Stand Tall so They Don't Fall - Bishop Desmond Wellington

Thank you for listening to this message from

Lifehouse Church. assemble on Wednesday nights.

Our kids are here for kids club, you know, finding

a home for them. So important where they can

fellowship one with another and learn God's word.

Also want to give honor to Dr. Bell. Good to

see you in the house of the Lord. God bless you.

And first lady, God bless you. Good to see you

all today. I want to bring you honor and greetings

also from our state office with Bishop Hughes

and Sister Abigail Hughes. They send their love

and their prayers. We've just gotten out of camp

meeting and some of you were there and what a

time we had this week. It was so powerful and

we thank God for what he's doing in this great

state. Amen. Also want to give honor to my lovely

wife who was here this morning. My bride of 19

years. And to God be the glory. God is so good.

God has blessed us with two amazing children.

Declan and Gianna. And Declan has allowed me

to be a dad first, you know, after 12 years of

waiting. And then came Gianna. And I'm telling

you, many of you have heard perhaps bits and

pieces of her testimony before. But in your waiting

season, don't you give up on God. Because he

won't give up on you. And his promises are yes

and amen. Amen, somebody. And so I thank God

for all that he's doing. I also want to recognize

the students who are in the house this morning,

all of our students. Will you put your hands

together for the students in the house? Come

on. I firmly believe that the last day revival

is going to occur because of our young people

who are pushing towards God, seeking the face

of God. And guess what? The enemy is defeated.

Our young people are marching forward to know

who God is. And as long as we continue to stand

with them, we know that they are overcomers and

they are victorious in Jesus' name. If you believe

it, say amen. In just about two weeks, or less

than two weeks, we'll be gathered together with

our students at Bongiorno Campground for Youth

Camp. And already so many have signed up to be

a part of what God is doing. Already we have,

together with leaders and students, over 400

people will be gathered together. And I just

believe in God to do a mighty work in our lives.

And I thank you so much for partnering with us

or praying with us and for being a tremendous

supporter of the state activities, YWA, our international

activity. Thank you. You have been one of our

strongest supporters here in this. local assembly

and i want to say thank you so much for your

continual support for being the hands and feet

of jesus would you give yourselves one more round

of applause again i honor pastor kip god bless

you sir and dixie god bless you thank you so

much i want to i read this morning from ezekiel

Ezekiel 22 · chapter mention

chapter 22 ezekiel 22 that's where i'll be going

this morning on this father's day And although

this message may, you know, it's Father's Day,

but I believe that this message is going to be

for everyone. Everyone today. Ezekiel chapter

Ezekiel 22 · chapter mention

22 and verse 30. Would you stand one more time

for the reading? Thank you. Verse 30. So I sought

for a man among them who would make a wall. and

stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land,

that I should not destroy it, but I found no

one. Father, thank you for your word this morning.

Thank you, Lord, for your people. I pray, Lord,

that you will anoint us afresh to hear from you

and to use us for the furtherance of your kingdom.

Father, I thank you that you are our perfect

father. You are our present Father. And God,

you are actively at work on our behalf. We give

ourselves to you this morning in Jesus' name.

Amen. You may be seated. I want to speak to us

this morning for a few minutes on this thought.

Stand tall so they don't fall. Stand tall so...

They don't fall. You know, the world that we're

currently in, you can see all around you, it

seems like the world is on fire. Seems like there's

a lot of crisis going on. Chaos. Confusion. It

seems as if the walls of this world, the safeguards

are falling apart. Compromised. And at risk of

collapsing. There is a need in our homes and

in our communities. And in this nation for the

people of God to stand tall. So that the next

generation will not fall. There is a need for

that. There is a breach that is occurring. A

breach in the various walls of protection. There

is a weakness that is happening that can lead

to great damage, compromise that will lead to

weakness within the walls of integrity, walls

of honesty. Many of us have heard of, you know,

the breach of like a dam. or the breach of a

contract, or the breach of security. But in our

text today, the prophet was writing and speaking

metaphorically about a gap in the wall, or a

breach in the wall which is not physical, but

a metaphor to the spiritual condition of Israel.

