Review Flashcards
Three Ways the enemy tries to steal Your prophetic Moment.
The voice of Compromise
Confusion
The tactic of Accusation
What is Acculturation
When you take away the culture of a group and get them to accept yours.
Where does Confusion come from?
Unhealthy council
What is the fruit of accusation?
1 Procrastination and delay
2 We embrace the harassment of the enemy because we believe we deserve it.
3 It causes an unholy introspection and self pity.
How do we overcome accusation?
- We return again and again to the power of the Cross.
- By meditating on the word of God above the word of the accuser.
- By acting according to the word of God above the word of the accuser.
- By trusting that in His mercy God has chosen us again.
- By recognizing the inability of flesh to do the will of God
- By Valuing the day of small beginnings.
Matthew 13:33
Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”
Principle of leaven and Joseph
God uses us as leaven to influence the enviroment that He has placed us in. Joseph was able to influence nations because he was willing to influence every position he was in including prison.
Key Characters of Ezra
• Judah/Jerusalem
⁃ They were taken by babylon
• Nebuchednezzar
⁃ Took judah into captivity
• Jeremiah
⁃ Prophesied return of Judah after 70 years
• Daniel
⁃ Read prophecies of Jeremiah. and fasted and prayed about it.
• King Cyrus
⁃ Took over babylon Lets the Israelites return to jerusalem
• Zerubbabel / Jeshua
⁃ Built temple
• Zacharia/Haggai
⁃ prophets who break opposition
• Ezra
⁃ COmes with 2,000 jews and helps the moral condition
• Nehemiah
⁃ Comes to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem
How to distinguish unhealthy council?
- They always belittle your identity in God.
- They assault your assignment by questioning your motives.
- They question and strain the God given relationships in your life.
