As we gather in the sanctuary of our hearts, allow me to share the wisdom that has illumined my path and promises to brighten yours. Stephanie here, inviting you to join me on a profound exploration of biblical truths that foster unshakeable confidence and crystal-clear purpose. Inside Beauty Inspires returns with a soulful dive into the teachings of Solomon, where loyalty, kindness, and trust are not mere virtues but the very fabric of a life rich with God's favor. We celebrate the women of Iron Shirt and their resolute strength, a testament to the life-altering guidance found in God's Word—the cornerstone of a luminous existence.
Our spiritual quest weaves through the tapestry of Proverbs 3, where Tiffany, a cherished voice from our prayer call, attests to the transformative calm that replaces anxiety when we seek the Lord with all our hearts. Listening to her story, you'll find echoes of your own journey and perhaps a trail of breadcrumbs leading to peace you've yearned for. Together, we'll unravel the knots of societal pressure, finding freedom in the wisdom that comes from intimate conversations with our Father, and you'll learn how consulting God's playbook can lead to immediate blessings and life's anointing—much like it did for David against Saul's downfall.
In our final reflection, we marvel at the boundless promises of a loving God, a beacon for those who diligently seek His presence. As we close this chapter, let us carry forth the light of spiritual enlightenment, embracing God's omnipotence in our lives with intention and purpose. Remember, the power of testimony and persistence in prayer can usher in unexpected joys, like Tiffany's serendipitous journey to Miami. So, I encourage you to open your heart and let these stories of obedience and seeking God's guidance inspire you to claim the incredible plans He has in store for you. Have a remarkable day, intentionally wrapped in His divine embrace.
As we gather in the sanctuary of our hearts, allow me to share the wisdom that has illumined my path and promises to brighten yours. Stephanie here, inviting you to join me on a profound exploration of biblical truths that foster unshakeable confidence and crystal-clear purpose. Inside Beauty Inspires returns with a soulful dive into the teachings of Solomon, where loyalty, kindness, and trust are not mere virtues but the very fabric of a life rich with God's favor. We celebrate the women of Iron Shirt and their resolute strength, a testament to the life-altering guidance found in God's Word—the cornerstone of a luminous existence.
Our spiritual quest weaves through the tapestry of Proverbs 3, where Tiffany, a cherished voice from our prayer call, attests to the transformative calm that replaces anxiety when we seek the Lord with all our hearts. Listening to her story, you'll find echoes of your own journey and perhaps a trail of breadcrumbs leading to peace you've yearned for. Together, we'll unravel the knots of societal pressure, finding freedom in the wisdom that comes from intimate conversations with our Father, and you'll learn how consulting God's playbook can lead to immediate blessings and life's anointing—much like it did for David against Saul's downfall.
In our final reflection, we marvel at the boundless promises of a loving God, a beacon for those who diligently seek His presence. As we close this chapter, let us carry forth the light of spiritual enlightenment, embracing God's omnipotence in our lives with intention and purpose. Remember, the power of testimony and persistence in prayer can usher in unexpected joys, like Tiffany's serendipitous journey to Miami. So, I encourage you to open your heart and let these stories of obedience and seeking God's guidance inspire you to claim the incredible plans He has in store for you. Have a remarkable day, intentionally wrapped in His divine embrace.
New, new, new, everything new, new, new, new, new, everything new. Hello, hello, hello. It is your girl, stephanie, and you are now listening into Inside Beauty Inspires, where we motivate, encourage and inspire through biblical principles. So listen, I missed you guys on last week. I hope you guys enjoyed the show. I'm so excited to be back in the studio to give you guys words of encouragement straight from our father.
Speaker 1:First and foremost, I want to give a shout out to the ladies of Iron Shirt. I'm your ISI. You know it's because of you ladies, that I'm able to come in the studio and record this message, because it's confidence. It's confidence when we see God's face every single day. You gain a boldness, you gain a confidence in His word. You know the people like to say God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the call, and I can just drop what that looks like, because he did to me.
Speaker 1:You know there's something about getting into the word. There's something about seeking first the kingdom of God and all of His riches. You know what, above all else that we need? We need wisdom. The fear of the Lord is wisdom. The fear of the Lord is wisdom. A lot of times we don't fear Him. That's what the biggest issue of our lives are we don't fear God, and we need wisdom in order to understand the differences between light and darkness, between blessings and curses. He gives it to us in the scripture, but if you're not in the word, if you're not listening to the word, how are you going to get the message that truly matters in this age in 2024?
Speaker 1:In 2024, god gave me a word to give my listeners, and to anyone that would listen, he told me. He said, stephanie, I want you to give insight on my sight. Give insight on my sight. Well, what does His sight look like? What does His eyes look like? What is His point of view? Well, you're not going to know unless you're in the word. Okay, we've been studying the book of Proverbs, man, let me tell you something, yo. That's what it said.
