GENESIS 2:5-10 & 11

Positioned For Outpouring

DO YOU DESIRE TO WALK IN FAVOR? WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE THE DEVIL HAS NO ACCESS TO YOU? THERE IS A PLACE IN GOD WERE HELL CANNOT GET TO YOU. THIS PLACE CAN ONLY BE FOUND

WHEN YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT POSITION AND STANDING WITH THE

RIGHT POSTURE!

POSITION IS IMPORTANT

God couldn’t open heaven and bring a fresh outpouring of rain because there was not a man in position to till the soil

. The bible says that God released a mist on the earth; enough to keep the earth supplied to survive… not enough to flourish.

The mist is the first stage of God’s presence. We can live a long time with the mist, but the mist will only maintain our lives. Many Christians are living on the mist of their salvation.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PLACE

THE PRINCIPLE OF DIVINE PLACEMENTGenesis 2:8 The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.Planted = to plant, fasten, fix, establish

Put = to put, place, set, appointGenesis 2:15 Then the LORD God took

the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.

God will not bless you just anywhere you go.

GOD MADE PLACES BEFORE HE MADE PEOPLE.

1. God planted the Place. 2. God put man in the Place. 3. God gave the man purpose in the Place. THE PLACE FOR US IS A PREAPPOINTED PLACE Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I

knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

Your success is linked to a place: the place where God assigns you. How you get there may be another story.

We are chosen generation, born at a specific time for a specific place for a specific purpose.

ACTS 2:1-4 WHEN THE DAY OF PENTECOST HAD FULLY COME, THEY WERE ALL WITH ONE ACCORD IN ONE PLACE.2 AND SUDDENLY THERE CAME A SOUND FROM HEAVEN,

AS OF A RUSHING MIGHTY WIND, AND IT FILLED THE WHOLE HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE

SITTING.

AS WE READ HERE IN OUR TEXT, GOD DID NOT CAUSE RAIN UPON THE EARTH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONE TO TILL

THE LAND, OR WORK FOR THE GROWTH INTENDED, HOWEVER GOD HAD A PLAN,

THE CREATION OF MAN. UNTIL MAN WAS CREATED, AND WAS ABLE TO TAKE

CARE OF THE EARTH, THERE WAS A MIST THAT CAME UP FROM THE

GROUND, JUST ENOUGH TO SATISFY, OR KEEP ALIVE THE CREATION. MY

QUESTION TO YOU TODAY IS, ARE YOU STILL SURVIVING ON A SPIRITUAL MIST? JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU ALIVE, JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU

THROUGH THE DAY?

THE MIST IS THE FIRST STAGE OF GOD’S

PRESENCE. WE CAN LIVE A LONG TIME WITH THE MIST, BUT THE MIST WILL ONLY

MAINTAIN OUR LIVES. MANY CHRISTIANS ARE LIVING ON THE MIST OF

THEIR SALVATION.

THE MIST DOESN’T PRODUCE INCREASE!

A favored life can’t live on a mist; it needs an

outpouring….

IF GOD HAS BEEN DOING WHAT HE’S BEEN DOING IN

YOUR LIFE WITH MIST, WHAT COULD YOU BE

WALKING IN IF YOU EVER GOT IN THE POSITION FOR

AN OUTPOURING?

ONCE YOU GET IN THE RIGHT POSITION, YOU CAN TELL

GOD

Now, Send the Rain!

SO WHEN WE PRAY "GOD SEND THE RAIN" BE

PREPARED TO LABOR FOR HIM, HE WON’T

SEND IT IF THERE IS NO ONE TO TILL THE LAND.

IT’S WAY TO EASY TO JUST SIMPLY SAY, "OK GOD SEND THE RAIN

NOW", BUT WHEN A CHILD OF GOD WILL SPEND TIME IN PRAYER, EVEN WHEN THEY DON’T FEEL LIKE IT, WHEN A CHILD OF GOD WILL READ THE WORD, EVEN

WHEN THEY DON’T FEEL LIKE IT, WHEN A CHILD OF GOD WILL WORSHIP, EVEN WHEN THEY

DON’T FEEL LIKE IT, THAT TELLS GOD IT’S OK TO SEND THE RAIN.

HOW DO WE GET SPIRITUAL RAIN?

I. Pray Until You Feel The Drops II. Never Accept Anything As Final III. Keep Going Until You See it IV. Don't Be Surprised If It Is A Big Rain Your posture in God’s presence will

determine if you get God’s attention! Important Postures Include: Posture of

faith… Posture of love… Posture of loyalty… Posture of kindness… Posture of sowing seed… Posture of tithing… Posture of faithfulness!