I’ve come to know that we should never be afraid of expecting great things from the Lord. He is faithful! And He’ll not be a debtor. He is able to provide more than enough to meet the need! We know that God is able to do more than we can ask or think according to the power at work in us!
First Corinthians 2:9 says, “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” See, the religious world out there is worried about you expecting great things from the Lord. They think you are going to get in the flesh with it.
But God has more confidence in you than that! So, never be afraid of expecting too much from the Lord. He isn’t afraid to give it. Why should you be afraid to take it?
God Can Follow Through, Now How About You?
God can follow through with prospering you. He can follow through with administering healing to your body. He can follow through with saving your lost loved ones. The question is: will you follow through with what God has told you to do in order to see all these things manifested in your life? The end of Ephesians 3:20 says that God will do what He’s said “according to the power that works in us.”
Essentially what it says is that God turns His vast resources to our account. It’s up to us whether we will make a withdrawal or just stare at the numbers wishing we had what they stood for. Healing and prosperity are God’s, but Jesus has deposited them into our account through His death and resurrection. Will we receive what He died to give us?
If we do, the Lord will keep on filling our account. When we start making withdrawals He’ll heap more than we asked for into our hands. More healing, more prosperity, more peace! Sure, the religious world will squawk! They’ll try to condemn you for living a life of peace, joy, prosperity, and health. They’ll scowl, criticize and judge you. They don’t want you to have “too much!” They’d prefer it if you were broke, sick, and full of worry, like them! Misery loves company, they say.
I’ve had some people get mad at me because it’s been forever since I’ve been sick. The same ones get mad at me if I wear nice clothes or drive a nice car. And they get even more furious to see me smiling and happy, full of peace and joy, with a great marriage and a kid who is serving Jesus. Oh, it gets them mad to see me blessed with all that good stuff!
What they don’t realize is that the same great stuff is available to them, too. It’s sitting in their accounts right now waiting to be withdrawn! God gave Jesus a heaping helping of joy, peace, health, and prosperity for each believer on the earth. Jesus deposited too much in each one of our accounts. Now, if we want it, we’ve got to make a withdrawal.
God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that you ask or think according to the power that works in us. Does it work? Yes! It works because it is God who gives us the power to make it work! What is that power? The Holy Ghost!
Language can’t contain that power! Notice the difference between Peter’s preaching before Pentecost, and his preaching after Pentecost. Before, maybe a few got saved. After 3,000 to 5,000 got saved! One sermon! What happened? He had too much! Too much of God!
Notice that before Pentecost he was afraid. After the Holy Spirit had come, an angel had to kick him awake to get him out of jail because they’re planning to kill him the next day. How many of you would be sleeping?
The power spoken of in Acts 2 is what transformed the disciples from a bunch of easily swayed believers to a group of Holy Ghost powerhouses who rocked the nations! It changed their lives and, if you’ll let it, it’ll change you, too!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
Jesse Duplantis, minister of the Gospel, motivational speaker, television personality, and best-selling author, has been in full-time ministry since 1976 and is the founder of Jesse Duplantis Ministries, located in the Greater New Orleans area of south Louisiana in the United States of America. With over four decades of sharing his unique blend of humor and faith around the world, generations of believers have been inspired by his messages and countless numbers have come to know Jesus Christ as Savior through his ministry.
Known for his unflinching, status-quo-breaking messages and humorous take on experiences in the life of the believer, Jesse continues to draw large audiences of believers through social media, television, and meetings held around the world. With speaking engagements booked years in advance, Jesse Duplantis continues to keep an intense traveling schedule, flying throughout the United States and the world preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. With no booking agents pursuing meetings for him and no set fees imposed upon churches for speaking engagements, Jesse chooses his outreach meetings based on the same two criteria he always has: invitations that come in and prayer over each one. This uncommon way of scheduling in today’s world means Jesse’s many followers may find him speaking in some of the largest churches and venues in America and the world, as well as a great many small and growing congregations, too. No church is too big or small for the Holy Spirit, as he says.
Side by side with his wife Cathy Duplantis, the co-founder and chief of staff of Jesse Duplantis Ministries and the senior pastor of Covenant Church in Destrehan, Louisiana, Jesse continues to fulfill his life’s calling by daily taking up the Great Commission of Jesus Christ: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). Through social media, television broadcasts, books, and other ministry products, as well as through many evangelistic meetings, the JDM website, the JDM app, and Voice of the Covenant magazine, Jesse Duplantis continues to see growth in his ministry and expand each year while maintaining his roots. Jesus is the center of his life. The salvation of lost people and the growth of believers is the purpose of his ministry. And for both he and his wife, every day is another day to “Reach People and Change Lives, One Soul at a Time.”