Speaker 1:Get into your book, get into the word and start in Proverbs. Why do I say start in Proverbs? Man, if you want wisdom, our dad will give it to you. First of all, all you got to do is ask. That's in the New Testament, it's in James. All you have to do is ask daddy, and he will give it without holding anything back.
Speaker 1:He's not a respecter of men like we are. He doesn't look at the things that we look at. He looks at things that are internal internal. One of the most important things that you can take away from me is to lean not to your own understanding. The biggest problem in this world today is that we lean to our own understanding, now understanding that there is a way to life, and if you follow the blueprint of the word, you will know exactly which way to go. We have a whole playbook here, right? This is the playbook. Who gives us the place Daddy does, if you are here, to what he's asking you to do.
Speaker 1:Obedience is everything. Why do I have to say that? Because God doesn't want you to be disobedient in this hour. He wants you to be obedient to His word. He wants to give you the life that you want. But will you stop and listen, or are you one of those people that think you know everything? Listen? It's a real thing once you get into the word, because he's going to have you to examine yourself.
Speaker 1:We have to all take a look at the man in the mirror, because change truly starts with you. It starts with your heart posture. You can talk about people all day long. You can tell people what they need to do and what you feel is more important, and feel that your way is the better way. But at the end of the day, when you follow his blueprint, you're going to win. Every single time, the Bible tells us that he'll never put more on you than you can bear. It's true, it is real.
Speaker 1:I'm standing here, I'm sitting here looking at the devotional that I have for today. It says life learning. And how many of you know that in life, we are still learning. All of us are still on the powder's wheel. Nobody has arrived. Okay, jesus. Jesus arrived because he took the sin of us so that we may have life and have it abundantly.
Speaker 1:But in that same scripture, john 1010, the enemy has a three-part agenda. He comes to steal, kill and destroy. How are you going to know who sent him? How are you going to know which is which? You won't, unless you're in the Word. You need wisdom. Wisdom will show you everything that you need to know. Let's look at this scripture Proverbs 1, verse 5.
Speaker 1:Wise people can also listen and learn. Even they can find good advice in these words. We seek wisdom, not for our glory, but so we are better prepared to help others. Are we not called to each other we are. Our main job while we're here is to spread the gospel. It's to tell of the good news. You can't keep it to yourself. It's useless when you keep it to yourself. If God is doing a new thing inside of you and to you and for you, why wouldn't you want the world to know? But the problem is the world isn't experiencing the hand of God on their life because they're not doing what God is requiring of them.
Speaker 1:He says I stand at the door and knock, but will you let him in? That's a true question, because a lot of times we want to hold on to the things of our past. We want to hold on to the former life. It's not there. Have you ever wanted to know what's on the other side of the unknown? What's on the other side? If God said, all right, give me this, I will pour out a blessing, a window of blessings that you won't have room enough to receive, if God says, give me this, for that you don't trust him. Is it that? Is it that we don't trust God to do what this word says? You see one thing about me when I started seeking his face, he showed me who I was. He showed me the things that I didn't understand about myself. He started to speak to me, about me, and that's important, because you're the only person that matters. It's the relationship that you have between you and your father.
Speaker 1:The purpose of God's wisdom is communal, not individual. We need each other. We need each other. The Bible is full of wisdom, both accessible and understandable to everyone. If we think we are already wise, we can still glean more wisdom from the pages in this book, the book of instructions. The Bible, it's the Bible. That's what I read out of. I mean, yeah, I have devotionals, I have different cards, different sayings, but my words come from this book. Studying that's how you're going to know how to navigate in this world we live in. It says let's strive to always grow in wisdom and understanding, because we are never too wise to learn more about God and His majesty.
Speaker 1:In the Bible, how often do we see examples of God using seemingly simple people like children or fishermen to be recipients of his wisdom and change the world? Pride blocks the flow of wisdom, but a humble heart will receive it. Humility is required to grow in wisdom. Who helps us grow, daddy? He helps everything grow. I mean when it rains, the water comes down and replenishes the land and we have trees, fruit plants, flowers, all kinds of things because of it being in its natural state, getting the natural resource and growing like it's supposed to. Now, what if, just saying what if, naturally the word of God is supposed to work in our lives? Naturally we're not supposed to worry, naturally we're supposed to trust him. Wouldn't wonder what would happen if we were in our natural state and allowed the Father to do exactly what his word says? I mean, let's keep it a G, okay.
Speaker 1:There's a big controversy going back and forth about whether God is real, the universe. You got different religions, they're everywhere and I won't speak on any religions because I don't study any religions. I study the word of God and I identify as a believer. I believe in Jesus Christ. I'm not trying to be like the Pharisees and the Sadducees. When you get into the word, you'll understand why Jesus moved the way he did. You'll understand why he said the things he said. You'll understand his attitude and take on everything. You will understand it. But you can't get it if you're not in the word. You can't say this to the secondhand information. We're trying to use secondhand information to correct people. That ain't it. You don't think. I see you, he see you. Out of the same mouth, blessings and curses flow. That's why it's important to guard our tongue. Are we going to talk about it today? We're going to get into this word because I want to wake somebody up. I want to wake somebody up. Stop talking about other people and stop and start reading the word and looking at what God is saying about you.
