It's Not For Your To Choose
I.
Everything Jesus did when
he walked the Earth he did being led by the Spirit-Mt4:1,Lk
4:1
A. Let this be a reality to
you: Jesus was being led, guided, directed by the Holy Spirit; He was not
operating in the omniscience of God, but rather he was led-Phil 2:5
B. We credit his freedom
(John 8:32), why he was so uncommon, extraordinary and sanctified (John 17:17),
and why he was so far away from Satan’s plan for his life (John 8:44) to the
fact that he was led by the Spirit
II. We can also credit Jesus’ effectiveness to Him being led by
the Spirit and can then in turn say the more led by the Spirit you are the more
effective you will be
A. Jesus was always in the right
place, at the right time, saying the right thing, doing the right thing and
that’s why His ministry was so effective in the Earth; the effectiveness of His
ministry was directly connected to the leading of the Spirit/the wisdom of God-Jn 8:29
1.
Being
in the wrong place, at the wrong time, saying and doing the wrong thing will
produce ineffectiveness
2.
A
life w/o the wisdom of God/the leading of the Spirit will be an ineffective one
B. So much of being
effective has to do with just being where you’re supposed to be, doing what
you’re supposed to be doing, saying what you’re supposed to say and the only
way to do those things is you must be led by the Spirit/have the Wisdom of God
1.
So
many times people are in the wrong place at the wrong time saying the wrong thing
and doing the wrong thing because
they just picked something to do (and sometimes it’s even scriptural)
without looking inside first
2.
How
did Jesus know where to be, what to say and what to do? He was led by the
Spirit, He had the wisdom of God
III. It needs to become a revelation to you that you can of your
own self do nothing and say nothing; Jesus never just picked what he would do
and say, he was led in what he said and what he did and so should you-John
5:19,30, 8:26-29
A. When you live by the
mantra Jesus did, “I only say what the Father tells me to say and I only do
what I see Him do,” then you understand I can’t say anything without hearing
first, I can’t do anything without seeing first, and I can of my own self do
nothing
1.
I
do nothing of myself-Everything He does is b/c of the Spirit’s leading
a.
CEB-I
do nothing on my own, AMP-I do nothing of Myself (of my own accord or on my own
authority), but I say [exactly] what My Father has taught me-NASB-I do nothing
on my own initiative, but I speak those things as the Father as taught me)
2.
You
don’t choose what you say, you don’t pick what you do (even if what you’re
going to pick to say and do is scriptural)-That is the wisdom of men
3.
To
live this kind of life it requires that you always be looking inside
B. It was a revelation to
Jesus I don’t speak and I don’t act without first getting it inside; to Him
wisdom was the principle thing-Proverbs 4:7
1.
John
4:34-My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
2.
John
5:36-for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works
that I do,
3.
John
6:38-For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him
that sent me.
4.
John
7:16-Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not
mine, but his that sent me.
5.
John
9:4-I must work the works of him that sent me,
6.
John
12:49-For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which
sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
7.
John
14:31-And as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do.
8.
John
17:8-For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest
me;
C. Jesus is hearing and
seeing inside and yielding to that
leading
1.
Mark 2:8-And immediately when
Jesus perceived (To know,
To find out) in his spirit
2.
John 6:61-When Jesus knew in himself
(Perceive, Notice, Discern, To Know, To get knowledge of)
IV. A huge part of being effective in a situation is saying the
right thing and to say the right thing you have to be led by the Spirit and
have the wisdom of God
A. There’s a right word for
every situation (it’s the word in season) and YOU don’t know what it is so you must look inward to the
Holy Spirit to get that Word
B. The right words are so
precious; they can win people over, turn whole situations around, bring peace,
comfort, and victory
1.
Proverbs 15:23-MSG-Congenial
conversation—what a pleasure! The right word at the right
time—beautiful!
a.
NLT-Everyone
enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right
time
b.
CEV-Giving
the right answer at the right time makes everyone happy.
c.
NCV-
Saying the right word at the right time is so pleasing
2.
Proverbs 25:11-CEB-Words spoken at the
right time are like gold apples in a silver setting
a.
