Find Me The Diamonds

The Pastor warns against letting greed and the pursuit of money replace one's pursuit of God!

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Praise God. I want to reach out to those of you that are diamonds in the rough. People who love Jesus with all their hearts really want to serve Him and bring Him glory. The Lord appeared to me in a night vision and showed me and said to me, I want you to find me the diamonds, those that will honor me with their lives. I want you to pour into them what I have poured into you. So today I want to talk to those of you that really want to go all the way with Jesus and bring him glory and win your world for him. Don't touch the gold. Don't touch the glory. And don't touch the gals. The three don'ts. The glory. The gold. The gals. The first one I want to talk to you about is don't touch the gold. And I'm going to refer to Elisha's servant Gehazi. Gehazi was next in line for Elijah's mighty double portion anointing. Elijah had worked eight miracles, it is recorded. Elisha had worked 16 miracles, it was recorded. Gehazi was in line to work 32 miracles. And the thing that cut his ministry short and took him out of the race was that he ran instead of running after God, he ran after money. King Naaman, you know, the general Naaman came and to Elisha because he was a leper. And the bottom line is that Elisha sent his servant out, I believe it was even Gehazah himself, and gave Naaman these words go and wash in River Jordan, and you'll come back with fresh, brand new skin. And he did that, and he was miraculously healed by the power of God when he dipped seven times perfect obedience in the River Jordan. Well, he comes back to Elisha's house and he brings all these goodies. He says, I have gifts for you. And Elisha says to him, Salvation cannot be bought. Thank you, anyway, but salvation cannot be bought. And so he left and Gehazi, his servant, the guy that I believe he sent out to say those words to Naaman, go and wash in the River Jordan, and dip seven times. He ran, he began running after Naaman, General Naaman. And when he finally reached him, see, he said, My servant sent me so that you can now give me some garments for these young prophets that just came to visit him. And so Naaman was more than happy to give Gehazi silver, chains of clothes like Armani suits or whatever suits you like. And uh and so he went back and uh, you know, uh he hid everything underneath his tent. And when he got to Elijah, Elijah asked him, Where have you been? He said, You know what? I've been nowhere. And Elijah, by the gift of the word of knowledge and discerning of spirit, said, Did not my my spirit go with you when you ran after Naaman for riches? And then he said to him, Is this the time for you to run after riches and not to run after God? And so, right then and there, the leprosy that Naaman was healed from came on Gehazi and all his sons. It doesn't pay to run after the gold. So don't touch the gold, don't allow greed and money to become your God. Run after Jesus, run after the word, run after the vision, run after the anointing. Number two, don't touch, don't touch the gals. Man, oh man, oh man, you know who I'm gonna refer to? David. The man after God's own heart, the sweet psalmist of Israel. When it was time for kings to go to war, he stayed home. He kind of nixed his opportunity or his responsibilities. See, never do that. Never give your responsibilities and duties to another. Be diligent. Stay faithful. And that was David's only nightmare. He went on top of his roof. He was looking around when he should have been sleeping. He was up. And he saw this beautiful black woman named what was her name? What was her name? Anybody know their name? Her name? What was it? Bathsheba. Oh, Bathsheba. And uh, bottom line is he fell into sin with her. He took another man's wife. He touched the gals. He took another man's wife when he had plenty of wives and plenty of concubines. And uh, you know what happened? He wound up, listen to this. He wound up murdering Bathsheba's husband, Uriah. And uh, it's crazy, man. He became a liar. He, I mean, so don't touch the gals. There's a place and a time for everything. If you really are faithful to God, God will give you your mate that will fit you like hand in glove. Don't touch the gals if you are going to really get all in for Jesus. And then lastly, don't touch the glory. My God. And I'll use for um for a story, the story of Uzzah. The ark of God had been just left in someone's house for a long time. When David came into power, he said, Let's go fetch the Ark of God, which was the glory of God, the manifest presence of God in that ark. And so they sent people there, you know, and uh Uzzah brought the Ark of God out from the home the Ark had been in for many, many years on a new cart. And he began driving that thing, and all of a sudden the Bible says that the oxen that the Ark of the Covenant was on stumbled and shook. And Uzzah, which means man's natural strength, tried to steady or hold or help God out. And the minute he touched the glory, the Bible says God smote him dead. Those are the three things that I want to leave in your heart. Don't touch the gold if you're gonna run after Jesus and be all in for him. Don't touch the gals. God will give you a good mate. And if you're already married, especially if you're already married, don't touch the gals. Amen. Ask God to turn your heart with love and favor towards your wife. Don't do that. And then don't touch the glory. Oh dear friend, my diamond and the rough friend, I want to encourage you, stay focused, stay determined that you're going to finish this race with joy and finish all the way to victory by not touching the gold, by not touching the gals, and by not touching the glory. Blessings on you. Until the next time, I want to say I love you, and you are headed for great things in God. God bless you. This is Pastor Jason Alvarez from the Love of Jesus Family Church in Orange, New Jersey. Thank you for listening to today's inspired words to live by. If you are touched by this message and would like prayer, we invite you to call our 24-hour prayer hotline at 973 6797296. You can also learn how to connect with us on social media by visiting our website, thelovofjesus.org. God bless you and stay tuned for more inspired words to live by blessings on you.