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0:00I have a responsibility for your life .
0:04>> Hallelujah .
0:05>> It cannot go wrong . If the devil takes
0:09it , I will give it back to you twofold .
0:13You are helping that you are losing
0:14this . It's because you haven't seen the
0:17reward that today I am losing sleep ,
0:28I'm not losing health , I'm losing money
0:30, I'm losing here . The more I move
0:33forward , the more I lose something .
0:35Every day I lose something . Every day I
0:37lose something . How does this work ? And
0:40if I said I’m going to win , I’m
0:42only losing . But Jehovah is saying , let
0:45it be , let it go . According to the book
0:49of Kings , chapter 8 , verses 4 to 6 .
0:55Your theme is in verse number six . Now
1:03the king was talking to Gehazi , the
1:05servant of the man of God , saying , "
1:07Tell me , I pray thee , all the great
1:09things that Elisha hath done . " And it
1:19came to pass , as he was telling the
1:20king how he had restored a dead body to
1:23life , that , behold , the woman , whose
1:24son he had restored to life , cried to
1:26the king for her house and for her land
1:28. Then Gehazi said , " My lord , O king ,
1:39this is the woman , and this is her son ,
1:41whom Elisha restored to life . " And the
1:49king asked the woman , and she told him .
1:59Then the king appointed a certain
2:01officer unto her , saying , " Restore all
2:03that was hers , and all the fruits of
2:05the field since the day that she left
2:07the land , even until now . " Who can give
2:16glory to God ? Glory .
2:19>> Repeat after me verse number six . And
2:22the king
2:23>> And the king
2:25>> asked the woman
2:26>> asked the woman
2:28>> and she told him
2:30>> and she told him . Then the king
2:33>> Then the king
2:34>> appointed an officer
2:36>> appointed an officer
2:37>> saying
2:38>> saying make
2:40>> make
2:41>> restitution
2:43>> restitution
2:44>> all that was hers
2:46>> all was hers
2:48>> and all the fruits of the field
2:53>> since the day she left the land
2:57>> since the day of the land
2:59>> until now
3:02>> until now Your theme is : Woman , it is
3:04time for restitution . I will ask the
3:10committee once more for you to repeat
3:12it very loudly for the whole
3:13congregation to hear , filled , right ,
3:15with the Holy Spirit . Let's go . I will
3:19count from one to three . 1 , 2 , 3 .
3:24>> Woman , it is time for restitution .
3:28>> Glory to God . As an introduction to
3:36this reflection on the word , I would
3:38like to tell the brothers that to
3:40restore means to return or repair
3:42something that was taken , lost , or
3:44damaged , reestablishing justice and the
3:46original order . Say with me : Restore .
3:55>> Restore .
3:56>> It is to return .
3:57>> It is to return . repair
4:00>> repair
4:01>> something that was taken ,
4:02>> something that was taken ,
4:04>> reestablish
4:06>> reestablish
4:07>> justice
4:09>> justice
4:10>> and the original order
4:11>> and the original order . That is the
4:15basic concept of what restitution is .
4:21However , in the biblical context , to
4:23restitute goes beyond repairing ,
4:26returning , or reestablishing . In the
4:34Bible , there is a reference to a law
4:36that God delivered through His servant ,
4:38the patriarch Moses . To the people of
4:43Israel . And this law is the law of
4:47restitution . And it is recorded in the
4:50book of Exodus , chapter 20 . And what
4:54did the law of restitution govern ? The
5:00damage was not only corrected by the
5:02value created , but was also added to .
5:08Leviticus chapter 6 also brings this
5:10law of God . Through Moses , the
5:15restitution should be increased by an
5:17additional amount . In other words , to
5:25restitute for God is not only to bring
5:27the original condition back , but to
5:29make it even better than it was before .
5:36>> I don't know if you are understanding .
5:40In the biblical vision ,
5:43>> it is not just bringing back what was
5:45lost ,
5:47>> but it is bringing it back better than
5:49it was before .
