Frank Broom
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1 Kings 17:1-9:
17 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
5 So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
One day God spoke to me, "Did you notice, I commanded her to do something she had no way of doing naturally." Because, verses 10-12 reads:
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
12 And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. (So, she had no way of doing what a God commanded.)
And He said, "When I command you to do something you can not do it." In other words you can decide not to it. "But, if you act on it you can't not do it." In other words if you believe and act on it you can't fail. And you can't fail because the word can't fail.
(1.) When God commands you everything that has to do with you fulfilling it is under that command and will come in line with it as you believe and act on it. Notice, it was nothing she could do within herself to do God's command. What she had needed to do something, since what she had wasn't enough. And as she acted what she needed to do God's command had to come in line with it. God is a creator, so when He commands you it doesn't matter if what you need is in the earth or not, it can be brought here if it's not here.
You see the same thing happen in 2 kings 4:1-6
4 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. (Now she just told him she only a pot of oil, and yet he told her to get as many vessels as she can)
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
Again, if what you need is in the earth or not it can be brought here. When God commands you, you are not limited to what's in the earth only. God has a supply in the spirit for whatever you need.
(2.) When God commands you, you are not limited to the natural operation of things. God's word overrides the natural operation of things. You see that in Matthew 14:25-32
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.(Now this man is superseding gravity, based on a one word command, Come). So, God's word overrides natural laws.
You see Peter again in Luke 5:1-6 when Jesus asked to use his boat for him to speak to the people and after he was finished he told Peter to, "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught." One, you didn't fish in the daylight you fished at night. Two, he just got finished fishing all night. That's what he told him, And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And what happened, And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. Verse 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
Sometimes when God tells people to do something they tend to wait for a more opportune moment, but when He commands you to do it if it's not the best time to do it according to natural standards that has just become the most opportune moment.
(3) When God commands you don't base it on your natural ability, what you can do, because He's not basing things according to your natural ability. It's not about your ability, it's about what He can do through you. And one scripture says, with God all things are possible. And another says, For with God nothing shall be impossible. So, all things can be done and there's nothing that can't be done with God. But, it also says all things are possible to him that believes.
(4) Here's something I don't think people consider, when God commands you the empowerment, the ability comes with the command. In John 5:1-9 it talks about a man that was impotent for 38 years that was waiting at The Pool Of Bethesda, because at certain times an angel would come and stir the water and whoever stepped in first was healed of whatever he had. But, when Jesus saw the man notice what he told him to do, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." And what happened and he took up his bed and walked. Notice, Jesus commanded him to do the very thing he could not do. Naturally speaking what sense does it make to tell a lame man Rise, take up your bed, and walk unless your command was empowering him to do it. When you are dealing with God you can't apply natural logic/natural reasoning.
Romans 8:5-8:
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the [c]carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
If you are carnally minded then even though God is unlimited, He's limited in what He can do through you. Because, if He tells you to do something outside of the normal most likely you won't do it. It will be foolishness to you. But, God does his best work outside of the normal. God likes doing things outside of the normal. In 2 Kings 5 there was a Syrian captain that had leprosy and when the king of Syria found out there was a man of God, a prophet, that could cure him he sends him to the man of God to cure him. So, the Syrian captain goes to see the man of God and when he gets there the man of God sends a messenger out to him with a word (pick up there).
2 Kings 5:10-14:
And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Notice, what the man was looking for a big show, theatrics, a lot of noise, but no just do something simple. But, it's not in the theatrics, do you have a word from God, that's the key. You can't figure out how God is going to do something, so just get that thought out of your mind. God is not limited to how someone thinks something has to be done. God has a million ways to get you out of whatever you're in. And if you fixed on it can only be done one way you could miss out. Because, God loves doing things past your expectation. You can't substitute theatrics for the anointing. They don't have any anointing working so they so they substitute anointing for theatrics. But, yokes are destroyed by theatrics.
