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[0:00] Hallelujah. We thank God you've tuned into this message by David Entry at Caris Church. No hand can help you with the fulfillment of your destiny, but the Word of God. May God's hand align you further into your destiny through this Word.

[0:17] Hallelujah. You know, when you spend more time in God's presence, just worshiping Him, you encounter His presence.

[0:33] No, there is something about God's presence, if there's anything we need, it's His presence. He is not just gifts, no ability, no miracle, His presence.

[0:45] And what brings down His presence is when you elevate Him, when your heart is open with appreciation and worship.

[0:56] He pulls down His presence. So that's why when He shows up in a way, it's always good to clap. You elevate Him, you honor Him, you glorify Him.

[1:07] And when you glorify God, He tends to manifest Himself stronger. Even if some strange things have happened, I laid hands on people and I felt like something is drained out of me.

[1:27] You know, I normally, it's not normally like that. It's like, when you say, oh, a virtue left me. I could just feel, this one is not like that. It's like, it's not goosebumps.

[1:39] Your whole body, electric, electric fish, something. Yeah, there's a strong presence here. I don't know how this thing is going to go. Because every day is going to be a unique day.

[1:52] Today the Lord told me about how He's bringing restoration to people. There are people here who have lost some things that you had in God. You've lost things you had in God.

[2:06] There is a river, it's flowing and it's bringing restoration. And the Lord pointed my focus to yesterday's scripture in the verse 25.

[2:19] That's why I didn't get to yesterday. But as we're praying, I saw, and I saw it's like stream of river flowing all over, flooding this place.

[2:31] And the Lord spoke to me and says that He's bringing restoration to people. I will restore to you the years that the locusts are eating. The canker worm, the caterpillar, the palmer worm, my great army, which I say among you.

[2:47] I will restore to you. The next verse, the next verse says that, verse 26. And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied. And praise the name of the Lord your God that has dealt wondrously with you.

[3:00] And my people shall never. Tell somebody, God is dealing wondrously with me. God is dealing wondrously with me.

[3:12] Amen. Now the reason I pray for pastors' children here is, for the first time tonight as we prayed, there's a certain anointing.

[3:24] God is up to something. So there's a reason why sometimes God will call you because He has to prepare something in you for your children. Amen. God called Abraham not because of Abraham, but because there's a seed that is supposed to come out of Abraham.

[3:38] That which Abraham can't perform that assignment. It will take generations to cook that seed. But it must be a seed of Abraham. So sometimes God can call a person for the sake of their seed because of his assignment.

[3:54] Because of what God will do. There are several times Solomon was spared because of his father David. God always blesses generationally.

[4:05] So I believe the revival that is coming, many pastors who have been faithful to God, who have been journeying with God at a certain dimension, their children are going to now be beneficiaries of, you know how many times you see a big man of God and his son or his daughter is preaching with him.

[4:31] He's doing that. It comes, some of it can be natural, naturally, natural transference of grace. You know, but when you see someone who is not from that kind of, also now it's like it's Saul also amongst the prophets.

[4:47] So now, Bible says that, I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation.

[5:01] To the Jews first. To? When? To the Jews, to the Jew first.

[5:12] So, in order of priority, there are some people who are, who have the right of primogeniture. To the Jew first.

[5:26] He said, and also. There are people here who are and also. Thank you. But, in John 1, 11, it says that, verse 12, sorry.

[5:42] No, verse 11. He came to his own, and his own received him. Now, there are times that, things that are prepared for certain individuals, they are not prepared for it.

[5:56] Things are prepared for them, but they are not prepared for it. So God, he doesn't have time to waste. He said, it was supposed to be with you, but he takes it, and then, passes on to some people.

[6:09] I pray for pastors, children, because I saw, it looks like, there is a shift. The curtain is being open for a lot more others. Tonight, I saw, grace is coming on people, from where, it's like grace that is not in their background.

[6:28] That's coming on. And see, when it's from your background, then it's an inheritance. People are being brought into an inheritance that you don't.

[6:45] I saw amazing things happening, and I had to lay hands on pastors, children, because God is going to use pastors, children, in a very unique way in this revival. However, hands are to be laid on some, so they don't take things for granted, because God does not use anybody without a price.

[7:03] Even Jesus had to pay a price. Jesus, who is God, he came, but he paid the price to be used. So you, your father can be Pope, he will still have to pay a price.

[7:14] Somebody shout amen. Please be seated. Please be seated. The anointing here is sweet. Anointing here is sweet. It says that, on the great day of the feast, John 7, 37, stood and cried with a loud voice, if any man does, let him come to me and drink.