5:52>> Who believes that God is doing raise
5:56your hand like this and give glory to
5:58Jesus . Satan's mission is to take , to
6:04steal that which was given to us by the
6:06Lord . In John chapter 10 verse 10 ,
6:12Jesus is speaking about the false
6:13teacher . We can also compare it to the
6:19works of the evil one . The thief comes
6:24only to steal , to kill , and what else ?
6:29And to destroy . But Jesus says : " I have
6:33come that they may have life . If the
6:37text stopped there , that would be fine .
6:41If the thief came to kill , steal , and
6:43destroy , Jesus says : " I came in the
6:45opposite way , I came to give life . "
6:49>> But He continues . Look at what He says
6:52there . And that they may have it with
6:54what ?
6:56>> Abundance . Glory . Jesus is saying , I
7:01didn't just come to do something
7:02different , I came to give even more .
7:07>> Hallelujah . Hallelujah . Glory to God .
7:14>> The act of restitution is one of the
7:16divine activities of His gospel . Christ
7:24, in His earthly mission , came to
7:26restitute men to God and to men their
7:28communion with God . Glory to God .
7:41>> In Revelation chapter 5 verse 9 , the
7:43text of the Bible says they sang a new
7:44song , saying : " You are worthy to take
7:46the scroll and to open its seals ,
7:48because You were slain and with Your
7:50blood You purchased for God every tribe
7:52and language and people and nation . "
8:02Hallelujah ! The mission of the gospel
8:08is to rescue or restitute men to God
8:10and also to restitute to men their
8:11communion with God . Glory . Paul writing
8:23to the Ephesians , chapter 2 , verse 14 ,
8:25he says : " For he himself is our peace ,
8:27who has made the two groups one and has
8:30destroyed the barrier , the dividing
8:32wall of hostility . " This is the central
8:41pillar of the gospel of Jesus . to
8:47restore us , to return what was stolen ,
8:49and to return it better . In the Adamic
8:59period , man related to God in a verbal ,
9:01audible , and visible way . But in the
9:09restitution of Christ , God began to
9:11dwell within us . Look at the turn God
9:17took . He not only restored our
9:23communion , but He made us a dwelling
9:24place for His Holy Spirit .
9:28>> Hallelujah .
9:30>> If it were with Adam . God revealed
9:33Himself at appointed times . In the cool
9:40of the day , God would reveal Himself to
9:42talk to Adam ; with us , works of His
9:44restitution . Oh ,
9:50>> God speaks 24 hours a day .
9:53>> Hallelujah .
9:54>> What David prophesied in Psalm 139 has
9:57been fulfilled . If I go up , You are
10:02there ; if I go down , rejoice . If I rise
10:09on the wings of the dawn and fly far
10:11away ,
10:13>> where can I flee from where Your Spirit
10:21.
10:21>> Hallelujah . Hallelujah . God not only
10:31restored our walk with Him , but He made
10:33our relationship even better .
10:41>> When you get into the car , God gets in
10:43with you .
10:45>> Glory to God .
10:46>> There is no set time , it's just for us .
10:54>> Hallelujah . I am feeling the shadow of
11:02the glory of God . Open your mouth to
11:10start receiving this grace that is
11:11descending from the throne of glory .
11:16Are you feeling the presence of Jesus ?
11:19Raise your hand to worship Him , because
11:21He is with me . Amen . God stays with me .
11:32To restore .
11:34>> To restore
11:35>> is not just to return .
11:37>> It is not just to return .
11:38>> It is to make better .
11:40>> It is to improve .
11:42>> Another . Hallelujah . When we speak of
11:54restitution , taking the life of the
11:56Shunammite as a basis , while I was
11:58writing something to share with the
11:59church , the Holy Spirit whispered in my
12:01heart that the Shunammite is an example
12:03of a woman marked by a history of loss .
12:14When we speak of restitution , our
12:16hearts immediately rejoice . But we
12:22forget that the principle that precedes
12:24restitution is loss . Losing is part of
12:32the life journey of a man of God and a
12:34woman of God . Who is willing to lose ?
12:42No one likes to lose so that it may be
12:44returned to them . Who likes to give up
12:49what is so precious to them ?
