What Happens When You Draw Near To God
today with Joseph Prince when you learn
to sit down and receive from the Lord
you receive something for your ministry
for your church for your group for your
friends for your family but remember
that their benefit is never for you
the every manifestation of the spirit is
to profit every man it's for the it's
for the prophet of the entire church but
because the lord gave it to you or
through you you're the first one that
where the revolution comes a closeness
many a times Israel would go to a land
and ask for permission and even if they
drink the wealth of that that particular
uh City or land they will pay for it but
many times they refuse to give them
passage and not only that not only that
the enemies will fight against them and
then when they defend themselves just
like modern day is real if they may
defend themselves they get more land
amen so that is the principle we don't
go out fighting we don't go out looking
for trouble I want to fight with you you
know why I want I want to get more land
so let's fight you know that's called
okay so don't do that amen but just by
there'll be battles you have an enemy
the enemy is the devil he hates you
amen so watch this the planter is
divided into how many parts two parts
between those who took part in the war
who went out to battle that's the first
part those who went out to battle
amen the law of the battle states that
this plunder is divided into two parts
and all the congregation so we are the
congregation on one side oh by the way
if you can really understand this
passage today which is uh preaching from
the law if you understand this from The
because you know what this has never
nowhere you can see on Christmas
Christian television and uh books and
all that are no way if anyone preaches
this in the future you know where it
you are blessed if you can understand
this you know now of course we're not
going on bragging I'm just teasing okay
like Jesus what do you think so the two
parts the division of the plant that
goes in two parts one for those who went
out to battle so the first part goes to
those who went out to battle the second
part goes to the rest who didn't go to
battle the rest of the congregation
right usually those who go to battle
do not number as much as those who are
left behind the congregation the country
is bigger right am I right okay but
share a light there is a principle that
what whatever good one person has is for
the benefit of all that's a principle of
the church so if Pastor Prince spends
time in the word of God don't forget
this all happened because I asked the
Lord and if I spend time and I receive a
truth it is not just for me God is
saying to me the benefit is to all the
body of Christ I give it to you so that
the benefit is to all all share and
share light many years after a man of
the God's heart called David what would
uh uh attack the enemy because the enemy
attacked them first and took all their
children and their wives and the mighty
man's wives and all that and and they
left and David said this in first Samuel
30 David said because some men were
saying after they they got all the wires
and all the spoils and in fact they
fought against the enemy and they got
back much more than before they were
attacked they got back their families as
and then some man says you know what hey
don't give anything to those who they
refuse to go with us because they're too
tired they were fatigued at the brook of
bessor which is very interesting vessel
means good news they cannot take the
good news across they didn't want to pay
the price they didn't want to pray with
us they didn't want to go with us all
right nothing for them so David said
this my brethren you should not do so
with what the Lord has given us who has
preserved us and delivered it into our
hand The Troop that came against us for
who will hit you in this matter
but as his part is who goes down to the
so shall his part be who stays by the
men of the God's heart you can see why
all right what what a wonderful heart
from then on became a law
amen that everyone benefits
one person's blessing is the benefit to
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Warfare is actually studying the word of
God because uh you are trying to get
Treasures when there are forces of
distraction forces that try to stop you
from spending time in the world so if I
perceive you if I label one man's labor
and produce something some some spoils
it's not just for the person studying
it's for the entire body of Christ
that's the first principle we need to
all right the planter must be divided
not just for those who labor not just
for those who serve in church it must be
given to everybody else but
this is the part I say you know
something I wish that I can just sit
down and get another pastor's sermons
from years and years and years and years
I got so much to preach from it just
take one and then let me see it's one
so for me every Sunday I gotta ask the
Lord what to preach to you all
because you are vociferous you're like
your hunger is like you know it's not
one course dinner it's ten calls you
all right so back to uh the law of the
battle the law of the plunder divide the
plunder into two parts those who went to
battle and all the congregations so even
those who didn't go out to battle they
am I right those who didn't go out the
but and this is the butt that set me
actually I thought of sharing this in
I guess when the Lord I try to get out
of this because I want to share this on
in the Future Leaders meaning meeting so
obviously the Lord put this on my heart
so strong you can ask the SD I didn't
want to give her this portion they're
because I want to share this with all
the leaders obviously God thinks all of
so watch this verse 28 and Levy a
tribute two parts right Levy a tribute
for the Lord so the Lord must have a
portion like the tithing principle
whatever you get the Lord is first you
honor him first because you will not
have won the battle bro without the Lord
the battle is the Lord's the victory is
yours the spoils is yours the plunder is
a levy a tribute for the Lord on the men
of War who went out to battle
so now the first part the men of War who
went at the Battle this is the apart how
much they must give to the Lord okay
of every 500 of the plunder what is
persons cattle donkey's ship take it
and give it to Eleazar the priest who
did he give to elyaza the priest as a
heath offering to the Lord do you see
that so the God says divide the plunder
don't forget the Lord is involved in
this divide the plunder into two parts
the first part is for those who went to
the second part is the congregation now
for the first part those who went to
battle they are part everything they
have whether it's a is a cow a sheep you
know whether it is gold whatever it is
it is one out of every one 500.
