SPIRITUAL SENSITIVITY #1 SENSITIVITY TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS THE ABSOLUTE KEY TO VICTORY IN OUR WALK WITH GOD. SUCCESS OR FAILURE IN OUR WALK WITH GOD IS TOTALLY DEPENDENT UPON OUR ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND OBEY WHEN FATHER IS SPEAKING TO US. SATAN IS VERY GOOD AT DECEIVING GOD'S CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO HEAR AND BE SENSITIVE TO THE VOICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. LOOK AT THIS SCRIPTURE Joh 10:14* I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE TO GETTING ON AND STAYING ON THE PATH THAT GOD HAS FOR OUR LIVES. FATHER WANTS THE BEST
FOR OUR LIVES IN EVERY AREA AND HE WILL PAY FOR IT. HE IS NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR SELF WILLED PLANS OR THINGS. REMEMBER IT IS ON GOD'S PATH THAT WE FIND GOD'S PROVISION. IN THIS MESSAGE THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL MAKE YOU AWARE OF THINGS THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO YOUR WELL BEING. I WANT TO ASK YOU THIS QUESTION THIS EVENING; HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT KNOWING THE VOICE OF THE LORD? WHEN I SAY VOICE OF THE LORD, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT FOLLOWING VOICES. FOLKS GET INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE JUST FOLLOWING VOICES. AND THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE TRYING TO GET OUR ATTENTION. DEMONS GET INVOLVED IN THESE VOICES AND ARE DESIGNED TO TRIP THE BELIEVER UP. THIS IS WHY
SO MANY FOLKS ARE DUBIOUS ABOUT "VOICES". BUT HEAR THIS, THE BIBLE SAYS JOHN 10:27* My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: AND ALSO IN JOHN 10:5 5* And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO BECOME SO SENSITIVE TO FATHER'S VOICE THAT WE CAN READILY RECOGNIZE WHEN HE IS SPEAKING IN OUR SPIRITS. MOST OF GOD'S FOLKS HAVE TROUBLE KNOWING WHEN IT IS GOD OR A FALSE WITNESS. WE MUST BE OPEN TO THE CORRECTION OF THE ORD IF WE DESIRE THE GUIDANCE OF THE LORD. AND THIS DOES NOT COME NATURALLY TO US. WHEN WE COME TO THE LORD WE COME FROM A NATURE THAT IS PROGRAMMED TO HEAR THE WRONG VOICE, AND THAT DOES NOT SUPERNATURALLY CHANGE WHEN WE ARE BORN
AGAIN. THE PROGRAMMING OF THE OLD MAN WILL BATTLE AGAINST THE TRUTH THAT FATHER WANTS US TO BE TRANSFORMED BY. LOOK AT Ro 7:23* But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. THIS IS DESIGNED TO WEAR OUT THE BELIEVERS IN THIER MINDS. YOUR SPIRIT BECOMES CHANGED IMMEDIATELY AND FULLY TO THE NEW CREATION WHEN YOU ARE BORN AGAIN. BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR SOUL(MIND, WILL, AND EMOTIONS). LOOK AT Ro 12:2* And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. AND UNTIL WE BECOME RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR MINDS THE OLD PROGRAMMING OF REBELLION WILL FIGHT TO CONTROL US. IT IS THE WILL OF GOD THAT WE BE TOTALLY TRANSFORMED IN OUR THINKING AND ACTION BY
HAVING OUR MINDS RENEWED TO THE TRUTH OF THE WORD OF GOD. GOD CAN CHANGE AND RECTIFY EVERY MISTAKE WE HAVE EVER MADE BY SHOWING US HOW TO APPLY HIS TRUTH TO OUR LIVES. BAD HABITS, BAD MARRIAGES BAD HEALTH EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT TO THE CHANGING POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD AND HIS HOLY SPIRIT IN US. WE MUST LEARN TO HEAR FROM GOD FOR EVERY DECISION OF OUR LIVES. WHO TO MARRY, WHERE TO ATTEND CHURCH, WHAT OCCUPATION HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE. WE MUST ALLOW JESUS THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE HIS LORDSHIP IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE. DON'T TELL YOUR KIDS THEY CAN BE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO BE, HELP THEM TO RESPECT THE WILL OF GOD FOR EVERYTHING IN THIER LIVES. REMEMBER THE
