I’m Ready, Series# 1, None of These Things Move Me

Impact Church London Podcast

I’m Ready, Series# 1, None Of These Things Move Me
By: D. Karl Thomas

Not this I’m Ready

This I’m Ready

Philippians 4:13 “I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am readyfor anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].”

Psalm 57 (NKJV) – Prayer for Safety from Enemies – To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam (a psalm as precious as stamped gold) of David when he fled from Saul into the cave.
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.
I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.
He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who [b]would swallow me up. Selah
God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.
My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire,
Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth.
They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down;
They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.
Awake, my glory! Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the [c]nations.
For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth.

Psalm 57:7 (NKJV) “My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.”

Psalm 57:7 (TPT) “My heart, O God, is quiet and confident. Now I can sing with passion your wonderful praises!”

Psalm 57:7 (KJV) “My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.”

Psalm 57:7 (YLT) “Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.”

“fixed” (kûwn) :– to be firm, be stable, be established, to be ready, prepared.

Psalm 57:7 (MSG) “I’m ready, God, so ready, ready from head to toe. Ready to sing, ready to raise a tune:”
Ludwig van Beethoven “I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.”
Virtuoso violin by 5 … began to write music mentored by Mozart … losing hearing in his 20’s
stone deaf by 50 … Wrote his 9th symphony … cut legs of piano and laid on the floors he could feel the music … conducted the symphony … never heard it with His ears … crowd behind him erupting

Take it by the throat … “I’m ready!!! Bring it on!” Take the challenge by the throat!!
God Is For Me!!!! Take sickness by the throat … Attack on your Family by the throat … Attack on your finances by the throat … Attack on your future by the throat.

DETERMINATION!!! I’m ready … I’m fixed … I’m prepared
Most failure comes, not from a lack of talent or opportunity, but from a lack of determination.
Babe Ruth (Yankee Stadium “House That Ruth Built”) said, “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”

Galatians 6:9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. DON’T QUIT!!! DETERMINATION …MY HEART IS FIXED!!!!

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Mark Twain
If your gonna pick a fight with me you had better bring your lunch!!!!

Acts 20:22-24 “And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. …
… But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

(Message) “What matters most to me is to finish what God started: the job the Master Jesus gave me of letting everyone I meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God.”

“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” Oscar Wilde

1 Corinthians 9:26 (NLT) “So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step.”

Philippians 3:12-14 “…but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal…”

Acts 26:19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,”

Acts 16:19-20 (MSG) “What could I do, King Agrippa? I couldn’t just walk away from a vision like that! I became an obedient believer on the spot. I started preaching this life-change—this radical turn …
… to God and everything it meant in everyday life—right there in Damascus, went on to Jerusalem and the surrounding countryside, and from there to the whole world.”

Colossians 1:28-29 “Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.”

Purpose Motivates

Purpose Aligns Priorities

Purpose Develops Potential

Purpose Creates Endurance

Purpose Produces Morale

Purpose Enables Evaluation

Purpose Increases Effectiveness

Acts 20:24 “ … But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”

None Of These Things Move Me

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