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January 7, 2006
"The Key to Your Destiny"
--Victoria Boyson
Speaking Life Ministries
www.boyson.org
 Learning to honor the authority
that God has placed you under could be the key that unlocks the door to
your destiny!
Before God promotes us, we will be tested in the area of authority. He
will test us to see if we will respect and obey those in authority over
us, even when we disagree with their decisions.
God blessed Saul when He put
Samuel in authority over him, but Saul did not seem to realize it (see
1 Samuel 15:1). As king, Saul was given authority over the kingdom
of Israel, but he was still under the authority of Samuel, whose job it
was to lead and guide Saul.
It was Samuel's place to bless Saul with God's favor in the battles he
would fight. And it was Samuel who spoke and gave Saul the word of the
Lord. God used Samuel to give direction and wisdom to Saul's leadership
and to tell him when he should fight and when he should not. Even though
Saul was king of Israel, God was in control. God made Saul king, but He
wanted Saul to work with Samuel to guide the people into all that He had
for them.
For Men or For God
In 1 Samuel 13:6-10, we see Saul's first act of disobedience toward
the authority that God had established for him. When Saul saw his men
leaving him, and Samuel had not yet come to bless them with a burnt offering,
he was distressed. He took matters into his own hands and offered the
burnt sacrifice himself. Out of fear, because his men were leaving, he
stepped out of the realm of the authority that God had established for
him.
Just as Saul finished making the offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went
out to greet him.
"'What have you done?' asked Samuel. Saul replied,
'When I saw that the men were scattering, and that you did not come
at the set time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Micmash,
I thought, "Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal,
and I have not sought the Lord's favor." So I felt compelled to offer
the burnt offering.'" --1 Samuel 13:11-12
Saul became impatient with the
leadership God had put in authority over him. He saw that the needs of
the men he led were not being met by Samuel. His eyes were on the situation
at hand and not on God's abilities. The needs of his men were not being
met, but the authority to meet their needs had not been given to Saul.
God had given that place to Samuel, and even if he was late in performing
his duties, it was not Saul's place to assume that responsibility. Samuel's
delay in coming was a test from God, and Saul failed the test.
Before God can trust us with any type of leadership position, we must
first learn to be led--not by the needs of men, but by the authority of
God. If we cannot learn submission to authority, we will never be trusted
with authority. Like Saul, we must learn to submit to the authority God
has placed us under, even if we do not agree with the way they are doing
things. Why? It is God who places men in positions of authority, and He
knows what He is doing with us.
"Everyone must submit himself to the governing
authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.
The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently,
he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has
instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
--Romans 13:1-2
David's Kingdom
"'Don't destroy him! Who can lay
a hand on the Lord's anointed and be guiltless? As surely as the Lord
lives,' he said, 'the Lord himself will strike him; either his time
will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. But
the Lord forbid that I should lay a hand on the Lord's anointed. . .'"
--1 Samuel 26:9-11
David knew that he would someday
be ruler over the people of Israel, but he refused to be ruled by impatience,
even when he saw Saul's sin. He knew that God would establish his authority
over the people, and he did not want to receive it any other way. He also
knew that as long as Saul was still alive, he was alive because God wanted
him to be. He was determined to respect the authority that God had established,
no matter what.
We must never rebel against the authority that God has established, even
if that authority is negligent, and our intentions to help God's people
are the very best. We must never take any authoritive position that is
not rightly established by God. Like David in 1 Samuel 26:11, we
must respect the authority in the church as being God's anointed.
This is a lesson Saul refused to understand, and he paid dearly for his
disobedience. He felt pressured (see 1 Samuel 13:12) by the people
to disobey the Lord. David felt the same pressure from his men, but he
refused to disobey God (see 1 Samuel 26:8). It was David's kingdom
that would endure, not Saul's. David's kingdom, through Christ, will endure
for eternity because of his obedience. Saul's kingdom was short-lived
and is now just a story in history.
"But now, your kingdom will not endure; the
Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him leader
of his people, because you have not kept the Lord's command."
--1 Samuel 13:14
Saul's story can benefit us
if we learn to wait in order to receive all that God has promised to us.
We don't want to be a half-baked muffin! We want to be mature fruit! A
part of waiting on the promises of God is submitting to the authorities
that God has established in our lives. Our spiritual maturity is revealed
through patience when dealing with the authority we are serving under.
Your Turn is Coming
If you truly love the Lord, you will submit to the authority
He has established over you. Perhaps God is testing you to see if you
will honor Him with a good attitude and praise Him in spite of your disappointment.
It could be that God has something much better for you than what you have
hoped for. Our dreams are usually smaller than His. And in spite of the
pain of disappointment He has to bring to us, He wants us to receive all
that He has for us, not just what is easy for us to get. God can see your
end from your beginning. And you can be confident that He knows what He
is doing with you. Be patient and continue to trust Him; your turn is
coming. Your destiny is on the horizon.
Don't lose heart! God loves you and He will do what He has promised
He would do. . . if you do not give up! We have nothing to gain by giving
up!
I have to say, as a postscript to this message, that there are exceptions
to this teaching. If you are in a truly abusive situation, you can, like
David, flee for the sake of your own heart (see 1 Samuel 19:11).
Forgive and release the offending authority for the pain
they have caused you and move on to whatever function God has established
for you in your future.
God is fully able to take care of any situation we leave in His hands.
"Bless those who persecute you; bless and do
not curse." --Romans 12:14
If we plead God's mercy for
them, then God will bless us!
Victoria Boyson
Speaking Life Ministries
www.boyson.org
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"Song of Angels"
by Freddy Hayler
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 "I love to listen to his
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Author of The
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"Are we sincerely hungry for a genuine
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Evangelist, Awake America Ministries
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YOU'RE
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You have such a deep yearning
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spiritual ascent.
As you search for your place in His presence and as you experience
the Song of Angels, the message will intensify your desire
for a genuine visitation from God. The music, by the fire of His
Spirit, will ignite the passion that will carry you to a new dimension
of intimacy with the Father.
In these last days, there is a song, a song of reformation, the
Song of Angels.
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Holy Spirit, Please
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Healing Prayer
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Healing Waters (Rachael's
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The Day the Angels
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This is Your Day
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Eternal God (Song
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Angel Song (The Vision...the
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"the Longing"
by Alberto & Kimberly Rivera
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"the Longing" was recorded
live at the "Sound of Heaven on Earth" Conference in Brentwood,
TN.
This album contains an
array of passionate spontaneous songs and corporate expressions
of love and awe for our sweet Jesus. There are also many instrumental
moments when we simply basked in His Beautiful Presence!
May your soul find rest
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countenance!
Song Listing
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I Worship You
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More
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Royalty
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Waiting
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The Longing
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My Love
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Jesus
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"The Birth of Your Destiny"
by Victoria Boyson
$12.95
Book
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God wants to give you a dream for your future and implant the seeds
of destiny in your heart. Just like a baby hidden in the womb, so
are the promises God has given to us. He speaks to us of our future
to conceive within us His will and purpose for our lives.
Giving birth to your
destiny is a difficult and exhausting process, but inevitably your
misery will turn into joy and you will produce the product of grace
that you have always dreamed of. You are much too close to the end
to give up now. How do I know this? You have this book in your hands.
Experience an impartation of God's grace and faith to fulfill all
that He has for you.
"The
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