Gospel Life Missions Pastor Bismark Torglo

WHAT IS THE PROFITABILITY OF HOPE?
1. Hope is the bedrock of faith (Heb. 11:1; Col. 1:23)
Hebrews 11:1
[1]Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

1a. Hope that is concretised equals faith.
Nobody can be in faith who is without hope

Faith is only grounded and settled if hope is in place


1b. Hope is the building block of faith.
The scarcity of hope is the bankruptcy of faith

PRODUCTS OF DEDICATION TO THE WORD:

1. The Word builds faith (Rom. 10:8, 17)
Romans 10:8,17
[8]But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
[17]So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Every new insight raises your faith level
Light/Rhema is the fuel for faith


2. The Word builds strength (Matt. 4:4; 1John 2:14)
Matthew 4:4
[4]But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

You cannot be weak if you are worded

1 John 2:14
[14]I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

You don’t win by size, you win by faith and your faith is fed by your light!

DIVIDENDS OF DEDICATION:
1. Distinction (Mal. 3:18)
Malachi 3:18
[18]Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

Malachi 4:1-2
[1]For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
[2]But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

To stand with God and for God is to stand out in life


2. Preservation (Mal. 3:17; Ps. 91:14)
Malachi 3:17
[17]And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

Psalms 91:14
[14]Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

To be dedicated to God is to be defended by God; to be dedicated to God is to be delivered by God

BENEFITS OF THE HELP OF GOD:
1. Victory in battle (2Chron. 20:1-23, 14:11-12)
2 Chronicles 20:22-23
[4]And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
[5]And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

[22]And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
[23]For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.


2. Deliverance from trouble and the wicked (Ps. 37:39-40)
Psalms 37:39-40
[39]But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
[40]And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

The most important help anyone can get is the Help of God. 

2 Kings 6:26-27

[26]And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

[27]And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?


Psalms 60:11-12

[11]Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

[12]Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.


Psalms 37:18-19

[18]The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

[19]They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.


Philippians 4:19

[19]But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Spiritual and purposeful (Esth. 4:16)
This is where the fast is declared in desperation with clearly defined and stated objectives.

Esther 4:16
[16]Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.


THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT PURPOSE:
1. Purpose is key to power (Gen. 32:24-28)
Anytime anywhere that anyone must see power there must be purpose in place. Nothing we do can be powerful until we do it purposefully.

Genesis 32:24-28
[24]And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
[25]And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
[26]And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
[27]And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
[28]And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.