The Word is “Sanction”…
Tonight, only God knows how bad I wanted to go to midweek service…and then came this germ and sat down beside her… Sickness caused me to have to be satisfied with just hearing Pastor Jill on the website of a previous message that I had asked for but was told there weren’t any more CDs. The person even telling me that I didn’t need the message because I didn’t do the things that Pastor Jill talked about. Once more challenging the individual about the CD anyway, she said she would let me know when they got some more. God obviously wanted me to hear the very message that the young lady told me I didn’t need to because He caused the church to post an email with all of the video links. So while sick and growing sicker I listened. The word that continued to resound within me is “SANCTION”. Even wanting to just go to sleep now, but not wanting to be in disobedience…I sit here typing for His namesake for my own good.
Truthfully, most of what Pastor Jill referred to didn’t have anything to do with me, but God knows my number. As she spoke, I could perceive other things that never parted her mouth literally, yet I bear witness in my spirit and acknowledged before God that were “OFF”. Sin means to “miss the mark”. I could hear the rumblings in the crowd of others that her examples didn’t apply to but as one seeking after GOD’s own heart, “I heard Him say, “Have I sanctioned that?” and “Have I sanctioned this?” Seemingly showing me my actions and decisions in the natural and what it looks like in the spirit at the same time. Perhaps, He allowed me to be slowed down to this place of sickness so I could really hear the message and not go away sad because I didn’t hear Him. Then this sickness was worth it! So, now while making moves in business and in personal matters naturally looks like He has sanctioned the matters, however through this message Holy Spirit brought conviction which caused me to slow down, check-in and put all this stuff before GOD, not just before myself and other dear ones who hold me accountable. I enjoy living under the shadow of God’s wing and His protection. He has proven He is faithful, even when I didn’t return the same. So, I encourage you tonight, to not just listen to the word and deceive yourselves rather to listen and let God search your heart, motives and intents. He is bound to reveal something to you by His Spirit even in the midst of examples not even applying to you. All have sinned and fall short of His glory. He knows your number and your name is not a surprise to Him. His goal for us is holiness not to harm us and to give us His peace. Reaching for things that I’m scared to touch without His anointing for me to do it…I choose to make this a practice…to slow down to be certain that He has sanctioned the matters before I spend my energy and grace doing anything more that causes me useless toil. He said, “When He blesses there is no sorrow added to it.”
Sanction means “authoritative permission or approval, as for an action. 2. something that serves to support an action, condition, etc.; 3. something that gives binding force, as to an oath, rule of conduct, etc.
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