WEBVTT 00:00:06.440 --> 00:00:09.720 But oh, thank God for His mercy and His grace 00:00:09.720 --> 00:00:12.679 that we can come boldly before His throne of 00:00:12.679 --> 00:00:16.500 grace in time of need. When I'm in need, I can 00:00:16.500 --> 00:00:19.800 come boldly before Him. Hallelujah. He is my 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:24.500 light and my refuge and my strength. I would 00:00:24.500 --> 00:00:27.800 like to speak to you today on this topic. Mine 00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:35.420 is thine. Mine is thine. Our main scripture text 00:00:35.420 --> 00:00:39.700 will be found in Psalm chapter 24 and verse 1, 00:00:40.399 --> 00:00:46.420 Job chapter 1 and verse 10, and then Psalm 127 00:00:46.420 --> 00:00:52.539 and verse 1. Psalm 24 and 1 is where we will 00:00:52.539 --> 00:00:57.439 begin. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness 00:00:57.439 --> 00:01:02.560 thereof, the world and they that dwell therein. 00:01:03.530 --> 00:01:07.310 The world and the earth and everything that is 00:01:07.310 --> 00:01:12.349 in it belong it to the Lord Job chapter 1 in 00:01:12.349 --> 00:01:16.609 verse 10 says has not thou made and hedge about 00:01:16.609 --> 00:01:20.670 him and about his house and about all that he 00:01:20.670 --> 00:01:26.049 hath on every side and This as we know is the 00:01:26.049 --> 00:01:30.530 deceiver or the accuser of the soul of mankind 00:01:30.530 --> 00:01:33.849 Talking to the Lord and he's recognizing that 00:01:33.849 --> 00:01:38.030 there was a hedge of protection around his home, 00:01:38.750 --> 00:01:43.170 around his family, and around his life, and around 00:01:43.170 --> 00:01:50.090 his soul. Psalm 127 and verse 1. Except the Lord 00:01:50.090 --> 00:01:54.030 build the house, they labor in vain that build 00:01:54.030 --> 00:01:59.189 it. Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman 00:01:59.189 --> 00:02:03.579 waketh but in vain. God, I thank you today. for 00:02:03.579 --> 00:02:07.459 the opportunity to surrender to you completely 00:02:07.459 --> 00:02:12.000 with my whole heart and all that I have is yours. 00:02:12.639 --> 00:02:16.400 God, what is mine is thine and I place it into 00:02:16.400 --> 00:02:20.060 your hands today. I pray God that you would touch 00:02:20.060 --> 00:02:23.180 me and help me to deliver this word in a manner 00:02:23.180 --> 00:02:25.740 that you would see fit. I pray for those that 00:02:25.740 --> 00:02:29.020 would hear the sound of my voice today. I pray 00:02:29.020 --> 00:02:32.409 God that revelation and your presence, your power, 00:02:32.469 --> 00:02:35.409 and your peace would flow in a powerful way. 00:02:35.949 --> 00:02:39.509 Lord, I rebuke the devourer today that's been 00:02:39.509 --> 00:02:43.229 attacking your people. God, let your presence 00:02:43.229 --> 00:02:47.210 and your power be against the enemy of the soul 00:02:47.210 --> 00:02:51.550 today. In the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:02:52.189 --> 00:02:54.969 Hallelujah. One more time, let's give God some 00:02:54.969 --> 00:03:06.979 praise. God, I thank you. Praise your holy name. 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:12.539 Mine is thine and you may be seated. Mine is 00:03:12.539 --> 00:03:17.199 thine. When God has ownership, there is a hedge 00:03:17.199 --> 00:03:21.680 of protection over you. There is safety and there 00:03:21.680 --> 00:03:24.800 are guardrails. There are protections that you 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:28.849 cannot even see. But I submit to you today that 00:03:28.849 --> 00:03:32.330 the enemy of your soul has been attacking. You 00:03:32.330 --> 00:03:34.969 have lost some things and maybe it's your health 00:03:34.969 --> 00:03:38.849 and maybe it's your finances. But I can tell 00:03:38.849 --> 00:03:44.229 you today, there is a way of escape. always makes 00:03:44.229 --> 00:03:48.449 a way of escape. Hallelujah. So whenever the 00:03:48.449 --> 00:03:51.689 enemy comes in like the flood, the spirit of 00:03:51.689 --> 00:03:54.789 the Lord would