12:54Immediately the heart groans , the soul
12:57bleeds . How difficult it is to give up
13:02our things . The Shunammite woman had a
13:09history marked by losses . In the second
13:17book of Kings , chapter 4 , verses 8 to
13:1932 , she is cited for the first time in
13:22the Bible . And understand in 2 Kings
13:34chapter 8 , verse 5 , regarding your
13:36theme , Gehazi , the prophet's assistant ,
13:38still speaks of the woman from the
13:40miracle of the resurrection . In the
13:51second book of Kings , chapter 4 , verse
13:538 , the Bible text says she was a
13:55wealthy woman . Say with me , she was
14:00>> she
14:01>> a woman
14:03>> a woman
14:03>> wealthy .
14:04>> Wealthy . Secondly , in chapter 4 , verse
14:139 , the Bible presents her as a woman
14:15with a keen spiritual sense , enough to
14:17identify whether Elisha was a man of
14:20God or not . Open your Bibles there ,
14:28please . Second book of Kings , chapter 4
14:32, verse nine .
14:34>> Glory to God . Glory . Glory to God .
14:39Hallelujah .
14:44>> Look at what the Bible says . Whoever
14:47found it , say amen .
14:49>> Amen .
14:54>> And she said to her husband : Look , I
14:56have observed that he who passes by us
14:58continually is what ? A holy man of
15:05>> a holy man of God . She was a woman of
15:09deep observation . She had a profound
15:15spiritual sense . Thirdly , she was a
15:26prudent woman , so prudent that she had
15:28the absolute trust of her husband , to
15:30the point of proposing to bring another
15:32man into their property . And her
15:45husband readily agreed , because he
15:46trusted her integrity . Glory .
15:53>> Hallelujah . It’s not just any woman
16:02who would make a proposal like this to
16:04a husband , only someone who enjoys deep
16:06trust .
16:12>> Glory to God . Fourthly , she is
16:18presented in the Bible as a hospitable
16:20woman . In her heart , she felt the need .
16:30And let me open a parenthesis here . The
16:33Bible does not record a direct request
16:35from the prophet . On the contrary , the
16:41desire to welcome the prophet into her
16:43home was born in the woman’s heart .
16:52She saw the man of God’s pilgrimage
16:54on his missions , sent by God . And upon
17:03realizing the need for a place for the
17:05prophet to stay , she devised a plan and
17:07said , " I will welcome him into my home .
17:09"
17:17>> The act of that woman stirred a
17:19movement not only in the heart of the
17:20prophet , but in the heart of God .
17:25Hallelujah !
17:27>> And let me open a parenthesis here to
17:28tell you something . The prophetic
17:34ministry in Elisha’s time was not
17:35something so simple that anyone would
17:37just open their door . Who doesn't
17:43remember that Elisha was persecuted in
17:45Samaria and the army surrounded him in
17:53>> The prophetic ministry was a ministry
17:55of confrontation . The word did not come
18:01to please men ,
18:07>> it came to confront men and reveal the
18:09truth of God .
18:15>> God is not concerned with stroking
18:16anyone's ego . God is not concerned with
18:21massaging anyone's ego . Truth is one
18:28thing ; coaches and self-help messages
18:30are another . But the woman identified
18:38it and said : " With this man dwells the
18:40truth , and the truth has a place in my
18:41house . " That woman's decision to
18:57embrace the prophet with all the burden
18:59he carried . Caught the attention of God
19:05and the entire Spirit of the Lord . She
19:09placed herself in a position of
19:10exposure . First , before her husband .
19:18Imagine if she had been wrong in her
19:20analysis , and if he wasn't a man of God
19:22, she would have lost her position of
19:24trust . Second , she exposed herself
19:30before the king . Imagine if the king
19:34rose up against Elisha , whose door
19:36would he go knocking on ? But it was no
19:40one coming to defend her . The Spirit of
19:43Jehovah . It was God , but the glory is
19:50more with us than with men . That God is
20:00here with us . Whoever opens the door of
20:06their house for the glory of God to
20:08dwell in does not remain empty-handed .
