Radical Disciples – A Remnant Revolution

Genesis 16:1-16 . . . Abraham and Sarah lend God a hand with the promise.

Genesis 17:15-21 . . . Troubles begin . . . Can’t Ishmael be the promise . . .
He’s already here!

Genesis 21:9-21 . . . Ishmael and Hagar are forced into the desert because
Abraham and Sarah tried lending God a hand with the promise.

Too many are settling for Ishmael in their lives. God did not promise you Ishmael. He promised you Isaac.
Don’t settle for Ishmael no matter how much you want and love him. Don’t become satisfied with less than what God has promised. Don’t interfere with God’s plan. You can’t help God no matter what!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, “God gave me a new car!” (or new
house, or new apartment, or new furniture, or new anything). I always ask, “Did
He also give you a monthly payment you can barely handle?” If so, you have an
Ishmael. When God also gives you the funds to pay for the car, you will have
received your Isaac, your promise.

Too many are settling for Ishmael because they don’t have the faith to wait for
Isaac.

Hebrews 11:1 What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for
is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see. (NLT) . . .
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
(KJV)

Faith is an inner conviction based on the Word of God.

Substance = Assurance (“a standing under”) . . . Evidence = Proof.

God cannot lie and God cannot change. Therefore, I have the authority to believe for an answer.

Seven Results of Faith:

1. (Hebrews 11:1) Get substance or assurance.

2. (Hebrews 11:1) Get evidence or focus.

3. (Hebrews 11:2) Get a good report.

4. (Hebrews 11:3) Get understanding . . . “I know that I know that He will do
it.”

5. (Hebrews 11:4) Become an excellent sacrifice . . . “Praise Him for His
greatness.”

6. (Hebrews 11:5) Your life is translated or changed.

7. (Hebrews 11:5) You put a smile on the Fathers face with your changed life.

Don’t let time be a robber

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for
he is faithful that promised.

In His time . . . If God promised you healing, you will be healed!! If God
promised you victory, you will be victorious!! If God promised you favor, you
will receive favor among men!!

One last note on Ismael – Many today want the maturity of the Lord with out the trials which produces the fruit, character and wisdom of a mature Christian. Everyone is running from one conference to another seeking to receive what this speaker and that speaker has, yet Holy Spirit, who is the one who disperses the gifts of the Father, seeks the Fathers Will – and if the Father says your not ready, your not ready.

Now you run here and there, having picked up all kinds of inspirational words yet you’ve grown distant from the Lord, you have spent the night with the slave girl Hagar and received an illegitimate word, and now you’ve birthed a ministry which is not of the Lord!

Now, had you endured you could have had an audience with the King and received a Word that would burn its promise into your heart with the authority of heaven to position you into the right position to walk out the ministry of the Lord, that the Father has prepared for you!

For indeed we serve an Awesome God!