raise a standard against it. But 00:03:54.789 --> 00:03:58.050 it's only going to apply to your life when you 00:03:58.050 --> 00:04:01.590 become or come into an alignment or into an agreement 00:04:01.590 --> 00:04:04.409 with the word of God so that the power of God 00:04:04.409 --> 00:04:08.349 can be released. And today, if you are not surrendering 00:04:08.349 --> 00:04:11.530 everything that you have to God, the devourer 00:04:11.530 --> 00:04:14.699 is coming to knock you at your door today. He's 00:04:14.699 --> 00:04:17.600 knocking at your house today, and He's looking 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:21.279 to see if the blood has been applied to the doorposts 00:04:21.279 --> 00:04:25.420 of your house. He's looking today to see if you 00:04:25.420 --> 00:04:28.720 are in alignment with the Word of God, in obedience 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:33.180 with His Word today. Is there anybody here today 00:04:33.180 --> 00:04:37.699 that is going to surrender all to God? God has 00:04:37.699 --> 00:04:40.980 provisions and promises set forth in His Word 00:04:40.980 --> 00:04:44.589 today. but it's only accessible when we come 00:04:44.589 --> 00:04:48.089 into an agreement and alignment with His Word. 00:04:48.410 --> 00:04:51.069 That is where your protection is going to be. 00:04:51.470 --> 00:04:54.750 I know it looks dark and difficult out in the 00:04:54.750 --> 00:04:57.449 world, but there is something that we can tap 00:04:57.449 --> 00:05:01.269 into called the peace of God that passes all 00:05:01.269 --> 00:05:03.970 understanding. And that's where I want to be 00:05:03.970 --> 00:05:08.250 found today. I don't care what takes place outside 00:05:08.250 --> 00:05:12.449 in the world. I want to be found in... I want 00:05:12.449 --> 00:05:15.790 to be found in alignment with His Word. I want 00:05:15.790 --> 00:05:19.709 to be found in the protection of the Most High. 00:05:20.209 --> 00:05:23.949 Hallelujah. And right before we began this service 00:05:23.949 --> 00:05:27.709 today in prayer, the Lord allowed me to see. 00:05:28.170 --> 00:05:31.870 A hedge of protection falling about the people 00:05:31.870 --> 00:05:34.310 that were willing to submit to the people that 00:05:34.310 --> 00:05:37.769 were willing to surrender I saw like a shield 00:05:37.769 --> 00:05:41.189 per se our bubble fall around about these people 00:05:41.189 --> 00:05:44.370 fall around about their homes their properties 00:05:44.370 --> 00:05:47.930 their finances and their children That's the 00:05:47.930 --> 00:05:50.870 type of protection that I want today. Hallelujah. 00:05:50.870 --> 00:05:54.410 Thank God for please I thank God for the armies 00:05:54.410 --> 00:05:56.990 and soldiers that fight for our freedoms, but 00:05:56.990 --> 00:06:01.050 more than I want the hand and protection of Almighty 00:06:01.050 --> 00:06:04.990 God. I want the heavenly host working and moving 00:06:04.990 --> 00:06:08.149 on my behalf, intervening on the things that 00:06:08.149 --> 00:06:11.829 I cannot see. And I can walk in the trust and 00:06:11.829 --> 00:06:15.810 patience that I can get from him. There comes 00:06:15.810 --> 00:06:19.550 a moment in every believer's life when God brings 00:06:19.550 --> 00:06:23.509 us face to face Hallelujah with hardships and 00:06:23.509 --> 00:06:27.470 challenges, but this question would remain Hallelujah, 00:06:27.490 --> 00:06:30.930 the devil's gonna come by and say whose is it? 00:06:31.009 --> 00:06:35.149 Whose money is it? Whose house is it? Whose house 00:06:35.149 --> 00:06:37.810 have you been building? Whose business have you 00:06:37.810 --> 00:06:41.209 been running? Whose investments are there? Whose 00:06:41.209 --> 00:06:44.689 future is it? And whose provision is it? coming 00:06:44.689 --> 00:06:48.769 from. Hallelujah, my help and my provider and 00:06:48.769 --> 00:06:51.790 my provision comes from the one. Hallelujah, 00:06:51.870 --> 00:06:55.209 that the devil cannot take it away. He can't 00:06:55.209 --> 00:06:57.850 squander it. He can't steal it. He can't take 00:06:57.850 --> 00:07:01.430 it. What God has for me is for me. But as for 00:07:01.430 --> 00:07:05.290 me in my house, I will serve the Lord. Hallelujah, 00:07:05.769 --> 00:07:08.170 the children need to get into an agreement, into 00:07:08.170 --> 00:07:11.550 an alignment. If they step out, hallelujah, get 00:07:11.550 --> 00:07:14.250 them back in the word. You shouldn't do that. 00:07:14.290 --> 00:07:16.689 You shouldn't say that. You shouldn't go there. 