31 January 2021 - Good Success From Biblical Meditation - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesPastor Joseph Prince taught us how to make our way prosperous in all areas of our lives. Whenever God mentions Biblical meditation, He always states an accompanying blessing. Mutter God’s word and see good success! Praise and Worship songs performed: 1. See a Victory - Elevation Worship 2. As He is So Are We - New Creation Worship 3. No Longer Slaves - Bethel Music Pastor Prince had a dream from God. In the dream, he was fishing by a tranquil lake. Suddenly, white skulls bobbed up onto the water surface, contrasted with the tranquil lake. Then, a crocodile burst out from the water and crunched up all the skulls, before disappearing back underwater. Through the dream, God was showing Pastor Prince that the devil is targeting carnally-minded people this year. The tranquil dry land Pastor was standing on represents being in the Spirit—a place where one cannot be devoured by the devil. Romans 8:6 - To be carnally-minded means to trust in your self efforts, wisdom, strength, talents and ability. To be carnally-minded is to become food for the enemy. “For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;”(Romans 8:6 WEB) Genesis 3:19b - Man became carnally-minded after he fell. We are tripartite beings that are spirits that have souls that live in a body. The body is made from the dust of the earth, but the real man (the immortal spirit) has to be housed somewhere in eternity. Those who are saved will be in Heaven and those who die as unbelievers will be in the lake of fire. “...For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”” (Genesis 3:19b WEB) Genesis 3:14 - The serpent’s food became dust. The devil feeds on your carnal-mindedness. “Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.” (Genesis 3:14 WEB) You are in Christ Jesus, and practically, you are staying in the Spirit. Proverbs 3:13-17 - Wisdom is personified as a woman in this passage. When you embrace God’s wisdom, wisdom will embrace you back and you will receive these five benefits which are in her hands: 1) length of days, 2) riches, 3) honor, 4) pleasantness, 5) peace. God is not against you having money (John 10:10), but He is against money having you. When you give tithes and bless the poor, you will break the love of money in you (1 Timothy 6:10a). The way of a Christian is easy and light—pleasantness. In contrast, the way of a sinner (transgressor) is hard. We have peace with God (Romans 5:1). The Hebrew word for wisdom is “chokmah”. The Hebrew word for understanding is “bin”. “Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her. Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.” (Proverbs 3:13-17 WEB) Ephesians 1:17-18 - Pray this prayer daily this year. Our hearts have eyes. What we see from God in our hearts is the hazon vision. Adam had the choice of opening his spiritual eyes either by the tree of the knowledge of good and evil or the tree of life. The word “enlightened” is the Greek word “photizo” from which we get the English word “photo”. “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,” (Ephesians 1:17-18 WEB) Luke 24:16 - It is more important for us to see Jesus in the Scriptures than in person. Jesus walking with Cleopas and the other disciple on the road to Emmaus is a parallel with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Before the fall, Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden in the cool of the day. Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and saw their nakedness (Genesis 3:7). Cleopas and the other disciple partook of the broken bread (a picture of the Holy Communion) and had their minds opened to recognize Jesus. “But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.” (Luke 24:16 WEB) Psalm 119:130 - The word “entrance” in Hebrew is “pethach” which means “an opening”. Every time you receive God’s word, you are opening the door to God’s light. The word “understanding” in Hebrew here is also “bin”. “The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.” (Psalms 119:130 WEB) The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and the New Testament was written in Greek. The Greek version of the Old Testament is called the “Septuagint”. It is useful because you can compare the same Greek words between the Old Testament and the New Testament, and know that they are talking about the same truths. Joshua 1:8 - Back then, Joshua only had the five first books of the Scriptures (the Torah written by Moses). It is not good enough just to read, but to meditate on it day and night. The word “meditate” in Hebrew is “hagah” which means “to mutter”. Biblical meditation means to mutter God’s word with your mouth and think about the words you are speaking. When you do this, you will see the meaning of the passage you are meditating on, in the eyes of your heart. The words “good success” is “sakal” in Hebrew. Every day, take a piece of scripture, memorize it, and mutter it. “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.” (Joshua 1:8 WEB) Deuteronomy 34:9 - Joshua was full of the spirit of wisdom and understanding because Moses laid his hands on him. After that, we read that it is wise to meditate on God’s word day and night. “Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands on him. The children of Israel listened to him, and did as Yahweh commanded Moses.” (Deuteronomy 34:9 WEB)
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