They had compromised themselves. Through spiritual

and moral failures. They had failed to uphold

God's standards. Thus, they hope in themselves

to God's judgment and punishment. And this is

a reminder, brothers and sisters, today that

there is no doubt that there is still a consequence

for sins. In Romans chapter 6 and verse 23. The

Romans 6 · chapter mention

Bible tells us that the wages of sin is still

death, but the gift of God is eternal life. And

I thank God this morning that he does not want

us to stay in sin, but he has made a way for

us through Jesus. In the New Living Translation

in Ezekiel chapter 22 and verse 30, it says,

Ezekiel 22 · chapter mention

I look for someone. who might rebuild the wall

of righteousness that guards the land. It says,

I searched for someone to stand in the gap in

the wall so that I would not have to destroy

it, but I found no one. God himself is searching.

He's the one who's doing the searching. He's

still searching for us. He's still searching

for men and women in our nation to continue to

stand for him. He's still searching for us to

represent him. Verse 6 tells us in this text,

in Ezekiel chapter 22, by their own choosing,

Ezekiel 22 · chapter mention

they walk towards their own ways. By their own

willfulness, they walk away from the truth. By

their own wickedness, They walked away from the

things of God. And a breach has occurred where

there's an edge and now there's a gap where the

enemy believes that he can have a stronghold.

How did they get there? In our text, the sin

of the people had gotten so bad that God began

to seek for a person. A man, a woman, a youth

who would intercede, who would stand in the gap.

But the scripture tells us that tragically, at

that moment, he could not find such a one. The

prophets, in verse 25 of our text, the prophets

ad became corrupt. Those who were supposed to

stand for God, they spoke falsely against God.

They stole from people. They separated families.

They misused their authorities. Look what verse

25 said in our text. It said this in verse 25,

that the conspiracy. Off the prophets. The conspiracy

of the prophets in her midst is like a roaring

lion tearing the prey. They have devoured the

people. They had taken treasures and precious

things. They had made widows in their midst.

In other words, they were sending off the men,

even saying, hey, God has called you to war when

that was. when that was not the Lord who was

speaking. The prophets, they were corrupt, seeking

to do things after their own ways. Then in verse

26, the priests, the spiritual leaders, those

who were supposed to be disciple makers, they

had failed to teach the truth. They did not teach

the difference between right and wrong. They,

according to Isaiah 5 and verse 20, they say

that what is right is wrong and what is wrong

is right. That black is white and white is black.

Bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. Folks, can

I tell you something? Those are the times that

we find ourselves in where it's hard to distinguish

right from wrong. But as a family of God, we

must know that even sin is still sin. Sin now

in our culture is called rights. Sin at times

is called a privilege. It's called a lifestyle,

alternative facts, entertainment. But whatever

the world desires to consider sin, the word of

God has already defined what sin is. God said,

I sought for a man who would stand in the gap,

but I could not find one. The whole brokenness

occurred because of sin. But I thank God today

that sin is defeated. Oh, thank you, Jesus. Sin

is defeated because of the power of the cross.

Here it is. It continues verse 27. We're talking

about how they get there. Then I'm going to get

to the meat of the message. Verse 27, the officials,

the political figures, instead of serving others,

they serve themselves. Read the text. They were

dishonest. It went on in verse 29 that as a result

of the prophets and the priests and the political

leaders, then the people, they also turned to

their own ways. Because the leaders had failed

to stand for the Lord and it affected everyone

that they were connected to. Can I tell you something

this morning? I'll remind you of something. That

how we live matters. What we do matters. How

we walk matters. Because it impacts every person

that we are connected with. Hear me this morning.

As leaders, even in our home, men, God has designed

us to continue to be the priests of our homes.

He's calling us again to still stand tall so

that others don't fall. How wide was this issue

here? During the time of Ezekiel, it was so wide

that the Bible said that God sought. He searched

all over for a man, but he could not find one.

There was an integrity breach. The people wanted

to compromise truth, conform to culture, bend

with the crowd, or blend in with the crowd. Can

I tell you this morning that God did not call

this the blending? But God has called us to move

towards a cross. Hallelujah. There was a breach

with identity. They forgot who they were in God,

who God has called them to be. But I'm thankful

that I'm looking at a family this morning who

know who they are. Because when we know who we

are in Christ Jesus, no one else can define us.

Come on, somebody. That's why we can stand firm.

