The holy scriptures records that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 
In other words, you possess what you confess, you get what you say!  When you say something,
 you energetically put the wheels into motion that will manifest it into reality.  James tells us
 that the tongue is an unruly member that kindles a great fire.  So be careful what you allow
your tongue to speak because you set that thing in motion in your life. Proverbs 12:18  “There
 is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health."

     The book of Genesis records that God made us in his image and his likeness.  He gave us
 power to do whatever we put our heart, mind, or speech to.  The only thing we are powerless
to do is save our selves from sin; but God has completed that task for us already.  When  there
was no one else good enough to pay the penalty, Jesus Christ was prepared as the perfect
 sacrifice and took our place.  The creation account records that God CREATED BY THE
 POWER OF WORDS. He said, Let There Be and there was! The whole universe and all that
it entails was created by the word of God.  God has given us that same creative power of
words/speech/ language.  So let’s be conscious of what we what we confess because our words
 have power to create, build up or tear down self and others!

     Please note that when the whole earth was of one language that man communicated
 and decided to build a tower to reach heaven.  They were of one mind and one speech. 
Had not God confounded the language, they would have indeed reached heaven by their
own standard and the spoken word.  Today, we observe how man has developed the ability
to communicate and bring the world with all its different languages together via satellite
 and technology.  Although the purpose and intent is not God centered, yet it is being used
to spread the gospel news of love.  If any people should get to heaven, It must be God’s way.

                   
     Do you have a constant hunger and thirst for righteousness or when it comes to
 devouring the word of God you become a picky eater?

      Today we are going to learn to stop trying to negotiate and just surrender.  The word
negotiate is a business term defined as discussing a matter in order to reach an agreement
or meet halfway.  We live in a day and age where so many believe that they can talk, buy,
or rationalize, their way out of anything.  Unfortunately, many saints of God believe the
same thing.  They have been disillusioned into believing that they are so special that they
can re-negotiate their contract with God that they signed with their mouth when they
originally accepted the Lord’s gift of salvation or His call.

     Beloved the word of the Lord is settled in the Heavens.  And the Lord declares in
Malachi 3:6a “For I am the Lord, I change not;”.  God has never been and never
will be interested in negotiating.  To God that means that you find something wrong with
His covenant.

      What does a negotiator do? A negotiator tries to convince another person that his or
her plan will satisfy both parties.  The Lord isn’t satisfied unless you obey.  He stays true
to His word,  and expects and requires you to stay true to yours.  However, in dealing with
the things of God those who try to negotiate are not only trying to bargain with God, but
are also trying to justify in their eyes thatwhat they are doing is right.  The Word
declares in Proverbs 14:12, “That there is a way which seemeth right unto a
man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”  I need for you to understand
that death is more than just taking your last breath.  It is a separation/ disconnect
from receiving all God has for you.  Some of you are have-nots because you have
tried to rationalize what you’ll adhere to and what you won’t adhere to.  Thus going
back to the question, “Are you a picky eater when it comes to the word of God?”  In
other words, do you try to pick and choose what you’ll eat?

   After the Lord called the prophet Ezekiel to be His watchman in the third chapter
of the same book the Lord commanded Ezekiel to eat the whole roll that he placed in
front of him.  The roll in some translations is called the scroll.  In any event the command
was to eat the whole thing.  The roll/scroll represented the word of God that needed to
be delivered to the house of Israel.  Ezekiel didn’t try to negotiate by saying Lord how
about I eat only 2/3 of this roll and sacrifice two doves.  That would have been
disobedience.  I hear in the spirit right now somebody say at least he would have
eaten some of it and made a sacrifice.  That’s the problem.  Too many saints of God
are looking at God’s commandments as though they were suggestions.  They are not
suggestions from God.  They are the stipulations that are part of His covenant with
every believer.  Stop trying to negotiate and rationalize everything and just surrender
to the perfect will of God for your life.  When you pick and choose which of God’s
directives you’ll follow you miss out.  Ask Moses.  In Numbers 20:8 The Lord gave
Moses specific instructions.  In a nutshell God told him to take his rod, gather the people,
and speak to a rock and it would give the children of Israel and their beasts water to drink. 
Well Moses took his rod, gathered the people but instead of speaking to rock like the
Lord directed he hit the rock twice. Yes water still came out and satisfied the people
and their animals. And yes Moses was still used of God to bring refreshment and
leadership to his people.  However, Moses brought himself into condemnation.  As
a result of his disobedience the Lord told him that because he blatantly disobeyed
he would not be able to enter into the promised land.  Moses followed most of God’s
directives, but not all.  As a result, even though God was still going to use him he
would be still relegated to and condemned to die in the wilderness.  My brothers and
sisters please take heed.  Some of you are going to miss out on your land of  milk and
honey because you want to do what you want to do instead of surrendering  your will
to what God wants.  It’s time to redeem the time.

    Praying and fasting is good but not good enough if you don’t tithe. Tithing is good
but not good enough if you don’t feed the hungry. Feeding the hungry is good but not
good enough if you forsake the assembling of yourselves together. Forsaking not the
assembling of yourselves together is good but not good enough if you don’t stop
murmuring and complaining. Not murmuring and complaining is good but not good 
enough if you don’t forgive your brothers and sisters. Forgiving your brothers and
sisters is good but not good enough if you don’t cast down imaginations, and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing into captivity
every thought to the obedience of Christ.

  Stop trying to pick and choose which you should do. Do it all.  It’s not up for
negotiation.  Watchmen and watchwomen of the most High, God wants you to
eat the whole roll.

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