ERV-Saying
the right thing at the right time is like a golden apple in a silver setting
b.
NCV-The
right word spoken at the right time is as beautiful as gold apples in a silver
bowl
3.
The
power and preciousness of the right words
a.
We
see the right words bringing healing (Luke 13:12)
b.
We
see the right words bringing deliverance and victory and peace (Mark 4:35)
c.
We
see the right words turning away wrath (Proverbs 15:1)
d.
We
see the right words quenching strife and bringing peace (John 8:1)
C. You can say something
that is right at the wrong time and be wrong
1.
Jesus
didn’t say, “I just say what the word says and if you don’t like it well forget
you,” and then just put his head down and quote scripture; He said what the
Father told Him to say
2.
Luke11:53-Satan waits for you to say the wrong thing; it gives him
access into your life
3.
Proverbs
18:20, Matthew 12:37-The words you speak play a key role in determining how
effective you are in every situation that you face
D. God by His Spirit will
show you what to say and cause you to be effective-Luke 21:14
1.
Isaiah
50:4-The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know
how to speak a word in season to him that
is weary:
2.
Words
that bring power are the Words that God told you to say for that time
a.
If
you’ll get your words from God you’ll find them having more power
3.
You
can be in the right place at the right time, but you also need the right words,
because the wrong words can mess the whole situation up-Numbers 20:10
a.
When
you speak utterances of the devil you are being used of him
4.
John
8:4-Why didn’t he just say that right away? Why did he not immediately respond
to their insistent questioning? He must
not have it yet
5.
Luke
20:20-26-The HS showed Jesus their wickedness and what to say to them
V. What made Jesus so effective and what will make you effective
like Him is a constant, continual looking inside for direction, for the leading
of the Spirit in every situation
A. When Jesus healed people
He didn’t do the same thing every time; what you did last time is not a leading
for this time; he’s not just picking what he wants to do and he was so
effective because in every instance he was led by the Spirit
1.
Mark
1:40-He laid His hand on the leper
2.
Matthew
17:18-He rebuked the devil from that man’s son
3.
Mark
7:32-This guy couldn’t talk and was deaf; Jesus took him away from the crowd,
put his fingers in his ears, and spit and touched his tongue and said be opened
4.
Luke
18:41-Blind guy-Jesus asked what he wanted him to do and said take your sight
B. ***What Jesus did that
made him so effective is He was always looking inward to the Spirit of God for
direction in every situation; He did nothing of himself; He didn’t just do what
he did last time or what he saw work one time, he got direction from the Father
and only did what the Father told him to do and only said what he told him to
say***
1.
He
always did the thing that yielded results-How did he know what to do?
a.
He was so effective in
what he did because He was led in what He did
2.
The
effectiveness of Jesus; you can attach everything He did to the leading of the
Spirit, to the wisdom of God (John 11-Lazurus, Mark 4-The storm)
a.
Matt
14:15-The spirit is leading Jesus’ every word and action and that’s why he was
so effective in this situation. The
disciples were the exact opposite and that’s why they were so ineffective.
3.
Each
situation is it’s own and for each one we need direction from the Holy Spirit
a.
Whatever
he says to you do it is the key to results; So what
has he said to you?
b.
You
can’t just take a principle of the Word and go off by yourself and work that
principle; if you didn’t need the Holy Spirit God wouldn’t have given Him to
you
C. You’re trying to be
effective without the leading of the Spirit and that’s why you’re not
effective; if you’ll exalt this (the leading of the Spirit, it [his leading]
will exalt you)
1.
Proverbs 4:5-9-5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words
of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she
shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy
getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall
promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when
thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she
deliver to thee.
2.
Proverbs
3:13-18- 13
¶ Happy is the man that findeth
wisdom, and the man that getteth
understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of
silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire
are not to be compared unto her. 16 Length of days is in her right hand; and
in her left hand riches and honour. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her
paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth
her.
3.
Proverbs
8:14-21- 14
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.15
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and
nobles, even all the judges of the
earth.17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall
find me.18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine
gold; and my revenue than choice silver.20 I lead in the way of
righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 21 That I may cause those that
love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.