00:07:17.470 --> 00:07:21.550 Hallelujah. Let's repent right now. Let's repent 00:07:21.550 --> 00:07:24.689 right now. Let's get back under the blood. Let's 00:07:24.689 --> 00:07:29.889 get back into the protection of God. There are 00:07:29.889 --> 00:07:33.470 too many souls that have been lost in this dying, 00:07:33.949 --> 00:07:36.689 lost world. Hallelujah. It's because they're 00:07:36.689 --> 00:07:40.370 outside of the protection. the heavenly protection 00:07:40.370 --> 00:07:44.470 of Almighty God. And it's time today to surrender 00:07:44.470 --> 00:07:48.230 all to get back into that protection and covering. 00:07:48.970 --> 00:07:53.990 Hallelujah. There's only so much that your pastor 00:07:53.990 --> 00:07:58.189 can do. There's only so much that the elders 00:07:58.189 --> 00:08:02.889 can do. We can pray, we can fast. We can believe 00:08:02.889 --> 00:08:07.029 God for you. But you've got to come into an alignment. 00:08:07.660 --> 00:08:10.519 with the Word of God if you want that supernatural 00:08:10.519 --> 00:08:15.980 protection. Hallelujah. You've got to grasp this 00:08:15.980 --> 00:08:20.319 today or else you're going to fall victim when 00:08:20.319 --> 00:08:27.360 the destroyer comes by. I come today with the 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:30.800 testimony birthed out of stress and anxiety and 00:08:30.800 --> 00:08:34.529 concern. I found myself watching the stock markets, 00:08:34.950 --> 00:08:38.169 focusing on the economy and calculating potential 00:08:38.169 --> 00:08:41.750 losses and also calculating the potential gains. 00:08:42.029 --> 00:08:45.070 I was more concerned about finances than pretty 00:08:45.070 --> 00:08:49.470 much anything else. It consumed me. I had to 00:08:49.470 --> 00:08:53.470 produce an income no matter what. I had to be 00:08:53.470 --> 00:08:56.289 focused on providing for my family because it 00:08:56.289 --> 00:09:00.210 doesn't matter. Duke Energy Bill will come anyway. 00:09:03.360 --> 00:09:05.779 Anybody ever feel that type of stress? You've 00:09:05.779 --> 00:09:08.659 got insurances to pay, you've got car payments 00:09:08.659 --> 00:09:11.480 to make, you've got house payments to make, and 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:14.740 you get so caught up and so distracted, how did 00:09:14.740 --> 00:09:17.320 it do you that all your focus and all your energy 00:09:17.320 --> 00:09:21.360 is on the things of the world? And you didn't 00:09:21.360 --> 00:09:25.179 even intend for it to happen that way. We just 00:09:25.179 --> 00:09:28.639 slowly got consumed. by the things of the world. 00:09:29.039 --> 00:09:32.200 And God is calling us today for a heavenly protection, 00:09:32.500 --> 00:09:35.919 even over our finances. Hallelujah. But you've 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:38.320 got to come into an alignment and into an agreement 00:09:38.320 --> 00:09:41.759 with his word. You've got to be willing to surrender 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:45.700 everything back to him. It was never yours to 00:09:45.700 --> 00:09:48.879 begin with. You've got to surrender it to him 00:09:48.879 --> 00:09:51.960 or the destroyer. That thief is gonna come by 00:09:51.960 --> 00:09:55.000 and it's gonna get swiped away so fast. You aren't 00:09:55.000 --> 00:09:57.389 gonna know what took place other. then hit the 00:09:57.389 --> 00:09:59.690 altar and say, oh God, I don't know what's going 00:09:59.690 --> 00:10:03.210 on. There's a whirlwind happening in my life. 00:10:03.950 --> 00:10:06.269 Things are being stripped away all the while. 