Recover All

1 Samuel 30:8 “So David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”

Have you ever wondered why the church has not recovered all that the devil has stripped away from it over the years? I believe the answer lies in three areas.  

-Churches are constantly complaining about and fighting against one another instead of seeking unity against our common enemy. 

We all want our individual church to grow in attendance and finance, but we all fight the same devil. He doesn’t care what it says on your church sign.

-The church has forgotten the identity of its source of power. 

The true death of the church is a lack of prayer and dedication.  As a result we have failed to develop the character and the discipline required to carry out the calling of God that was placed upon the church.

-The church has followed too many agendas in going out to battle the devil that simply do not render results. Complacency and making excuses has caused many churches to miss their calling or commissioning to do something great for God.

God requires a sold out individual through which to channel His glory and His power.  This person does not have to be perfect, just sold out and fully committed to live like Christ in every way with no excuses  I believe that it’s time to get the Lord’s battle plan for the church so that we can operate in full kingdom authority. In other words, I believe it’s time to go recover all the devil has taken from us.

-God was preparing David for the victories to come.

Habakkuk 2:3 “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”

David was anointed to be King at the age of thirteen and did not become king until he was 30 years old.  During this 17 year process God was shaping David to be the King.  Even then he only got a portion of the promise when he was anointed king over Judah only at age 30.  It was 7 years later that he was anointed King over all Israel.  Therefore, the promise took 24 years of preparation before he could carry out his calling and fulfilling his commission.  

a. God sets the time limits on preparation.

b. God implants the boundaries and the goals.

c. God fulfills His calling in His timing and His timing only.

-When God is ready for us to act then we must act.

Romans 11:29 “For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” 

Once the battle plan was in hand David acted without hesitation.  David did not wait a week or a month to act.  He acted immediately.  The very next verse starts off with, “So David went, he and six hundred men that were with him.”  David got up and went off to execute the battle plan.  God gives out battle plans that may cause you to suffer or endure hardship, but he offers a full guarantee in that you will not fail if you be obedient to it.

Failure is not an option with God’s battle plan for your life.  I Samuel 30:8 declared that you will not fail if it is the battle plan of the Lord.  God waits until the appropriate time before He builds. Being the master builder and the potter He does not go to work until we are ready.  David was ready to see the victory of the Lord.

-Go and recover all.

2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

It is time for the church to rise up and put the plan in place that God has given us to work.  Our church is impotent when compared to the first century church.  

-God is seeking to restore the church back to its position of power and preeminence.  

a. This restoration move of God will bring back the Apostle and Prophet Ministries of old.

b. There will be a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the church.

c. A hunger for revival will begin to build up within the congregation’s hearts and minds.

d. Healings and miracles will become common place again in the church.

e. The ministry of witnessing and sharing Jesus will find preeminence within our hearts again.

-Ziklag was David’s place of final preparation and His launching pad for the calling and anointing on his life.  God’s decree of, “Go and recover all” is our battle cry today. 

a. God wants His ministry to be full, complete, and have solid foundational preparation.  

b. The body of Christ as a whole is converging upon Ziklag and the call to order is being made.  

c. The church of America has been burglarized of her supernatural power and we must inquire of God as to how to recover it from the enemy.  

-How will we achieve God’s standard once again within the church?

a. We must call the church to arms against a lack of prayer and dedication and challenge her to go and recover the pure truths of God’s Word.  

b. We must set up a new standard against spiritual compromise. 

c. We must be sure the stuff being recovered is the supernatural power of the Spirit of God in operation where signs, wonders, and miracles are manifested and not the gossip, backbiting, and slander that stole it in the first place.