Speaker 1:At the end of the day, we all have to give an account for the type of life that we live. Last week I went to Deuteronomy 30 and it talked about the book of instructions. Let's go there real quick, just for a refresher and a reminder. Deuteronomy 30 says In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the Lord, your God, has exiled, you, take to heart all these instructions. If, at that time, you and your children return to the Lord, your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul and all the commands I have given you today, then the Lord, your God, will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you. Even though you are banished to the ends of the earth, the Lord, your God, will gather you from there and bring you back again. The Lord, your God, will return you to the land that belongs to your ancestors and you will possess that land again. Then he will make you even more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors. The Lord, your God, will change your heart and the hearts of all your descendants so that you will love him with all your heart and soul, so you may live. The Lord, your God, will inflict all these curses on your enemies and those who hate and persecute you. Then you will again obey the Lord and keep all his commands that I am giving you today. The Lord, your God, will then make you successful in everything you do. He will give you many children and numerous livestock, and he will cause your fields to produce abundant harvest, for the Lord will again delight in being good to you as he was to your ancestors. It is his promise to us guys, but if we're not doing what the says the Lord, we will miss it. What does that look like? Well, let's go to Proverbs 3.
Speaker 1:We do know that Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs. You do know that's David's dad. That's that David is his father. You do know that, david I'm talking about David, the one that slayed life. So you got the book of Psalms. You got the book of Proverbs. Okay, you got the book of Psalms, david. You got the book of Proverbs, solomon, his son.
Speaker 1:Now Solomon is one of the richest men to ever live, most wealthiest man to ever live. Why was he so wealthy? What did he ask God for? He asked God for wisdom. Yeah, he asked God for wisdom. And guess what God did? He gave him wisdom. We don't have a relationship with God. Do you not know that your father wants intimacy with you? Yes, he does Intimacy. He wants you to believe in him, spend time with him, get in the word with him, ask him questions, allow him to guide you and to lead you. What happens when you are led astray? What happens when you go a different route than the route that God told you to go? Houston, we have a problem. At some point in our lives we got to wake up and understand that this is not a game. This word is not a game. So many people play around with God like he's a game.
Speaker 1:I take him serious in this job, because I know that I got to give an account. I know that I'm not here forever. Neither are you. You will give an account to the life that you lived. Let's go to Proverbs 3. It says my child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart. If you do this, you will live many years and your life will be satisfying. Never let loyalty and kindness leave you. Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. Then you will be filled with favor with both God and people and you will earn a good reputation.
Speaker 1:Now, just in the beginning, the very first couple of sentences here tells us about heart. Hide what's in your heart. Put the word where around your neck. Why? So that you can have the life that God promised you. It's the thing. You will find favor with both God and man and you will earn a good reputation.
Speaker 1:5. Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. What does that look like? What does seeking his will look like? Well, I can tell you what it looked like for me. How about that? Okay, when dad told me to start this prayer call, I did it. Oh, so in other words, it's just obedience. Yeah, it is Obedient to what he's telling you to do.
Speaker 1:Do you know what our problem is? Can I tell you what our biggest problem is? They're people. People want you to move the way they want you to move. People want you to march to the beat of their own drum. It doesn't work that way. I'll march to the beat of my drum and daddy's. So we're in sync because I'm in the Word of God and he allows me to be myself. The same way, he will allow you to be yourself, but he needs your heart to be proof. He needs you to get into his word. He needs you to store the word in your heart. The problem is we're not trusting in God. Yes, I'm talking to believers who claim the same way.
Speaker 1:Jesus came on the scene and say I came in here to open the eyes of those who are blind and to blind the eyes of those who claim they see. At some point we got to wake up and stop playing church and stop playing with our father. That to me is a dangerous game. I mean, I mean that's. That's why I'm a little afraid. I scare you, I'm scared, I'm scared of my daddy. I am, I am. I'm not afraid of people, I'm afraid of God. So I take him serious. It says seek his will in all you do. For me I got into my word. See, when you start to get into the word, you will see he'll open your eyes. You know, people think that you have to have some type of credential or something to go seek in his face. That's why he's not a respecter man. That's why he uses those that people don't think that are use worthy. He does. He used the very foolish things of this world. Yes, he is written, it is in his word. When you get into it, you get into it. Let's keep going.
Speaker 1:Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones. Under the Lord, with your wealth, with the best parts of everything you produce, then he will feel your borns with grain and your vast will overflow with good one. My child, don't reject the Lord's discipline and don't be upset when he corrects you, for the Lord corrects those he loves Just as the father corrects a child in whom he delights.
