In The Beginning
“In the beginning God created the heaven and earth” that is found in Genesis 1.1. But what I desire to share with you is the first three words; “In the Beginning.”

You may not think much about this part of life but everything that you see, and many that you don’t has a beginning. My beginning was back in late July of 1953. And you as well have to starting spot in life. But for hundreds of hundreds of men, women boys and girls there is a secondary beginning; and that is when they accepted Jesus as Lord of their life. Mine was back in April of 1982. Can you think back to when you second birthday was?

Just a little fact here. the word 'beginning' occurs only 106 times in the entire Bible and of those it is found in only 1-4 verses.

Last month I gave you a missionary trip. For some of you this was your new beginning of an exciting adventure to see just how many of you could tell others about our wonderful Lord and Savior. I hope that each one who took on this task has already told someone and will continue the rest of the year.

This is your year for new beginnings and they should beginning with you saying a simple “good Morning” to the Lord even before your feet hit the ground The very moment you do that I tell you the enemy will not like you for the rest of the day.

But that's ok because Greater is HE than any thing that the enemy can or will dish out to you.

For some of you this year will be a new year for a new job. Or to begin a new aspect of their ministry; perhaps even taking on speaking engagements. For some who know how to create websites it will be a chance to upgrade their skills and even their website. There are so many new things each of us can do. But are we going to do them for our name sake or the Lords glory?

King Saul had a grand opportunity to be a great King. He for all reasoning was Israel's very first king. But some where along the line he got a bit crazy and lost it all. Even to nearly killing his predecessor by the name of David. And if there was no David where would we be?

Just for the record, if you please.; The word Beginning comes from the Hebrew word...

ray-sheeth' it is defined as:

From the same as; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically a firstfruit): - beginning, chief (-est), first (-fruits, part, time), principal thing.

You my beloved are God’s first fruit. How do i know this? Lets look at John 15;1-8

John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

John 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
 

 

John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

So as God’s fruit you bare the responsibility to bear fruit for the Lord. Take a ear of corn for example. And lets say you are the very first kernel. You get planet, you get watered. And when harvest time comes you now have several ear of corn on your stock. But wait! There is more. Now on each of those ears of corn is hundreds more seeds that can bear even more . and the process goes on and on. Therefore you just wind up multiplying yourself over and over again. And that is what your mission for this year is really all about.

Ecc 3:1 To everything there is a season, and a time to everything under the heaven:

Ecc 3:2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

For you there is this time to plant a seed. Don’t worry about doing any watering, nor the reaping. Your task is simply to plant 2 seeds each month into some ones life. That is all.

Then I first met the Lord I was planting seeds left and right. Man was I excited and I wanted other people to get it too. Problem was they were hearing but I never really got to see any results.

That bummed me out so bad I quit planting for a while until a brother showed me a simple scripture that reads;

1Co 3:6  I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase

You beloved are the first part. You are the one who is planting the seeds of faith into your neighbors life. Then there is the one who is giving that seed a little watering. Then of course there is the important part God giving the increase! You are an important part of the harvest. You are also an important part in the army of God because you wage the good battles day in and day out. Your beginning should be with God as you open your eyes every day.

Your day should end with Jesus on your mind to keep you through the night.

Let me ask you a question;

Do you have the hope that we talked about a couple months back? Do you have that assurance that each day you begin it will begin with God. Do you have such a joy about the Lord that you just got to tell someone ?

Will today be the day that the angels will rejoice in heaven because you came to know the Lord? And each one waits for you twenty-four hours a day seven days a week to come to the Lord.

Because for sure this is the very day that God has chose for you to come to know him. This is the very day that those in Christ will see God give the increase.


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