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Feb 10 2017
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Eyesalve: The Power of God

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“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” II Corinthians 2:5

 

Many in this generation, who claim to have become a Christian, lack a power encounter with the Lord. Salvation is radical. Man goes from darkness to light, from death to life. But for many so called believers, their conversion is ho hum. The problem is with the church. Instead of depending on the power of God to bring people to saving faith, they trust in their own wisdom and ability. How can a person have a power encounter when there is no power to encounter?

Feb 09 2017
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Eyesalve: Stuck at Acceptable

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“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2

 

Upon salvation we have a desire to do good things. As we grow in the Lord, we come to that place where we learn to hear God’s voice. It is when we learn the voice of the Lord, that His specific will for our life becomes clearer. As we fulfill His will in our life, we become acceptable in God’s eyes. But this can be a place where many Christians want to remain at. The place of acceptability can become a rut, because it is from there that we are to move on to do His perfect will. We must spend time in prayer if we are going to know His perfect will for our lives. Then all that is left is to prove it.

Feb 08 2017
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Eyesalve: Thy Lord

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“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” Matthew 25:21

 

To enter “into the joy of thy Lord” Jesus Christ, you have to first be saved by Jesus Christ the Savior. Yet the verse does not say, enter into the joy of thy Savior. So I ask, is He your Lord?

Feb 07 2017
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Eyesalve: Take Advantage

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“And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.” Exodus 3:3-5

 

Moses, the great man of God, was not permitted to get any closer to the burning bush, for God was there. We are so blessed because God does not stop us from getting close to Him like He did to Moses. For us, who the Holy Spirit dwells in, God will let us get as close to Him as we want. Jesus said, “Come unto Me,” I recommend you take advantage of that.

Feb 06 2017
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Eyesalve: Not Beauty or Position

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“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.” Esther 4:16

 

It wasn’t Esther’s beauty or position that influenced the king to save the Jews. It was her fasting that appealed to God, who then influenced the heart of the king to save the Jews.

Feb 03 2017
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Eyesalve: Influence Holiness

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“And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.” Exodus 28:3

 

Just as the Lord filled men with the spirit of wisdom to help make, or can I say, influence their holiness, so too can the brethren be beneficial to our holiness. As the body ministers, in love, to one another through exhortation and reproof, if it is received, it will help to purify us and produce holiness in our life. However, we must be filled with the Spirit to be able to ever influence another’s holiness.

Feb 02 2017
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Eyesalve: Ask To See

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“And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 51And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.” Mark 10:50-51

 

Many Christians lack eyes to see spiritual things. If you want to see spiritual things you must be like the blind man who cast off his garment to come to Jesus and asked Him for his sight.

Feb 01 2017
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Eyesalve: Always Burning

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“And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.” Exodus 27:20

Aaron and his sons were ordered to use this oil to make sure the lamp burns night and day. This signifies to us that the Lord wants our fire always burning for Him. Lord, grant it to us that your Holy Ghost fire will always burn in us.

Jan 31 2017
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Eyesalve: What’s Your Place Named

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“Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?” Exodus 17:6-7

 

So often the names that are given to places in the Old Testament have to do with the events that have taken place. For example, Jacob named the place where He wrestled with God Penuel, which means face of God. He called it that because that was the place he seen God face to face. In our text we see that the place where the water flowed from the rock was called Massah and Meribah because the children of Israel complained against God. The place could have been given a name that means, where the water flowed, or, where the children believed God, but it was named after their unbelief. What kind of name are you leaving?

Jan 30 2017
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Eyesalve: Believe What You Sing

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“Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea… Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.” Exodus 15:1,17

 

Most of those men who sang this song unto the Lord never made it out of the wilderness because of their hard hearts. Though they sang that the Lord would plant them all in the mountain of the Lord, a place He has made for them to dwell, they never believed it. It is one thing to sing songs to the Lord, it is another to believe what you are singing.