• God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and with power
• Healing all who were oppressed by the devil

 

Demonic Oppression

Oppressed – G2616 – to exercise dominion against

Dictionary.com app – verb (used with object)

• to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
• to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.): Care and sorrow oppressed them.
• to weigh down, as sleep or weariness does.
• to put down; subdue or suppress.
• to press upon or against; crush.

 

Demonic Oppression – “is the term used to represent the “pressure” exerted by demons to

get us to sin, or to keep bound in limitations. Usually they have an open door to gain access to

us.” (Restoring the Foundations, 1994, p. 261)

 

Healing and Deliverance

Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,

Because He has anointed Me, To preach the gospel to the poor;

He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives

And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”

Vs 21 – And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

• Deliverance from demonic oppression was a normal part of His ministry as he showed us the Father’s desire to bring peace into our lives. Peace = “to set at one again”

Demons have Goals

1. To prevent someone from receiving salvation
2. To prevent Christian maturity
3. To make us ineffective
4. To try to get us to turn away from God

 

John 10:10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come

that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

 

Typical Oppression by Demons (RTF)

Body: Appetites (lust, gluttony, sex, clothes, etc.), addictions (pornography, Internet,

shopping, overeating, sports, gambling, TV, etc.) Illness (cancer, arthritis, epilepsy, asthma.

“Incurable diseases.” bodily states (sleeplessness, sleepiness, lethargy, pain, nervousness,

etc.)

 

Soul/Mind: Torment (thoughts of accusation, temptation, distraction, terror, insanity, death

etc.), blocked memory, forgetfulness, lethargy, compulsive thoughts, blocked understanding

of God’s Word, etc.

 

Soul/Will: Weak will. A will that has no follow through, passive.

 

Soul/Emotions: Exaggerated emotional states: fear, anxiety, anger, rage, shame, rejection,

grief that is over- extended or out of proportion, etc.

 

Spirit: Attempted prevention of salvation. Spiritual lethargy, doubt of salvation experience,

unbelief. Can affect, harass, prevent maturing, but not take over in a Christian.

 

How Demons Enter

Genesis 4:6-7 “Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?

If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is

crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

• In general, it is our opening of the door that allows sin (and accompanying demons) to come in.
• The exception is when the demons come with our inheritance.

 

Open Doors

Ephesians 4:26 Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give

place to the devil.

1. Inherited Curses and accompanying demons
2. Sins of the flesh – Anger, Fear, Greed, Jealousy/envy, Rebellion, Pride
3. Illness – when we are weak and vulnerable
4. Emotional Trauma
5. Passive/Trance state of mind
6. Occult Involvement

 

Breaking Off Limitations

1 John 3:8 “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this

purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”

 

Luke 4:21-28 “Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered

the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as

one having authority, and not as the scribes. Now there was a man in their synagogue with an

unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

 

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the unclean spirit

had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. Then they were all

amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new

doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey

Him.” And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee.”

Vs 39 “And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out

demons.”

 

The Kingdom of God

Matthew 12:28 “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has

come upon you.”

• When demons are cast out it is fulfillment of Jesus purpose to destroy the works of the devil and evidence that the Kingdom of God has come. (JKC)
• The coming of God’s kingdom includes freedom for Demonic Oppression. Jesus ministry included: teaching, preaching, salvation, freedom, healing and deliverance.

 

Mark 1:14-15 “Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel

of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand.

Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

 

Soul Ties, The Ties that Bind

Soul Ties are invisible ties that bind to another person.

 

Definition: Soul Ties (RTF)

Soul Ties are an ungodly covenant with another person, based on an unhealthy emotional and

or sexual relationship. This covenant binds the two people together. God “honors”, or

recognizes, these covenants. He leaves us free to decide when and if we will appropriate His

provisions to break/cut the ties and release both people.

 

1 Corinthians 1:15-17 “Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then

take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! Or do you

not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall

become one flesh.” But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”

 

We see this principle at work in the story about the Israelites and the Gibeonites.

