2015

 

Rev Martin Vanderpuye 

 

That tonight we will focus on HIM because it is all about HIM. To HIM there is no real difference between about yesterday and no real difference about today. But HE gives us the option that when men count days we can hallow day and to us it becomes hallowed.

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Before I take you into the things that we will be focusing on which is arising from our THEME FOR THE YEAR 2015, there was something that the LORD laid on my heart whiles we were worshiping.

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I am sure we know about the parable Jesus gave in Mat.25. HE gave a couple of parables and one of them relates to the Kingdom When HE Is come at the end of the day.

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Matt.25:31- 46 says

Mat 25:31  "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Mat 25:32  Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Mat 25:33  And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Mat 25:34  Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Mat 25:35  For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, Mat 25:36  I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Mat 25:37  Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? Mat 25:38  And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? Mat 25:39  And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' Mat 25:40  And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' Mat 25:41  "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Mat 25:42  For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, Mat 25:43  I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Mat 25:44  Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Mat 25:45  Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' Mat 25:46  And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

 

Meeting The LORD

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The question I would like to ask you is: in 2014 did you per chance meet the LORD somewhere? HE says that as much as you did it to any of this little ones, you did it unto me and those who will receive punishment for not having done it, it was also because they did not do it to one of these least ones. Don’t gloss over it.

If the LORD lays it on your heart to do something, then it is important to HIM that HE wants you to at the back of your mind, especially if through all the year 2014 you have not consciously in any way or form, positioned your heart that you will minister unto the needs of others.

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There are some who put the cart before the horse where they think that by their good deeds they will make it to heaven, but rather it is by whom we are and being the righteous ones of the LORD by being born by HIM. We have received of HIM a nature that is disposed unto doing what HE wants us to do. It is not going out there to visit the sick, minister to the poor so that you will go to heaven, it is not like that.

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In the above Scripture, HE starts by opening it up that the sheep are being separated from the goats and the righteous from the unrighteous. And by being righteous of being a sheep, you have a heart and a disposition that would make you minister unto one of these least ones, especially if you do not allow yourself to be influenced by circumstances and situations around you so you position your heart in a way that you tell the LORD that “LORD if you want me to meet and to respond to any need, LORD I am ready”. If you positioned your heart like that, you can be sure that you would have met the LORD somewhere throughout 2014.

Many of us have desired to see HIM, some desire and say LORD I want to see heaven, LORD I will want to see an angel or I want to see this or that, but HE clearly says that I have passed by you all throughout the year 2014. I have found myself in need you did not meet my need; I knocked on your door and you just waved your hand and pushed me out; I was down and you could have prayed for me and reach out to me but you did not care about it; yet on Sunday after Sunday, your hands are raised in church unto HIM all because you are the righteous one of the LORD. It means you are not allowing him to work on your heart so that you can be malleable in HIS hands and HE can use you anywhere anytime that HE wants.

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Now if the LORD quickens this in my heart as a start to tell you, then it presupposes that:

• In 2015, have a heart that is disposed unto hearing him and be able to minister unto the needs of other people or to ask HIM and say LORD what would you have me do? And where would you have go and do something for you?

 

• If we have our hearts in that place then for sure in 2015 you will meet the LORD.

 

• In 2015, the LORD will come knocking on your door as that probably dirty looking individual that you will need to minister unto him. HE will probably knock on your car glass in traffic, but because there are ‘professional’ ones around, you might ignore HIM. It is therefore required that your heart may be right with HIM to be able to know that this is The LORD and not the ‘professional’ one.

One brother visited us in church for the first time and came with a story that he is a trained teacher from Kumasi but government has placed a ban on teacher recruitment so he has to be doing menial jobs to survive. He said he lived at Lashibi near Tema so I gave him money that since he lives near Tema he should find a church around there and attend. Now this young man visited again during the week when I was not around and you can see that the only reason why he came back was because he was coming for some more money.  During a worship program weeks after this same brother came again this time saying he wanted to go back to Kumasi so I gave him money again to be able to travel back to Kumasi. I went to drop my wife at the airport the following day and saw this young man pulling trolleys. I told my wife “these are the “professionals””. These are the “professionals” who make it difficult for the people of God to be able to hear God and to be able to do what God is asking.

In spite of that I have always told you before that I would rather have myself swindled by a “professional” than not to hear God. That is my stand. I am okay with that than to say that I do not want a “professional” to swindle me and rather miss the LORD in the process. At the end of the day, the LORD will say to you “I came to your door and you threw me out; I needed your help and you did not offer it”.

Beloved, we have a heart that hears HIM. Scripture says that my sheep hear my voice, a stranger’s voice they do not hear.

• If we are more disposed unto HIM and cultivate his friendship I can guarantee you that in 2015, you will see the LORD all around. I pray that you and I will see the LORD and will respond unto HIM and at the end of the year we would be glad that in 2015, we met the LORD all around the place.