Hallelujah. We can stand firm knowing that we

are chosen by God. We can stand firm, though,

that, yes, at times we may experience failure.

At times we may experience disappointment. But

there is a God who's still right there on our

side. And he has called us by our name. Come

on, somebody. We thank God for that this morning.

We have to understand who God reminds us of who

we are. Where he tells us in Jeremiah chapter

Jeremiah 1 · chapter mention

1, he says, before you were born, I formed you.

He said that I've set you apart. I've called

you by name. I have appointed you to this nation.

That's why we can stand tall and not fall, my

brothers and sisters, because we are confident

in the spoken word of God in our lives. Yes,

come on, give him praise if you believe that

this morning. Hallelujah. Psalm 139 and verse

13 tells us this, for God himself created us.

He created the inmost being. He knitted us together

in our mother's womb. My God, I'm thankful this

morning. I am thankful this morning that from

my mother's womb, God already formed and shaped

me from your mother's womb. He knew you and he

has set you apart. Verse 14 went on to say, so

therefore I praise him because I am fearfully

and wonderfully made. This morning we are victorious

because of Jesus Christ. Oh, hallelujah. Hallelujah.

The amazing thing. although there's a breach

in our time, that God is still intentionally

chasing after us. There is no mountain too high

that he will not climb up to reach you. There

is no valley too deep that he will not reach

down his hands and rescue us. Yes, the walls

may be pushing against you, but my God, the one

who may be pushing against you, he's not greater

than the God who is in you. That's why we must

remember who we are. in christ oh glory to god

praise him in the house hallelujah hallelujah

hallelujah there's no doubt that even as dads

we've been feeling pressured sometimes come on

we feel the push to to to be this and to be that

My brothers and sisters, the greatest way to

stand tall for the king of kings is to know who

you are in him, is to continue to have the confidence

in him that he who has began a good work in you,

he is faithful to bring it to completion. And

in spite of the culture, in spite of the conflicts,

in spite of the chaos, Jesus died on the cross

to give you strength, but he did not stay dead.

He got up with all power. in his hands. That's

why he told Peter, upon this rock I will build

my church and the gates of hell will not prevail

against it. Fathers, we are still overcomers.

Mothers, we are still overcomers. Praise him

in the house this morning. Oh, hallelujah. Hallelujah.

So here it is. If you're taking notes, what should

we do to stand tall? We must come into right

alignment. Somebody say alignment. I'm not a

mechanic, but there may be some mechanics out

there. Any mechanics out there? Yeah, a couple

of you. When a car is out of alignment, what

does it do? Shapes. What else? Ruin the car.

Shout it out. What else? Stairs the wrong way.

My God. Hallelujah. Hear me this morning. That's

what the enemy is wanting to do. He's wanting

to throw us off alignment with our relationship

with God. He want us to forget who we are in

Christ. But this morning, I want to remind some

people that if we're going to be standing tall,

we must come into right alignment in a relationship

with Jesus Christ. What are some things that

may cause us to get off alignment? Distractions.

Come on, somebody. If you're driving a car, Sometimes

a pothole could cause that car to get out of

alignment. Talk back to me this morning. Worn

out parts, worn out tire, accidents, collision

can cause a car to get out of alignment. Sometimes

they say even aggressive driving. Lord have mercy,

we don't have any aggressive drivers here. Thank

God for that. The tire pressure can cause a car

to be out of alignment. Can I tell you this morning,

just like it is even in the natural, my God,

there are times in the spiritual where the enemy

is wanting us to experience some potholes in

our lives that will throw us off. But even though

there are potholes that we may face, there is

still a path that is set. Because of God, that

will help us to get to our destination. Don't

you allow any potholes in this here to take you

off course with God and with your relationship

with him. Oh, glory to God. The enemy sometimes

warn you to be worn out. It's easy to get worn

out. Busy doing this, busy doing that. That's

what the enemy wants to do. He definitely wants

to wear us thin. We're the cares of this world.

It's no wonder Jesus says, throw all your cares

to me. I got this. Come on, y 'all. Come on.