Speaker 1:Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding, for wisdom is more profitable than silver and her wages are better than gold. Wisdom is more precious than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with her. She offers you long life in her right hand and riches and honor in her left. She will guide you down delightful paths. All her ways are satisfying. Wisdom is a tree of life To those who embrace her. Happy are those who hold her tightly. By wisdom, the Lord founded the earth. By understanding he created the heavens, and by his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth and the dew settles beneath the night sky.
Speaker 1:My child, don't lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them, for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace. They keep you safe on your way and your feet will not stumble. You can go to bed without fear. You will lie down and sleep soundly. You need not be afraid of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked, for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.
Speaker 1:Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it's in your power to help them. If you can help your neighbor now, don't say come back tomorrow then I'll help. Don't plow harm against your neighbor. For those who live nearby, trust you. Don't pick a fight without reason when no one has done any harm to you. Don't envy violent people or copy their ways. Such wicked people are distestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly. The Lord curses the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the upright. The Lord mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble. The wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame. Now I always quote but he'll never put us to shame. He said he'll never put us to shame. Proverbs 3, verse 35, says the wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame. You see, there's a difference. There is a difference and the thing about it, y'all, is we got the choice, all of us, all of us, if we still have breath inside of our bodies, we have a choice to make. You know, I was talking to one of my sisters on the prayer call. Shout out to Tiffany Sly, tiffany, I haven't been knowing Tiffany a long time, over 10 years.
Speaker 1:We met at Verizon Wireless and there, where I was working, I used to go around with inspirational books and I was listening to the word all the time. I mean, if it wasn't Ron Carpenter, sarah Jakes, jolynn Whitaker, I was always listening to the word. I just wanted to be filled with the spirit. I don't have you out. There was a drawing, I was drawn to it. Okay, so I wasn't doing it to get any attention, wasn't doing it to say, look at me, I just wanted to know more about the father. This is be something you guys do daily, all right, but nevertheless, I met her there and we've we've seemed to keep in contact over the years.
Speaker 1:And so last year, in 2023, I asked Tiffany, I talked to her, I saw her out and I said hey, if I got this prayer call, you know, I would love for you to be a partner, I would love to be a part. You know we get up every morning six seek first the kingdom. You know we say affirmations, which we'll get to that too, because it's important to affirm yourself I am a problem solver, I am intelligent, but we do these, we do these affirmations and I do a devotion and we have Bible studies. So she eventually called in. I want to say it was in August, the day after her birthday, and so what I can tell you is that she's still on the call today. She's been on the call every since she started.
Speaker 1:So I wanted to ask her a couple of questions. I wanted to see, because I know the difference that it makes for me A Tiffany, can you talk to me about? You know the differences. Can you give me three? That's what I asked her. I said can you give me three things or three reasons why you're still on this prayer call? Just three. Well, the first thing she said man, listen, I mean, god is real. Man, god is real. Now, tiffany knew God before she got on the prayer call. She knew God was real before she got on the prayer call. So this is not to say, oh, you come over here, you find Jesus. No, what happens on that call is what the Father wants for all of his children in this whole entire world.
Speaker 1:What happens on that call is that we seek his face and we don't just go over one scripture, we don't just go over two scriptures, we read it in its entirety. The reason why we don't know the word is because we know pieces, bits and pieces. We have to read it for ourselves. We got to get into it. Read it from the beginning to the end. Guess what? That's how he told me to do. I didn't seek counsel. When God told me to do this, I seeked him. But when you tell people that they're like, wait what, who's your covering? Who do you talk to? I talk to God, for real. Wait what? Yeah, you know.
Speaker 1:Jeremiah 33, verse three, says call to me and I will answer you and tell you uncertain things that you do not know. Why is it in the scripture if it isn't real and why am I experiencing him? Answer me, if that scripture I mean the scripture speaks for itself. And then there's me. I can back it up, but wait, there's more. I asked Tiffany. So this is what Tiffany tells me. She says there's a difference when you start to seek his face.
Speaker 1:Her biggest takeaway was peace. It's peace, peace. Now, who doesn't want peace? Listen, I love peace. You don't love peace. What's wrong with you? You need deliverance. If you don't, if you don't love peace, you, I said it, you need deliverance. Deliverance, by the way, is the children's bread, okay. So if we're in the word, we should be getting delivered. Right, we should be. She also told me she said there's a big difference that this prayer call has made in my life. Again, god is real.
Speaker 1:I have a piece I said can you give me an example of what you was, what was going on prior to? Well, when problems would arise, I would kind of have like an anxiety. I would kind of start panicking. I was always trying to fix it. I would worry about this and I would worry about that and, and I was always trying to figure out a way to make something work. Hmm, is that not a common is it is? People are going through the same exact thing.
