4C’S FOR DIVINE CONVERGENCE (5.15 am) “What you will do for God determines your backward action plan” Rev. George Varughese

CREDIT, CRY, CONFESSION, COMMITMENT

Bible Verse Series

Psalms 51:6

Divine Convergence is defined as the moving toward uniformity from internal conviction to external manifestation

• when every natural components of life moves in an uniform fashion / order
• which results in wholistic transformation to the divine life on earth.

Convergence: the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity. the merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole (Merriam Webster)

YOUR WINNING POSITION. UNSTOPPABLE BECAUSE IF WHOM WE HAVE. Our victory is a victory of position not a victory of execution. Rev. George Varughese 

⁶ Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. Psalms 51:6

• 1. Presiding reason for our wayward / careless / flippant life
• 2. The thought that God forgives easily
• 3. A very watered down view of the personality of God / of who God is

B. MICRO LEVEL CONFESSION

• 1. When repentance starts from the heart level
  • ⁶ Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. Psalms 51:6
  • ¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart—These, O God, You will not despise. Psalms 51:17

C. MACRO LEVEL COMMITMENT / DEMONSTRATION

• 1. When we commit to glorify God through the body

• ¹³ Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
  And sinners shall be converted to You. Psalms 51:13

  ¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,

  The God of my salvation,
  And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. Psalms 51:14
  ¹⁵ O Lord, open my lips,
  And my mouth shall show forth Your praise. Psalms 51:15

   

THE PROCESS FLOW OF WHOLISTIC REPENTANCE

1. CREDIT David’s credit / realisation of God’s standards 

2. CALL David’s call for God’s mercy

3. CONFESSION David’s confession

4. COMMITMENT David’s commitment / dedication

1. CREDIT David’s credit / realisation of God’s standards 

YOUR WINNING POSITION. UNSTOPPABLE BECAUSE IF WHOM WE HAVE. Our victory is a victory of position not a victory of execution. Rev. George Varughese 

Bible Verse Series

Deuteronomy 31:6

⁶ Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6

⁸ And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore^[a] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. Matthew 28:20b

Word Study 1:

• Be strong
• 2388. chazaq
• NAS Exhaustive Concordance, to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen

Word Study 2:

• courageous
• 553. amets
• NAS Exhaustive Concordance, to be stout, strong, bold, alert

Context:

• Moses’s word to Joshua
• God barred Moses from entering in / coming out of promised land
• Moses reiterates God’s word to Joshua
• Joshua to lead the people into the promised land

What was God’s promises to Moses?

• God Himself will lead in this exodus Deuteronomy 31:3
• God Himself will fight and destroy nations and kings coming against Deuteronomy 31:3,4,5
• The premise of this promise: was for him to do in conformance to God’s word Deuteronomy 31:5
• Command to be courageous because God will not abandon them Deuteronomy 31:6

Deuteronomy 31:1-8

¹ Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. ² And he said to them: “I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also the Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross over this Jordan.’ ³ The Lord your God Himself crosses over before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua himself crosses over before you, just as the Lord has said. ⁴ And the Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them. ⁵ The Lord will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment which I have commanded you. ⁶ Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” ⁷ Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lordhas sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. ⁸ And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”

Joshua 1:1-9

Context:

• God’s direct word to Joshua
• God reiterated His promise to Moses to Joshua
• Joshua to lead the people into the promised land
• God’s pre-word:
  • to arise and go Joshua 1:2
  • promise to give all lands Joshua 1:

¹ After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lordspoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: ² “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. ³ Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. ⁴ From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. ⁵ No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. ⁶ Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. ⁷ Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. ⁸ This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. ⁹ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lordyour God is with you wherever you go.”

Hebrews 13:1-6

Context:

• Antidote to the fear of lack financial and well being
• God gave them a code of conduct
  • to have love for one another, community of believers Hebrews 13:1
  • to be kind, as to expect to encounter angel in the process of doing good Hebrews 13:2
  • to reach out to those who are oppressed / mistreated in the society Hebrews 13:3
  • to keep marriage pure, a command against impurity (premarital and extramarital affairs) Hebrews 13:4
  • to be free from covetousness by being content Hebrews 13:5
• Premise to these code of conduct is that God will not abandon His children
• Our forward response: a statement of boldness and confidence in Whom we have

¹ Let brotherly love continue. ² Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. ³ Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.⁴ Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. ⁵ Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”^{[a] 6} So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:1-6

God’s Revelation to me (4.43 am)

God gave and giving this word to God’s children for the following purpose:

• God has sent His people in the world
• God’s word is to serve as reminder that they are not to think as orphans
• God’s promise to Moses and Joshua of taking over is our portion
  • in the presence of enemies we must know that God is with us and for us
  • all we need to do is to know Who we have and be confident / courageous
• God’s promise is 2 fold:
  • be strong and courageous and not to be afraid of the enemies
  • because God goes before you and will not forsake you

Double emphasis: 

⁶ Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6

⁸ And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8

VALUE PROPOSITION OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

Bible Verse Series

Luke 6:45

⁴³ “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.⁴⁴ For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. ⁴⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart^[a] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:43-45 (NKJV)