Hear me this morning. What I love about Jesus

is that even children can come to know him. What

Jesus did on the cross was not just for daddy

and mama. But what Jesus did on the cross was

for sons and daughters. There is no age limit

on that cross. I'm thankful for that this morning

because that reminds me that as Jesus was speaking

to his disciples, pastor, he told them that in

this world, somebody say in this world, you will

have some trouble. Oh, glory, glory, glory. But

he told his disciples in John 16 and verse 33,

although you will have some trouble in this world,

don't you worry about it because I have overcome

this world. He said that in me. Hey, hey, hey.

Glory. He said that in me. Somebody say in Jesus.

Shout it back to me. Say in Jesus. He said that

in me you will have peace. That's why I'm telling

you this. Jesus said to the disciples, I'm going

to remind you, yes, we will experience some chaos.

We will experience some troubled times. But in

me you will have peace because I have overcome

the world. What am I saying this morning? Are

you in Jesus? Is your mind made up in Jesus?

Because if you are in Jesus, whether you're a

student, Or an adult, a mama or a daddy. If you

are in Jesus, you will overcome because of the

power of Jesus Christ. Hey. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Man, I'm feeling it differently up here than

I'm receiving it down there. Come on, somebody.

Somebody say hallelujah. It's good to know Jesus.

Lord, have mercy. Man, it's good to know. Jesus

Christ. Oh, I've been struggling this week. Can

I be real? I've been struggling this week. My

eyes been acting up. You probably could tell.

But I told the devil, you're not going to win.

I tell the devil, you're not going to win. Whenever

God has called us to stand tall, don't believe

that there won't be attacks. Don't you sit there

and believe that you will escape the attacks

of the adversary. Who's an adversary? Peter described

him as a roaring lion. He's seeking whom he may

devour. Here's what he's wanting to do. An adversary

opposes the plans and the things of God. That's

his plan to oppose the work of Jesus in your

life. But if you are in Jesus, he will order

your steps. He will put you in alignment to stand

tall for him. Somebody praise him in this house.

Yeah. Glory to God. Charity was making fun of

me this morning because my ears are small. You

notice the microphone is falling off. But somebody

else told me this morning, you don't need a microphone.

Your mouth is big. Thank you, Pastor. Yeah. Come

on, somebody. Now I'm ready. Somebody say right

alignment. We must be in right alignment. Right

alignment in our relationship with God. He's

still searching for you. Man, I've messed up.

you may be saying i've failed i've gone so far

i've done so many wrongs god is faithful come

on somebody he's still faithful he is faithful

he said in first john chapter 1 verse 9 if you

1 John 1:9

If you confess with your mouth your sins, he

is faithful and just to forgive you from all

unrighteousness. What a God. What a God. Come

on, praise him in this house. What a God that

he would not leave us where we are in spite of

who we are. That's grace. They just sang about

that this morning. Thank you, Brother Zach and

the team. That's grace, brothers and sisters.

His grace and his mercies, they are new every

morning. And just when the enemy may be whispering

in your ears that you are a failure, you're a

disappointment, you remind the devil who he is,

that he's a defeated foe. Come on, somebody praise

Jesus in this house. defeated he's defeated in

spite of what he's trying to throw at us in our

homes in spite of what he's trying to throw at

us in our personal lives the devil is defeated

and we are children of the most high god come

on somebody glory to god so if you're going to

get in right alignment it requires a trust in

that relationship But pastor, how do I trust

somebody I can't see? I'm glad you asked. Please

stand with me, everybody, if you can. Thank you

so much. Please be seated. I'm glad you laugh

about it because we're going to do it again.

Please stand. And some didn't want to stand this

time. That's okay. You may be seated. You know

what I noticed this morning, Pastor? Not one

person, not one person looked behind them to

see if the pew was still there. But you just

sat down because you believed it was there. Can

I tell you this morning, there are going to be

moments where you can't see Jesus, but he's there.

You got to trust him that he's right there. There

are going to be moments where you can't feel

him working, but he's there. Oh, hallelujah.

You just got to stay in right alignment with

him. Come on, somebody. He's there. He's working.

He's moving. I need one more volunteer because

I need to demonstrate this one more time. Can

I get a volunteer? Quickly, come, come, quick.

The first one to come, come. Thank you, brother.

He's here. Thank you. Hear me this morning. Somebody

say right alignment. Come on, talk back to me.

