Sanctify Yourselves #Confronting Giants

Preaching by Elinor Chemonges

Have an expectation like never before, because the Lord is here.

Confronting Giants in life

Psalm 84:4-7  

Let’s continue to go higher in the Lord, when the Lord is taking us higher, He is with us, every step of the way.

Joshua 3:1-13

We shall overcome giants only in the presence of the Lord, there is no giant that is greater than the Lord.

The Lord has promised to go with us, be with us, and fight for us.

Haggai 2:9 God want to do greater things in our midst. It’s beautiful to be in the presence of the Lord, but the Lord we serve is a holy God.

The Lord is very clear, He is calling us to sanctify yourselves for he wants to do wonders in our lives.

Joshua 3:5 Sanctify yourselves, for the Lord will do wonders in you tomorrow, if you are going to see the work of the Lord tomorrow, then sanctify yourselves.

Sanctification is a personal thing, you have a part to play.

Hebrews 12:1, what does it mean to sanctify yourself?

Whatever your weight is, it might be a habit, attitude, sin, memory, etc., but there is a weight that could be holding you, let it aside, because its stopping you from soaring high and getting into the presence of the Lord.

When you get into the presence of the Lord, He will do wondrous things in your life.

Like the Eagle, it renews itself by removing its feathers, beak, and claws, let’s sanctify ourselves, let’s let go of the weights that have hindered us from accessing the presence of the Lord.

Once the Eagle has renewed itself, it can then saw, hunt, and also greatly increase its life span.

Joshua 7 The armies of Israel were defeated, because Akan had done what the Lord had refused the Israelites from doing, because of this sin, the children of Israel could not stand in front of their enemies, but until they had destroyed the items that Akan had brought in their camp.

When we are in right standing with the Lord, then we shall overcome every giant that stands in our way, the Lord is a God of renewal, He is a God of a second chance, He will surely restore you, you can ask for cleansing, and the Lord will work in your life.

Sanctify yourself, lay aside every weight that could be pulling you down

FamilyLife

Genesis 2-18.; Gen.1:28
Prov.18:22 In a marriage God gives favour to the family
Ps.133:1-2 It is in family that you see people walking together
God has bestowed certain blessings exclusive to the family setting.
we see, Authority, Dominion, Favour, Companionship, and all this causes us to be fruitful
Matt.1-20; God chose to have Jesus Christ come through a family.
Your destiny might be wrapped up in the extended family thus causing us bareness.
We need to open up to the extended family and thus break free from bareness.
Laban lived with his uncle and they were blessed.
Jesus brings us to the family of God when He makes us joint heirs. Romans 8-17
When we are in God's family, Jesus is our brother, and with him we cant be barren.
If you don't have any other form of family then you should know we are placed in God's family- Psalms 68-1
How many people have we welcomed in our family?
It is amazing that the people you place in your family are the ones who help you achieve greater.
Ask God to place you in a family where you will bless them and they will be your blessing.
The prodigal son even after rebelling against his father, repented and returned to family. a place of reconciliation, peace making, protection, support, companionship, unconditional love, total freedom, acceptance etc.
Think about;

1. Joseph in Potiphar's house- Gen.39
2. David in Saul's house,
3. Ruth in Naomi's house
4. Moses in Pharaoh's house

These people prospered in these families, because they found favour, and they had dominion and the blessing was two-way.
If you want to go to the next level, be faithful and allow God to use you in the place where He has placed you.