With God
FOUNDATION STATEMENT: In the Kingdom of God you must have a God-with-me consciousness. You must act as though it is you and God
and not just you. – John 8:29
I.
One of the main
deceptions of the devil is that he wants you to act as though you have to
accomplish the thing in your own natural ability without God
A. Satan wants you to think
from the standpoint of your natural flesh
1.
Satan
wants you to look at the obstacle from the standpoint that you are a limited,
natural being, without God
a.
In
other words, it’s you out there alone, w/o God, having to do something in your
natural ability
b.
He
wants you to think that you have to accomplish the thing in your own wisdom, in
your own power, and in your strength
2.
When
people look at situations from the standpoint of their flesh that keeps them
from attacking the “impossible” and accomplishing things that are beyond their
natural ability
a.
When
you think that you have to do it in your own power, you won’t go after the
“impossible”
B.
One
thing that’s kept us from seeing the supernatural in our lives is we think that
we got to do it
1.
When
we think we have to do it in our own natural ability, we go find something that
we can do
a.
We
need to stop looking for stuff that we can do and start looking for stuff that
God can do
2.
EX:
You don’t have to cancel your debts, you don’t have to provide the money, you
don’t have to heal the body, you don’t have to do the impossible thing, you have to believe God
C. You are not without
God. You are an ambassador sent
from Heaven into the Earth and He that sent you is with you and He has not left
you alone (John 8:28-29, 2 Corinthians 5:20)
1.
He
that sent me is with me and he has not left me to do this by myself
a.
With
God all things are possible (Luke 18:27, Mark 10:27)
1)
Me
and God can accomplish anything, so I’m not looking for something that “Me” can
do, I’m looking for something that “We” can do
2.
God
being with you is a another way of saying you have the anointing of God
a.
You
have God’s super on your natural and it makes you supernatural
b.
The
anointing is the ability to accomplish anything “possible” or “impossible”
(Philippians 4:13)
3.
When
you act as though you are without God it keeps you from accomplishing the
supernatural
a.
Become
God inside-minded (1 John 4:4)
4.
When
you don’t do things God’s ways you are without God, meaning you don’t have
access to his power
a.
Jesus
said, “He’s with me and has not left me alone because I always do those things
that please him.”
1)
He’s
saying He’s with me because I’ve stuck with His system, I did things His way,
and that gives me access to His power
II.
When God called somebody
to the impossible His comforting statement to them was always, “I am with you”
and what He was saying was that you don’t have to do it in your natural
ability, you have access to my power
A. People who were called to
the impossible
1.
1
Samuel 17:25
a.
The
men of Israel didn’t go slay Goliath because they thought they had to do it in
their own natural ability without God
1)
Saul
said, “THOU art not able to against
this philistine,” but THOU wasn’t
the only one going
a)
Saul
didn’t think David had the ability (strength, power) to kill Goliath because he
thought David only had acces to his natural ability
(strength, power)
b)
1
Samuel 18:14 – The Lord was with David
b.
David
knew that he didn’t have to do it in his own natural ability; He knew that God
was with Him & that’s why he was so bold to attack such an impossible task
1)
The
Blood Covenant
a)
Uncircumcised
– God’s not with him
b)
Circumcised
– God’s with me
2)
45-In
the name – It’s as if God himself his here
a)
When
you come in the name, you come in the authority of the person who’s name that
is
b)
Jehovah
Tsebaoth – A reference to the dominion of God
over all the powers of the universe
3)
46-The
Lord will deliver you into my hand
4)
47-The
battle is the Lord’s
2.
Exodus
3:7-14 – Moses is called to bring the children of Israel out of Egypt and
he thought he had to do it
a.
Moses
thought he had to do it in his natural ability at first and he knew he wasn’t
qualified
1)
8-I
AM come down do deliver them – Who’s going to deliver them? Not Moses, God.
2)
11-Who
am I? – You aren’t much, but God is with you
3)
Exodus
4:1,10 – Moses is telling God why he’s not qualified
b.
God
was with him and he had access to the power of God
1)
Moses
didn’t have to deliver the people out of bondage, he didn’t have part the Red
Sea the power of God did it, Moses didn’t have to cause water to come out of rock the
power of God did, Moses didn’t have to get bread to come from Heaven the power
of God did it
3.
Judges
6:12 – Gideon is called to deliver the children of Israel from the hand
of the Midianites with 300 men and they got 135,000
a.
14-Gideon
told God why he wasn’t qualified to do it, because he thought he had to do it
1)
16-God
said, I am with you
4.