Joshua 9:3-6 “But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and

Ai, they worked craftily, and went and pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks

on their donkeys, old wineskins torn and mended, old and patched sandals on their feet, and

old garments on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy. And they

went to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have

come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us.”

 

Joshua 9:14-16 “Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask

counsel of the LORD. So Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them to let

them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. And it happened at the end of

three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them.”

• God honors covenants, even ungodly ones that we have made. It is the same with ungodly beliefs. God honors them as covenants with our enemy Satan.
• To break them we must appropriate His provision and renounce any ungodly covenants and soul ties that have been established.

 

1 Corinthians 6:14-20 “Until that time, remember that your bodies are created with the same

dignity as the Master’s body. You wouldn’t take the Master’s body off to a whorehouse,

would you? I should hope not. There’s more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much

spiritual mystery as physical fact. As written in Scripture, “The two become one.” Since we

want to become spiritually one with the Master, we must not pursue the kind of sex that

avoids commitment and intimacy, leaving us more lonely than ever—the kind of sex that can

never “become one.”” (MSG)

• These ungodly soul ties need to be broken.

• Are you still on the Lord’s side even if the spiritual battle for purity has been tough and demanding?
• “Everyone who is on the Lord’s side, come over here!”

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ON THE LORD’S SIDE?

1. Personal Reflection: Am I on the Lord’s side?

• To reflect means to contemplate, to think about and to ponder seriously.
• When you reflect, you analyze your present standing in Christ.
• Are you still on the Lord’s side or have you abandoned your present position and went to the other side of the enemy?

Matthew 7:21 ²¹ “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

• It is not what you say that counts but it is what you do.

This is what the text says of Aaron, their leader who was supposed to guide them to the truth.

Exodus 32:3-4 “So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf.” Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

• Look at the extent of how the people have adopted to this new style of worship.

Exodus 32:5-6 “So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD.” Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”

Here are some Scriptures that talked about our present position in Christ:

Ephesians 2:4-6 “⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), ⁶ and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus”,

 

Colossians 3:1 “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.”

Phil. 3:20 ²⁰ For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Phil. 4:13 ^“I can do all things through ^[a]Christ who strengthens me.”

 

Col. 1:13 ¹³ He has delivered us from the power of darkness and ^[a]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

2. Personal Decision: Am I fully convinced?

Joshua 24:15

“And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

There must not be doubts or double mindedness.

• “Come over here!” is an invitation for all of us.
• Come over to the winning team.
• Come over to the strongest team.
• Come over to the safest team and stay there.

Look carefully at these promises from God’s words.

Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are ^[a]safe.”

• Declaring the name of the Lord Jesus is like being protected by a very strong tower or entering a fortified building or strong castle.
• It is good to be in the side of the Lord.

Psalms 84:11 ” For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.”

Isaiah 41:10 ” Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

 

Then, I must be fully convinced God’s word is true and is the final say?

Romans 1:18-32

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who ^[d]suppress the truth in unrighteousness, ¹⁹ because what may be known of God is ^[e]manifest ^[f]in them, for God has shown it to them. ²⁰ For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and ^[g]Godhead, so that they are without excuse, ²¹ because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ²² Professing to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like ^[h]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

²⁴ Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, ²⁵ who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

²⁶ For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their ^[i]women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. ²⁷ Likewise also the ^[j]men, leaving the natural use of the ^[k]woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

²⁸ And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; ²⁹ being filled with all unrighteousness, ^[l]sexual immorality, wickedness, ^[m]covetousness, ^[n]maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, ³⁰ backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, ^31 [o]undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, ^[p]unforgiving, unmerciful; ³² who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

3. Personal Commitment: Am I fully committed?

If I am on the Lord’s side, I must be fully dedicated and committed to where the Lord is.

Psalm 37:5 “Commit^[a] your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.”

All of these have happened because they were on the wrong side of the line.