00:10:06.389 --> 00:10:10.950 I've tried to protect what you give me. I've 00:10:10.950 --> 00:10:14.850 tried to protect what was mine, and it was never 00:10:14.850 --> 00:10:23.690 yours. It was always God's. What is mine is thine. 00:10:26.639 --> 00:10:29.759 And when the enemy comes looking around, seeking 00:10:29.759 --> 00:10:37.080 whom he may devour, what is mine is his. You 00:10:37.080 --> 00:10:40.059 can only take what you have permission to take. 00:10:40.340 --> 00:10:43.840 You can only do what you have permission to do. 00:10:44.899 --> 00:10:50.639 But what is mine is his. What is mine is thine. 00:10:54.000 --> 00:10:57.259 I was so caught up and concerned about the finances. 00:10:58.700 --> 00:11:01.480 It was pulling me away from prayer time. It was 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:05.340 pulling me away from pursuing God in a manner 00:11:05.340 --> 00:11:11.399 that I know that I should. But I had a duty. 00:11:11.559 --> 00:11:17.039 I had to provide for my family. Day in and day 00:11:17.039 --> 00:11:21.850 out, I had to figure out how to provide. I could 00:11:21.850 --> 00:11:24.669 not shake the anxiety. It just would not go away. 00:11:25.629 --> 00:11:28.970 I was literally being tormented by the what -ifs. 00:11:30.190 --> 00:11:33.590 What if the markets drop? What if the market 00:11:33.590 --> 00:11:41.289 crashes? What if I lose? What if gas prices go 00:11:41.289 --> 00:11:47.129 up? What if rents go up? What if interest rates 00:11:47.129 --> 00:11:49.590 climb, though we've been praying that they would 00:11:49.590 --> 00:11:58.129 drop? What if the job markets come out bad? What 00:11:58.129 --> 00:12:00.590 about the dollar index? Will it drop? Will it 00:12:00.590 --> 00:12:05.129 rise? How will this affect me with inflation? 00:12:08.629 --> 00:12:13.029 There are so many what -ifs and so many things 00:12:13.029 --> 00:12:17.090 and so many variables that can cause an effect 00:12:17.090 --> 00:12:21.250 on our lives, whether for the good or for the 00:12:21.250 --> 00:12:25.509 bad. And at the end of the day, what is it that 00:12:25.509 --> 00:12:30.570 we could control? At the end of the day, what 00:12:30.570 --> 00:12:34.809 is it that you possess so much and that you claim 00:12:34.809 --> 00:12:38.529 so much that you have the power to make any of 00:12:38.529 --> 00:12:45.230 the changes? And I say today, if you've been 00:12:45.230 --> 00:12:47.629 dealing with any of these types of anxiety or 00:12:47.629 --> 00:12:51.870 fears or stresses like I was, There are a few 00:12:51.870 --> 00:12:55.730 things I would like you to know. The stress is 00:12:55.730 --> 00:13:00.789 not from God. That fear is not from God. That 00:13:00.789 --> 00:13:05.230 torment is not coming from God. It is the whisper 00:13:05.230 --> 00:13:08.590 of the destroyer over your life, trying to steal 00:13:08.590 --> 00:13:12.610 your joy, trying to steal your focus, and trying 00:13:12.610 --> 00:13:16.470 to steal your purpose, and trying to steal your 00:13:16.470 --> 00:13:21.590 peace. Hallelujah, but let the peace of God into 00:13:21.590 --> 00:13:26.450 your life by surrendering all to Him. Whether 00:13:26.450 --> 00:13:32.970 good or bad, it's all in Him. 1 Timothy chapter 00:13:32.970 --> 00:13:36.750 1 and verse 7. For God hath not given us a spirit 00:13:36.750 --> 00:13:40.870 of fear, but of power and of love and a sound 00:13:40.870 --> 00:13:44.730 mind. John chapter 10 and verse 10. The thief 00:13:44.730 --> 00:13:47.970 cometh not but for to steal, to kill, and to 00:13:47.970 --> 00:13:52.120 destroy. I am come that they may have life and 00:13:52.120 --> 00:13:55.100 that they might have it more abundantly. How 00:13:55.100 --> 00:13:58.639 did you? God wants you to have an abundant life. 00:13:58.919 --> 00:14:01.379 And if the destroyer has been coming your way, 00:14:01.580 --> 00:14:04.600 that thief has been visiting your house and seemingly 00:14:04.600 --> 00:14:07.879 swiping away your joy, swiping away your peace, 00:14:08.440 --> 00:14:11.399 swiping away your strength. I can tell you today 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:15.019 that you might have a surrendering problem today. 