Numbers
13-14
a.
The
children of Israel thought they had to do it and Joshua and Caleb were telling
God’s with us
5.
Joshua
1:1-9, Deuteronomy 31:23 – Joshua is called to bring the people into the
promise land
a.
Joshua
didn’t have to do it in his natural ability, he had access to the power of God
1)
The
power of God parted the Jordan, The power of God caused the walls of Jericho to
fall, The power of God stopped the sun and moon, the power of God got the
people into the promise land
III.
We are not the ones who
have to do it, we just have to believe (Mark 9:23)
A. If you can believe all
things are possible (Mark 9:23)
1.
That
didn’t say if you had the right job it’s possible, if you’re smart enough it’s
possible, if your strong enough, it’s possible, it said if you can believe,
it’s possible
a.
Something
being possible or impossible is not based on the level of your expertise, your
education, or your strength, it’s based on your capacity to believe
B.
When
you believe you allow God to do it through you (John 14:9-12)
1.
Jesus
said, “It’s not me doing it,” it’s the Father dwelling in me, HE DOES the works
a.
The
God that was in Jesus was doing the works
2.
When
Jesus left he sent you the Holy Spirit and He is in you (John 16:7, 14:17,
Romans 5:5)
a.
That
same Father that was in Jesus doing the works is the same Father that’s in you
C. Faith is qualifying
factor that will determine how great of works the Father/the power of God does
through you
1.
He
that believes on me; not he who is smart enough, strong enough, qualified
enough (John 14:9-12)
a.
Your
level of faith is going to determine the amount of God’s power that you see
flowing in your life
1)
God
can’t work through you except to the degree that you believe
2)
You
can hinder or enhance the flow of God’s power by the level of your faith
D. Your job is to believe
1.
Your
amount of time in the word is going to determine the level of your faith
(Romans 10:17)
a.
Your
job is to increase your capacity to believe
E.
God’s
plan for Joshua to do the impossible (Joshua 1:1-8)
1.
God
tells Joshua to arise
a.
Arise
– To stand up, to arise (hostile sense), become powerful, come on the
scene, to rouse, stir up to maintain oneself, to be established, to endure, to
be fixed, to persist, to impose
b.
You
got to stir yourself up
2.
God
gives Him the promise – Every place that the sole of your foot shall
tread upon, that have I given to you
a.
You
got to have the promise
3.
God
tells Joshua who he is – No man shall be able to stand before you all the
days of your life
a.
You
got to know who you are
4.
God
tells Joshua He is with Him
a.
You
got to know God’s with you
5.
God
gives him a guarantee – God will not fail him nor forsake him
a.
You
got to know the surety of the Word
6.
God
tells Joshua to be courageous
a.
You
got to have courage and fear not
7.
God
tells Joshua to do what Moses taught Him
a.
You
got to do what you know
8.
God
tells Joshua to meditate and confess the word
a.
You
got to stay in the Word
IV.
The limit for what I can
do is not my natural ability or power, it’s the ability and power of God
A. The power of God, that we
have access to, has no limits
1.
The
unlimited power of God (Genesis
18:14, Numbers 11:23)
2.
I’m
not after things that I can do, I’m after what the power of God can do (1 John 4:4)
a.
Do
the things that you can’t do
B.
The
people who God are with
1.
The
people who God are with will prosper in everything that they do, wherever they
are – Genesis 39:1-3, 20-21
2.
The
people who God are with will have favor, even with the world – Genesis
39:22-23
3.
The
people who God are with will prosper in famine – Genesis 26:1-4,12
4.
The
people who God are with will not be overpowered, conquered, or dominated by the
devil – Acts 10:38
5.
The
people who God are with will accomplish great things and the world will take
notice Joshua – 6:27
6.
The
people who God are with will speak it and God will bring it to pass – 1
Samuel 3:19
7.
The
people who the Lord are with will bring fear upon their enemies – 1
Samuel 18:12
8.
The
people who the Lord are with we see great increase in every area – 2
Chronicles 1:1
a.
Magnify
– To be or make large as in body, mind, estate or honor, bring up, exceed,
excellent, to become greater in estate, things, to increase, to promote, to
grow, become great or important, make powerful, do great things
b.
The
people who God are with will be in great authority and have great riches
– 2 Chronicles 17:3-5
9.
The
people who God are with will draw a crowd – 2 Chronicles 15:9
10. The people who God are
with will win battles that they shouldn’t win – Deuteronomy 20:1-4,
Isaiah 43:2
11. The people who God are
with do not walk in fear – Psalm 23:4