[7:36] Sometimes the problem is the willingness to pay a price. This thing we are doing for the next 30 days, it's a price. It's a price to pay. But, when we said we are going to do, 365 days sometimes, some people would, what?

[7:54] Some pastors would, how? Yeah, it's a price to pay. It's a price to pay. By every time God brings an assignment, he will also help you to pay the price. And when you pay the price, the price, the price that follows is unprecedented.

[8:10] So, people are being brought into something. And God has just helped you to pay a price. Now, watch this. Listen to this very carefully. Bible says that, except a grain of wheat, John 12, 24, except a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it abides alone, but if it dies, it brings forth much fruits.

[8:35] That means, on your way up, you might go through some turbulence. It's part of the process. That's why, did I say that somebody, some people, somebody will lose their job or so.

[8:49] Yeah. But they shouldn't worry. They shouldn't worry. It's the beginning of your laughter. It's the beginning of your laughter. Don't add to it. So, so pastor said, if you lose your job, it's the beginning of your, it will be the beginning of your sorrow, if you orchestrate it.

[9:06] But, so then, it's like, a woman, usually a woman, but men too, but more women, who wants to lose weight, without cutting their, their, what is that thing called?

[9:24] Gastro, whatever. Yeah. But I want to lose weight. How many of you know it's hard? See the way my tummy is growing. I have to go to the gym, but I don't want to go.

[9:38] I'm thinking the fasting will be bad. The fasting doesn't seem to be, as effective as I thought. Oh yeah, you want to lose weight, but you don't want to, sweat, in the gym.

[9:52] You don't want to, you don't want to stop the chocolate. You don't want to stop late eating. You want to live normal, and lose weight radically.

[10:03] It's your dreams. Never happen. If you want to lose weight drastically, you have to, first of all, cut down your diet.

[10:16] Every weight is food. It's sponsored by a lot of food. When we see your bowl, it might be small, but a lot of small, it's like Chinese food.

[10:28] Now when you go to Chinese, they eat little, little, plenty. By the first time I went to a Chinese restaurant, I was thinking, Chinese people, I was thinking, this is too small. Especially at those, that, this, them sound, plenty.

[10:42] By the time, you can't even eat it all. Small, small, small, small, small, small, small. You are eating too much. That's why, that's why you are putting on so much weight.

[10:52] You can't even eat. You can't even eat. You can't even eat. You can't even eat. You can't even eat. You can't even eat. You can't even eat. You don't talk about people's weight. Leave them to eat. Then when, when they are needs, let them come for prayer.

[11:06] Pray for prayer. Cut down your food. Take advantage of this fasting. Take advantage of the fasting and do some.

[11:19] All right, let's get serious now. In the same way, if you want to encounter certain graces, there is the need to pay a price.

[11:32] Now, paying the price means that a grain might fall and die. Except a grain of wheat falls to the ground and die. Some of us, you might not even get a chance to, to enjoy your favorite entertainment program for a long time.

[11:50] Not because they're sinned, but because you are so busy pursuing God. Some of us, you're afraid, some, you have, you've planned for a certain party that is coming next month.

[12:01] This big party in Ayanape. In fact, you've invested money. You've, you've paid for, but you, you hear from God that you will know, I'm not supposed to go.

[12:14] Now, it's up to you. Choose. Choose. Now, except the grain of wheat falls to the ground, Jesus had to suffer. And after he's suffering, the elevation.

[12:25] And so, what I'm trying to say is, I hear the spirit saying, people, we, we, we might all go to different levels of bringing, being brought low, but we are just coming low so we can go through the low door.

[12:40] Into the big room. Did you understand that? There's a, there's a change coming. There's a change coming. I'm not talking about physical, but we are going to go through a process.

[12:53] And I see greatness. There's somebody here. Some of us, your challenge is, the ability to take instructions. To be prepared for God, what God has prepared for you.

[13:04] It's my main change of approach. It might mean embracing of certain period seasons of dryness, unusual seasons of the way you are doing things.

[13:15] Because it's, you are just getting yourself prepared for what God has prepared for you. God has prepared things for people, but are there, ready to be prepared for it.

[13:27] And that's what I'm talking about. I'm seeing so many opportunities. God is bringing people's way. You will not miss your own. You will not miss your own.

[13:41] Thank you for listening to this message by David Entry. We pray you have been strengthened and enlightened. You can connect with David Entry on all relevant social media platforms, including Instagram and LinkedIn.

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