00:14:18.090 --> 00:14:23.730 It was said that your pew is only as on fire 00:14:23.730 --> 00:14:30.370 as you are. And your fire and your zeal of the 00:14:30.370 --> 00:14:35.809 Holy Ghost is very connected to your surrender, 00:14:37.169 --> 00:14:42.230 to your yielding to the presence of God. People 00:14:42.230 --> 00:14:45.750 would come in and say, well, oh, they're not 00:14:45.750 --> 00:14:50.519 here today, so... or they didn't play the right 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:54.240 music. They just didn't have that feel to it. 00:14:55.620 --> 00:15:00.200 When the presence and fire of God is really going 00:15:00.200 --> 00:15:04.600 to fall and be determined by your surrender. 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:09.740 If I am completely surrendering to God and giving 00:15:09.740 --> 00:15:13.779 Him my all, it doesn't matter what anybody else 00:15:13.779 --> 00:15:17.019 is looking like. What anybody else is doing, 00:15:17.440 --> 00:15:20.399 step aside, hold my Bible, because I've got to 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:23.960 give praise to God. I've got to give him praise. 00:15:24.419 --> 00:15:27.899 He's brought me out too many times. He's protected 00:15:27.899 --> 00:15:31.340 me too many times. He's provided for me too many 00:15:31.340 --> 00:15:35.740 times. Hold my Bible. I'll praise him for you. 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:45.470 Hallelujah. Praise God. to be a lukewarm Christian. 00:15:45.610 --> 00:15:52.850 I refuse to compromise. I refuse to come down 00:15:52.850 --> 00:15:57.649 when he's calling me higher. I refuse to be cold. 00:15:58.250 --> 00:16:04.019 God! Set me on fire. Take my sacrifice of praise 00:16:04.019 --> 00:16:09.919 and set me on fire. In Jesus' name, I'll surrender 00:16:09.919 --> 00:16:13.059 it, God. I give you my finances. I'll give you 00:16:13.059 --> 00:16:19.779 my home. I give you my heart. And there is a 00:16:19.779 --> 00:16:26.539 protection in that surrendering. I realized something 00:16:26.539 --> 00:16:31.720 very profound. in one moment of one small prayer 00:16:31.720 --> 00:16:38.679 session. I was stressed. I had anxiety. I was 00:16:38.679 --> 00:16:44.159 distracted. I was concerned because I was acting 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:48.600 like everything was mine and it was my responsibility 00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:54.600 to protect it. It was my responsibility. If it 00:16:54.600 --> 00:17:00.950 is mine. I have to stress about it. If it's mine, 00:17:01.029 --> 00:17:05.509 I have to be concerned about how the markets 00:17:05.509 --> 00:17:08.089 are doing and whether or not the job markets 00:17:08.089 --> 00:17:12.170 are good. If it is mine, I have to do something. 00:17:14.089 --> 00:17:17.849 If it is mine, I have to protect it. I found 00:17:17.849 --> 00:17:20.190 myself, instead of praying kingdom prayers, I 00:17:20.190 --> 00:17:25.109 was praying Chris's kingdom prayers. God help 00:17:25.109 --> 00:17:29.609 me there! God give me wisdom here. Direct me 00:17:29.609 --> 00:17:41.130 and order my steps the way that I see fit. Instead 00:17:41.130 --> 00:17:44.890 of thine will be done, it was mine will be done 00:17:44.890 --> 00:17:49.130 in my prayers. I was consumed, hallelujah, with 00:17:49.130 --> 00:17:54.420 me, my. and what was mine and myself. So much 00:17:54.420 --> 00:18:01.119 so that I couldn't seem to shake it. And then, 00:18:01.319 --> 00:18:05.839 revelation came in that small time of prayer. 00:18:07.319 --> 00:18:10.660 And I realized that all the while, those things 00:18:10.660 --> 00:18:17.420 were never mine. They were never mine. Psalm 00:18:17.420 --> 00:18:21.680 24 and 1, the earth... is the Lord's and the 00:18:21.680 --> 00:18:26.079 fullness thereof, the world and they that dwell 00:18:26.079 --> 00:18:32.880 therein. Everything belonged to God. Everything 00:18:32.880 --> 00:18:36.900 that I have, everything that I've earned, everything 00:18:36.900 --> 00:18:41.460 that I have built, everything that I steward 00:18:41.460 --> 00:18:48.849 belongs to Him. Ha Yotessah. 