OLD MAN IS TOTALLY "I" CENTERED. WHAT YOU WANT TO DO HAS TO BECOME ONE WITH GOD'S SPIRIT. LOOK AT ROMANS 8: 14* For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. NOTICE WHAT WE ARE TO BE LED BY, THE SPIRIT OF GOD. SO MANY FOLKS ARE LED BY ANYTHING BUT THE SPIRIT. THIS WILL CAUSE MUCH HURT TO THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. AND WE ARE NOT TO BE LED BY FEELINGS. FEELINGS ARE NOT A WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT. I HAVE SEEN SOME FOLKS GET TOTALLY OFF GOD'S PATH BECAUSE OF SATANIC FEELING MANIPULATION. WE MUST LEARN TO CHALLENGE FEELINGS THAT ARE CONTRARY TO THE WILL OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES. WE MUST LEARN TO CHALLENGE ANY FEELING THAT IS CONTRARY TO GOD'S WORD AND DIRECTION FOR OUR LIVES. THIS MUST BE
MASTERED IF WE ARE TO BE SPIRIT LED. REMEMBER IF YOU ARE LED BY THE SENSES YOU ARE CONTROLLED BY THE ENENMY OF OUR SOULS. BELIEVE ME HE KNOWS WHAT AREA WE ARE WEAK IN. THE FEELING REALM IS HIS DOMAIN. LEARN TO NOT TO BE LED BY THE NATURAL REALM. A "GOOD" JOB MAY NOT BE SO GOOD IF IT IS NOT THE WILL OF GOD. (TALK ABOUT THE JOB WITNESS). REMEMBER, ROMANS 8: 14* For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. I PRAY THAT WHAT I'M SHARING WITH YOU WILL HELP YOU BE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD. YIELDING AND OPEN, OBEDIENCE
THESE THINGS MUST BE UNDERSTOOD IF WE ARE TO FIND AND OBEY THE WILL OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES. IF YOU ARE NOT OPEN YOU WILL NOT BE YIELDED. YOU MAY BE OPEN TO THE WILL OF GOD BUT HOW YOU REACT TO HIS LEADING WILL DETERMINE YOUR OUTCOME. REMEMBER THE THREE Rs 1. RESPECT FOR GOD'S WILL ABOVE ALL ELSE. WHAT IS YOUR LEVEL OF RESPECT FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT? 2. RECOGNIZE. RECOGNIZE HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKS AND LEADS YOU AND GUIDES YOU. LOOK AT ROMANS 8: 12* Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13* For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14* For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15* For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16* The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:WE CAN BE AND SHOULD BE LED BY GOD'S
HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD ALL THE TIME. WHAT THE SPIRIT TELLS YOU WILL ALWAYS WIND UP BLESSING YOU. THIS DOES NOT NOT HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY AFTER YOU ARE BORN AGAIN. WE HAVE TO RENEW OUR ENTIRE MAKEUP TO THE NEW CREATION WAYS. WE HAVE TO CULTIVATE AN ATTITUDE OF SEEKING GOD FIRST. WE WILL FIND OUT QUITE QUICKLY THAT THE FLESH WARS AGAINST THE SPIRIT WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR US TO OBEY WHAT THE LORD WANTS RATHER THAN OUR SELF. LOOK AT VERSE 16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: THE CARNAL MIND WILL WAR AGAINST THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT. A PERSON WHO IS TOTALLY FLESH MINDED WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE WILL OF GOD. NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY ALL HELL BREAKS
