How Can We Have True Peace- Part 3
Pastor Kiruba Stephen
Hello and welcome to El Bethel International Ministries Radio Program, God of Wonders. Tonight, Part 3 of the message, How Can We Have True Peace by Pastor Kiruba Stephen. Let's listen.
So if we really want to experience the peace of God then,
1) We have to stop worrying
2) We have to take everything into God's presence with thanksgiving
and then the Lord says a sure promise from Jesus Christ through His Word. The Holy Spirit is speaking to us tonight, that His peace that , (the peace that we are lacking), the Lord says, He will fill us with His peace that will guard our hearts like I said like a bodyguard, like a soldier, like a security guard standing in front of a big mansion, a big palace. The Lord says that His peace will guard, that will be the guard that will be guarding our minds and our hearts from any kind of attack. The Lord says His peace will guard. Nobody else can understand how are these people going through this but they are happy, but they are peaceful because it's God's peace that is guarding us.
And then when the Lord's appointed time comes, the Lord has His answers already. He has already answered it, but delivers His answers. When the Lord actually delivers his answers, then that will be a glorious time for celebration. But we start thanking even before we see. And the peace of God will guard us day by day to walk in His peace until we receive our promise, the fulfillment of our promise.
So the Lord is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think. [King James Version] We saw that the Lord, He cares and we also saw that if we do not acknowledge the greatness of the Lord and worry, then we are actually putting Him down.
If we read Ephesians 3:20, it says The Lord is able to do, “He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.[King James Version] So when the Lord gives, when He answers our prayers, He surpasses everything.
He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or imagine, whether it's our health, whether it's our finances, whether it's our marriage, whether it's peace in the house - whatever it is, the Lord says, “He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that you ask or imagine.” So whatever request that you take before the throne of the God, before the Lord and pray, with thanksgiving and your prayer falls in line with the will of God, you wait for God's timing, God's peace will sustain you and you know for sure that He will surpass your expectation. God always surpasses your expectation, my expectation because He is the Generous Father. And He will bless you according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Whatever our need is, the Lord is faithful. The faithfulness of God endures forever. And we are going to thank the Lord."Lord, thank you because I have Jesus. Without Jesus, without His death on the cross, we would be worrying; we would be having miserable life. So because of His death on the cross, we have Jesus alive today who is telling us same thing that He spoke when He was alive on this earth.” He is alive today; He is telling us the same verse, "My son, my daughter, don't worry. Don’t worry. I am here for you because you cannot do anything by worrying. Give all your worries to me, I care for you and I am able to do exceeding abundantly above all that you ask or imagine. Just come to my presence and pray and ask me whatever you need and thank me. Know that I am right beside you.”
Have you ever realized that when you kneel beside your bed and pray, when you are all alone in your room and pray, have you ever thought that Jesus is right there with you? He is right there, right next to you, listening to your prayers. We have to acknowledge that. We have to acknowledge that. We have to acknowledge the presence of God in our lives. Anytime we look to God, anytime we call on His name, we have to know, "Lord you are right beside me. Lord, help me Lord Father to continue to trust you, in spite of my circumstance. Help me to know Lord, You are always greater than my circumstance.” Thank Him in advance for what He is going to do. Every answered prayer that comes from the throne of grace is because of His mercy and because of His faithfulness. We have to acknowledge that even before He answers it. So the Lord is good. God says that He knows all your needs even before you ask Him.
So let's close now with the word of prayer and ask the Holy Spirit to make His word alive into our hearts this night. We may think "Oh, I know this already." But how far are we applying it? How much are we actually applying it in our lives? Are we really people who are trusting the Lord? Are we people who are really obeying God's Word when the Lord has told us “Do not worry”? Are we people who are really filled with the peace of God? Are we people who really obey God's Word and live a peace-filled life. The Lord is faithful. God is all faithful. Confess your sins to the Lord. He is faithful and just to forgive you from all your sins and God is able to give you that peace which you need; and be a person who will not worry and say “Lord, I believe. All things are possible. Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah, praise you.”
We are just going to pray. The Spirit of the Lord is leading me to pray for some of the people who are listening tonight and we are going to pray with one accord. God says, “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there.”[New King James Version] And we know we are all gathered together, we have more than two or three. And the Spirit of the Lord is in our midst tonight.
Together as the body of Christ, together as the children of the living God, as one family bought by the blood of Jesus we are going to bring all our requests to the throne of grace. We are going to ask Lord to fill us with His peace. If you have been a worrier in your life, constantly worrying, tell the Lord, "Lord, forgive me. Lord, forgive me of all my sins. Lord, forgive me of disobeying you many times. Forgive me Lord for thinking of You lightly, of taking Your word lightly. Forgive me, Lord Jesus for not thinking of You... Lord Father, not taking Your Word Father, Lord (not) taking You at Your word, not taking you Father seriously in my life, not lifting You up as I should but exalting the problems instead of exalting The One who can solve the problems. Lord and I take You as my Problem Solver today. I take You Lord as my Healer today. I take You Lord as my Sanctification today. Lord I take You as my wisdom today.”