1st Chronicles chapter 00:18:48.849 --> 00:18:52.230 29 verse 14 David says it like this for all things 00:18:52.230 --> 00:18:56.970 come of thee and Of thine own have we given thee? 00:18:58.109 --> 00:19:02.029 You understand what we just read there Everything 00:19:02.029 --> 00:19:05.769 comes from you and yet we turn right around and 00:19:05.769 --> 00:19:10.359 just give back what you have given to us Today, 00:19:10.599 --> 00:19:13.059 I want you to recognize that everything in your 00:19:13.059 --> 00:19:16.000 life is not yours. Everything that you've been 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:19.140 stressing about, everything you've been concerned 00:19:19.140 --> 00:19:23.200 about is not yours. But you have taken possession 00:19:23.200 --> 00:19:26.500 of it and tried to lead your own life the way 00:19:26.500 --> 00:19:29.930 that you would see fit. and the hand of protection, 00:19:30.029 --> 00:19:33.390 the alignment began to remove. And you found 00:19:33.390 --> 00:19:37.210 yourself struggling in your family, in your finances, 00:19:37.609 --> 00:19:41.089 in your health, because somewhere along the way, 00:19:41.450 --> 00:19:43.730 we were distracted all the while we were thinking 00:19:43.730 --> 00:19:47.289 we were doing good, doing the right thing. God, 00:19:47.289 --> 00:19:50.230 I'm just trying to provide for my family. I'm 00:19:50.230 --> 00:19:53.109 just trying to do right with what you have given 00:19:53.109 --> 00:19:58.170 me. But oh, son. Everything that was placed into 00:19:58.170 --> 00:20:07.390 your hands was mine. Was mine. Even what I give 00:20:07.390 --> 00:20:11.869 to God is already his. The stress and anxiety 00:20:11.869 --> 00:20:14.670 came because I was carrying ownership instead 00:20:14.670 --> 00:20:19.309 of stewardship. Ownership says I must protect 00:20:19.309 --> 00:20:23.150 this. Stewardship says I'll do right by what 00:20:23.150 --> 00:20:26.609 has been given me. and return what is rightfully 00:20:26.609 --> 00:20:33.349 His in due season. I'll do right by what He has 00:20:33.349 --> 00:20:37.049 placed within my hands, and I will return it 00:20:37.049 --> 00:20:42.430 in due season." And you will be tested in this. 00:20:43.769 --> 00:20:48.849 There's no escape. There's no escape. You will 00:20:48.849 --> 00:20:53.130 be tested in this. When you surrender all to 00:20:53.130 --> 00:20:56.339 God, Or if you don't, at some point in your walk 00:20:56.339 --> 00:20:59.799 with God, He's going to be looking at you right 00:20:59.799 --> 00:21:03.000 in your heart. Are you willing to let this go? 00:21:03.700 --> 00:21:08.819 Are you willing to set this aside? We see that 00:21:08.819 --> 00:21:12.700 with the rich young ruler, with all of his possessions. 00:21:13.539 --> 00:21:18.319 He said, I dotted every T or dotted every I and 00:21:18.319 --> 00:21:21.660 crossed every T. And he says, this one thing 00:21:21.660 --> 00:21:26.000 that you lack. Sell all that you have and take 00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:30.460 up your cross and follow Me." He's saying, surrender 00:21:30.460 --> 00:21:35.039 everything. Not just some things in some seasons, 00:21:35.500 --> 00:21:38.900 but surrender everything in your life. And we 00:21:38.900 --> 00:21:43.599 know that Scripture says that Jesus was saddened 00:21:43.599 --> 00:21:47.920 and the young rich ruler walked away. Unwilling 00:21:47.920 --> 00:21:54.619 to surrender. possessions, finances, things that 00:21:54.619 --> 00:21:58.680 would seemingly time to the world. And if you 00:21:58.680 --> 00:22:00.559 want the peace that I'm talking about today, 00:22:00.579 --> 00:22:05.519 if you've been struggling like I was, I know 00:22:05.519 --> 00:22:10.160 the way out. The exit door says surrender. The 00:22:10.160 --> 00:22:13.460 exit door says obedience. The exit door says 00:22:13.460 --> 00:22:17.880 mine or what's yours is mine. And mine is thine. 