Speaker 1:I don't know which way to go. George, which way do I go? Do I go to the right? Do I go to the left? Not inquiring of the Lord, not asking daddy any questions.
Speaker 1:You know when my sisters called me and they wanted to talk and we talked. They say whatever they got going on, you know what I first tell them. You know the first thing that I say Did you talk to God? You talk to God about it. Why do I say did you talk to God about it? Because it makes the difference.
Speaker 1:She said I immediately started seeing blessings in my life, immediately, immediately, took Immediately. She was like remember the dream Absolutely. I remember the dream. See, god is so real that he sends people into your life that can speak a word, that they got straight from the throne Right. We were talking to Prophet Isdaira. Shout out to Prophet Isdaira. She has her ministry, the light of God, in Atlanta, and I am the light of God in South Carolina. Prophet Isdaira spoke to, tipped and told her you know that God is going to give her clarity on a dream that she's going to have. And when I tell y'all I won't go into details, but when I tell you it blew all of our minds. It was definitely a testimony God was guiding through his vessels, his trusted vessels. Okay, he has people that he trusts.
Speaker 1:You know, when I get into the word, I look at people like David and Saul. I look at a story like David and Saul, not to me to deviate from this, but you know David had a spirit on him and Saul was sent a tormenting spirit. I think about Moses and Pharaoh. Pharaoh was sent a jealous spirit. Moses had the spirit of God. You know, when you think about it and you look at it in that aspect. Okay, there's clearly two differences. There's clearly two different ways to see things.
Speaker 1:Well, let's talk about David and Saul for just a moment. Here was David at outside with the sheep. He was tending to the sheep. Where was his brothers in the house? Who was Samuel? Samuel was the prophet that anointed David. What was the first thing that Samuel will back up? Why was the anointing taken away from Saul? Well, I think there's no other way, then, to talk about it than to just get into the book and read it for ourselves.
Speaker 1:So I believe it's the first Samuel 16?. Let me know, let's go back to 15 so that I can make so. I can really talk about both these verses, these chapters. Again, it's first Samuel 15. It says One day, samuel said to Saul it was the Lord who told me to anoint you as king of his people, israel.
Speaker 1:Now listen to this message from the Lord. This is what the Lord of Heaven's army has declared Flag on the plague Pulse. Y'all do know that Heaven has an army. Did you know that Heaven has an army? Yeah, so when you get into the word, you start to see all kinds of things. That's right here in the Bible Okay, yeah, he got a whole army.
Speaker 1:It says this is what the Lord of Heaven's armies has declared I have decided to settle a council with the nation of the Amalekite for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation Men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, camels and donkeys. So Saul mobilized his army. There were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 men from Judah. Then Saul and his army went to a town of the Amalekites and lay in wait in the valley. Saul sent this warning to the Kenanites Move away from where the Amalekites live or you will die with them, for you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt. So the Kenanites packed up and left. That's a word. Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites and have have have Leah all the way to sure east of Egypt.
Speaker 1:He captured a guy, the Amalekite King, but completely destroyed everyone else. Saul and his men spared a guy's life and kept the best of the sheep and goats that cattled, the fat calves and the lambs, everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or poor, of poor quality. Did he do what God told him to do? I'll answer the question. No, he did not, in fact. It says in fact that appealed. It says the fat calves and the lambs, everything in fact that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or poor quality, appealed to him. Let's keep going. Then the Lord said to Samuel I am sorry that I ever made you King. I am sorry that I ever made Saul King, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command. Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.
Speaker 1:Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someone told him Saul went to the town of Camel to set up a monument to himself. Then he went on to Gagel. When Samuel finally found him, saul greeted him cheerfully. May the Lord bless you. He said I have carried out the Lord's command. I have carried out the Lord's command.
Speaker 1:Then what is all of the bleeding of sheep and goats and the lowering of cattle? I hear Samuel demanded See, god got away. That's mighty sweet. When he tell you to do something, do what your daddy tell you to do. Your days will be longer on this earth. Listen, listen. I'm getting excited. I can feel it. I'm getting excited, because I know that there's a way to a person that they think they're going the right way, but they're going the wrong way. We see it right here.
Speaker 1:Saul really thought that he did what God told him to do, but what he didn't realize is that he did everything and he didn't do everything. He did everything he wanted to do. He didn't do everything God told him to do. So you have Samuel, samuel's. The prophet, samuel comes on the scene. What is all of these bleeding sheep? What is this out here in the background? If you did, what does it say? As the Lord? First, samuel 15, verse 15.