LOOSE WHENEVER GOD TELLS US TO DO SOMETHING. (TELL THINGS THAT ARE DEAR TO YOU STORY) SOME OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS TO OBEY HAVE BECOME STRONG PARTS OF OUR SPIRITUAL CHARACTER. WE MUST BE OPEN TO THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD. IN ORDER TO DO THIS WE HAVE TO BECOME EXCELLENT AT RECOGNIZING THE VOICE OF THE LORD. FATHER DOSEN'T TEACH REQUIRE THAT WE LEARN EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE. HE TEACHES US "LINE UPON LINE HERE A LITTLE THERE A LITTLE" AND WE WILL NOT GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL UNTIL WE HAVE PASSED THE CURRENT TEST. SENSITIVITY TO GOD IN ONE AREA OF OUR LIVES WILL OPEN UP EVERY AREA THAT WE NEED TO HEAR GOD IN. I REMEMBER THAT WHEN THE DEALT WITH ME TO
GO TO BRAZIL, I WENT THROUGH A REAL TRIAL OF OBEDIENCE. I DID NOT FEEL THAT I WAS CALLED TO THE NATIONS. AND WHEN I HEARD THE VOICE OF THE LORD ENCOURAGING ME TO GO I WRESTLED WITH IT AT FIRST. IT WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO GOD FOR BEING PATIENT WITH ME. THINGS HAPPENED ON THAT TRIP THAT CHANGED MY LIFE AND OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES FOREVER. (MILENA'S BABY) IF WE DISOBEY SOMETHING THAT GOD IS REQUIRING OF US, WE ENDANGER OUR WHOLE WALK WITH GOD. THERE ARE FOLKS RIGHT NOW WHO ARE IN CHURCHES THAT THEY ARE NOT CALLED TO. FOLKS WHO SHOULD BE IN MINISTRY WHO ARE DOCTORS AND BANKERS AND PAINTERS ETC. IF WE OBEY GOD HE WILL PROVIDE ALL WE
NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THAT CALLING. WE ARE ABLE TO OBEY GOD BECAUSE THE LIFE OF GOD THROUGH JESUS DWELLS IN US. THAT SAME JESUS WHO GOT UP EVERY DAY AND OBEYED THE FATHER'S LEADINGS, DWELLS IN US. WE ARE REQUIRED TO RECOGNIZE AND ACCEPT GOD'S WILL PERIOD. THIS WHY FOLKS CAN GET SAVED AND LIVE AN ENTIRE LIFE TIME OUT OF GOD'S WILL AND NEVER KNOW IT UNTIL THEY GET TO HEAVEN AND FIND THAT FATHER CAN'T REWARD THEM FOR A LIFE OF OBEDIENCE. WE DON'T BELONG TO OURSELVES; LOOK AT THESE TWO VERSES: 1Co 6:20* For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God s. 1Co 7:23* Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. LOOK AT ROMANS 8: 14* For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons
of God. WHERE YOU LIVE, TEACHING OUR KIDS TO SEEK GOD'S PLAN AND NOT THE WORLD. GOD WILL ADJUST ANYTHING WE ALLOW HIM TO ADJUST. AND ALL OF US NEED ADJUSTING. I HAVE SEEN TWO PEOPLE WHO NEVER SHOULD HAVE MARRIED ONE ANOTHER AND THINGS ARE OUT OF BALANCE, GET CHANGED AND LEAD WONDERFUL MARRIED LIVES BECAUSE NOW JESUS IS LORD OF ALL. GOD RECTIFIES EVERYTHING IN THE NEW CREATION. DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE BY THE WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND NOT BE CIRCUMSTANCES. NOT BY MONEY OR BY FEELINGS. PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THE WILL OF GOD FOR THIER LIVES FOR A TWO DOLLAR AN HOUR RAISE. AND THEN WHEN THINGS FALL APART THEY WANT TO BLAME GOD. REMEMBER THAT THE ENEMY IS REAL GOOD AT
MANIPULATING US WITH OUR FLESHLY DESIRES. IT IS THE PERSON WHO HUMBLES HIS SELF BEFORE THE LORD AND SAYS " NEVER THE LESS NOT MY WILL BUT THINE BE DONE" WHO WILL WIND UP ON TOP. THIS SAYS I RECOGNIZE THAT MY LIFE IS NOT MINE TO TAKE UP OR LAY DOWN. THEREFORE I DESIRE THE PLAN THAT YOU HAVE FOR ME, BRING ME UP LORD! PUT ME ON THE ETERNAL PATH THAT YOU CHOSE FOR ME BEFORE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE WORLD. DON'T GET WROUGHT UP ABOUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR LIFE, BE CONFIDENT THAT AS YOU SUBMIT TO GOD, HE WILL FIX IT. ALL GOD IS LOOKING FOR IS A SUBMISSIVENESS TO HIS WILL. TRUST IN THE GENIUS OF GOD AT FIXING OUR LIVES. THE ONLY PERSON WHO FATHER HAS TROUBLE WITH IS THE REBEL. THE ONE WHO DIGS