now keep that in mind one out of every
very good today was very simple one out
of every 500 just remember these points
you get it then who is it given to
as a heath offering to the Lord one of
the highest offerings of the Lord is a
heath offering which is the taruma
offering and then there's another
offering called the wave offering which
is the tenufa okay but the taruma hip
offering is one of the highest offerings
it's given to the priest okay are you
all ready get it now let me ask you a
question the planter divide in two parts
the first part is for those who went to
battle they are the ones that fought
they are the ones that got the plunder
right how much do they give one out of
how many every 500 keep that in mind and
the top man the high priest which means
what the person closest to nearness to
God get it now we look at the second
part Those Who Remain the congregation
but still get the benefit
all right now we drop down
and from the children of Israel's half
you shall take one of every fifty one of
every 50. one of how many
50. those who went to battle the first
part one of how many 500. those who
stayed by a state back yeah their
portion is what one out of every 50.
all those those who gave 1 out of 50 or
1 out of 500. I don't know your
mathematics okay maybe it's as bad as
this I'm keeping it simple those who
gave one out of 500 has more left they
get more or those who gave 1 out of 50.
one out of 500 in fact the letter
right gave ten times more
the letter which is uh the people that
stayed back they have to give 10 times
they are left with lesser well those who
this is what the Lord said to me
now it's a very in fact I'm a bit
ashamed to even share this story with
you all but but I I thought of sharing
in a leader setting and all that because
of how this Revelation came
my my thing was that Lord you know they
just anyhow they don't even some don't
even have to prepare War just take my
summon I got this little 700 what 50
50 some or 100 sermons and all that
you know and then they just listen oh
what should I decide now today yeah okay
this sermon the bridge so good no I said
I envy their life then my my mind go to
God and say what's your you know so for
a moment I became fleshly I became like
you know honoring my thinking and all
that and the Lord showed me this and the
whatever you preach whatever you teach
whatever battles spoils you got from
laboring in the word it's not just for
you it's for all the body of Christ
whoever preaches your sermon if they
don't own it they don't see it
is in the class of his own
do you understand that the one who
received the Revelation even though the
Revelation is for everybody but he has
because it's given to the eliazza the
priest which symbolize what nearness to
God in the process it gets near to God
now what about the people who didn't go
the people gave 1 out of 50. okay here
says drawn one out of 50 drawn from the
dog from the persons the cattle the
donkeys the sheep from all the livestock
and give them to the Levites aha they
priests they gave to the priests
servants or the priests ministers those
who helped the priests gave to the
Levites it never reached higher
there is that people who who labor
those who by the way those who labor in
the word uh is one form of warfare that
we are involved in today we don't fight
Apostle no wonder man I tell you when I
was trying to plan someone tried to take
my my Lord no so I came out man I had a
no brother there's also in the category
amen today our battles Are Spiritual I
say today our battles Are Spiritual
so when you when you are having battled
means what you don't feel like serving
the lord that day that's also a battle
but you choose to fight against the
forces in Jesus name and still serve the
Lord fight against the fatigue fight
against the tiredness and the strength
that God gives to be greater than before
you had that condition of fatigue and
all that are you listening those who
serve the Lord you are laboring you are
battling you are in a Warfare you know
uh some people don't want to surf
because you know it takes time it's true
you know they they they rather use your
time for their own self and all that but
there are those who are using it for the
and they're doing it for the common good
so the rest can sit down enjoy the
service you know where whereas they are
the ones serving but what's the benefit
no the benefits for everybody but what
they have is a nearness to God that the
I said before we are all near to God
but there's a nearness to God like John
boy this feels like a Leader's camp
and they they never rise higher than the
Levites they are giving their rights
higher whereas the those who went to
battle they gave one out of every 500
their offering was given to the Levites
the priest which is nearness to God
whereas for them their Ministry just
reach what serving that's all
so Moses and Elias the priests did as
Martha was busy serving the lord now I I
if your eye is on the Lord
minded all right your eyes on the Lord
you are serving the lord even though
um the songs for the children's Rock uh