Speaker 1:It's true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats and cattle, saul admitted, but they are going to sacrifice them to the Lord, your God. We have destroyed everything else. Then Samuel said to Saul stop, listen to what the Lord told me last night. What did he tell you? Saul asked and Samuel told him although you may think little of yourself, you are not the leader of the tribes of Israel. The Lord has anointed you king of Israel, and the Lord sent you on a mission and told you go and completely destroy the sinners that malachize until they are all dead. Why haven't you obeyed the Lord, why did you rush for the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord's sight? Listen to what Saul says. But I did obey the Lord. I carried out the mission he gave me. I brought back King Aga, but I destroyed everyone else. Then my truth brought in the best of the sheep, goat, cattle and plunder to the sacrifice to the Lord, your God and Gagel.
Speaker 1:But Samuel replied what is more pleasing to the Lord, your burnt offerings or sacrifice, or your obedience to his voice? Which one is more pleasing? See, it's a real thing. You started to get into the word Listen, and this is not just written, but please those with the ear, let them hear what the says to the Lord Listen. Obedience is better than sacrifice and submission is better than offering the fat of Rams. Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft and stubbornness as bad as worshipping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the Lord, he has rejected you, as King Saul was rejected because he did not follow the instructions. So the life that he could have had he didn't have because he refused to do what the says to Lord. Well, let's talk about it Then.
Speaker 1:Saw admitted to Samuel yes, I have sin, I have disobeyed your instructions and the Lord's command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they Demanded. I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded. I want you to know that people are stumbling, blocking everybody's life. That's a believer, anybody that's trying to obtain, obtained profession Perfection. I just want you to know. If you get into your word, you will understand that Jesus Christ is the perfecter of our faith. Nobody's perfect. He's the perfecter of our faith.
Speaker 1:The more you get into this word, the more you understand. People will cause you to miss out on what God has for you, because they want you to do things the way they want you to do them and you're not doing things the way that they want you to do them. You're doing things the way that God told you. Are you doing things the way that God told you? Are you in your word? Are you seeking his face? Do you know that you're here from God? Do you know who is who? Do you know who is speaking? It's one thing to know. Another thing to know really know people. I have sinned. I have this about disobeyed your instructions and the Lord's command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded. Now there's another story, right, and that story which one? Moses, oh yeah, moses, yeah, moses, moses didn't even make it into the promised land, because people speak to the rock most. You hit the rock, you didn't do. A guy told you listen, y'all.
Speaker 1:The word is still very valid today, whether you believe it or not. The only reason why I have insight to his sights? Because I'm seeking his voice, I'm seeking his, I'm seeking the kingdom, seeking. I'm in the word. And guess what? Nobody can take that away from me. Because, just like Mary, martha, martha had a choice, and Mary did too. Mary chose to sit at his feet. It's a gluten he. She chose to sit at his feet. She wanted to know all there was to know. I'm sorry, I got excited.
Speaker 1:Listen, says here in 25. But now please forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the Lord. But Samuel replied I will not go back with you, since you have rejected the Lord's command. He has rejected you as king of Israel. As Samuel turned to go, so I tried to hold him back and toward the him of his robe. And Samuel said to him the Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you Today, has given it to someone else, one who is better than you, and he, who is the glory of Israel, will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human. That he should change his mind. Then saw pleaded again. I know I have sinned, but please at least honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel Coming back with me so that I may worship the Lord, your God. So Samuel finally agreed and went back with him and saw Worship the Lord. Now I'm gonna go ahead and skip over here To to first Samuel 16, because I did mention David Says.
Speaker 1:Now the Lord said to Samuel you have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel. So feel your flask with oil, of oil, and go to Bethlehem, find a man named Jesse who lives there. I have selected one of his sons to be my king. But, samuel, how can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me. Take a heifer with you, the Lord replied, and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord. Invite Jesse to the sacrifice and I will show you which of his sons to anoint for me. So Samuel did as the Lord instructed.
Speaker 1:When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. What's wrong? They asked. Do you come in peace? Yes, samuel replied. Have come to sacrifice to the Lord, purify yourselves and come with me to sacrifice. And Samuel performed the purification right for Jesse and his sons and invited them To the sacrifice too.
Speaker 1:When they arrived, samuel took one look at Eli and thought Surely this is the Lord's anointed. Looks can be deceived. Come on, somebody. Look can be deceived. Again, samuel is a prophet. You would think Samuel understood and could see. But you got to understand that in this aspect, samuel looked at the outer appearance, which most people do. But the Lord said to Samuel don't judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn't see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. The Lord looks at the heart. What so? What if? Even if I don't go into the scriptures anymore, what does that statement imply to you? Based off of the reason why his brother Wasn't chosen, could it be that David had a pur heart? Could it be? I mean, honestly, that's what we're learning. We're learning more and more that God is looking at our heart posture.
Speaker 1:When I was talking about Tiffany, she knew God. She knew God, but she started seeking him. Well, guess what? He's a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. Clearly had David out there tending to the sheet for a reason. Did David know that he was gonna be sent from the, from the, from the field, to the king to the palace, from the pit to the bow? No, he was just doing what the says the Lord, right? They summoned him. They called his name tag, your it tag. You're it now.