Say right alignment. That's what Jesus is looking

for his sons and his daughters, his children

to do to be in right alignment with him. My God,

when we're in right alignment with him, he will

take us places that we didn't know that we could

be. He will show you things that you didn't know

that you could see. Hear me this morning. Just

hold my hand right here. Get a hold of me, brother.

Come on. I need it to face that way. Give my

brother a big round of applause. I want you to

go that way, and I'm going to go this way. You

ready? Here we go. Ready? Go. Come on, man. Come

on, brother. You're a man. Come on. Come on,

man. All right, all right. Stop right there.

Amos chapter 3, verse 3. Can two walk together

Amos 3:3

lest they agree? The Bible says this, unless

we walk together, come on, unless we come in

alignment with the word of God, we won't be in

position to where he's taking us. If you decide

to go that way and God is going that way, my

goodness, there are moments where we will miss

our steps. Why? Because he's a God who orders

our steps, but he's calling us to be in right

alignment with his word, to believe the spoken

word. he has spoken over us and the word that

he has spoken over us is not just for you but

it's every person that is connected to you somebody

say right alignment oh hallelujah hallelujah

we must be in right alignment with Jesus we cannot

do our own thing and expect God to just bless

our mess Lord have mercy I know this is not popular

preaching, but I got to say it this morning.

If we want to experience the fullness and the

power of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives,

we must come into right alignment with the Word

of God. So Proverbs 3, 5, and 6 tells us, trust

in the Lord. With all your heart. I illustrated

earlier. Sometimes you can't see the God who's

working on your behalf. Paul tells us for it

is God who is at work. Somebody say he is at

work. Somebody say is. That means right now.

I don't know what you may be experiencing, but

right now God is at work. is at work tomorrow

he'll still be at work on your behalf next week

he will still be at work on your behalf he is

a God who loves you in spite of you hey he loves

you in spite of where you may find yourself he

loves you in spite of what you may believe about

yourself he loves you in spite of what others

have spoken over you that's why I don't have

time to hear what they have to say as long as

I know what he has spoken over me. Hey, somebody.

Because what he has already spoken is final.

What God has already spoken over you students

is final. You are above and not beneath. You

are chosen. You are set apart. What we have to

do then is set our minds on the things that he

has spoken over us and come back in alignment.

Oh, glory, glory. Glory, glory. With God's word

in our heart, we will not fall apart. As a child

of Jesus, Changing word. I'm going to hold on

to his promises. Hear me this morning. There

may be times where I may feel grief happening

in my heart. My daddy passed away back in 2015.

I was, where were we at the time? Florida? Yeah,

we've been all over the place sometimes. Dates

get crossed. But we're in Florida and we got

a call on a Sunday morning. Daddy got up, 72

years old, got up and he went back to the room

and then one of my brothers found him there unresponsive.

He had been struggling with some health situations,

but I'll never forget that morning, man. Getting

ready to go into the house of the Lord. I was

a children's pastor at the time. And getting

ready to go into the house of the Lord to teach

the kids about the loving God, faithful God,

and God the news. Man, I'll never forget, I went

to my wife and I said, I said, Dad, I called

in my slide and I said, my slide just died. And

she's like, what? And then I just kind of walked

away. My mind was still set on ministering to

the children that morning, but man, it was challenging.

There are moments where we will face some grief.

Many times we'll face sorrow. My God. But everything

that we're experiencing now is not worth comparing

to that which God has in store. It's not worth

comparing to what God has in store ahead. But

wait a minute. We can't get to the then if our

now is not in right alignment. So, you know,

I always encourage children as a children's pastor.

I always encourage them. Don't you wait until

you are 13 to get to know who God is. Don't you

wait until you're 22 to get to know who God is.

Because the earlier you get to know God, the

deeper you grow in your relationship with him,

the stronger your roots will be when trouble

comes. Hear me this morning. No matter who you

are, those of you may be listening or watching.

No matter who we are in this world, we will have

trouble. But you got to be in right alignment

with the king of kings, the author and the finisher

of our faith. the creator of the universe. He's

still reaching for us. The Bible said, I sought

for a man who will build an edge around them

that I will not destroy them. God is still calling

us to be in right alignment so we can stand in

prayer for the next generation. He's calling

us. Yes, come on. He's calling us to be in right

alignment so that we can know what to say to

our sons and daughters in times of difficulty.