20:24>> Oh , Jesus . He is here . Open your mouth ,
20:34man of God . Open your mouth , servant of
20:38God . Because tongues of fire are
20:41descending here . I will seek God and
20:48God . Hallelujah . The door of your house
21:04to fight in glory . She placed it by the
21:11wall and prepared an environment with a
21:13table , a chair , and a lampstand . The
21:19lampstand speaks of the Holy Spirit .
21:23Spirit of revelation . This lack of
21:27fellowship that . Of all . Is saying : " In
21:35my house , there is room for revelation .
21:39" In my house , there is room for
21:40fellowship . In my house , it is
21:44positioned on God's side . Hallelujah !
21:49Whatever , I am on God's team . I am on
21:53His side . I am on the side of the Word .
21:57I am . I prefer to suffer with Him .
22:18Hallelujah . Hallelujah .
22:29>> The woman was already living the
22:31miracle , with me , the woman .
22:33>> The woman .
22:34>> Was already living the .
22:36>> The miracle .
22:38>> What miracle was this ? It was unusual
22:43for a woman who couldn't have children
22:44to enjoy a place of privilege in the
22:46house . A woman who was barren was
22:52stigmatized , labeled , and could not
22:54hold a position of honor . Who doesn't
22:59remember Peninnah , who provoked Hannah
23:01because of her barrenness ? And look at
23:09the text of 2 Kings , it will reveal
23:11that despite being a woman , she had her
23:13husband's trust .
23:19>> Hallelujah .
23:20>> Because God is like that . God confuses
23:22the mind . My brother .
23:24>> Yes .
23:28>> Did you know there are places God puts
23:30us that , by natural conditions , we
23:31shouldn't be in ? That someone looks and
23:37says : " No , how could it be her ? " But
23:40she doesn't have it . He can't . He
23:42doesn't even have a college degree . She
23:44doesn't have it . What is her knowledge ?
23:48What is his knowledge ? Who is his fish
23:51here ? It is Jehovah who has
24:16>> verses number 11 to 14 . Elisha was
24:21moved . Seeing the attitude of that
24:28woman of courage , of hospitality , he
24:30soon set in his heart to give her a
24:32gift . Say with me , Elisha .
24:38>> Elisha
24:39>> was a symbol .
24:40>> He was a sym
24:41>> of the presence of God .
24:43>> Of the presence of God .
24:45>> And God decided to give a gift to that
24:47woman . And a gift is a gift , brothers .
24:55>> Salary is one thing , a gift is another .
25:01Salary is what we work to receive and a
25:03gift is what we get without even
25:08deserving it .
25:12>> Hallelujah .
25:13>> Hallelujah .
25:15>> Glory to God . Glory .
25:17>> Glory .
25:19>> We arrive somewhere and someone says : "
25:21I brought you something . " What is this ,
25:24my child ? It's a gift . Not from my own
25:30means .
25:31>> Hallelujah . Glory .
25:34>> It is because a gift is not tied to the
25:36one who receives it . A gift is tied to
25:39the one who gives it .
25:42>> Hallelujah . The gift is the size of the
25:44heart of the one who wants to give .
25:47>> And if God is the owner of the gold ,
25:49>> God is the owner of the silver , glory .
25:52>> He is great .
26:00>> Look at the brother next to you and say
26:01, " A gift , right ? " God gives from what
26:05He has . Hallelujah .
26:19>> Hallelujah .
26:30>> Hallelujah .
26:35>> Hallelujah . and says : " Come here ,
26:43Shunammite , what do you want me to give
26:47you as a gift ?
26:54>> Do you want me to speak to the official
26:59about what you lack so I can help you ?
27:02" Glory .
27:06>> And looking at the man of God , she said
27:08: " My Lord , I dwell among my own people
27:10. " Hallelujah .
27:21>> Glory to God . What do you mean ?
27:25Hallelujah .
27:29>> Glory to God . Despite not having
27:37children , in a patriarchal generation ,
27:39that did not affect that woman's heart .
27:45She was someone complete ,
27:48>> fulfilled .