Speaker 1:If you're listening to me, that means you're a believer. If you're listening to me, that means you know God. And so you've been talking to the father. You've been talking to him. Well, guess what he likes to do with Stephanie? He likes to speak through me. He likes to get people words of encouragement. He likes to say Stephanie, if you open your mouth, I will fill it with the words, because your heart is proof. If you open your mouth, you seek my face, you will find me. And guess what else? He's a rewarder of those who diligently seek his face, dilligently.
Speaker 1:One thing that tip told me. Well, I was asking her this question she said. She said you know Not only the dream but remember the trip. You know the first week, maybe been the first week of the first two weeks. That was on the call. I, we talked, we did. We talked about her going to Miami, or she wanted to go to Miami and she got a call from her family member that she hadn't talked to in years, in at least a year, I think. She said a year. Now my over, is that right, a year. She hadn't talked to our family member in a year. And she called her out the blue and said I got a ticket for you. I want you to fly out and meet me in Miami now.
Speaker 1:I had just said on the prayer call about, you know, traveling. I said you want to travel, talk to God about traveling, he'll let you travel. See, we don't think we can talk to God about things like that. But let me tell y'all something. I talked to him about everything. Everything said every thing. I asked dad to blow my mind, because I know he will. If the Bible says I will pour out a room of blessings, a window blessing, do I have room enough to receive? Or what about the other scripture? I haven't seen, ears, haven't heard, nor has entered into the heart of many things he has in store for those who love him. These are all in the book. These are all written in the word of God. We guys start start taking God seriously. She started seeking his face and God started showing himself mighty in the land of the living.
Speaker 1:I asked God today. I said dad, what do you want me to talk to the people about? He said I want you to tell them that I'm coming back soon. Tell them I want to talk to them. Tell them to seek me. Tell them to go into that quiet place. When they call out to me I will answer them. He is who he says he is. He's not a respecter of Men. I want to shot Tiffany out, for you know giving me some of those, those things this morning when I asked her. You know, god is doing a new thing inside of her for her, into her, and I'm there to witness it and I just believe it's just the most Amazing thing.
Speaker 1:What I've been experiencing since we've been in the book of Proverbs is that we do overcome by the words of our testimony, and so many of us have testimonies to attest what the father has done in our lives. We know him to be real. We know we didn't get here on our own. This is shocking for people to actually seek the God and seek God and get into their word and then see the fruit of their labor and see the promised life that God promises those who seek him. Now you're looking at people like they're crazy and thinking that it's something that is not.
Speaker 1:You're in the word. What's the point of Studying the word if it's not real? That's why God uses things the fool you eat. That's why he allows people to think that they're wise. He'll let you sit there and believe that you're wise in your own way. You'll be in your own way, not even realizing that you're the one that's in the way. It's nobody but you. You won't wisdom He'll give it to you. You want a revelation? He'll give you that. But guess what's required? Obedience. Obedience is required in this next season of your life. God wants to show you things that he's never shown Anyone. Nobody knows the day nor the hour, but he is coming and he wants us to be Equipped when he comes. I was in um. Was it Luke this morning? Luke 11?
Speaker 1:Once Jesus was a certain place praying as he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said Lord he just to pray, just as John taught his disciples, jesus said this is how you should pray Father, may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come soon. Give us each day the food we need and forgive us of our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us, and don't let us yield to temptation. Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story Suppose you went to a friend's house at midnight, wanted to borrow three loaves of bread.
Speaker 1:You say to him a friend of mine has just arrived for a visit and I have nothing for him to eat. And suppose he calls out from his bedroom. Don't bother me, the door is locked for the night and my family and I are all in bed. I can't help you, but I tell you this, though he won't do it for the friendship's sake if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence. And so I tell you keep on asking and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking and you will find. Keep on knocking and the door will be open to you, for everyone who asks receive, everyone who seeks finds and to everyone who knocks the door will be open.
Speaker 1:Your father, your fathers. If your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not. So if you, sinful people, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? But again, people don't talk to God. They lean to their own understanding. When the Bible tells us not to do it, we do it anyway. Then we wonder why we don't see a difference in our lives. Repentance is important. Let's keep going.
Speaker 1:One day Jesus cast out a demon from a man who couldn't speak. And when the demon was gone, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed, but some of them said no wonder he cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the Prince of Demons. Others trying to test Jesus demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. He knew their thoughts. So he said any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A family splintered by feuding will fall apart. You say I am empowered by Satan. But if Satan is divided and fighting against himself, how can his kingdom survive? And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons too, so they will condemn you for what you have said. But if I'm casting out demons by the power of God, then the kingdom of God has arrived among you. For when a strong man is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe until someone even stronger attacks and overpowers him, drips him of his weapons and carry off his belongings. Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.
