order to sow seed, you need a field to sow in. This can be looked at 2 ways. When someone is getting ready for college, they ask them "what FIELD" are you going into? Most people don't even realize that It is God that led them to that profession. the other way is that your heart is the field, since you were made of the dust of the ground[Gen 2:7]
And should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up He knoweth not how: first ,God wants you to know[Hosea 4:6] He does not want you left in darkness[ignorance].
The first part of this verse speak of time. In the eternal realm, there is no time, so you can get what you need in no time at all[Amos 9:13] As long as you meditate on time rather that the things eternal, you will never know. This is a spiritual reality and therefore your natural mind won't be able to comprehend this.
The earth bringeth forth of itself, first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. If you want to know what was planted in the earth, just look at the fruit;
but when the fruit is brought forth, immediately, he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come. The sickle is 2 things : handle[faith] and blade[the Word, Hebrews 4:12]
so lets put it all together:
What are you believing God for? What do you need? What do you want? How do I get the bills payed with this little bit of money? How do I save my marriage? How do I get the kids tuition payed? How will I get healed? etc.
You first need a word. The seed is the Word, and your heart is the soil in which you will plant the Word [psalms 119:11]. You do not get to choose which scripture you will use for your deliverance. The Holy Ghost will lead you to the scripture.
Jesus was the word made flesh[john 1:14] Jesus was not the scripture made flesh. The scripture goes in your head, but the word goes in your heart. As long as the scripture is in your head and not in your heart, it won't do you any good[James 1:21]. Once you have been led to the scripture, you take it and put it in your mouth and begin to confess it. Once that word has made it into your heart, the word will begin to direct you as to the next move you should make[psalms 119:105][psalms 119:130] The Word is both light and lamp. You mediate on that word daily. Every time you think about it, SPEAK IT. As water is to a seed, so is confession to the word.
You continually do this until you see manifestation.
The devil[satan, serpent etc] will not just let you do this with out a fight. Mark 4:15 says that satan cometh immediately to take the word out of the "HEART" for which it was sown.
You will notice that circumstances will rise up[trouble, issues etc] to try to get you to confess something other than the Word you was given. Stay on course as much as possible, don't let go of that word. The sickle is what you will need to cut down or isolate that thing you need, to bring what you've been believing for into this natural realm so you can take hold of it.
Let me give you an example: My wife and me were believing God for a Toyota Avalon. In Prayer, I asked Jesus, what is my word for this car? it was actually the scripture I've been using in this teaching[Mark 4:28].
In Hebrews 11:3 it says that by faith we know[not guess] that the worlds were framed by the word of God . So for me to get this car into my hands, I need a "FRAME" of reference. Everywhere I looked after that, all I could see was Toyota Avalons.
I pull into a parking space, guess what was beside me? I would be on the highway, guess what would be in front of me or beside me or behind me? You guess it, Toyota Avalons. What is going on here? God is taking what I am believing for and putting it in a "FRAME". This is what the scripture calls" the blade", it is the outside manifestation that what I am doing is working.
The "EAR" of the corn is what's on the inside of the blade, it is the hidden manifestation of the harvest. I was riding up to Roanoke VA on a trip, and I rode by this business, that had a Toyota Avalon sitting in the parking lot, with a for sale sign on it. Keep in mind, we have searched the Internet, gone to car dealerships, looking for that car. The Lord said" get out and walk around it, so I did. That car became the corn, meaning that It was isolated from all the other cars we looked at, now our focus was on that one. It wasn't but a few days later, and we took that car home, and I still have it today. This is the Full Corn in the ear, meaning that We took it out of the place where it was isolated, and brought it into our hands. The sickle was working the whole time. The sickle is working throughout the entire process to get it into your hands.
I used this method to get my air conditioner fixed this summer. it went out right in the middle of summer. It was 100 degrees in my house and my wife, daughter, son in law, and the dogs were miserable. I took a blank piece of paper and wrote on it" you are the best air conditioner in world, and you will bring us fresh cold air and you will not break down. This machine was making all kind of noises, but my faith was not shaken by that. I took that piece of paper and taped it to the side of that air conditioner, and the thing started working again. Later on however, it completely broke down. I went to prayer and asked the Lord" what is my word to get this fixed"? He took me to Gen 3:8 where it say" the voice of the Lord came walking in the "COOL" of the day. I took that word and put it into my mouth and began to confess it[matthew 12:34]. That word led me to the provision that I needed to get the unit replaced. It's in our house now. I've used this for our cars, my home, my musical instruments, my wife, my health,my business, my weight loss etc. This way will not make sense to anyone that is walking by sight, but if you walk by faith, this will work , NO SWEAT![2cor5:7] I welcome your response
Saturday, November 13, 2010
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