“Later on Eve gave birth to
another son and named him SETH (meaning “GRANTED”); for, as Eve put it, “God
has GRANTED me another son for the one Cain killed.” (Genesis 4:25 TLB)
In one
sweep of jealousy, Eve’s dreams lay bleeding on the ground; her older son a
criminal on the run, her younger son murdered in the prime of his life! And yet
she’s supposed to be the mother of all living!
In fact, this is what the Scripture says: “The man named his wife Eve (meaning “The Life-Giving One”), for he
said, “She shall become the mother of all mankind.” (Genesis 3:20 TLB). Well, how do you maintain a title
like that, when you’re now the mother of a corpse and a killer? Her
own husband spoke “Life” in
naming her, and yet the one he called “Life”
would have birthed from her own womb, one that would be killed
and one that would be his killer!
How bad it must have felt to be called “Life”,
and yet be dealt the hand of “Death”?
Have you ever been there,
when your CALLING and your CIRCUMSTANCES
are opposites that DON’T attract?
Can you identify just a little bit with Eve? Or should
I say it like this, have you ever found yourself asking, “Lord, this is not what YOU promised me!”;
“Lord, this is not the way this was
supposed to go!”; “Lord, I saw
this work out a little different in my mind than what has manifested in my
life!”; “Lord, after all this
time, shouldn’t this and they be better?”; “Lord, I give my tithes, but the windows of heaven must be open on the
wrong side of the house!”; “Lord,
am I really supposed to STILL live here, STILL drive that, STILL walk there,
STILL face this, STILL deal with them?” In Essence: Lord, This Is NOT
How This Was Supposed to Go!
Genesis 4:1-8, "Now the man Adam knew Eve as
his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have
obtained a man (baby boy, son) with the help of the Lord.” And [later] she gave birth to his brother
Abel. Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the
ground. And in the
course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit
of the ground. But Abel
brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the fat
portions. And the Lord had respect (regard) for
Abel and for his offering; but for Cain and his offering He had no
respect. So Cain became extremely angry (indignant), and he looked annoyed and
hostile. And the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you
so angry? And why do you look annoyed? If you do well [believing Me and doing
what is acceptable and pleasing to Me], will you not be accepted? And if you do
not do well [but ignore My instruction], sin crouches at your door; its desire
is for you [to overpower you], but you must master it.” Cain talked with Abel his brother [about
what God had said]. And when they were [alone, working] in the field, Cain
attacked Abel his brother and killed him." (AMP)
Can't you just imagine the
sound of the voice of Eve? As a mother, I certainly can! "God, Abel was
favored and his offering to You accepted, and yet he's the one who lost his
life! Why God? This can't be right! He did everything he was supposed to, he
got it right, so how did it all go so wrong for him? This is not the way this
was supposed to go! I shouldn't have to bury one son and watch another
banished! I'm the mother of all living, so why does it feel like the death of
all hope is happening to me instead?"
And Much
Like Eve, We Also Feel Like: Lord, YOU Said You Have A Plan, A Purpose, And A Promise
Just For Me, And Yet All I’ve Seen Thus Far Are Problems, Pain And Persecution!
Lord, What Happened?!
Well, if that’s where you are today, here’s my advice
to you and it’s free: GO THROUGH UNTIL YOU GET THROUGH! Or in the words of our
title: GO THROUGH UNTIL IT’S GRANTED!
Now, many of you will say, “Thanks for the encouragement, but I’m still stuck in the middle of the
tunnel, and I hear a train coming but don’t see a light at the end of the
tunnel! You say Go Through, but I’m still stuck and can’t Get Through, so, now
what?” I reiterate, GO THROUGH UNTIL YOU GET THROUGH…GO THROUGH UNTIL
IT’S GRANTED! How is that possible? Simple, just remember this: Matthew 5:18, “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth
pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be
fulfilled.” (KJV). However, there’s another translation of this Scripture that
I love and it reads like this: “I can GUARANTEE this truth: Until the earth and
the heavens disappear, neither a PERIOD NOR A COMMA will disappear from the
Scriptures before EVERYTHING HAS COME TRUE.” (GWT). Do
you know how determined God has to be to “Guarantee” that not even a “Period
or a Comma” will come up missing “Before Every Word He’s Declared Comes
True”?! In other words, be encouraged, because regardless to how bleak the
situation looks, whatever God has declared concerning you in His Word HAS to
come to pass!
Hear me clearly: You will go through and get
through because God has granted you a guarantee that everything He said WILL
come true! And His guarantee comes with an assurance that every condition will
be favorable in the end. Your outcome of victory is sealed and certain. Your
promise of goods, money, and services are safe-guarded and protected. And as
long as you have this promise from God you will forever be protected from
dangers that attempt to sift your life! Satan may touch your stuff, but you
will maintain the testimony that:
“…my life is safe, and I will live to
tell what the Lord has done.” (Psalm
118:17 CEV) Or in the words of the Good News Translation, “I
will not die; INSTEAD, I will live and proclaim what the Lord has done.”
(GNT). I love that word “Instead”, it means, “In Place Of”. In other words, devil no matter
what you do or bring my way, IN PLACE OF DYING, I will Survive and Live to tell
the story! Will this always be easy? Of course not, if it was, none of us would
need any encouragement at all! But is it doable, is it possible? YES! Just Let
His Guaranteed Promises Keep You Anchored in His Word Which Cannot Even Allow a
Period or Comma to Move Out of Place Before All He Has Said Comes True!
