Are you facing something difficult right now? Do you know that the Lord has prepared a feast for you, right here in this moment? Bill Johnson teaches from Psalm 23, and the promise of the Lord to “prepare a table for us in the Presence of our enemies”. God does not cause the hard things we face, but He has a way to turn it around to where it becomes a feast and a place of intimacy and communion with Him
wave and yet they’re lacking in the
nutrients or lacking in the very thing
that was to define their future
because they became preoccupied with the
devil instead of with the lord who
created a place of intimate fellowship
in the middle of a problem
psalms 23 fascinates me
for a lot of reasons obviously but
psalms 23 fascinates me because he says
you prepare a table
before me
in the presence of my enemies we’ve gone
through this i know i i know you’ve
studied it on your own i’m sure but
let’s just mentally walk through this
very strange
setting
god has prepared a table
of the richest
most glorious food
you will ever eat in your life
everything god’s probably a pretty good
cook
good cook so here is this table the
table is a place of nourishment the
table is a place of interaction a
fellowship of connection
so here you are on the other side of
jesus
whose eyes are like burning with fire
but also with the tenderness of
compassion and love you’ve ever seen in
your life
his words give you courage to face
anything that you could possibly ever
ever face this interaction with you that
we have with him at this table so to
speak something that defines our purpose
our reason for being our destiny it’s a
life-giving encounter and here it is
in the presence of enemies
and i fear that many people sit at this
table day after day after day
rebuking and binding
and doing all these things because
they’re preoccupied with the enemy
that’s around the table
and they never benefit from the
nutrients of the moment
and they may come out victorious they
may come out saying well we took care of
that problem didn’t we and yet they’re
lacking in the nutrients or lacking in
the very thing that was to define their
future
because they became preoccupied with the
devil instead of with the lord who
created a place of intimate fellowship
in the middle of a problem
once we come to christ
it doesn’t mean that everything that
comes my way is designed by the lord
i’m facing things right now i know he
had no hand in because he gives life and
these things give death
he came to give life
the enemy came to kill steal destroy so
if there’s death loss and destruction
involved guess what that’s the devil’s
fingerprints it’s not from the lord but
here’s the guarantee
all things work together for good for
those that love god and are called
according to his purpose something
happens in this life in christ where
this that comes my way that was
unexpected becomes redefined god says
all right i’m turning this into a meal
this thing that was set to destroy this
is dinner
this is breakfast
this is brunch
i don’t know about you i love brunch
i love brunch
but they only have them on sundays and
i’m here
all day
all day
so when i’m on vacation i look for
brunch
because brunch is where bacon goes to
die that’s what
it’s called
i know not supposed to eat bacon but i
eat bacon
so the lord takes that which was thrown
your way and he says all right i am
going to put in the purpose of this
giant
i’m going to put in his makeup
the food that you will need for the next
season
now repent
which means what
change the way you think change your
perspective on reality why because if
you don’t you’ll just see the giant you
won’t see dinner
i want you to turn with me to joshua
chapter one
and we’re going to read
a portion of scripture
i think i could say honestly
if i could take the three most important
portions of scripture in the bible for
me in the last 50 years this would be
one of the top three
and
for me
it’s like a refrigerator i go to it when
i’m hungry
there’s always something in this
refrigerator to eat joshua chapter one
it feeds my soul
i remind you that joshua was one of the
two
that went into the land of promises and
came out with a good report
tragically israel could not enter to
take the promised land
and every person in the nation died
with the exception of joshua and caleb
because promises give you a reason to
live
promises insulate you from what destroys
others it does not destroy you why
because you have a reason for being
alive and god protected
and honored their faithfulness honored
their faith
verse 5 no man shall be able to stand
before you
all the days of your life
as i was with moses so i will be with
you
i will not leave you nor forsake you
stop right there let’s let’s change this
for just just a moment
instead of moses let’s put jesus in
there
and let’s read this to you
because that actually is the reality of
the new testament
no man will be able to stand before you
all the days of your life for as i was
with jesus
so i will be with you
i will not leave you nor forsake you
do you know that that is absolutely true
do you know that the promises given to
the son jesus have been given to you
do you know that jesus said all things
the father has are mind and i give them
to you all things the entire realm of
sonship that was upon jesus he passed on
to you and to me
it’s called grace none of us could ever
earn that we could never jump through
enough hoops to get that
it was a gift it was a gift of god verse
six be strong and of good courage
for to this people you shall divide as
an inheritance the land which i swore to
their fathers to give them do you
understand your obedience positions you
to redistribute the inheritance of god
to many others all those under your
influence come into promotion and
blessing because of your yes
if you don’t see that you’re not
thinking right
hello bethel tv
online community bless you if you don’t
see that you’re not thinking
so i wanted to welcome you into this
joyful experience that we’re having
verse 7 only be strong and very
courageous
that you may observe to do according to
all the law which moses my servant
commanded you i realize we’re not under
the law of moses but we are under the
law of love
and in the law of love we find the
capacity to obey everything jesus said
to do
your giant is your next meal
give us this day
our daily bread
god create the table in such a way
that i am so overwhelmed
by who’s at the table
and what you put there for me to eat
that i never again
become impressed with the enemy who was
watching
yeah i’m so glad that you uh watched
this video i do pray that it’s a great
great strength and encouragement to you
and i’ve got a verse that it really is
my cry for all of us and it’s uh psalms
20 it’s verse four
may he grant you your heart’s desire and
fulfill all your plans
that’s my prayer that’s my prayers that
this would be the season of rich rich
fulfillment
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