00:22:18.059 --> 00:22:21.059 And that's how you get out today. That's how 00:22:21.059 --> 00:22:24.259 you get back under the protection of God today 00:22:24.259 --> 00:22:28.000 Being willing to surrender to him and surrender 00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:34.140 all We are only stewards of what God gives us 00:22:34.140 --> 00:22:36.559 Jesus taught in the parable of the talents Matthew 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:40.660 chapter 25 verse 14 for the kingdom of heaven 00:22:40.660 --> 00:22:44.460 is as a man traveling into a far country who 00:22:44.460 --> 00:22:48.980 called his own servants and delivered unto them 00:22:48.980 --> 00:22:53.680 his goods. I want you to notice here that he 00:22:53.680 --> 00:22:58.279 delivered his goods to them. He delivered his 00:22:58.279 --> 00:23:02.519 goods to the servants. They were not the owners 00:23:02.519 --> 00:23:06.519 of the goods. They were entrusted managers of 00:23:06.519 --> 00:23:11.180 those goods. And it will go on to say that when 00:23:11.180 --> 00:23:15.259 he returns, the master returns, he asks for an 00:23:15.259 --> 00:23:18.319 account to see what they had done with what was 00:23:18.319 --> 00:23:23.319 placed. into their hands. You see, God does not 00:23:23.319 --> 00:23:26.720 require us to own it. He requires us to be faithful 00:23:26.720 --> 00:23:32.339 stewards of it. Everything that you have was 00:23:32.339 --> 00:23:36.000 placed in your hands. And there will come a day 00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:39.220 when the Lord will come and see what you have 00:23:39.220 --> 00:23:42.039 done with the time that you have been given. 00:23:43.180 --> 00:23:46.579 Every man is appointed to man once to die, the 00:23:46.579 --> 00:23:50.160 Bible says. Every man has a time that they will 00:23:50.160 --> 00:23:54.279 die and pass away. And God is going to want to 00:23:54.279 --> 00:23:56.900 take account for the things that have been placed 00:23:56.900 --> 00:24:02.000 into your hands, including your time. Time is 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:07.150 precious. is priceless. Everybody says time is 00:24:07.150 --> 00:24:11.009 money. Time is not money. Time is priceless. 00:24:11.109 --> 00:24:14.470 You can't buy it. You can't purchase it anywhere 00:24:14.470 --> 00:24:18.549 on any shelf. You can't get it back. So all the 00:24:18.549 --> 00:24:21.210 time that you're playing on video games, all 00:24:21.210 --> 00:24:23.589 the time that you've been distracted by the markets, 00:24:23.930 --> 00:24:27.789 you can't get that time back. And God is saying 00:24:27.789 --> 00:24:33.130 surrender all to me today. Surrender all. to 00:24:33.130 --> 00:24:37.990 me today, and I will give you peace. I will give 00:24:37.990 --> 00:24:42.109 you provision. I will give you protection. First 00:24:42.109 --> 00:24:44.529 Corinthians chapter four and verse two, it says, 00:24:44.650 --> 00:24:48.630 moreover, it is required in stewards that a man 00:24:48.630 --> 00:24:53.329 be found faithful. Thou good and faithful servant. 00:24:55.869 --> 00:24:58.029 You have been faithful in a few things, I'll 00:24:58.029 --> 00:25:02.819 make you ruler over much, enter into my. Rest. 00:25:03.980 --> 00:25:09.440 It are into my rest. The market is not my master. 00:25:10.000 --> 00:25:13.079 God is my master. The economy is not my provider. 00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:16.839 God is my provider. When I lost sight of that, 00:25:17.059 --> 00:25:20.019 stress took over. Anxiety took over. Concerns 00:25:20.019 --> 00:25:26.579 took over. Panic in some instances. But there 00:25:26.579 --> 00:25:32.460 began a turning point. That mine is thine. in 00:25:32.460 --> 00:25:36.259 that prayer session. Hallelujah. And I'll be 00:25:36.259 --> 00:25:39.680 moving to a close if you all stand with me. There 00:25:39.680 --> 00:25:42.839 began a turning point, a shifting in the atmosphere, 00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:47.339 and a peace that passes all understanding began 00:25:47.339 --> 00:25:54.279 to fill the room and fill my soul. At the climax 