Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Keys To Victory (Part 2)

Keys To Victory (Part 2)

There is a vital key to major victory.  There is a major barrier that will prevent you from opening the door to God’s blessing.  If you do not remove this barrier, then the windows of blessing may remain closed despite your best efforts. 

Here are three questions to consider:  

-Are you ready to see how to unlock the door?    

-Are you willing to do whatever is necessary to have a supernatural break through?   

-Are you willing to do whatever is necessary to never again be hindered by this lock again?

 If your answers are “yes” to all of these questions, then you are ready to begin!

You have faithfully brought gifts to the altar in obedience to God’s commands. You have been regularly paying your tithes and giving offerings.  You have helped the poor and  given cheerfully and even sacrificially, but you still have not experienced blessings and you wonder why.

Sometimes, it is simply a matter of waiting for your harvest to come in.   You do not harvest in the same season you sow but you will eventually reap if you remain faithful:  

Galatians 6:9 says:

"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." 

Please consider this major barrier that can hinder the divine blessing of God from flowing into your life.  You must eliminate it before you begin to receive what God wants to give it. Take it from me, we veterans of the faith have a harder time with this lock as we get hurt and attacked for no reason.

 Jesus said in Matthew 5:21-24:

"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever  shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry  with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall  say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou  fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar , and there  rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the  altar and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift."



Do you recognize the barrier?  God’s Word declares that if you bring your gift to the altar and there is anything wrong between you and another person, you are to first be reconciled to them and then offer your gift.  If you are offering your gifts with an unforgiving heart, they will not be accepted.

Jesus emphasized the importance of forgiving in the prayer that He taught His disciples in Luke 11:3, 4:

"Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."  

Jesus linked human forgiveness with divine forgiveness.  He said that forgiving others was important evidence of being forgiven by God.   The fact that this was part of the daily prayer we are to pray confirms that we will constantly need to receive and extend forgiveness.  Unforgiveness hinders every area of your life:  spiritually, emotionally, physically, mentally, and financially.  This lock can only be broken by the keys to victory which Jesus extends to all of us. Open the lock and be free to receive what God has for you today.

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