Speaker 1:When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says I'll return to the person I came from. So it returns and finds that his former home is all swept in an order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there, and so that person is worse off than before. Then that person is worse off than they was before, my God, it says.
Speaker 1:As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out God bless your mother, the one from which you came, and the breast that nursed you. Jesus replied, but even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice. But even more blessed are those who hear the word of God and to put it into practice, as the crowd pressed in Jesus said, this evil generation. He's asking me to show them a miraculous sign, but the only sign I will give them is the sign of Jonah. What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happened to the Son of man will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God. The Queen of Sheba will stand up against this generation on Judgment Day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now, someone greater than Solomon is here, but you refuse to listen. The people of Nineveh will also stand up against this generation on Judgment Day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now, someone greater than Jonah is here, but you refuse to repent.
Speaker 1:No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand where it's lights can be seen by all who enter the house. Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light, but when it is unhealthy, your body is filled with darkness. Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness. If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a flood light were filling you with light, as though a flood light were filling you with light.
Speaker 1:As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal, so he went in and took his place at the table. His host was amazed to see that he sat down to eat without performing the hand-washing ceremony required by the Jewish custom. Then the Lord said to him ah okay, I need y'all to hear me, and we're in Luke 11, by the way, hear me by the voice of the Lord. Your Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy, full of greed and wickedness Fools. Didn't God make the inside as well as the outside? So clean the inside by giving gifts to the poor, and you will be clean all over. What sorrow awaits you, pharisees? For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb garden, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. What sorrow awaits you, pharisees, for you love to sit in the seat of honor and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces. Yes, what sorrow awaits you, for you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on.
Speaker 1:Teachers, said an expert in the religious law. You have insulted us in what you just said. Jesus, hey, I know you thought Jesus cared. He was the stumbling block. Okay, he was the stone that caused everybody to stomp. You gotta understand. Okay, he came on the scene with a bunch of religious leaders. These people were established, they were of statue. Okay, jesus was just Jesus. So he came in really bold, came in straight up, no chaser, and they were offended. It's all throughout the gospel. That's how come you? I mean, if you get into it, you will know, you'll be able to tell who is who. It says yes, said Jesus.
Speaker 1:What sorrow also awaits you, experts in religious law, for you crush people with unbearable religious demands and you never lift a finger to ease the burden. What sorrow awaits you, for you build monuments for the prophets your own ancestors killed long ago. But in fact, you stand as witness who agree with what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets and you joined in their crime by building the monuments. This is what God, in his wisdom, said about you. I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others. As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God's prophets, from the creation of the world, from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zachariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charges against this generation. What sorrow awaits you, experts in religious law, for you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the kingdom yourselves. You prevent others from entering.
Speaker 1:As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions. They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him. Now I'm gonna stop right here and close this out with get into your word. Get into your word. We learn so much when you read it in its entirety. See, I talked to God about this earlier too, before I came in here, and he said you're doing what I asked you to do and you're doing it my way, and so I said okay. And guess what? Doing it his way and follow his instructions has so many women experiencing his hands in their life. Tiffany is just one of the many ladies of ISI that can attest to how real God is, can attest to how true Matthew 633 is.
Speaker 1:God will show his self-mighty in the land of the living. What you're doing secret, he will reward openly. He wants you to have the desired life that you want. He wants to help you get from where you are to where you want to be. But I'm gonna tell you right now if you don't take him serious, if you don't fear him, if you think it's all fine and game, then you will experience the life that he has planned out for you. And guess what you can read about that in the word too, cause that's I'm just trying to tell you. It's hidden in the book and when you get into it you will know who is who. When I say the illustrations are clear, it's as clear as when Saul didn't do what God told him and Samuel had to tell him. They are knowing that, david. Guess what happened after that. We'll get into it next week. But the more that you seek his face, most people aren't going to like it and it will cause people to start acting out.
Speaker 1:Jealousy is a real thing. What happened with David and Saul? David was on David. Was this guy David? He loved David. David saw son Jesse and David were like brothers. As a matter of fact, y'all wanna know the revelation that God gave me. God said if we love ourselves, if we love our neighbors the way we love ourselves. It was related to the love that Jesse had for David and when you read it, jesse loved David. That was his boy, that was his own, and his dad came up against him because of jealousy. He was sent to help him.
Speaker 1:I know this all to be true. When we talk about ancestors and spirits, y'all do know that some of them ancestors' spirits are still alive and still working today, and the same thing with David's spirit, the Holy spirit, god's spirit. So it's not a joke, it's a real thing. These are my words of encouragement. I pray that you guys was able to get a word from today. I pray that this word is piercing to your hearts. I pray that God gives you enlightenment. I pray that he starts to open up your eyes and to give you spiritual eyes to see and spiritual ears to hear. Have an amazing day on purpose Peace. I think no, I'm ready to go, ready for more, I'm ready for new, like a straight out star. You already know I'm ready to flow, I'm ready to move.