Sermon: “I have No Peace” 24^th December 2009

Proverbs 13:20… He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

• The Word of God exalts wisdom! Every true child of God will supernaturally naturally experience thirtyfold, sixtyfold and even a hundredfold of Divine Wisdom of God. One the greatest reason why God gives us His wisdom is for us to know His will for our lives. The more we experience Divine Wisdom, the clearer we will understand the Will of Jesus for our lives.
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• Jonah 1:3… The 2 major reasons why many reject God’s will;

1. Jonah 4:1-4… “God Sense” verses “Common Sense (disagree, uncomfortable & inconvenient)”! Jonah felt that it is only right that the people of Nineveh should be destroyed because of their wickedness. Jonah disagreed with what God wanted to do for the people in Nineveh. When we disagree / feel uncomfortable / feel inconvenient about something that God wants us to do – we should not simply conclude that we have “no peace” to do it. Today many are using the phrase “I have no peace to do it” as a way of escaping from doing God’s Will!
2. Jonah 1:17 & Jonah 4:6… “God Care” verses “Self Care”! Many are busy taking care of SELF. They believe that if they do not take care of SELF then they will suffer. But the bible tells us to forget SELF … then only we are allowing Jesus to take care of our SELF! Jesus cannot take care of us when we choose to take care of ourselves. We are called to care for others and Jesus’ calling is to take care of us.

• ·         Ephesians 5:17…Jesus wants us to live as wise children and not as fools. Jesus will not tell us to live wisely without showing us how to do it. God’s Word tells us to not be unwise, but understand what the will of God is.
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•  Ephesians 5:18–19… When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior – we are supernaturally filled with the Holy Spirit. When we are filled with the Holy Spirit – we are able to CARRY OUT the will of Jesus. What is Jesus’ will for us?
  • ¹⁸Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery (wickedness).
  • Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

1. 1.       ¹⁹Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. (Having Christful Fellowships)
2. 2.       Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord (Praise and Worship Jesus from our hearts)

• Philippians 4:6… In this life there will be moments where are faced with challenges and problems. The more we think about our challenges and problems, the more confused we will get. The more we try our best to come up with a solution for our challenges and problems, the bigger they seem to become. But when we choose to turn away from our challenges and problem AND choose Christful Fellowship AND Praising and Worshiping Jesus, we will supernaturally naturally experience divine solutions.
• In good times or bad times – we are to have Christful Fellowships and we should find time to Praise and Worship Jesus from our hearts! Jesus will lead us and guide us in all the areas of our lives. Even if you are stuck with a problem or a challenge, we must believe in Jesus that He will show us the way to go or make a way out for us. Either way, we will get the wisdom and help that we need!