27:50>> Look at what she is saying to Elisha . I
27:53have everything I need . I have a
27:57husband , I have my house , and I have
27:59the glory of God . I have
28:05>> Hallelujah . The fact of not being a
28:11mother was already a resolved matter .
28:18Inside her heart it was something
28:19already sealed and
28:26>> glory to God . But God was going to give
28:30her a gift . Hallelujah .
28:37>> Glory to God .
28:43>> She went away , but God's desire
28:44continued , because her refusal could
28:46have made the man of God back down from
28:48his intent . If she has everything , then
28:54let it go . But God is different .
29:00>> Look at the man of God saying : " Gehazi ,
29:03help me . She doesn't want to ask ,
29:10>> but I want to give something to her .
29:17Gehazi presents himself in the text as
29:19a type of the Holy Spirit .
29:24>> The one who probes and knows everything
29:26.
29:28>> that even if the word is not yet on our
29:30lips , He knows everything .
29:35>> And Gehazi steps forward and says : " My
29:37Lord , I saw something she needs mercy
29:40for . " She didn't say it , but I will say
29:44it for her . And the man of God , and she
29:51has no child ,
29:54>> and it is when she appears and he says :
30:05" Next year at this time , you will be
30:07embracing a son . " Look at her phrase .
30:12My Lord , do not play with this . Do not
30:17joke with these words . Do not play with
30:21your servant . Look , the word of God
30:26went into her soul , stirred up old
30:28traumas she had already buried and
30:29accepted . But God said : " No , no , no , no
30:36, no . I will imitate everything all
30:38over again . I'll place the sign on top ,
30:42but I will give you a gift , " open your
31:05life to God . Spirit , He is the Spirit
31:19who already knows and knows what you
31:21need . And I was sick , Jehovah , opening
31:29the mother of the key and in his
31:31treasure and the unrestrained . Glory to
32:00God . No one said , no one said that it
32:11is being born from heaven here . Open
32:15your glory of God . I want to minister
32:34healing over your life . Look at this
32:58hole here . Say with me tonight , the boy
33:41.
33:43>> Say it louder . The boy
33:46>> was a gift
33:47>> was a gift
33:48>> from God .
33:49>> God ,
33:50>> glory .
33:51>> Hallelujah .
33:53>> Glory to God .
33:55>> Glory to your name .
33:57>> The boy then grows up . and goes to work
34:01with his mother . Hallelujah . But due to
34:07the sunstroke of the arid lands of the
34:09desert , the boy gets a severe headache .
34:14Glory . And he comes , I ... look at the
34:20war of feelings in this woman . Think
34:25with me . I had already accepted it , and
34:31God came and gave it to me . I did not
34:34ask . God gave it to me . And when I fall
34:40in love and the boy grows up , the boy
34:42dies , I am going to speak with Jesus .
35:07My friend ,
35:09>> the sister has the glory of God . She
35:23goes to the mountain where the prophet
35:24is . Gehazi tries to intercept her by
35:28order of the man of God . Go there and
35:31ask what she wants . And there comes
35:33Gehazi . Woman , is your house going well
35:35? It is going well . And my husband is
35:37doing very well . Didn't you give him to
35:40me ?
35:42>> Everything is fine . Arrive , man of God ,
35:48man of God , the boy died . Oh , brother ,
35:54I want to tell you one thing tonight .
35:59When a project is from God , He takes
36:01responsibility for it . Hallelujah .
36:09>> It doesn't matter how many times the
36:10devil steals , God will always return it
36:12. a leaf in river water . You keep
36:23holding back the pressure of the water
36:25while you can . Soon it bursts further
36:28ahead and then it bursts again and the
36:30water comes here calming . from a
37:22science of heaven . Hallelujah . for they
37:44bring , but the boy is a gift from
37:56>> hallelujah glory .
38:02>> Hallelujah . Glory to Christ . Today you
38:10weep on the mount at the prophet's feet
38:17and you say as the prophet said : " You
38:19deceived me , but God deceives no one .
38:26Glory .
38:32>> You see that God allowed you to be
38:34robbed to calculate of
38:43>> Hallelujah . God is saying here , I will
38:50do better . Whoever accepts the losses
39:05is ready to be restored .
