Imagine being born and
raised in a quarrelsome neighborhood. One where the people clearly and directly
oppose God and stand up to leadership. They say men of God are fake and
ultimately they reject Godly authority in their lives.
This must be the
situation the young people of Israel found themselves in. Their elders wrangled
with the Lord until the Lord had no option but to disinherit them. They were
cast out of the blessing. It’s so cold outside the blessing; never go there,
not even for a brief visit.
They went to wars, but
they were routed and defeated – outside the blessing.
They created internal
strife, and God sent a plague, in a moment in time, 14000 people were killed by
the anger of God (Number 16)…
Now think of these under
20s, tagging along. Being fed the poison of propaganda. Imagine how much more
their parents would be complaining and murmuring in their own homes, if the
word says, after the plague, the people complained and said Moses had caused
innocent people to die, how much more would they have spoken in the privacy of
their homes (Numbers 16)…
God took a decision to
immediately start a process of elimination, until they were all to be finished.
Now think about this
Under 20 generation. As they grew up, all they knew was that God was
unfaithful, God had failed his people, God had killed his people in the
wilderness. Their parents would never openly admit that it was they who had
failed God instead, never!
I believe the only
profession and skill they learned besides complaining was being undertakers.
Think of it, 3million people were to die in a space of 40 years. This means on
average 206 people were to be buried everyday…
Who did the burying, the
under 20 Generation!
Now you think you have
had a difficult childhood or life! Look at these kids, they did nothing wrong
but they were in wilderness, suffering. On the surface it would seem that these
kids had nothing going for them…
Allow me to show you that
although it looked like they had nothing good going their way, they infact had
everything they needed; a prophetic word
from the Lord and 3 Covenant
promises from the Lord.
He said through Moses:
Say unto them, [As truly as] I
live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Your
carcasses shall fall in this wilderness…
But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I
bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. Numbers
14:28-31
The LORD God of your fathers make
you a thousand times so many more as ye [are], and bless you, as he hath
promised you! Deut 1:11
They had a word of
promise from God and we know that God watches over his word to perform it
(Jeremiah 1:12).
May I speak to the church
now…
What is your background,
what is your situation, what are the circumstances of your life? Do you
sometimes feel like you are a home grown, unpaid undertaker yourself? Have you
had to bury everyone that matters to you? God still has a destiny appointment
for you and according to His word it is a good plan (Jer 29:11) .
You may have been born
where there is absolutely no family, or no love, or no hope, or no whatever. On
the surface it may look like there is nothing good that can come out of your
life. Here is the great news God is here and His word is all you need. His word
is a sure foundation (Heb 11:3).
A few steps, which worked
for the Under 20 Gen in Israel
- Take Heed
- Pay attention to the word of God
- Prepare to do the word at all times
- Disregard every other message from anywhere or anyone else
Remember the word says Joshua 1:8, Psalm 1
and John 6:63
- Remember
This speaks about
speaking to yourself and reminding yourself what the lord has done in your life
but also what He has promised to do. … (See
how Moses reminded them of the promise in Deut 31)
Malachai 3:16,17
& 1Cor 14:26 and Heb 10:25 Show why it’s
important to attend church, so that you can be taught the word but also so that
you can remind others and be reminded of the word.
- Internalize that you are great and you belong to greatness
Make the word a part of
you!
Deut 4:7,8,9(a)
We are so great because we
have a great God
We are so great because this
great God is so near to us
We are so great because we
have great statutes or life instructions. Our life has come with a manual…
Success is therefore
guaranteed, failure is a choice.
Our greatness is not of
our might and power but it is of The God we serve, therefore get to know His
word and meditate upon it and do what it says.
- Remember that there is always help
Deut 4:29-31
If you get into the
Promised Land and sin, and depart from God, bad things will befall you, but if
you repent and come back, he will accept you and change your story.
-
Its not God who took you down
there! It’s either yourself or the devil. But it is God who will take you out,
and you aint coming out empty handed…
Therefore keep in mind
that there is always recourse. 1John 1:9 and Heb 4:16
Your God is merciful
There is thus hope, there
is support in the kingdom!
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