Anointed by GOD Yet Distanced from GOD | John Giftah | Christian Sermon

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0:43 Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John GIFTA. You can be anointed by God and still be distanced from God. A lot of people have this misconst where they say things like, oh my gosh, the worship was so anointed today. Maybe the worship leader is walking really close to God. Such a powerful word, such an anointed word by this preacher. That means this preacher must be really in the Lord, having all these secrets from the Lord. Or this ministry is so powerful, such a mighty anointing of God operating through this ministry.

1:21 So many people are getting here. There's so many power gifts being manifested or you can see that so much of transformation and so many great feats achieved by this ministry, this person. That means that this person is really close to God. But I want to share something with you, guys, and I want to really share this because I want to share this from a place where you need to be cautioned so that you don't fall prey to this. Right, there are two ways to look at this, and I want to start up by sharing with you from Isaiah Fortify, and I'm reading to you from the Nalty version.

1:53 And this is what the Lord says to Cyrus. Okay is anointed one whose right hand evil empower. This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, Okay is anointed one, the one anointed by him. If you look at different translations, it's focusing and saying that this person is the anointed. And it goes on to talk about how he will accomplish great feats. Okay before him, mighty kings will be paralyzed with fear. Their fortress. Gates will be open, never to shut again. This is what the Lord says. I will go before you, Cyrus, and level the mountains.

2:32 I will smash down gates of bronze and cut through bars of fire, and I will give you secret treasures hidden in the darkness, secret riches. I will do this so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name. Now, if you see this very powerful the Bible is saying that this Cyrus is anointed of the Lord. God is saying I have anointed him, and he's saying that he will accomplish great feeds, talking about how he's going to be mighty powerful. He's going to do great feeds in his life.

3:08 That's what you see the couple of verses that I just read to you. But Worse four is something I really want you to pay attention. This is what it says. And why have I called you for this work? Why did I call you by name when you did not know me? When you did not know me? I want you to pay attention to this. Verse one says that he is anointed and that he's going to accomplish great feeds, and worse four says that this king Cyrus does not even know the Lord. I don't know who needs to hear this word.

3:40 You can be anointed and still not be in connection with God. You can see that God is using you. You can see that God is using every aspect of your life, your life to be a blessing and to be a barrier breaker to make great feeds. Or you could see in somebody else life, how somebody's ministry is being a blessing to so many people. It can be multitudes, or it need not even be ministry. It could be a world leader, It could be somebody in an influential position. It could be somebody. You see that they can be used for God.

4:16 They can be used for enhancing the Kingdom of God, for the goodness or the good parts or the reason why God wants to use them. But that does not mean that person is having the personal walk with God. There are two things to look at which means that number one, just because somebody is not in their walk with the Lord, or their walk with God is not that good, does not mean that their ministry is canceled. It does not mean that God is not going to use them. Sometimes you see God sometimes even even ministries where the leaders fall, but you see the ministry is still so powerful because the anointing upon them is still powerful at work in them to accomplish the task of which God created the person.

5:03 Though there can be a downfall that can be hindrances and obstacles to the impact of the ministry, but God's purpose will still prevail. You look at even Samson, he felt he kept making mistakes just because of that there were consequence for it, but God's anointing upon him, God's call upon him was still prevailing. When the Bible says that he was called to destroy the enemies who were trying to trouble the people of God, the children of God, the Israelized. And you see, even in his death, he was able to kill more of those enemies than he had ever done in his lifetime, which means that he was still fulfilling his purpose through his death.

5:45 What I want you guys to understand is you can make mistakes, but still the annoying of God upon your life to accomplish the task and purpose for your life is not going to be canceled or affected for the most part because of your mistake or anybody's ministry. Right sometimes because if somebody falls, they cancel the whole ministry. No, God can still use and we need people to be used for the glory of God to build the Kingdom of God, and and and and listen to this carefully, listen to this caafully.

6:17 Nobody is perfect. We need to pray for our leaders, We need to pray for those who fall. And you can't just accept whatever you know, the negative aspects or the sinful nature or all of those things. We can't accept that. But we should not cancel the fact that God is still using because that person is still annointed and they're carrying out under the anointing that is upon them to fulfill the purpose that God has far or through them. But this is an important aspect. That's the second part to notice.

6:51 To note that just because you are able to do well in your ministry or your God is still using you or using somebody, you have to be attentive to this that you know is your walk with God still fine? You know, I always check myself. I'll tell you, guys, I just want to say this, not because I'm perfect, but I say this very respectfully. I always check myself God. I am doing this ministry. I know that sometimes I may be at my lowest point. God still loses me. I may be going through things that I'm dealing with, But God still uses me.

7:29 The ministry is still powerful. The word goes forth and touches life, transforms life. And I'm so I look at all of that. But yes, the thing I always check myself just because people are being touched and transformed, I always check in line with I say fortifying God does that. That does not mean that my work with you is in the same place. Many times I struggle as a human being. We allful, we all make mistakes, but that's the way we need to because we need to guard ourselves. You know, it's it's okay to fall once in a while.

8:04 But what I'm saying is you can't remain there. You can't be a hypocrite where you know that your your personal life or walk with God is bad and still act like everything is fine. You shouldn't live that way. There are times we go through tough times. There are times when you know if you're not in the best in terms of our walk with God, and God understands. God still uses us. But don't let that become your lifestyle. Today. I want you to introspect yourself. Yes, on the outside, you're fulfilling great feats, You're doing great things for the glory of God.

8:40 You're living as a testimony for God. Maybe in your workplace, business, ministry, whatever it is, you're doing those things. But check yourself. Is your personal walk with God in the right place? Is your walk with the Lord in the right place? Today? I pray that if that is not the case, I pray that today you'll her commitment to say, you know what, God, I want to sit right and make my relationship with God all right. Because when you make your relationship with God all right, everything else will automatically be all right right.

9:14 Everything else will automatically take its place. God. I pray for those who are listening around the world. Let this word go forth in the name of Jesus, Lord, I let it convict hearts. In the name of Jesus, those who need to rededicate their life, recommit their life to make sure that their walk with You on a personal level is still at its best. It's still in a good place in comparison to be like a Cyrus who was the anointing of the Lord, who was doing great feats, but he still did not have a personal work with God.

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