 

THEME FOR THE YEAR 2015:    THE KING IS HERE AND HIS SHOUT IS IN MY MOUTH!!! (Numbers 23:21)

 

God had told me long before tonight the Theme for 2015 and I asked HIM to take me into the meeting to show me how tonight’s meeting will be like and the LORD showed me a couple of things so tonight I just want you to believe HIM; put your faith in HIM and trust HIIM tonight. Put your hand in HIS Hand and lift yourself up and stand.

Numbers 23: 18-21

This story is about Israel leaving Egypt to the land of promise and whiles they were on the journey going the people around them suddenly became more and more afraid of them so the king of Moab decided to look for ways to make them weak so he could overcome them. In those days there was this soothsayer called Balaam and the Bible says that in those days everything that Balaam said came to pass.  If he curses a thing it is cursed; it he blessed a thing it is blessed. Now Balaam was contracted to come and curse Israel. Balaam thus goes up the mountains with Balak and raises seven altars and gets seven bulls and seven rams and makes a sacrifice to bring down the presence to be able to curse Israel but God intercepted him and spoke to him that he will not say anything concerning Israel except only what HE has put in his mouth.

Num 23:18  And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: Num 23:19  God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Num 23:20  Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. Num 23:21  He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. Num 23:22  God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. Num 23:23  Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! Num 23:24  Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

 

This soothsayer, who had come as a result of wanting to get gain, performed every rite that he needed to perform so that his spirit will be in a position where he could pronounce a curse over Israel. However he rather saw and declared of God that God is not a man; HE is not a weakling and that HE is not One who says a thing and cannot perform it nor is HE One who makes a promise and forgets about it, HE is not that kind of person.

In 2014 and in the years that have passed, have you per chance thought that God has forgotten about you and what HE has said about you? Have you per chance thought that this God that you serve, this God that you have come unto; this God that you started the year with has probably forgot about you? You might have thought like that. If you thought like that then Balaam knew God better than you.

What I will like you to hold on to as we enter the year 2015 is that THIS GOD THAT WE SERVE IS NOT A MAN THAT PROMISES AND DOES NOT FULFIL IT. Now if then there have been some outstanding things that God has promised and have not been fulfilled in your life and you think HE has forgotten about you, then you do not have to look God-ward you have to look at yourself.

If you look towards God and say how come HE has not fulfilled what HE said concerning me then you do not know God yet. HE is not a man that says and HE does not fulfill it. If God says that in blessing I will bless, HE does not in any way go back on it.

There might have been things that have been outstanding not only in 2014, but as the years have gone by there might have been things that you have decided to even give up hope on it because you feel that it will not come to pass; or that because it has not come to pass you feel that it is not your portion or that is not what God has said concerning you.

Beloved in the realms of the spirit having knowledge about a thing is open. Talk about demons, principalities, powers, spiritual wickedness, the thrones and stools in your home and wherever, everything knows that God does not say a thing and it does not come to pass. When it comes to spiritual things, there is nothing like I know and I am hiding it from you because in the realms of the spirit you know as you are known. It is unveiled; it is not a case of if I don’t tell you, you will not get to know. Spiritual things are open that is why when you walk up the road, somebody who also delves into the spirit will see you and say that I see so and so about you and it is no strange thing. Spiritual things are open, so a fetish priest can see and say something about you which are true, there is nothing wrong about that or some body with some fake spirit can say something about you which is true there is no strange thing about it. You go through the entire Scriptures and you will find out. The sons of the prophet they knew about Elijah going long before and told Elisha do you know that your master will be taken away from you. They knew that, it was not hidden.

Spiritual things are open therefore the question that I like you to ask yourself tonight is Do you know The LORD for certain that HE does not change HIS mind and therefore does not change His mind concerning you? Do you know HIM for sure? That if you to turn to HIM, you will see HIS Words manifested in your life. If you dare believe HIM, you will see fullness in HIM. If you dare rely on HIM you will see HIM manifesting HIS fullness in you. HE Is not a man. There is nothing that HE has not said and HE will not do it.

Prayers To Pray Throughout 2015

1. That every promise of God concerning you; you are aligning yourself to lay hold on the promise of God.

If Balaam could say GOD is not a man then you can say better of HIM. That HE cannot say something and not fulfill it. HE cannot say of you that HE will lift you up and not fulfill it; HE can’t say of you that HE has given unto you all things that pertain to life and godliness and not fulfill it. Promise of safety, rest, peace, gladness of heart, joy, harmony, etc lay hold on it. Draw every promise into your life.

1. That God makes everything HE has said concerning you Good.

That God make His Word Good concerning you. It is only to the one who believes that God will make good HIS Word concerning him or her.