(5) Sometimes when God speaks to you He will tell you an act to do and the results of the act. Now, understand when He does that you don't have to worry about the results. Because, once He speaks the results are set, the issue is will you believe it and act on it. In Numbers 21:5 the children of Israel came against Moses and God- And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. Now, when they did that the next scripture says that fiery serpents came among the people and bit the people and many of them died. Then the people came to Moses and asked him to pray to God to take away the serpents, so Moses prayed and God gave him a word.
Numbers 21:8,9:
And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Now, wait a minute this thing was just killing people, but once the word was given if you did what He said what was just killing people can no longer kill you. See, God doesn't speak something and then have to struggle to do it, no. Once the word goes out the results are sure, it's set you can be assured of that.
(6.) When God speaks to you He doesn't have to speak to you directly. If someone brings a word to you from God that's God speaking to you. In Luke 10:16 it reads- He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Because, when you send someone in your place it's regarded just as if it's you. You see that with the Roman centurion in Matt 8:5-13:
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
But, if you look at Luke 7:1-3 talking about the same account it says:
Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
So, he himself was not even there, but the scripture has it recorded that he was there because he sent them in his place. So, when God sends someone with a word it's just like He is speaking to you.
And the regard and respect you give it will determine the effect/results of it for you. So, most likely if you give it no respect it will have no effect. Didn't Jesus say that by tradition you make the word of God of no effect.
1 Thessalonians 2:13:
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
2 Chronicles 20:20:
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
It's not the man, but the word that he carries. If you believe the word he brings and act on it(not just believe, but act on it) he says so shall you prosper. So, if you do not believe and act then you will not prosper in it.
Personal Testimony: Years ago I had something going on with my body, all kinds of symptoms, I didn't know what it was. But, at the same time I was getting a magazine from a ministry every month and one of the articles was titled "How To Receive And Keep Your Healing." Where he talked about the word of God being seed and planting the word in your heart to receive healing, that was the first time I heard anything like that. And since I respected him I just did as he said, I continued to do as he said and in a matter if months I received just as he said. I believed the word, I acted on the word, and that word prospered me in healing.
So, when God brings you a word believe it, act on it, and so shall you prosper.
17 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
5 So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
One day God spoke to me, "Did you notice, I commanded her to do something she had no way of doing naturally." Because, verses 10-12 reads:
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
12 And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. (So, she had no way of doing what a God commanded.)
And He said, "When I command you to do something you can not do it." In other words you can decide not to it. "But, if you act on it you can't not do it." In other words if you believe and act on it you can't fail. And you can't fail because the word can't fail.
(1.) When God commands you everything that has to do with you fulfilling it is under that command and will come in line with it as you believe and act on it. Notice, it was nothing she could do within herself to do God's command. What she had needed to do something, since what she had wasn't enough. And as she acted what she needed to do God's command had to come in line with it. God is a creator, so when He commands you it doesn't matter if what you need is in the earth or not, it can be brought here if it's not here.
You see the same thing happen in 2 kings 4:1-6
4 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. (Now she just told him she only a pot of oil, and yet he told her to get as many vessels as she can)
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
Again, if what you need is in the earth or not it can be brought here. When God commands you, you are not limited to what's in the earth only. God has a supply in the spirit for whatever you need.
(2.) When God commands you, you are not limited to the natural operation of things. God's word overrides the natural operation of things. You see that in Matthew 14:25-32
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.(Now this man is superseding gravity, based on a one word command, Come). So, God's word overrides natural laws.
You see Peter again in Luke 5:1-6 when Jesus asked to use his boat for him to speak to the people and after he was finished he told Peter to, "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught." One, you didn't fish in the daylight you fished at night. Two, he just got finished fishing all night. That's what he told him, And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And what happened, And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. Verse 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
Sometimes when God tells people to do something they tend to wait for a more opportune moment, but when He commands you to do it if it's not the best time to do it according to natural standards that has just become the most opportune moment.
(3) When God commands you don't base it on your natural ability, what you can do, because He's not basing things according to your natural ability. It's not about your ability, it's about what He can do through you. And one scripture says, with God all things are possible. And another says, For with God nothing shall be impossible. So, all things can be done and there's nothing that can't be done with God. But, it also says all things are possible to him that believes.