“Jesus, we thank You, we thank You, we thank You Lord Jesus. Lord we praise You, we praise You, we praise You". Let's acknowledge before the Lord, "Lord without You, we can do nothing. Lord, without You, I can do nothing. Lord, without You I can do nothing but with You I can do all things.” With Jesus, we shall run through a troop. With Jesus, we shall overcome. With Jesus, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Hallelujah! How many times we have failed to realize that?
How many times we have failed to realize that we can do all things? How many times has the Lord said in His word "ALL" and so many places we have to underline in our Bibles everywhere we see the word All? But the Lord says, He can do all things for us. How faithful He is.
"Lord, we thank You. We thank You Lord Jesus. Keep us Lord true. Keep us, Lord, faithful to Your Word."
Jesus we ask You, Holy Spirit we ask You, touch the hearts of the people, touch the hearts of the people this night Oh Lord. I ask you Spirit of the Living God, touch the hearts of the people Oh God. Lord, deliver them. Deliver them Lord from their spirit of anxiety in Jesus name. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I come against every spirit of anxiety that is afflicting, that is plaguing your people. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I come against this demonic spirit of anxiety and I curse them in Jesus name. I bind the words of those demonic spirits that is afflicting these families, bind them in Jesus name, take victory in Jesus name.
Lord, I pray for the people who are lying awake in their beds night time worrying and not able to fall asleep. Spirit of the Lord, I bring them before the throne of grace and I ask you Holy Spirit, Lord, set them free this night. I come against the spirit of fear that is afflicting the people who are listening this night. I bind that spirit of fear in Jesus name. I speak deliverance to their hearts, deliverance to their soul, and deliverance to their minds right now in Jesus name. We thank you Father, we thank You Lord, we thank you Lord Jesus.
I pray Lord Jesus, specially for the loved ones who have their family members sick. You are the Lord God who wept when You knew Lazarus was dead; You are the Lord God who walked to the tomb of Lazarus; You are the Lord God who raised him from the dead. Jesus of Nazareth, God of compassion, we pray this night that you will deliver the hearts of the people. You deliver them up from their sick beds Oh God. Raise them up Oh Lord Jesus. Lord, we pray for the children who are sick Oh Lord Jesus. Oh Father, You love the little children. Lord, we bring them before the throne of grace. Lord, we carry them into your presence and we ask you, may the healing virtue of Jesus Christ who knows all their diseases and all the names of the sicknesses descend into them; In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, we come against with the power and the authority of the Living God, we come against all the spirit of sickness. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, we command Satan to take his hand off the people of God. Oh take your hands off the children. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth Lord we speak, we pronounce speedy recovery. Lord, we speak total healing and freedom; Oh Lord, we thank you.
As we are in your presence we ask You, “May the strength of the Lord descend into the bodies of the people who are sick right now. May the strength of the Lord descend into their bodies Oh Lord! May the strength of the Lord descend into their bodies in Jesus name! Healed by the stripes of Jesus, be healed by the stripes of Jesus. Oh Father, may the people touch Your garment, touch the hem of Your garment right now. Lord, as Your presence is pouring, as Your presence is pouring into the homes of Your people, we ask You Holy spirit may they receive it. Not even a single person Oh Lord should be a spectator this night. We ask You Holy Spirit that You will work in their hearts. Draw them Oh God. Draw them Lord. We praise You, We thank You, We thank You Lord Jesus. Lord, may the blood that You shed on the Cross of Calvary draw them to the Crucified Savior. We thank You Lord Jesus, we thank You.
We give you glory, we give You all the glory Father. We worship You; We worship You Holy Spirit, we worship You Abba Father, we worship You Precious Jesus. We adore You, Lord. Thank You, because we have You. Thank You Lord, You care for us. Thank You Lord for You are our peace. We thank You. Abide with us this night Oh Lord. May Your Word continue to speak in the hearts of the people. Live in them Lord Jesus; Rule over them Lord; Reign their lives, Oh Lord Jesus. We thank You, we thank You Lord Jesus. Hallelujah, praise You, praise You. Lord! We pray, may they surrender their wills to You Lord Jesus. May they surrender their lives over to You Lord Jesus! Oh we thank you. We give You glory, Hallelujah, we praise You. Hallelujah!
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord to the cross where thou has died
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord to thy precious bleeding side.
Thank You Father, this night we ask you Lord, may the word of the Lord work in their hearts to bring hundred-fold fruit. Strengthen Your people. Make them mighty warriors in Your Kingdom, who will march forward for thee. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
May the Lord bless You with His peace today and everyday for the rest of your lives. Dear friends, as you look to the Prince of Peace Jesus Christ, may the Lord richly bless you until next time, bye bye.