HIS OR HER HEELS IN AGAINST THE WILL OF GOD. AS LONG AS GOD CAN SEE THAT WILLINGNESS TO DO HIS WILL IN YOUR HEART, HIS MERCIFUL KINDNESS WILL BRING YOU TO THE RIGHT DECISIONS. DON'T LET THE DEVIL BEAT YOU WITH CONDEMNATION OVER MISTAKES YOU MAKE. WE ALL MAKE THEM! WE'VE GOT TO SPEND TIME CULTIVATING THE PRESENCE OF GOD. SET YOURSELF TO KNOW THE MASTER'S VOICE SO WELL THAT YOU KNOW INSTANTLY WHEN HE IS SPEAKING TO YOU. I HAVE HEARD SOME OF THE CRAZIEST STUFF OVER THE YEARS BECASE OF INSENSITIVITY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. WHEN NEED TO CULTIVATE AN OPENNESS IN OUR SPIRIT TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. CONFESSION; I'M OPEN TO THE WILL
OF GOD FOR MY LIFE. LET'S GO TO JOHN 7: 16, 16* Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17* If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18* He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. IF WE ARE SEEKING TO DO THE WILL OF GOD, HE PROMISES THAT WE KNOW WHEN HE IS SPEAKING. FATHER WILL ACCEPT NOTHING LESS THAT A WHOLE HEARTED COMMITMENT TO HIS WILL. SET YOURSELF TO DO HIS WILL AND HE WILL REVEAL HIS WILL. EACH TIME WE DO THIS WE GET A LITTLE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE WILL OF GOD. FOR EXAMPLE; LET'S SAY YOU NEED A NEW VEHICLE. THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO IS PRAY AND ASK GOD TO DIRECT YOU. HE WILL SHOW YOU WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE AND WHERE TO FIND IS
FOR THE BEST PRICE. ALL TO OFTEN WE PUSH AHEAD WITH WHAT LOOKS GOOD TO US. WE ARE OPENING OURSELVES UP TO TROUBLE IF WE JUST FOLLOW WHAT WE WANT. BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THAT FATHER GOD KNOWS PERFECTLY WHAT WE NEED. I REMEMBER YEARS AGO I WAS IN NEED OF A BETTER TRUCK. SO I WAS DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR CAR PLACE. THERE I FOUND TWO TRUCKS. ONE WAS ECONOMICAL AND LESS MONEY THAN THE OTHER. THE OTHER TRUCK WAS THE ONE FATHER WANTED ME TO HAVE AND HE SHOWED ME THAT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY GOD'S WILL THAT I HAVE THAT ONE. I BOUGHT IT, AND IT IS THE BEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED HE PAID FOR IT AND I AM STILL DRIVING IT TODAY. I HAVE BEGUN TO REACH OUT WITH MY FAITH FOR A NEW
TRUCK AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT GOD WILL SUPPLY. AMEN! IT WILL SO BLESS US TO BE LED BY THE SPIRIT IN ALL THAT WE UNDERTAKE. GOD WANTS US TO HAVE SO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT HE CAN'T GET IT TO US IF WE ARE NOT SENSITIVE TO HIM. WE HAVE TO BECOME SO DETERMINED TO FOLLOW HIS LEADING THAT THE FLESH JUST HAS TO SHUT UP AND SUBMIT. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS. BECAUSE A WOMAN OR MAN MAY BE VERY ATTRACTIVE DOSEN'T MEAN THAT HE OR SHE IS GOD'S PICK FOR US. WHEN WE BECOME SKILLED AT BEING SENSITIVE AND OBEDIENT TO GOD LIFE WILL,BE SO MUCH BETTER AND PROSPEROUS. THE HOLY SPIRIT KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING PERFECTLY. IF YOU ARE BEING LED
BY THE LORD, IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE A BLESSING TO YOUR FLESH, BUT ULTIMATELY IT WILL PROVE TO BE THE ABSOLUTE BEST THING FOR YOU. BY THE WAY THIS IS ALSO WHY HAVING AN ELDER THAT IS SPIRITUALLY SENSITIVE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO YOUR WELL BEING. MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS I HAVE GOTTEN A WITNESS AND HAD FATHER HAVE IT CONFIRMED THROUGH A MATURE SENSITIVE ELDER. OUR WELL BEING IS DEPENDENT UPON OUR FINDING AND STAYING IN THE WILL OF GOD. MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS IF I HAD BEEN MOVE BY MY FEELINGS ALONE I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO DAY. TELL THE STORY OF RIVER ROAD AND HOW GOD SENT US THERE. EVERY TIME YOU PUSH AWAY THE LEADING WITNESS OF GOD YOU DULL YOUR SPIRIT. IF YOU
