HIS INTIMACY WITH GOD BY JOYCE MEYER

(Joyce Meyer) GOD DOESN’T MOVE WHEN WE’RE INTO WORKS OF THE FLESH. HE HAD TO TEACH ME THAT EVEN IN SOME AREAS WITH MY OWN HUSBAND THAT, “WHEN YOU GET FINISHED, JOYCE, MESSING AROUND, YOU LET ME KNOW AND THEN I CAN DO SOMETHING.” IT’S SO HARD FOR US SOMETIMES TO GIVE UP OUR OWN EFFORTS OF TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN AND JUST REALLY HONOR GODLY PRINCIPLES. JOHN, WE KNOW FROM THIS STORY THAT WE JUST SAW AND EVEN WHAT THE WORD TELLS US THAT IF WE WILL HONOR AUTHORITY THERE WILL BE BLESSINGS.

(John) THERE WILL BE BLESSINGS.

(Joyce Meyer Online) WE ALL DO LIKE OUR REWARDS. IT KIND OF MAKES IT EASIER TO DO THE HARD STUFF IF WE KNOW THERE’S A REWARD COMING. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE COULD EXPECT AS REWARDS IF THEY ARE WILLING TO DO THINGS GOD’S WAY?

(John) THERE ARE SO MANY YOU CAN SEE IN THE BIBLE, BUT TO ME THE GREATEST REWARD WE HAVEN’T EVEN MENTIONED YET. IF YOU LOOK AT DAVID, DAVID KEPT A RIGHT HEART TOWARD SAUL AND THAT’S THE KEY. WE’RE TRYING TO HONE IN ON PEOPLE EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT BE TREATED RIGHT BY AUTHORITY, WE’RE TRYING TO KEEP THEIR HEARTS RIGHT SO THEY CAN KEEP GETTING THE BLESSINGS, THE REWARDS. BUT DAVID’S NUMBER ONE REWARD WAS HIS INTIMACY WITH GOD. THE PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE WHO UNDERSTOOD AUTHORITY… LOOK AT DANIEL. JOYCE MEYER ONLINE. DANIEL DIDN’T OBEY WHEN THEY SAID, “DON’T PRAY.” HE DIDN’T OBEY IT BUT HE KEPT A SUBMITTED HEART. HE KEPT A RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE TOWARD NEBUCHADNEZZAR AND OTHER LEADERS. DANIEL –  WOW! WHAT INTIMACY HE HAD WITH GOD. GOD LOVED THAT GUY SO MUCH HE WAS SENDING ANGELS TO HIM. YOU LOOK AT DAVID — DAVID WENT BEYOND BEING A KING AND HE WENT INTO THE PROPHETIC.