He is calling us back in right alignment so that

we can know what to speak over ourselves. Man,

this is for me. I don't know if this is for you,

but it's for me. He's calling us to be in right

alignment so I know what to speak over myself.

That I'm more than a conqueror through Jesus.

That this joy that I have, the world didn't give

it to me. Oh, that he's a way maker. That he's

a promise keeper. That he is strength when I

am weak. Oh, hallelujah. He is peace in my storm.

Right alignment, right alignment. That's why

the word is not optional. It's not an opinion.

It's our only choice. You want to stand tall?

You want to make it? You got to get in the word.

They have this app called We Grow through the

Church of God. Many of you have various devotionals

that you do. But this app that is called We Grow

walks through the Bible. And the Lord has been

helping us in our very own home with our children.

Even the children, we're reading it with them.

Why? Because I don't want our children just to

know God through us. I don't want Declan just

to know of Jesus just through mom and myself.

But I want Declan to know who Jesus is for himself.

Are you hearing me? And I believe, I believe

that as a word is being read, that their faith

will grow because faith comes by hearing and

hearing by the word of God, not by what everybody

else is saying, but what God has said. Come on,

God has spoken. Let the church say amen. Not

only right alignment. I'm moving along. I'm moving

along. I'm moving along. Let me get one more

volunteer real quick. Real quick. Real quick.

Come on. One volunteer. Quick. Quick. Quick.

Who's coming? Thank you, my friend. This is my

Guatemalan partner. Yes, sir. By the way, thank

you for allowing me to go to Guatemala with this

church. It was so much fun. But hear me this

morning. The word of God. Hold it up, man. Thank

you, sir. I won't make a mess. The word of God

is always perfect. The word of God is still relevant.

The word of God is still real. Pastor, you don't

know what I'm going through. You're right. I

don't, but God knows. Pastor, you don't know

where I've been. You're right. don't but he knows

but he has given his word his word to us he sent

his word to heal us my god he sent his word to

direct us he sent his word to strengthen us the

word of god is pure he sent his word to give

us wisdom He sent his word to order our steps.

He sent his word. It is God's perfect plan. My

God, he will lead us in his word and guide us

in his truth. He sent it to us. And the word

is not far from us. It's not across the seas

that we have to send somebody to go and reach

it. But God said that the word is near us. So

hallelujah. The word, the word, the word. In

the beginning was the word and the word was with

God. And the word is God. He is near you. Let

me just pause right there and tell a daddy that

God is near you this morning. He is near you.

In spite of how far sometimes you may think that

he is, he is near you. Come on, say it with me.

God is near me. Come on, he is with me. And I

like what the scripture says. If God is for me,

who can be against me? We got to stay. So sometimes

we feel dry. We feel like nothing is happening,

no breakthrough, no prayer answered. Maybe I'm

the only one. All right, I got a couple witnesses.

Sometimes we come to gathering. We feel empty,

we feel broken. But the God that we serve still

reminds us that he refreshes our soul. He is

a reviving God. Will thou not revive us again,

O God? He's a God who restores. And all we got

to do is just keep going back to the fountain.

There is a fountain filled. It is filled with

his power, his shed blood. And all we got to

do is take another dip. Oh, we got to soak ourselves.

One more time, say, God, like Joshua asked for

me and my house. We will serve the Lord. Jesus,

take me deeper. just a sprinkle. God, I want

to be saturated. I want to be saturated in your

presence because where your presence is, there

is joy. God, I want to be filled with nothing

but you. God, I want to be soaked in your truth

while the world may be spewing lies. God, I want

to know your truth because you shall know the

truth and the truth shall set you free. Jesus,

take me. I wish I had. a witness to say jesus

i want to go deeper i want to go deeper in you

if that's you shout hallelujah why is that important

because we will all walk out of here in just

a few minutes but when we walk out we're not

walking out empty hey oh oh god We're going to

get back on the job. Summer is coming for our

students. And believe me, there's some tricks

and trials that you will face. But you're not

going to leave here today empty. What's in you

is what God has poured out in you. So when the

world begins to squeeze you, what's coming out

of you is not cuss words, but his word, his truth,

his life, his power. Because you have been saturated

in his presence. But let the world squeeze you.