rock hits you're preparing something for
the use or you're preparing something or
you're in Usher making sure everything
is safe enough but everything you are
is for the Lord when someone is rude to
you you turn to the Lord and say it's
for you Jesus and your heart is for you
Jesus amen I never never did it for for
them anyway I did it for you so yourself
serve the Lord by serving people
so if your heart is the Lord so there
are people who are serving they might be
serving but they are they're on salary
especially those on salary very hard to
know whether you're serving your salary
all right but in this church they're all
I know I can see the attitude they go
we have uh people studying the Lord we
have two sisters so the sister is
serving the lord according to her mind
Martha Martha went to the kitchen and
started thinking what would Jesus like
and I think he's tired I think he
probably need this probably need oh
there's so many things to cook and and
all the disciples are there and we know
that Peter is a lot my goodness the he
even as a pastor Lawrence there and the
muscle's so big and all that this
fisherman are very vociferous in the
appetite what to cook man I don't I'm
not prepared why he come today
angry the sister who was sitting at
studying the Lord receding from the Lord
not giving to the Lord so one
one was trying to know the mind of the
Lord another was actually learning the
when finally both start serving who do
you think will serve better the one who
serves according to her own mind or the
one who's serving according to the mind
yeah she she heard the secrets of the
Lord so there is a picture of a girl
even though she's seated she she's doing
Warfare with with the powers of Darkness
that trying to take her away and then
the devil even used we know this Warfare
use the older sister to try to get her
away and Jesus says Mary has chosen the
good part which shall not be taken away
which shall not be taken away it's
almost like there's a force trying to
one thing is needful Martha you are
careful and worried about many things
but only one thing is needful Mary chose
the good part what is what say that
Jesus feet and listen to his word
so when you learn to sit down and
receive from the Lord you will receive
something for your ministry or for
um uh for your church for your group
for your friends for your family
but remember that their benefit is never
the every manifestation of the spirit is
to profit every man is for the is for
the prophet of the entire church
but because the lord gave it to you or
through you you're the first one that
where the revolution comes a closeness
her sister Mary at Jesus feet now later
on she saw the Commendation that Jesus
gave in fact Jesus gently rebuked Mata
now this whole thing I have a whole
sermon on it you all know right in the
natural in the in the in the Middle East
especially Eastern culture is that you
sit down when someone come to your house
you sit down and don't even serve that's
rude if you're certain Mata did the
right thing you see your mind is like
Martha's mind you think this is right
thing basically the Lord comes to your
house he wants you to take from him
why do you try to give to him what can
you give to him he's the one that took
Five Loaves and two fish and multiplied
them what is your your little Roti Plata
down there you're trying to bake it what
is your noodles what is your hamburger
what is that to him so when the Lord
comes to your house the best thing you
can do is take from him and the more you
take from him the more you honor him
because the less is blessed by the
always remember that okay so here we
have uh Martha and Mary if Martha tried
to copy Mary later on she can't she can
get the benefit she can copy whatever
she does she can copy but let me tell
you this you will not have the same
benefit as direct Revelation as
I'm not talking about always trying to
get a fresh new revelation when you're
preaching all that many a time people
don't want to study the the fruits and
the treasures that God has given to
other men of God they end up with a very
and they think there's always fresh
Revelation I'm not talking about that no
no no I'm not even there I'm saying that
whatever even the Lord has given me amen
take it meditate on it it's got to be
it's gonna be a revelation
don't take something and then push it
when it's not a revelation to you stop
trafficking in truths that don't warm
if you have lost it go back to the Lord
and ask the Lord for it again make sure
amen can I have a good amen take it
meditate on it feed on it and release it
now sometimes we are in a Warfare
because the devil is attacking us so
some people say no no God only brings
out good when when the trouble uh uh you
know it's like you're doing good you're
testifying for Jesus and then Trouble
Comes no nowhere in the Bible limits
trials to just them do you know the
Bible says this that something happens
after you suffer for a while in First
now it does not say that God makes you
suffer in fact you're about to see who
makes you suffer amen and um we all
suffer like right now you know you you