00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:57.619 of my stress, I prayed a simple prayer, and I 00:25:57.619 --> 00:25:59.559 want to encourage each and every one of you to 00:25:59.559 --> 00:26:05.049 do it today. This is important. God, wake us 00:26:05.049 --> 00:26:09.809 up. God, wake us up, Lord. Lord, give us eyes 00:26:09.809 --> 00:26:13.230 to see and ears to hear today. God, I pray for 00:26:13.230 --> 00:26:16.789 your people today. Give us eyes to see and ears 00:26:16.789 --> 00:26:21.710 to hear today. Let them hear your word today 00:26:21.710 --> 00:26:25.490 and what you're trying to accomplish. Oh, and 00:26:25.490 --> 00:26:29.619 the protection that you have for them. I don't 00:26:29.619 --> 00:26:32.259 want to see anyone outside of that protection. 00:26:33.420 --> 00:26:35.420 I don't want to see them lost. I don't want to 00:26:35.420 --> 00:26:37.980 see the devourer wreak havoc in the hearts and 00:26:37.980 --> 00:26:41.119 lives of your people. I know that your word says 00:26:41.119 --> 00:26:43.660 that in the last days, whatever can be shaken 00:26:43.660 --> 00:26:46.839 will be shaken. But God, I want it to be found, 00:26:47.220 --> 00:26:50.619 everything that I have found in you. You're my 00:26:50.619 --> 00:26:58.829 solid rock, God. You're my strength, God. All 00:26:58.829 --> 00:27:03.490 that I have is yours. All that I have is yours, 00:27:03.910 --> 00:27:10.970 God. Lord, all that I have is yours. All that 00:27:10.970 --> 00:27:14.210 you have given me, even the very things that 00:27:14.210 --> 00:27:16.890 you've allowed me to be blessed with. I don't 00:27:16.890 --> 00:27:20.589 want my blessings to become a curse. Everything 00:27:20.589 --> 00:27:23.170 that you have given to me in place within my 00:27:23.170 --> 00:27:27.849 hands, Lord, I give to you today. Lord, every 00:27:27.849 --> 00:27:30.630 area of my heart, O God, that was not pleasing 00:27:30.630 --> 00:27:33.650 in your sight, I give it to you today. Lord, 00:27:33.650 --> 00:27:40.289 I surrender to you today. God, today in this 00:27:40.289 --> 00:27:44.390 moment, I surrender and submit it all back to 00:27:44.390 --> 00:27:51.089 you. And then I begin to name things that I'm 00:27:51.089 --> 00:27:57.289 giving back to God. I say, God. My house is yours 00:27:57.289 --> 00:28:03.769 in Jesus' name. I put your name on it. My family 00:28:03.769 --> 00:28:10.789 is yours today. I put your name on it, God. God, 00:28:10.910 --> 00:28:14.730 I've taken ownership of too many things. My assets, 00:28:15.410 --> 00:28:21.630 my business, my finances, my church. God, I submit 00:28:21.630 --> 00:28:29.440 it to you today. Has your name, your name, and 00:28:29.440 --> 00:28:39.799 your blood apply. It's all yours. So these altars 00:28:39.799 --> 00:28:42.099 are open if you want to pray that type of prayer 00:28:42.099 --> 00:28:48.680 today. You want that type of peace today. It's 00:28:48.680 --> 00:28:54.130 yours. I walked away from that prayer room. No 00:28:54.130 --> 00:28:59.150 more anxiety. No more stress. It didn't matter 00:28:59.150 --> 00:29:02.730 what was happening in the world. Didn't matter 00:29:02.730 --> 00:29:08.170 what was going on because it was His. It was 00:29:08.170 --> 00:29:13.009 never mine. And God, if you require it this day, 00:29:13.910 --> 00:29:21.029 it's yours. It's yours, God. This peace that 00:29:21.029 --> 00:29:26.460 passes all... understanding can be yours today 00:29:26.460 --> 00:29:37.140 by saying mine is thine. Mine is thine. And so 00:29:37.140 --> 00:29:40.579 when things are falling apart and you see a smile 00:29:40.579 --> 00:29:43.900 on brother Chris's face, when you see a smile 00:29:43.900 --> 00:29:49.380 on your own face, you know I gave him my all. 00:29:50.059 --> 00:29:53.960 I gave everything to him. I surrendered it all 00:29:53.960 --> 00:29:57.660 to Him. I was the best steward that I could be 00:29:57.660 --> 00:30:01.859 with what He had given me. I surrendered to Him. 00:30:03.079 --> 00:30:07.940 I dedicated it to Him. I consecrated it to Him. 00:30:08.480 --> 00:30:09.640 All that I am.