PUSH AWAY CORRECTION YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE DIRECTION. ALL LOT OF THE TIME THE HOLD UP IN OUR PROGRESS SPIRITUALLY IS TIED DIRECTLY TO OUR LACK OF OBEDIENCE TO THE SPIRIT'S DIRECTION. YOU MOST OFTEN WILL NOT SEE THE BLESSINGS COMING FOR YIELDING TO THE WILL OF GOD, BUT THEY WILLL COME. GOD WILL BRING EVERYTHING WE NEED TO OBEY {KNOWLEDGE, MONEY, HELP, ETC}THIS MAY BE A TOUGH BATTLE TO WIN, BUT THE MORE WE WIN, THE STRONGER WE BECOME. THIS IS HOW I LEARNED TO SPEAK BRAZILLIAN PORTUGUESS. IF YOU ARE LIVING EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE IN FRUSTRATION YOU ARE MISSING GOD SOMEWHERE GOD HAS A PERFECT PATH FOR YOU TO BE ON,
THE QUESTION IS ARE YOU ON THE LORD'S PATH OR YOUR OWN PATH? THESE PRINCIPLES ARE DESIGNED TO LOCATE AND MOVE YOU TO GOD'S PATH FO YOUR LIFE. REMEMBER FROM BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, GOD HAD A PLAN NLAID OUT FOR YOU. GRACE TO DO IMPOSSIBLE THINGS IS CONTAINED IN BEING OPEN AND YIELDED TO THE HOLY GHOST. JESUS IS OUR BEST EXAMPLE OF ONE WHO WAS OPEN AND YIELDED TO THE HOLY SPIRIT'S DIRECTION. WE SEE THIS CLEARLY IN THE WAY JESUS CONDUCTED HIMSELF, BOTH IN ACTION AND WORDS THAT HE SPOKE. IT WOULD BLESS YOU TO READ AND STUDY JESUS IN THE FOUR GOSPELS. YOUR CHRISTIAN WALK CAN BECOME VERY EXCITING WHEN YOU FOLLOW THIS WORD; Joh 14:12* Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my FATHER. IF WE WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MIRACULOUS, WE MUST BE WILLING TO CLEARLY HEAR AND OBEY THE HOLY SPIRIT. {JESUS SPIT ON THE GROUND} ETC. WE NEED TO TAKE UP THE CONFESSION "THE VOICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD I HEAR AND THE VOICE OF A STRANGER I WILL NOT FOLLOW". I HEAR THE VOICE TO THE HOLY GHOST AND I WILL NOT BE DECEIVED BY A FALSE VOICE. SENSITIVITY TO THA SPIRIT IS DEVELOPED BY FAITH IN THE FACT THAT JESUS SAID"MY SHEEP KNOW MY VOICE". THE HARDEST TIME FOR A CHRISTIAN TO DO THIS IS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF OUR GROWTH. MOST FOLKS FAIL HERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO EXPEND THE ENERGY AND TIME TO LEARN THIS
WAY OF LIFE. IF YOU BEGIN AN EXERCISE PROGRAM THE TOUGHEST TIME IS THE EARLY STAGES OF OUR DEVELOPMENT. IF WE CAN GET PASSED THAT, WE CAN GROW STRONGER. IT IS THE SAME WITH SPIRITUAL STRENGTH. I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST DECIDED TO READ THE BIBLE FOR AN HOUR A DAY, THEY EARLY DAYS OF THIS DISCIPLINE WERE VERY TOUGH AND I HAD TO MAKE MY FLESH SHUT UP. ALSO REALIZE THAT WILL MAKE SOME MISTAKES. DON'T LET THE DEVIL WIN WHEN YOU MAKE A MISTAKE. PICK YOURSELF UP, BRUSH YOURSELF OFF AND GO AGAIN. YOU WILL WIN IF YOU DON'T QUIT! BELIEVE IN THE FAITHFULNESS AND LONG SUFFERING MERCY OF GOD. LOOK AT PSALM 81: 8* Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee:
O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; 9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. 10* I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11* But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. 12* So I gave them up unto their own hearts lust: and they walked in their own counsels. 13* Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! 14* I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. 15* The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. 16* He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. AMEN AND AMEN!