(4) Here's something I don't think people consider, when God commands you the empowerment, the ability comes with the command. In John 5:1-9 it talks about a man that was impotent for 38 years that was waiting at The Pool Of Bethesda, because at certain times an angel would come and stir the water and whoever stepped in first was healed of whatever he had. But, when Jesus saw the man notice what he told him to do, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." And what happened and he took up his bed and walked. Notice, Jesus commanded him to do the very thing he could not do. Naturally speaking what sense does it make to tell a lame man Rise, take up your bed, and walk unless your command was empowering him to do it. When you are dealing with God you can't apply natural logic/natural reasoning.
Romans 8:5-8:
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the [c]carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
If you are carnally minded then even though God is unlimited, He's limited in what He can do through you. Because, if He tells you to do something outside of the normal most likely you won't do it. It will be foolishness to you. But, God does his best work outside of the normal. God likes doing things outside of the normal. In 2 Kings 5 there was a Syrian captain that had leprosy and when the king of Syria found out there was a man of God, a prophet, that could cure him he sends him to the man of God to cure him. So, the Syrian captain goes to see the man of God and when he gets there the man of God sends a messenger out to him with a word (pick up there).
2 Kings 5:10-14:
And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Notice, what the man was looking for a big show, theatrics, a lot of noise, but no just do something simple. But, it's not in the theatrics, do you have a word from God, that's the key. You can't figure out how God is going to do something, so just get that thought out of your mind. God is not limited to how someone thinks something has to be done. God has a million ways to get you out of whatever you're in. And if you fixed on it can only be done one way you could miss out. Because, God loves doing things past your expectation. You can't substitute theatrics for the anointing. They don't have any anointing working so they so they substitute anointing for theatrics. But, yokes are destroyed by theatrics.
(5) Sometimes when God speaks to you He will tell you an act to do and the results of the act. Now, understand when He does that you don't have to worry about the results. Because, once He speaks the results are set, the issue is will you believe it and act on it. In Numbers 21:5 the children of Israel came against Moses and God- And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. Now, when they did that the next scripture says that fiery serpents came among the people and bit the people and many of them died. Then the people came to Moses and asked him to pray to God to take away the serpents, so Moses prayed and God gave him a word.
Numbers 21:8,9:
And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Now, wait a minute this thing was just killing people, but once the word was given if you did what He said what was just killing people can no longer kill you. See, God doesn't speak something and then have to struggle to do it, no. Once the word goes out the results are sure, it's set you can be assured of that.
(6.) When God speaks to you He doesn't have to speak to you directly. If someone brings a word to you from God that's God speaking to you. In Luke 10:16 it reads- He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Because, when you send someone in your place it's regarded just as if it's you. You see that with the Roman centurion in Matt 8:5-13:
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
But, if you look at Luke 7:1-3 talking about the same account it says:
Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
So, he himself was not even there, but the scripture has it recorded that he was there because he sent them in his place. So, when God sends someone with a word it's just like He is speaking to you.
And the regard and respect you give it will determine the effect/results of it for you. So, most likely if you give it no respect it will have no effect. Didn't Jesus say that by tradition you make the word of God of no effect.
1 Thessalonians 2:13:
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
2 Chronicles 20:20:
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
It's not the man, but the word that he carries. If you believe the word he brings and act on it(not just believe, but act on it) he says so shall you prosper. So, if you do not believe and act then you will not prosper in it.
Personal Testimony: Years ago I had something going on with my body, all kinds of symptoms, I didn't know what it was. But, at the same time I was getting a magazine from a ministry every month and one of the articles was titled "How To Receive And Keep Your Healing." Where he talked about the word of God being seed and planting the word in your heart to receive healing, that was the first time I heard anything like that. And since I respected him I just did as he said, I continued to do as he said and in a matter if months I received just as he said. I believed the word, I acted on the word, and that word prospered me in healing.
So, when God brings you a word believe it, act on it, and so shall you prosper.
