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Receiving Comes Before Giving

Ibrahim A. Isaac

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

..::Receive Jesus and Jesus will release unto you::.. The truth is that we have it all according to Ephisians
1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ but not all have received, all the Spiritual blessings are of no value to us if we dont receive them. Your Receiving is your acceptance, believe and above all your faith. You need to have faith in the true God, spiritual God, and Almighty God before God can give to you. The Word of God has no value to me until I have received it, one cant even excel in Gods Love unless he/she has learnt to receive. Remember Zacchaeus, he climbed a tree to receive (see Jesus Christ), and Jesus became a guest in Zacchaeus house that day. The blind Man cried out to Jesus to receive, and Jesus even said receive your sight, The woman with the issue of blood did not even ask, she said to herself that if only she could touch the garment of HIS cloth, she would be healed, she reached out, and she received. She wasnt on Jesus agenda, Jesus

3 was on her agenda. And when she touched Jesus she received her healing, Jesus felt that virtue came out of him and Jesus even said who touched me while he was in the midst of a crowd, her Faith healed her. This tells us that God is always willing at anytime of the day to give us what we desire. Or even the faith of the roman officer who received healing for a highly valued slave by saying to Jesus just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.Luke 7:1-10. Even the Hand of God cannot release power until you receive. Everybody has a desire, people have so many things they want God to do in their lives, they pray and they dont see results, the truth is; Everything youve ever wanted has entered your life, but you Dont know how to receive them. Your miracles are either coming towards you or going past you every day, people loose thousands of miracles because they dont know what they are looking for. Recognize

4 your miracles, gifts and blessings, receive them and youll see them at work in you. What you dont recognize and celebrate, will exit you life. -Dr. Mike MurdockReceiving Jesus is more than I used to think, its more than seeing Him in Heaven, Jesus is in me and He is in you. Jesus can come to you in so many ways, the mind of man cannot comprehend, thats why we all are supposed to be functioning in Gods Spirit at all times. The blessing of God comes to you to the mind as Ugly packages but to the Spirit its eternal Life. The only reason why people fail is because they dont know when Jesus came. Luke 9:3-5
He said to the apostles, "When you travel, don't take a walking stick. Also, don't carry a bag, food, or money. Take for your trip only the clothes you are wearing. When you go into a house, stay there until it is time to leave. If the people in the town will not welcome you, go outside the town and shake their dust off of your feet. This will be a warning to them." (ERV)

5 Jesus went to Nazareth, Jesus was willing but Jesus was not able to perform any miracle, because of the peoples unbelief, they did not receive Jesus in His home town, so Jesus couldnt perform any miracle. This is to confirm that even God cannot perform any miracle in ones life without the person receiving Him.

..::Obtain more with little::..

Identify your gifts, we all have it, we all can do it

through Christ who strengthens us, we shouldnt complain because we walk by Faith and not by Sight 2 Cor. 5:7. For David it was the sling when the armor was heavy to wear, for Moses it was the Rod and his brother Aaron when he couldnt speak. Something you have can create your future; there have never been a day in your life without you having something. 1 kings 17:8-24 (The Widow at Zarephath) Take a look at some Facts about the Widow at Zarephath: She was a widow with a son; She was from Zarephath, a city in Zidon (about where Lebanon is today). She would not have been one of the covenant children of Israel; She was the mistress of a household (1 Kings 17:17); The Lord knew her, her situation, and the condition of her heart. He had been preparing her to be an instrument in His hand; She and her son were dying of starvation and when Elijah found her they had nothing left to

7 eat but "a handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in cruse"; When Elijah asked her, she brought him water and food, even though she knew that she and her son would have nothing to eat; She prepared food for Elijah with the last of her food, and trusted his words that her barrel would not be empty; The barrel and cruse did not fail and she and her house ate for many days; Elijah lived in the widow's household throughout the famine; After the famine is over her son got sick and died but was brought back to life by Elijah.

It is important to know that she did not know who Elijah was, and she did not know that there would be more meal and oil left over after she had fed him. She received and gave ALL she had and put her trust in the Lord. She went to the very edge of her faith, and God caught her and sustained her by his hand. Often times God asks us to go to the very end of our limits, the bottom of our barrel, calling upon all our resources before he provides deliverance. He asks us to sacrifice ALL that was having, in order to gain much greater blessings.

..::Unlock the Seed::..

You have a seed; we sow seeds to create Harvests.

When you plant corn in the ground, corn grows up, God planted a seed (Jesus Christ) and created a Family of believers, a man puts a seed into the womb of a woman and a baby is born, forgiveness is the seed for relationship, tithing is the seed for expectations Malachi 3:10, words are the seed for feelings, honor is the seed for access, gratitude is the seed for more. Remember this--a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants

9 generously will get a generous crop. 2 Cor. 9:6 (NLT). We all have seeds to sow, stop discussing what you dont have and discuss on what you have. What you keep is your harvest, what you give (sow) is your seed. If you insist on taking something God did not give you, God will take back something He gave you. God gave David the kingship of Israel but David wanted Bathsheba so God took back the favor of Israel. 2 Samuel 11:1-5. God did not give Samson Delilah but Samson wanted Delilah so God took back the Anointing on Samson. Judges 16:4-20. God gave us the 90% of our monthly income; God did not give us the 10%. If we keep the tithe He will take back the 90%.