Numbers 23:19, “God is not a man that He should lie. He is not a
son of man that He should be sorry for what He has said. Has He said, and will
He not do it? Has He spoken, and will He not keep His Word?” (NLV)
Isaiah 55:11, “So shall My
Word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void
[without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I
please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it”
(AMP)
Jeremiah 1:12, “The Lord then said, “You are right, for I’m
watching over My Word until it is fulfilled.” (CEB)
Are you
getting this? No matter how bad things may be, they cannot, and will not stay
this way for good! Before you know it you’ll have the testimony that “IT’S MY
TURN!” Psalm 30:11, “Then He TURNED my sorrow into joy! He
took away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy.” (TLB).
I know
it’s tough right now, tight right now, stressful right now, frustrating right
now. And yet I still assure you that with all that’s against you, you will
still say like Joseph, “…Don’t you see, you
planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good…” (Genesis 50:20 MSG). You see, even when things don’t work out as
we think they should, God’s Plans Are Never Put On Pause Because Of Our
Problems. He’s in fact so awesome as God that He won’t even change the plans of
the enemy, but will even make the enemies plans work for your good! How
powerful is that?!
Therefore,
don’t let the disturbances, distractions and discouragement deter you, His
Promises Are Coming to Full Completion In Your Life! Remember: Your God Can’t
Lie, and His Word Can’t Fail!
No matter what it looks
like, consult God, He will always reveal your hidden blessings! Don’t believe
it? Listen to this: “I will give you RICHES HIDDEN IN THE DARKNESS and things
of GREAT WORTH that are HIDDEN IN SECRET PLACES. Then you may know that it is
I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.” (Isaiah 45:3 NLV).
In fact, God loves us so much that He even promises: “I will answer them BEFORE they even call to
Me. While they are still talking to Me about their needs, I WILL GO AHEAD AND
ANSWER THEIR PRAYERS!” Isaiah 65:24 (TLB) I declare, the promises of the Lord
gets better and better as the days go by!
Now, we’ve talked a lot about GO THROUGH and GET
THROUGH…but what about GRANTED?
Well, God has a way of restoring things you thought
would never come to pass again. He moved in Eve’s life and gave her another son
named “Seth”, which means “One who takes the place of; appointed;
compensation and granted”.
Eve named “Life”, had to Go
Through “Death”, but ended up being “Granted” another blessing, and his name
was “Seth”. “In Place Of” all that had been loss, she gained a ‘Grant’, which
is defined as ‘Favor’! In the end, Eve could testify that: “My Loss Gained Me
More”! Which brings us to an additional fact: Seth’s name also means
“Compensation”. And “Compensation” is defined as, “something given to
compensate for loss, suffering, or injury; something that compensates for an
undesirable state of affairs.” Why Go Through Until You Get Through? Because
God is not a Stingy God! He Will Compensate You For Your Loss, Suffering,
Injury and Undesirable State of Affairs! Which reminds us of James, “Consider
it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance? Let
perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, NOT
LACKING ANYTHING.” (1:2-4 NIV) Sounds Like Compensation to Me! And don't
forget, Seth's name also means "appointed", so here's further reason
to rejoice, because what you're about to birth out of this pain and loss is
going to be the very thing assigned to appoint your compensation! GRANTED!!!
But then as an added
generational blessing, Seth bore his parents a grandson named Enoch! The
Scripture declares, “Adam slept with his wife again. She had a son whom she
named Seth. She said, “God has given me another child in place of Abel whom
Cain killed.” And then Seth had a son whom he named Enoch. THAT’S WHEN men and
women began praying and worshiping in the name of GOD.” (Genesis 4:25-26 MSG).
Never Judge Prematurely How
Your Story Will End! After All, Eve Began Chapter 4 With LIFE…Than Stepped in
DEATH…HOWEVER, Before the Closing of the SAME Chapter, She Birthed LIFE AGAIN,
Plus the Added Blessing of a Grandson Who Invoked the People to Pray and Worship
in the Name of GOD! “…And then Seth had a son whom he named Enoch. THAT’S WHEN
MEN AND WOMEN BEGAN PRAYING AND WORSHIPING IN THE NAME OF GOD.” (Genesis
4:25-26 MSG).
In a Nutshell: Don’t Get
Discouraged By a Few Verses, God Can Turn Everything Around in Your Favor
Before the Closing of the Same Chapter!
People of God, Be
Encouraged: Go Through Until You Get Through, For When You Get Through, Your
Greatest Blessing Will Be Granted!
Sometimes
it may be grievous going in, but that don't mean it won't be glorious coming
out! 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, “Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; but his
mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I gave birth to him in pain.” Jabez
cried out to the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would indeed bless me and
enlarge my border [property], and that Your hand would be with me and You would
keep me from evil so that it does not hurt me!” AND GOD GRANTED HIS REQUEST.”
(AMP)
Get Ready For Your Life to Be Stamped: "REQUEST
GRANTED!"
J.P.
Olson
Join us Monday morning on our Prayer Conference call. The prayer
conference call has become a gathering place to meet in God's presence on
Monday mornings. You are welcome to join us. Intercessors & leaders are now
available to pray with you each Monday. Hours: (CST) Mon. 7:00 AM- 8:00 AM.
Call the new free toll number 1-302-202-1106, access conference code, 738510 for U.S.
& Canada
No comments:
Post a Comment