Walking In the Fullness of God
Lesson for 5:19:2017
Lesson for 5:19:2017
1 Kings 3:3-5 3 And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
5 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, ask what I shall give thee.
Most everyone knows that Solomon was the son of King David.
Solomon was a righteous man that loved God.
He walked in the fullness of God.
He walked in the presence of God at all times.
When he became King, he was not material minded.
He kept his focus on the things of God, not material things.
When God asked Solomon; what do you wish for. Solomon replied, a discerning heart.
1 Kings 3:12-14 12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so, that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so, that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
If we are walking in the presence of God, Satan cannot harm us… he can’t steal from us.
2 Samuel 22:3-4 3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
4 I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Walking in His presence, arms you with strength and makes your way perfect.
If you will keep the ways of the Lord, he will deal with you according to your righteousness.
You can have boldness in his presence
Walking in love is always in His presence.
If you want to prosper Love the anointed.
Deuteronomy 8:17-20 17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
20 As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.
The ability to get wealth is born out of love.
Your obedience to love is the ability to get wealth.
The ability to have God’s fullness in your life,
The ability to have peace, nothing missing and nothing broken…that is born out of love.
It is love and obedience that gives you power.
Acts 1:8 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
This is the reason God blessed Solomon so much… he had love in his heart, he was not materially minded, or greedy about riches. He just wanted to please God.
He only asked for wisdom so he could be a great king. God blessed him to be the smartest and the richest man that ever lived.
All because he was walking in the fullness of God. Walking in the fullness of God also depends on Wisdom.
Proverbs 1:1-7 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Wisdom is made available to everyone.
No one needs to be a failure.
The wisdom of God is always at our disposal.
It is present in us and with us thru the Holy Spirit.
1 Chronicles 22:12 12 Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.
Wisdom lies dormant, until we act on and confess the word of God.
Until we place our dependence on God, his ability remains dormant.
Not using knowledge is a lack of wisdom.
Wisdom grows out of love.
Success grows out of wisdom.
Wisdom never acts outside of love.
Because love is the basic law of God.
The realm of God’s love, makes its own love.
Its law is always above the law of our senses.
We can have Gods will incorporated into our will.
We can have Gods mind incorporated into our mind.
We can have the health and vigor of God incorporated into our bodies.
We can have strength, ability and wisdom of God.
We can have all of this thru Gods wisdom.
Proverbs 1:2 2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
Proverbs 1:5 5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
This is what faith is built on.
Romans 10:17 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Proverbs 1:17 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Wisdom is the ability to use knowledge and make it worthwhile.
Knowledge alone is not enough.
Only three percent of people in business for themselves succeed.
1 Corinthians 2:6-16 6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
The wisdom we use to those who are mature in the Lord doesn’t belong to this world.
Or the rulers of this world… who are in power today and gone tomorrow.
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Not one of the rulers of this world has known it.
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
The spirit searches out everything and shows us even Gods deepest secrets.
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
No one can know Gods thoughts, except Gods own spirit.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
God has actually given us His spirit, so we can know things of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
We speak words given to us by the Holy Spirit… using the Holy Spirits words to explain spiritual truths.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
People who are not Christians can’t understand these truths from Gods spirit… it sounds foolish to them, because only those who have the spirit can understand what the spirit means.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
We who have the spirit of God, understand these things.
But others cannot understand us at all. How could they?
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.
Who can know what the Lord is thinking? Who can give Him counsel… or who can instruct God?
We can understand the wisdom of God only because he has given us the mind of God.
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