1. That In 2015 you will call yourself BLESSED

Balaam said he has received a command to bless and therefore cannot reverse it. Some of you have reached a point that you think that you are operating under a curse but Balaam says that I have received a mandate to bless and cannot reverse it. God has blessed and no Balaam can reverse it. In 2015 call yourself blessed. That you are blessed as you go out and as you come in. That HE has blessed you with wisdom and knowledge; HE has blessed you with great understanding; That you are a blessing and not a curse. HE has blessed you and nothing can reverse it, circumstances cannot reverse it. All soothsayers know that you are blessed and cannot be reversed. If satan can get you to believe that God has reversed His Word concerning you, you will be a curse; if satan can get you to believe that God has forgotten about you then o you will be forgotten; if satan can get you to believe that you are from a cursed family then you will be from a cursed family. Stir up your spirit and declare that you are the Blessed One of the Most High God, King of Kings and LORD of Lords.

1. Pray that in 2015 God is with you

Receive HIS Leading into 2015 that nothing will take you unawares, you will not find yourself led astray into the camp of the enemy; you will not find yourself joining your hands with the wicked and fellowshipping with the wicked for the LORD your God is with you and when he is with you HE will lead you and deliver you from evil and guide you and protect you. That you will not go in the path of error or mistakes.

1. Pray That in 2015 The KING will be with you and lead you into every battle

In the olden days it was the king that led the people into every battle. When the people were in the battle front and were demoralized and felt weak, beaten and chased by their enemy their king rides in a chariot and appears in the midst of them then there comes a loud shout because the king has arrived and ready to lead them into battle. THE LORD GOD, the Bible says HE IS OUR KING and HIS SHOUT SHALL BE IN THE MIDST OF HIS PEOPLE and the LORD is going to lead us into every kind of battle. Every situation you have faced in the past and everything you have contended with, pray that the KING shall be in the midst of you and the KING shall lead and carry you and bring you to that place that HE has ordained for you. Joshua knew that the COMMANDER OF THE HEAVENLY HOSTS had come so there was victory for them. THE KING HAS COME; THE KING HAS COME; THE KING HAS COME; THE KING IS HERE.

1. Put your hand in the HAND OF THE LORD in 2015 and pray that you lift yourself above every siege

Many of us have not seen what God has ordained us to be. Our hearts are weighed down by all manner of things. You cannot experience the KING in that state. You cannot see HIM in that state; you cannot experience His GOODNESS in that state. The LORD has come down to lift you that nothing can stop you; that no weapon fashioned against you shall prosper; that no witchcraft fashioned against you shall prosper.

1. Pray that the LORD will protect every child below the age of seven and every other person throughout the year 2015

I saw satan resch out a hand to take young children – two years, three years. Pray and plead the covering of the LORD because there is no sorcery or divination or enchantment against the people of God. Pronounce life over every young child. Pronounce life over your life, family, community, etc

In 2015 God says…..

• HIS GRACE will be so abundant upon His people in 2015

 

• Many will believe and see that things that they have had difficulty in doing will become easier because His Grace is upon them

 

• In 2015 I will grow men of repute, men of well standing out of you. For the LORD to be able to grow us as a people separate yourself unto HIM tonight.  Yield yourself unto HIM.

 

• The LORD says unto me that “My people have had siege and hindrances over the years but in 2015 I AM ever willing to help them over it” As we enter this new year put your hand in the LORD that you lift yourself above every siege.

 

• In 2015, His SHOUT shall be amongst HIS people. At your work places, homes, households and community, proclaim that THE KING IS HERE AND HIS SHOUT SHALL BE IN YOUR MOUTH through out 2015

 

• The LORD showed me people who have been trying to make it but HE reached out a HAND to help. I like you to believe the LORD and stay closer to HIM and yield your self unto HIM and in 2015 you will have a song in your mouth.

 

• In 2015 you will have a song in your mouth.

 

• There are many who have tried and obstacles have stood your way and limited you. I like you to just confess the Word of God and say “my KING IS HERE WITH ME” and HE will lift me up above obstacles that I never thought will be possible.

 

• Do not just enter into 2015, envision it; look at it. See what you will become. I see 2015; “I see the end of it; I see the story that you want to have on your lips. In the end of 2015, the song will be on your mouth”. I want you to enlarge your heart. Let God paint hope unto your heart.

 

• God says let my people come to me in HOPE.

 

• I see trees that have been dry for years suddenly are beginning to blossom.

 

• I see people who have been entangled in debts of all sorts but I see them being freed from it.

 

• I see some that are stepping on the head of huge serpents.

 

• See your end; that you will be in good health and your soul will prosper. You will get understanding and wisdom; you will have such fellowship with HIM and you will stand in the place where God have lifted you up and HE will indeed have crowned you with many crowns. 

 

• See yourself that your story will be; that you began 2015 with little and at the end of 2015 the LORD has made you a great company.  

 

• Somebody says how will this come to pass? Because there is a God who fulfills it.

 

• That which has passed over you over and over God says I should say to you, HE will give you pleasure.

 

• Dare to believe in 2015