Exodus 32:25-26 “25 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies. 26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him.” (Message: 26 So he stood at the gate of the camp and shouted, “Everyone who is on the Lord’s side come over here!” So all the Levites gathered around him,)

But God is inviting us to change our position if you are not on his side.

Proverbs 16:3 “Commit^[a] your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.”

• It is an invitation that will decide between life or death.
• It is an invitation that will determine our eternal destiny.
• When you come to Christ, you are leaving the position of sin and going to the position of spiritual strength and security.

Revelation 3:20  ^“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”

• He is standing at the door of our hearts knocking, wanting to get in.
• Once you let Him in, He will change you.
• He will make your life more meaningful and blessed.

Matthew 12:30 “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.”

• The surest sign that you belong to Christ is that you gather rather than
• You share God’s Word to others and testify of His goodness.
• That means you build people and bring them to Christ rather than to allow them to be destroyed by sin.

• It makes people irritable.
• It makes people bored.
• You lose their attention – So What?
• They can’t respond to the information.
• There is no decisive action or decision made.

 

 

Acts 9:1-4   Aliens are recognized by Jesus and the world.

9:1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”     NIV

 

Acts 19:8-9  Can others tell by your speech that you are an alien?

8 Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God. 9 But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way.    NIV

 

Acts 19:23-24  Aliens cause others to speak out – They stir up others – Great Disturbance

23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in no little business for the craftsmen.  NIV

 

Acts 19:25-27  Aliens teach others and lead others to Christ – To the Way

25 He called them together, along with the workmen in related trades, and said: “Men, you know we receive a good income from this business. 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.    NIV

 

Acts 11:25-26  Aliens attend classes and special meetings to receive an anointing.

25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.     NIV

 

Acts 13:1-3  Aliens boldly go where they are sent

13:1 In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.     NIV

 

Acts 16:13-15   Aliens are teachable and sensitive to the Lord’s Spirit.

13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.     NIV

 

Acts 13:21-22  Aliens do everything God asks them to do.

 22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’     NIV

 

Acts 19:13-20  Aliens have special powers.

13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15[One day] the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds. 19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly.   When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.   20 In this way, the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.      NIV

 

Rom 12:6-8  Aliens have heavenly gifts to share with the world.

6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. 7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.   NIV

 

1 Cor 15:33-34   Aliens are careful who they hang out with.

33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God — I say this to your shame.      NIV

 

Rev 18:1-5    True aliens know it is time to separate from the ways of the world.

18:1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. 2 With a mighty voice he shouted:

“Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!  She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird.   3 For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries.  The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.”

4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say:  “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; 5 for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.         NIV

 

Eph 4:29   Paul said Aliens should have a different language.

29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.   NIV

 

The Vow of the Nazirite = Numbers 6 = A foreshadowing

• It was a vow of separation by males or females.
• It was a vow for life or for a specific period of time (30 days minimum).
• It was a vow of serving God and others, not a monastic life.
• It was a vow to be priest-like when you were not a levitical priest.
• Jesus was a Nazarene from Nazareth = He was already High Priest of all creation.

• Have you ever wondered if we are more concerned with what worship does for us and less concerned with the object of our worship?
• It seems like it’s more about what we get not what we give.

 

The time is now….

  It is time to be aware of what God is seeking

 

Romans 12:1-3 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”

• Worship is living a life that is sacrificial, holy and pleasing to God.

“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.”

 

1 Cor. 2:14 states that “the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God…because they are spiritually discerned.”

 

1 Peter 2:4-5 “As you come to him, the living Stone —rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”

 

APOSTOLIC KINGDOM PRAISE

Kingdom Praise is about God’s will.

 

Matt. 6:33 – Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.

• It is our primary purpose as the church of Jesus Christ to work in the Kingdom.

 

Our thinking must change from “How can God bless me today?” to “God, what do You want to accomplish in the earth today? What is the will of the King?”

 

Psalm 110:2  “The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies!”

• When we praise the King He comes and He begins to rule in our worship.

