Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?

There is a saying “Without God, man cannot. Without man, God will not.” It's not a Bible verse, so I don't treat it as if it were. I mean God can do anything He wants, He does not need our permission, and He does not need our cooperation. God is Sovereign, and He will work His Sovereign plans independently of our obedience! Having said that, as this morning verse from Luke 6:46 clearly shows, He desires these things (see also 1 Samuel 15:22). And of course there will be consequences of our disobedience (Galatians 6:7). The truth of this, is clearly seen in the mess that we are in. But in case you feel you have totally blown it in your personal destiny, remember God can make your life into a different vessel as He sees fit (Jeremiah 18:1ff).

I keep coming back to a number of prophetic words spoken over this virus. The first one which preceded it, was that we will be tested until passover (the middle of April), the second is that = the tide has already turned. But my interest in the prophetic word this morning, is not just about getting through this crisis, it is about cooperating with God in what He wants to do through it. I mean what the Enemy means for evil, He turns it for our good. And yes, He can do that ultimately independently of our obedience, but as I said above He certainly wants it. So the prophetic word that came to me as I was thinking about thee things, is from Bobby Connor. He is a well known and accurate prophet. He came to St. John's many years go and prophesied that God was going to drop a bomb of His Glory on St. John's, and that He was going to do “anything He wants.” In 2 Chronicles 20:17, He tells us “Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD.” And one of the ways that we need to position ourselves in these times, is in radical obedience.

Part of the radical obedience the Lord requires, and part of positioning ourselves, is that we humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and turn from our wicked ways. We can then claim His promise to heal our land (2 Chronicles 7:14). And if the Lord is to do “anything He wants” without needing to overrule our disobedience, is that we truly need to enthrone Him in our lives as Lord, and for this not be meaningless words. We need to realize, that He is not wanting this radical obedience because, like many of us, He is into control! No He wants our radical obedience because He knows that this is what will fulfill us, and what will, in the process, lay up treasure for us in heaven. What an amazing God we serve. Hallelujah

Father, let us not be a people this morning that draws near to You with our lips, but our hearts are far from You. Let us be doers of Your Word and not hearers only. So Lord we humble ourselves before you this morning, we pray and seek You face, and we determine with Your help to turn from out wicked ways. We need the bomb of Your Glory Lord, but we do not want to be consumed by it, for You are a consuming fire. Refine us Lord we pray, in Jesus Name Amen