PRESSING THROUGH IN HARD TIMES!

HOW TO PRESS THROUGH IN HARD TIMES?
Our text is taken from JOHN 17:15

I believe in the Glorious Church – Ephesians 5:27. A church with His Glory and Christ Nature are an Overcoming Church. We are called to be Priests and Kings of His Kingdom.
As I was reading John 17:15 – God promises is not to take the church out of this world but to bring His Army through tribulations. (testing time) We must press through tribulation not the Great Tribulation. The ministry of the Holy Spirit enables us to be an overcomer in the place of trial. There are several passages that contain the word “through” God is not going to take us out, but He is going to bring us through! His GLORIOUS GRACIOUS GRACE will take us through in this life and the life to come.

Psalms 18:28, 29 – You are called to be an overcomer. Come over that wall! Mount that obstacle! You can run through a troop with the strength of the Lord.

Psalms 66:6, 10-12 – We went through the fire and through the water and Thou bring us out into a wealthy place. This wealthy place is a place of freedom or a great harvest. A great blessing kept for us.

Psalms 84:5-7 – Baca means “weeping”. You will make your valley of weeping a place of springs. The valley of Baca becomes the valley of Berachah which means “blessing”. The overcomers will appear in Zion.

Zechariah 13:9 – There is a refining process and character changing.
Isaiah 43:1-3 - Jacob was created, but Israel is formed. The word formed “yatsar” meaning “to press, be narrow; be in distress or vexed; squeezed into shape; to mold into a form esp. as a potter; to determine fashion, form or purpose.” - Strong Concordance

Galatians 4:19 – “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you.” If Christ is to be formed in you, He is going to shape you in the wilderness or in hard times.

We are living at this time that things are not getting better – economic, social, politically – it’s decaying. This will path the way for the “little horn” to come and control everything even our lives.

Daniel 7:25; 11:32 - Anti-Christ system shall wear out the saints. The system or atmosphere will wear out the saints. It can be money system, stocks and shares system, worldly system, political or water problems – they are fighting over. It shall wear out the saints – but the people that do “know their God” shall be strong and do exploits.

There are two kinds of Christian in the end of this age:-
1) Those who would be ‘worn out’ by the beast system - Daniel 7:25
2) Those who would be strong and do exploit (pull down stronghold)
They are the Christians who know their God is great. - Daniel 11:25

The three Hebrew children and Daniel would not bow down to the Anti-god Nebuchanezzar system – bowing down too his image. They were not ‘worn out”! They do exploit and brave. They knew their God. They confess their God.

The word ‘wear out’ means “to afflict or wear out mentally, to vex, to persecute with the purpose of entire annihilation.”

Paul says Acts 14:19-22 – Paul was stoned in Iconium, he returned and say this “we must press through in tribulation” Paul was not ‘worn out’ and give up. He knew his God too.

Where do we get to know God and His strength? In the wilderness, trials, valley of humiliation and wants, a place of brokenness. In those dark lonely hours it’s when the evil shoots his fiery darts. Fiery lying darts says, “You cannot have anything, you cannot be anything and you cannot do anything” – the feeling you get in the air it’s the “powers” in the air that hits you.

Revelation 3:21 says, “To him that overcome.” Jesus overcame! A Promise for them is to the Throne.
Come to My Table – speaks of Relationship and Abundance, Blessings.
Come to My Throne – speaks of power and overcoming life!
Be overcomers and be strong! Be rich in His Word! Pull down strongholds! Be on fire for Me! Be Faithful unto Death!