  

The Prophetic Movement revealed to us the Warrior in Christ.

1 John 3:8 “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the Devil.”

The Apostolic Movement is revealed the Ruler in Christ, The King of Glory.

Revelation 11:15 “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”

 

The warrior nature and the ruling nature go hand in hand in possessing and ruling the land. “Thy Kingdom Come…”

Exodus 15:1-4  Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea. The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name.

Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea. The best of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea.

 

The Prophetic Movement – birthed in 1980’s has the Church moving from a passive Church of wilderness wanderers to a mighty Church of Canaan-land conquerors through the revelation of warfare praise. The understanding that praise is a weapon of war is helping the Church to possess the promises of God and tear down strongholds through the power of praise.

 

Ps. 8:2 “Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength (Praise), because of Your enemies, that You may silence the enemy and the avenger.”

 

Praise H5797 – From H5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise): – boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.

 

The Apostolic Movement – “Present Truth” currently underway in the Body of Christ is restoring the principles of godly Church government on the foundations of the apostles and prophets so the Church can demonstrate the Kingdom of God throughout all the earth.

 

God has restored the Prophets and Apostles to the Body of Christ

Ephesians 4:11-13 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

• The saints can take place and the Church can grow up into Her destiny of maturity and unity.

• God cannot be unfaithful. He is faithful, it is His nature.

 

Psalm 89:8 Who is like you, Lord God Almighty?
    You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

 

“Nothing can be compared to the faithfulness of God. He never forgets, never fails, never falters, never forfeits His word. God not only keeps his promises, but he is also faithful to keep his threats.” (JKC)

 

The Lord Loves Justice

Psalm 37:28 For the LORD loves justice, And does not forsake His saints;

They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

• God will not forsake His people
• God renders justice for His saints

 

Joshua took a definite stand for God.

Joshua 24:14-16 “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Then the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to serve other gods! (NIV)

• We need to take a stand also and commit to do it God’s way.

The Lord Waits

Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you;

And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.

For the LORD is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.

• The Lord longs to have mercy on you so he waits on you.
• The Lord waits for you to do something so that he can justifiably do something on your behalf.

 

All His Ways Are Justice

Deuteronomy 32:4 “He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.”

• This is the first time God is called “the Rock” in Scripture.

• The goodness of the Lord is His righteousness and justice.

 

Psalms 97:2 “Clouds and darkness surround Him;

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.”

• The Kingdom of God is established on Righteousness and Justice

 

Psalms 37:28 “For the LORD loves justice, And does not forsake His saints;

They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.”

• God will not forsake His people
• God renders justice for His saints

 

Psalm 103:6 “The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.”

• Execute – H6213 – a primitive root; to do or make
• Oppressed – H6231 – to press upon, that is to oppress, defraud, violate, to get deceitfully, deceive, do wrong.

 

God’s Justice for the Thief

Exodus 22:1-4 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. If the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall restore double.”

 

Proverbs 6:30-31 “People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving. Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house.”

 

The Lord Waits

Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you;

And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.

For the LORD is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.

• The Lord longs to have mercy on you so he waits on you.
• The Lord waits for you to do something so that he can justifiably do something on your behalf.

 

The Lord will not be Mocked

Galatians 6:7-8 “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.”

• If you are sowing something that is against the will of God He cannot bring justice.
• God is waiting… He waits for us to repent, to get in alignment with His will.

 

When…Your Obedience is Fulfilled

2 Corinthians 10:6-8 “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”

 

What Are You Neglecting?

Matt 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.”

• Weightier matters of the law are to do justice and mercy and faith.
• But don’t leave anything undone. Give your tithe

 

 

Isaiah was watching the deterioration of a nation because justice was thrown out

What is justice? It is the legal process and procedures of upholding the law.

If there is no justice, there is nothing to stop evil from growing

 

Isaiah 59:4 “No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth.

They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.”

• Barnes Notes: “The sense is, that they form plans to injure others, and that they expect to execute them by fraud and deceit.”