Possess the Land: The Land of the Will

Series: Possess the Land
Sermon: The Land of the Will
6/27/10
Intro
 Today we are dealing with the Land of the Will.
 Jesus was in the Garden of Gethesame it was an issue of His will vs the will of God
 Not my will, but your be done
 Mans will is the essence of what he is
 Choices are made that determine his daily life and his eternal destiny
 Our creator gave us a free volition and never moves to force, coerce, or control us
 Our will is that which stands between good and evil
 When joined to God’s will, that part of man brings a union that brings a harmony between creature and creator and releases the of God in full salvation
 A man can always say no to God and God will always respect his choice
Luke 22:42 (King James Version)
42Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
1. Potential of the will
 Our emotion expresses how we feel, our mind tells us what to think, our will communicates what we want. Watchman Nee
 Man’s will is his organ for decision making
 God has given us the freedom of choice, created with the capacity to make decisions
 Man’s will is his real self
 The choices of man reveal the character of man
2. Spiritual Life begins with a choice
 you choose to make the will of God your own will and pleasure
 the will of God becomes the goal of living rather than self
 repentance is turning from self life
 the spiritual life is more than emotions and intellect-God aims at the salvation of the will
3. Spiritual union comes when you are joined to God’s will
 Good spiritual union brings obedience
 Disobedience is to follow your own will, therefore we must cease from our own works
We cannot make provision for self, Mat 10:38
 We must take up our own cross and follow God
4. The will becomes a censor for all thoughts coming from subconscious mind
 Subconscious mind is a reservoir of all past experiences
 Satan uses the subconscious mind to project thoughts to our conscious mind
 The will receives or rejects these thoughts
 When the will ceases to resist Satan in that area, he comes into control
 Renewing the mind brings strength to the will and release of bondages
 Through the renewal of the mind, the source of temptation is eliminated
 John 14:30 Satan has nothing in me.
 Man’s will is brought into bondage by deception.
 The way we are brought into passivity by…
 Ceasing to be active, and evil spirits take advantage of passivity
 God wants you to use all your abilities to be filled with the HS
 Unable to cope, unfinished jobs, can’t concentrate, unable to make decisions or initiate
Freedom of the Will
 Knowledge of the truth is necessary for freedom within the will
 Admit that one is susceptible to deception, and what ground has been given to the enemy
 The enemies involvement determines your degree of passivity
 Break the Passivity by activating the will, by responding to God’s will
 Will is energized by faith, strengthened by truth, truth calls us to freedom, it was for freedom that Christ set us free
 Exercise the will by making decisions,
 You might make wrong decisions, but accept responsibility
Stop accepting circumstances to guide you
 Be led by the HS, Romans 8:14
 Passivity assumes that God is deciding everything for him
1. resist the devil
2. Recover lost ground
3. Work actively with God for the use of every part of your person
 Sometime you think things are getting worse after you take a stand, but they are only because you are putting pressure on the devil and activating your will, like using muscles you haven’t used before or ever…
Ex: gary didia and muscle pain, chiro, used muscles not used in a while make reference to Sr. gary and me being 36
 The will that is in control of the spirit, mind and body guarantees freedom
 You are made up of body, soul, spirit
 Prov 25:28 THE spirit needs the control of the will
 2 Cor 10:5 the mind needs to be subjected to the will
 The body must be the instrument of man 1 Cor 9:27
 An active will is necessary to maintain deliverance in any area of life
 The strategy of the enemy against the will is passivity
 When this happens one becomes complacent and helpless
 The command of the Lord-Duet 1:8 Possess the Land