Let trouble come. But know that Jesus has filled

you up. Come on. Somebody praise him in his house.

Hey! Glory to God. I want to be soaked in his

presence. I want to be in right alignment with

him. I want Jesus to be pouring out of me. me

so that when others see me they don't see my

weakness but they see the strength of God yes

yes yes oh Jesus loves you this morning glory

to God glory right alignment because when you

get into right alignment you remember what he

has spoken over you here it is come on Zach come

back please here's what happens Sometimes the

enemy wants us to see our situations instead

of what God has spoken over you. Are you hearing

me this morning? Sometimes he wants us to show

us everything, every trouble. And it's right

there in front of us. But God wants to remind

you this morning, his words. Or greater. As words

are stronger. Greater is God who is in you. Than

he who is in this world. Somebody say right alignment.

Here's why that's important. Because there is

an assignment. Somebody say assignment. What

is the assignment? In verse 30. God said I sought

for a man. Who would build up the edge around

them. Your assignment is to put a hedge around

those around you. Church, we are the called out

ones. Yeah, you are. You are the called out ones

by God with an assignment to be the best man

that he has ever created you to be. in spite

of to be the best woman that he has created you

to be in spite of there is an assignment on each

of our lives that's why there's an intensity

of the attack of the enemy because the enemy

is gold still is as written in john 10 10 to

steal kill and destroy You are a threat to daddy

to the enemy Mama you are a threat to the enemy.

That's why the enemy don't want you to pray That's

why he don't want you in small groups. That's

why the enemy don't want you in church. That's

why the enemy don't want you in the word. Because

if you harmed yourself with the weapons because

the warfare that we're in are not carnal, but

they are spiritual. And we got to arm ourselves

with the spiritual weapons that Jesus has given

to us. So hear me. There is an assignment in

spite of the attack. That's why when you get

into right relationship with him and you position

yourself, say, God, I'm going to live for you

no matter what. A lot of people think that once

you come to know Jesus as Savior, then it's all

nice. Walking in the garden with Jesus. Man,

I'm a living witness. I got several witnesses

this morning. When you come to know Jesus, you

are a target. You are a threat. But don't you

give up on God. I just felt that in the atmosphere.

Don't you give up on God. Here's what the verse

says. For he is seeking after us. In other words,

he has not given up on us. And if God has not

given up on me, I will not give up on him. I

will press towards the mark of the prize of the

high calling in Jesus Christ. Somebody said there

is an assignment on your life. isn't closing

not only we got to come in right alignment because

what happened is you got to go back and read

this text in Ezekiel 22 I mean it started from

those who God had placed in positions started

with the prophets moved it trickled down to the

priests then it moves to the political leaders

and all of them stepped out of alignment with

what God wanted and it trickled down to the people

Whom they were serving. And God showed up on

the scene. And he's like. I'm still searching.

I'm still seeking. For a man. I'm still seeking.

For someone. Who will build an edge. Around them.

Put a wall. Around them. See daddy. That's why

it's still important. No matter what stage of

daddying or fathering you're in, it's still important

to whisper a prayer for your sons, your daughters,

your grandchildren. It's still important to call

out their names before the Lord because the assignment

hasn't changed. From that very first day when

you were so in love, and yes, there may be some

storms that has occurred. The amazing thing,

man, God still chases after you. Because he loves

you so much. And the beautiful thing about God

is that no matter the storm, no matter the pain,

he's there. He's Emmanuel. He is for you. He's

not against you. Stay in alignment. Remember

the assignment. And watch this. You cannot do

it on your own. We need the anointing. That's

the last slide up there, the anointing. You have

an anointing on you that comes from God. I need

the anointing to raise my children. We need the

anointing for the assignment that God has placed

on your life. How do we get the anointing? It's

a gift from God. It is he who calls you into

relationship with him. Therefore, he has all.

Everything I need. Everything I need. Come on.

My father. The anointing is from God, our Father.

He is perfect in all his ways. He's a provider.

Yes, please. Right here today, there may be somebody

who you find yourself out of alignment a little

bit. But Jesus, the master fixer, he's in the

house. We pray that you were impacted powerfully

by this message. If you have been personally

affected by our ministry and you would like to

partner with us as we love God, love people every

day,