39:08>> Hallelujah .
39:09>> Hallelujah .
39:12>> I don't know what is gone . But tonight
39:18Jehovah is saying , I will open the
39:22doors .
39:25>> Hallelujah .
39:27>> Hallelujah .
39:29>> Ah , but it is still special . Perhaps we
39:33are children of the king . Species to
39:38the queen . Your theme , women , is a term
39:44of restitution . And I want , as a
39:50prophet of God and of the word , to
39:52declare that God will do better ,
39:59>> Shunammite . God will return to you what
40:03was stolen . And if I called the Lord
40:23into your house ,
40:26>> the prophet will go down
40:30>> and will lay the boy upon the bed , upon
40:34him will use the spirit of life .
40:38>> Hallelujah .
40:43>> God makes me feel here that there are
40:45dead boys on a bed . Loss , matters that
40:53for someone are already resolved .
40:55Forgiveness . But God is saying , who
41:03says ? If the boy were yours , fine , but
41:08the boy is mine . Hallelujah . in the
41:16present when we sometimes I would
41:18receive , directing the congregation , a
41:20brother would sometimes hand me a shirt
41:21. I am a little big , right ? And
41:26sometimes the brothers had difficulty
41:28finding my size . The brother would hand
41:32it to me and say : " Look , it's a gift
41:34from me , but if you have any trouble ,
41:36let me know , because it's at my house .
41:38" So if the gift caused a problem , I
41:43would say : " Brother so-and-so , look , it
41:45didn't fit . Can you bring the receipt ?
41:47It's with me . " Whoever has the receipt
41:51takes responsibility .
41:55>> That is what Jehovah was saying to the
41:57woman . I gave it to you , but it is mine
41:59. If there is trouble , it is
42:04>> mine . It is God who put you there .
42:18>> Who asked you ? Are you where you are ?
42:24Because it was God who brought you .
42:26Glory .
42:27>> It was God who led you . There are
42:30people here who , if it were up to their
42:32heart's desire , wouldn't even be here ,
42:37nor would they have the responsibility
42:39they have on their shoulders . But since
42:42the choice is not theirs , it is God's
42:44choice . Then they accept it . Then come
42:49the struggles , come the losses . It
42:52seems like someone is too close . And
43:00there are times we reach for the
43:01calculator and say : " Lord , is it worth
43:03it ? " Don't be afraid !
43:14>> But the new overseer is on God's throne
43:16.
43:18>> Hallelujah ! It won't work out crying
43:24out look at your brother there , it
43:29won't work out be still hallelujah
43:53Glory to God . Hallelujah . You didn't
44:21even expect it , but Jehovah is present
44:23here to speak with you personally .
44:28>> And he is saying , I have a
44:30responsibility for your life .
44:33>> Hallelujah . It cannot go wrong .
44:53>> If the devil takes it , I will give it
44:55back to you double .
45:00>> Are you thinking , are you losing ? It's
45:03because you haven't seen the reward
45:05that today I am losing sleep , losing
45:17health , losing money , losing here . The
45:20more I move forward , the more I lose
45:22something . Every day I lose something .
45:24Every day I lose something . How does
45:27this work ? And if you said I would win ,
45:29I am only losing . But Jehovah is saying
45:33: " Let it , let it go , let it go , let it
45:36go . Let it , let it , let it , let it .
45:58Open your mouth your mouth . Open your
46:09mouth that is descending . Descending
46:12mystery from heaven . Move your tongue
46:15now . Look spiritual songs descending
46:26here . Open your mouth , woman . Open your
46:37no me receive now in the name of Jesus .
46:48Open your mouth there to be renewed .
47:22Isn't there a time when we say : " Lord ,
47:24when will I have it , how will you give
47:29it to me ? " But Jehovah is saying , I
47:36will give it to you . Receive joy , joy ,
47:40joy , joy . Oh , my joy is descending . the
47:50room is so sad , but my joy is
47:52descending like water that receive joy
48:05to confuse hell . Receive the joy to
48:09confuse the devil . Receive now .
48:31Hallelujah .