Pray Before Dawn! - 03 Conclusion

Highlights: Time mark: 0:00 Exodus 20:3 "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me." Exodus 20:7 "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain." Exodus 20:8 "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." Time mark 2:04 Deuteronomy 11:26-28 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse, A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day, And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived, God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Time mark: 3:00 1 Thessalonians 5:16-19 Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Time mark: 3:25 Hebrews 10:24-25 Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another, all the more as you see the day approaching. We're supposed to be here for one another as believers. We're supposed to make sure that we're keeping one another encouraged, we're supposed to make sure that we're praying one for another. That's Hebrews chapter 10 verses 24 through 25. Make sure that we are keeping ourselves surrounded by men and women of God, by our brothers and sisters in Christ, so that we can continue in love in one accord when we get together. Time mark: 5:53 Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your childr en. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Time mark: 9:02 Luke 5:16 Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. Let me tell you something, when you really want to have for the Lord use you, you're going to have to get by yourself. You will have to cut away. Let me tell you something, if you want an anointing, you've got to work for it, and you've got to pray without ceasing. The anointing, you will have to put some time in prayer. The anointing, you have to study the Word of God. The anointing, the true anointing, you will have to fast and seek the face of the Father. When you go to God at that daybreak time, He will call your spirit. 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. A day started with prayer is a day begun handing over your fears to God for His control. We don't have to be anxious for anything. We don't have to worry about anything, because when we cast our cares upon Him, God's gonna handle it, He's gonna give us a calmness in our spirit. We have to be able to take off anxiety, just like we take off our pajamas. Honestly, you have to peel that off and say "No!" and we have to put on the fruit of the Spirit, just like that's our garments to go out as we work in this world. I have to put on the fruit of the Spirit. I have to make sure I have these things covering me so that I can sustain and so that I can remain calm. Time mark: 14:52 Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Time mark: 17:42 How many times have you seen the sunrise, let alone the sunset. Give yourself the opportunity to experience those things because through nature, God will speak to you. How many of you have ever, on a nice and clear summer night went outside and looked up at the stars? Take time to appreciate the things that God created in nature because these things, they pull us in once agaiH to connect with Him. Nature is a beautiful thing God created, the fullness thereof for each and every one of us. Time mark: 18:49 Study and learn that God wants us to be connected to Him. Why He wants to have conversation with us. Why it's important to get up sometimes early in the morning and have that uninterrupted time. Making solitary time with the Lord is so important. Psalm 8:3-4 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? Time mark: 20:52 Try your best to set yourself in a place where you can study the Word of God, fast, and most of all pray and communicate with Him early in the morning. Now like I said, I know everybody's schedule is different, so whatever your day break is, or before the day, make sure you just spend that solitary time with the Lord, so that He can speak to you, so that you can build your relationship up stronger, and so that you can enjoy knowing that you are speaking with the best person that has a great concern for you!