Go When You're Ready

"With long life will I satisfy [you], and shew [you] my salvation." (Psalm 91:16) Did you know that it's not God's will for you or anyone to die young? His will for you is to live the full number of your days. You ought to live 70 or 80 years, and if you are not satisfied, live a while longer! The Bible says that when Abraham died, he died at a good old age, full of years. That's the way it ought to be with all of us. Some believers don't realize that and they've gotten themselves in a mess. When they get sick instead of just believing for healing, they start wondering if it's God's will for them to die. "Maybe He's ready to call me home," they think. Don't ever entertain thoughts like that. If God has His way, He won't call you home until you're good and ready to come. The Apostle Paul understood that. In 2 Timothy 4:6-7, he said, "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." Paul didn't die until he and Jesus were ready for him to go. Regardless of your age, if the devil is telling you God isn't going to heal you because it's time for you to go home, he is lying to you. God promises in Psalm 91:16 that if you are living under the shadow of the most High, He will satisfy you with long life. (That means that you are abiding in Him as Jesus taught in John 15.) If you're not satisfied that you have finished your course yet on this earth, it's not time for you to die. So ignore the devil and keep right on living. Resist sickness and disease in the Name of Jesus. Stand on God's promise! Then, when you're ready to go on to heaven, go! But go satisfied, healed, and ready! Go in victory shouting the words of that old joy-filled song--"Heaven is near and I can't stay here. Good-bye world, good-bye." Scripture Study: Deuteronomy 34

Hi Randall, I'm relatively new to OH. It took several times of seeing Christian posts getting removed from other forums before I realized there was a Christian forum too. Praise God! I felt like I was drowning out there. I've just read a few of your posts and I must thank you, they are very encouraging! Zoli

Hi Zoli! Welcome to the Christianity Board. We welcome you here. Glad the post ministered to you! Have a very Merry CHRISTmas and a blessed New Year! Randall

Randall, do you preach for a living? These were two awesome posts. Thank you so much for them. I really needed them today. blessings, patti

Hi Patty, I am a preacher and work with the youth of our church. I also play piano and sing on the praise team. I get these daily sermons from Kenneth Copeland and the Lord impressed upon me one day to start sharing them here. You can get them coming to your e mail at kcm.org. Thanks! Be blessed, Randall

Five years ago, when my first granddaughter was born, Mr. Copeland's daughter or daughter-in-law was in the room next to my daughter. He was pacing with the rest of us. Blessings, Patti