are in bondage to uh drugs and
um some prescription pills even whatever
that sounds familiar this is not your
best life your best life okay but the
God of all Grace who has called us I
love that that title don't you God of
the God of all Grace someone should
write a song on that God of all Grace
who has called us unto his eternal glory
by Christ Jesus after that
say after that three times
not during your suffering
after that you have suffered a while
this God of all Grace will make you
and don't limit the word strengthened
although the primary use here is
spiritual strengthen the Bible it can be
used for physical as well
so God is saying there is an after that
after your what suffered so those who
didn't suffer This Promise is not for
them but the God of all Grace has said
after that after your suffering get
ready for Perfection get ready for more
strength get ready for more sad being
settled amen being established people
talk to you and they feel something
about you that's different last year I
met you and I felt like you were a
little bit but now it's like something
stable about you you are a leader
somehow I feel like I'm the presence of
a rock man you know what I'm saying
because you have gone through
now in case you're saying well pastor
this suffering that comes when you
preach for Jesus and then you are
persecuted that people like to make
spiritualized things you know and and
and and limit the blessings of God or
people's Faith from receiving this no
look at the context now the context be
sober be vigilant because your adversary
the devil as a roaring lion walks about
seeking home he may devour
home resists steadfast in the faith
knowing that the same afflictions are
accomplished in your brethren that are
in the world but the God of all Grace
who has called us can you see that
the verse 10 comes after what it's a
devil's attack so even the devil attacks
you there is an after that
are you listening people expect to be
stronger because you've been attacked
expect good things to come out you know
um let me give you Psalms uh 66.
Psalm 66 says this we are closing thou
have caused men to write over our heads
have you ever felt like sometimes you
know you confess God's favor and all
that and yet man has right over your
heads other men have like become a
leader or the The prominent one you know
and you're in inferior position in your
job or whatever it is you know man has
to write over your heads ever felt away
none of you wonderful wonderful may you
guys David told God that has caused man
to ride over our heads we went through
fire and through water but thou brought
us us out into a wealthy place if you
have gone to fight you've got man
oppressing you man bullying you men
taking advantage of you in the workplace
or at home or whatever it is let me tell
you this and you you've been through you
feel like I've been to the fire and I've
then get ready for this God brings you
and you know what happened when you go
the way you go out is not the way you
you're going watch this now you're going
to this level you are brought out to a
wealthy higher place a wealthy place a
wealthy place and this wood wealthy
place this is the only place besides one
other place that the Hebrew
appears and it's only used twice wealthy
place which is actually the word
guess where Psalms 23. my cup Rivier my
cup overflows so God brings to a place
where it's not just uh Rich it is
and the Bible says when nighttime came
to the darkest time they say darkest
before Dawn that's the fourth watch in
the darkest period he looked down he saw
them those eyes like the eyes of doves
saw his disciples roaring Against the
Wind the Bible says after nine hours
only three miles out of ten and the
Bible says a strong wind was blowing
boisterous and Jesus came walking on the
water how cool is that wind blowing his
hair fluttering in the wind it's close
and it was in the darkest time
progress is hard without Jesus
it's like three steps forward two steps
you know when you don't have Jesus in
your boat the Bible says the disciples
look out don't forget it's very dark and
they say whoa what's that
and Jesus answer was in the Greek I am
that's the name of God don't be afraid I
am and straight away Peter who else
and he says Lord if there's you beat me
come Jesus says full man come okay he
and the Bible says be the Lord Jesus and
begin to do what Jesus did walking on
the water as long as your eye is on
Jesus you can do amazing things when he
this one he took his eyes when he saw
the wind speed he took his eyes come on
off Jesus and the Bible says he looked
at the winds and he began to sing
and Jesus got all of him now friend
Peter was too slow to reach Jesus
too slow to reach him in plenty of time
he does it for everyone that's thinking
you'll feel strong hand holding you
yes he will teach you the lessons of
walking in the spirit but when you fall
he doesn't abandon you he's going to
hold you and being held on by his strong
arms of Love is better than holding on
to him with your weak hands
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