Deliverance Is Now

DELIVERANCE IS NOW

The WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and HOW

What does a PW do?

* We pray for the deliverance of others who are still lost in their sins= Acts 12:5

*We preach deliverance to everyone= Acts 10:42, 43

Who is a PW?

*A PW is born of water and of the Spirit=John 3:5

*A PW saves with compassion and fear through faith=Jude 20-23

*A PW believes without seeing (immediate results)=Hebrews 11:1

*A PW knows that 'faith comes by hearing, hearing by the Word of God=Romans 10:17

How is a PW recognized?

*Every nation that fears Him, and works righteousness, is accepted by Him=Acts 10:35

*Through His Name whoever believes in Him shall receive remission of sins=Acts 10:43

*Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved=Acts 16:31

When does the PW pray?

*Always.....

~ We are the temple of God-1 Corinthians 3:16

~God's house is a house of prayer-Luke 19:46

*In the night

~Luke 6:12

~Psalm 88:1

*In the day

~Acts 1:14

~Luke 2:37

PURPOSE:

WHEN is DELIVERANCE?

*Joel 3:14 .... multitudes, multitudes in the Valley of Decision

*Matthew 9:37 .... The harvest is plenteous

*Mark 13:10 .... the Gospel must first be published among all the nations

*Luke 12:40 .... be ready

*John 4:34-38 .... fields are white unto harvest; one sows, one reaps

*Acts 2:39 .... to you and to your children, to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call

*Romans 13:11 .... Now is our salvation nearer than when we believed

*1 Corinthians 4:20 .... kingdom of God is in power

*2 Corinthians 6:2 .... now is the day of salvation

*Galatians 3:27 .... if baptized in Christ, we have put on Christ

*Ephesians 1:5 .... predestinated us unto adoption by Jesus Christ (all of us not just some of us)

*Philippians 1:29 .... not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake

*Colossians 1:28 .... warning every man (and woman and child)

*2 Thessalonians 2:13b .... chosen to salvation through sanctification

*1 Timothy 2:4 .... all men to be saved

*2 Timothy 2:19b .... the Lord knows them that are His

*Revelation 22:17 .... whosoever will, come

Strength in Numbers

It is said that "there is strength in numbers". Which means that the greater your army or team, the greater the impact on the opposition. This is not always true.

Gideon fought with 300 and defeated thousands.

David went into battle with a few hundred and the enemy turned on itself.

When we allow God to fight for us and with us, all we need is 1.

One God, One Savior, One Holy Spirit. The power of three in one is my Strength.

John 20:19-23

What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit? What is His job? The Father is God the Creator. The Son, is God the Redeemer. But who is this Holy Spirit? He is God the Re-Creator.

The Holy Spirit is God working on the inside of us, doing the work of the transformation. You see, God doesn't just tell us what He wants us to be. That's the work of the Father.

He doesn't show what He wants us to be. That's the work of the Jesus, the Son. God actually gets inside of us; starts making us into what He wants us to be. That's the work of the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 11:2 is a prophetic verse of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, and reveals to us the working of the Holy Spirit. "...and the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord." We see in this verse that the Holy Spirit's job is to instill us with WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, COUNSEL, MIGHT, KNOWLEDGE AND FEAR of the LORD. That's a might big job description right there. And only one person in the trinity gets to do it: Holy Spirit.

Now, you and I may be going through some tough times right now. Do you feel as if God is far away right now? Well, He isn't. Luke 4:1 lets us know that "..And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness...". Wow. Do you realize what this means? Right after His water baptism and the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit LED Him into the wilderness. Why? To do battle with the enemy and overcome the temptations and obstacles Satan lays before us.

We are taunted, mocked, discredited; offered power, glory and fame. The devil wants us to believe that he is greater than God and do more for us than our God can. BUT GOD, through the Holy Spirit, shows us how to overcome, to battle and win, these minor pitfalls. Jesus was able to make it through each battle, each temptation, because the Holy Spirit was with Him. It is through the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit that Scripture which we read and study, is brought to mind to rebuke Satan. God's Word reveals the devil to be the liar and manipulator he really is.

In Luke 4:3 Satan tempted Jesus with hunger. "turn this stone into bread". Luke 4:5-7 Christ is tempted with power "worship me and I will give you everything you see" Luke 4:9 "jump" Prove yourself and that your God is who He says He is.

Christ made it through the wilderness because He had the Holy Spirit with Him. Jesus showed us by example that when we have the Holy Spirit on us, working in us, that we, too, can make it through the wilderness. You and I are not going to make it through any wilderness journey without Him. If you have not received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, now is the time to ask God for it.

"O, Lord, I need Your Holy Spirit to come into my life, to give me power to live the life which You have ordained for me. Endow me, Lord, with the wisdom, the understanding, the knowledge and the fear of the Lord, that I may live a life that glorifies God. Fill me, use me, teach me all of Your ways that Your Name would be glorified and Your kingdom increased. I need You, Lord. Now more than ever before, more everyday, I need Your Holy Spirit living in me. Teaching me every second of my day to walk in the power of Your Word, changing me "from glory to glory"; advancing in spiritual knowledge of how to overcome every little satanic arrow that is flung in my direction. O Lord, I recognize that I am nothing without You; that with You revealing more and more of Yourself to me every second of my life through the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit I am able to walk in humility and grace. Baptize me." Amen