- Pastor E. A. Adeboye at RCCG Special Sunday Service on Going Higher (Part 12)
1 Kings 17:7-9
Today we will be looking at the second part of the Brook dried up.
- Crisis is a basic ingredient for moving into a higher level.
When an eagle is about to lay eggs, it will go to a very high mountain and look for the tallest tree to prepare the nest. He does this by laying a foundation of thorns, he will put get leaves and some feathers. He lays the eggs and the eglets will have a comfortable setting. As the eaglets begins to grow, he will remove all the feathers and leaves, but the thorns will be left. The eaglets will be left with very uncomfortable situation and they will begin to fly.
When a baby is ready to move to the next stage of life, trouble will begin in the belly of the mother. The woman will begin to have pains Galatians 4:19
John 16:21.
Crisis is a signal that you are about to move on to a higher height.
Are you in a crisis? Maybe God is about to move you to a higher level.
Biblical Examples
- The first time Isaac heard from God was when there was famine in the land.
Genesis 26:1-14
Right now, all over the world there is chaos, a very good time to move forward. - The first time Jacob saw and heard from God was in a crisis.
Genesis 28:10-22
Jacob knew that it was time to move higher. Genesis 31:1-3
It was in a real crisis that Jacob became Israel. Genesis 32:1-28
The night Jacob felt that something had to be done, he wrestled his way through and God changed his name to Israel.
I am praying for someone that this very day, you will pray your way to breakthrough and the Almighty God will change you from a person to a nation.
- It was in a time of national crisis that Joshua who was a house help of Moses became the leader of a nation.
Deuteronomy 34:1-8
Joshua 1:1-8
This is a very beautiful time in history for you to grow spiritually. - Until King Uzziah died, Isaiah never saw God in all his glory.
2 Chronicles 26:1-5
Isaiah 6:1-8
When the friend of the Prophet died, he could lift up his eyes and see God in His glory and all of a sudden his real ministry began and from Isaiah 1 to Isaiah 5, Isaiah was a prophet. Until King Uzziah died, he didn’t hear God say who shall I send.
I pray for someone here today listening to me, that problem that will lead you to higher heights may it come today. - it was during a special crisis for the wise men in the land that Daniel and his friends got promotion.
Daniel 2:1-49
It was at the time of crisis that Daniel and his friends prayed like they have never prayed before. - It was in the time of crisis in Daniel 3:1-30, when the King decided to raise an idol in the land and Shedrack Messach and Abednego said they will not compromised that they saw the fourth man in the fire. It was in an extraordinary heated furnace that they met the Lord Jesus Christ.
When you find yourself in serious trouble, it doesn’t necessarily mean that God wants to destroy you, it may be that He wants to promote you because crisis is an ingredient for going higher.
The Bible says all things work together for good to them that love God. Romans 8:28
Do you love Him? If you do, whatever crisis you are passing through will work out for good. The Bible advices in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, to give thanks in everything because God will use the crisis to work out His purpose in your life.
Psalms 37:5
For all of you my children who wants to go higher, take note of ‘Psalms 61:1-2’
For those who are not yet saved, you are not even on the leveled ground, you are in a pit and the devil is rejoicing but you can come out today, many of the problems you are going through today may be God saying come to Jesus.
It took a crisis to bring me to Christ. I never thought I will come to a Pentecostal Church. I was born in an Anglican Church and I loved my heritage, God bless the Anglican Communion. When I was a lecturer I loved to go to the Chapel I was enjoying it but I had a problem that pushed me towards salvation and today I thank God for that problem. If you are having a crisis right now come to Jesus Christ, He will save your soul and take care of the problem.
If you want to give your life please do so now, those of us who are already born again, please intercede for those who are giving their lives to Christ now.
God Bless You!
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