⁴³ For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit. ⁴⁴ For each tree is known and identified by its own fruit. For figs are not picked from thorn bushes, nor is a cluster of grapes picked from a briar bush. ⁴⁵ The [intrinsically] good man produces what is good and honorable and moral out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart; and the[intrinsically] evil man produces what is wicked and depraved out of the evil [in his heart]; for his mouth speaks from the overflow of his heart. Luke 6:43-45 (AMP)

JESUS’ VIRTUE PRINCIPLE ON CHARACTER (7)

1. Type of fruit is the result of the type of tree

• ⁴³ “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

2. The quality of the fruit is depends on the quality of the tree

• ⁴⁴ For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

3. The character of a man is the output / result of who he is internally

• ⁴⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart^[a] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:43-45 (NKJV)

4. The output of a man is the result / just an overflow / an extension of who he is

• ⁴⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart^[a] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:43-45 (NKJV)
• Speech is just an indicator’
• a litmus test (a test for acidity or alkalinity using litmus)

5. Good beget good and evil begets evil

• ³⁴ Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.³⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of his heart^[a] brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. Mathew 12:33-37

6. Words are a litmus test of just who we are. We will be recognised by the quality of our words

• ³⁶ But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. ³⁷ For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Mathew 12:33-37 (NKJV)

7. We are to give an account for these outward manifestations in the afterlife 

• ³⁶ But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. ³⁷ For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Mathew 12:33-37 (NKJV)

KEY LESSONS:

Character versus Personality: (6)

Character: The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual (Oxford dictionary)

Personality: are outward manifestations of a person that can be mimicked

Character: are core values of a person, building blocks that makes up a person

1. You cannot output what you are not

• it will be short-lived
• because its a drama / play act
• the true nature will show up in no time

2. Its what you full of that show off

• be it how educational / intelligent you are
  • contrasted with be it how uneducated you are
• be it how fined your character is
  • contrasted with how unrefined you are
• be it how courteous you are
  • contrasted with how rough / rowdy you are

3. In vocation, people / the stakeholders expects the output of quality and productivity out out her employees, but its so hard to train empty heads / hearts that does not carry these virtues / values

• like good Japanese work ethics is the outcome / result of a good character of the Japanese people
  • • 5s are good housekeeping practices
      • Step 1: Seiri, or Sort.
      • Step 2: Seiton, or Systematize.
      • Step 3: Seiso, or Sweep.
      • Step 4: Seiketsu, or Standardize.
      • Step 5: Shitsuke, or Self-Discipline.

4. In natural life, families and communities expects good virtues from her members, but these doesn’t happen overnight

5. The values that is perpetrated today, values of rebellion and non-conformance to the norms is hard to change because these values are ingrained through the various channels of media and entertainment 

6. Value proposition (in marketing) an innovation, service, or feature intended to make a company or product attractive to customers (internet). What is our value proposition today? 

Jesus’ Virtue Principle on Character Part 2:

³³ “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. ³⁴ Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.³⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of his heart^[a] brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. ³⁶ But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. ³⁷ For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Mathew 12:33-37 (NKJV)

³³ “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit. ³⁴ You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. ³⁵ The good man, from his [inner] good treasure, brings out good things; and the evil man, from his [inner] evil treasure, brings out evil things.³⁶ But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will have to give an accounting for every careless or useless word they speak. ³⁷ For by your words [reflecting your spiritual condition] you will be justified and acquitted of the guilt of sin; and by your words [rejecting Me] you will be condemned and sentenced.” Mathew 12:33-37 (AMP)

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23  (AMP)

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life and his words of wisdom are a source of blessing,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence and evil. Proverbs 10:11  (AMP)

Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives]. Proverbs 21:2 (AMP)

AN EXPLOSION OF THE BLESSED LIFE

Bible Verse Series

• arise
• 6965. qum
• NAS Exhaustive Concordance to arise, stand up, stand

Word Study 2

• shine
• 215. or
• NAS Exhaustive Concordance to be or become light

Word Study 3

• and the glory
• 3519b. kabod
• NAS Exhaustive Concordance abundance, honor, glory

Word Study 4

• has risen upon
• 2224. zarach
• NAS Exhaustive Concordance to rise, come forth

The Context:

Isaiah 58: Fasting that pleases God – a fast that is not internal but external

• ⁶ Is it a fast that I have chosen,
  A day for a man to afflict his soul?
  Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush,
  And to spread out sackcloth and ashes?
  Would you call this a fast,
  And an acceptable day to the Lord?

  ⁶ “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
  To loose the bonds of wickedness,
  To undo the heavy burdens,
  To let the oppressed go free,
  And that you break every yoke? Isaiah 58:5,6

Isaiah 59: Separated from God – actions and lifestyle that separated them from God

• ¹ Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened,
  That it cannot save;
  Nor His ear heavy,
  That it cannot hear.
  ² But your iniquities have separated you from your God;
  And your sins have hidden His face from you,
  So that He will not hear. Isaiah 59:1,2

Isaiah 59:9-15 Multiplication of Sin – abundance of sin

For our transgressions are multiplied before You,
And our sins testify against us;
For our transgressions are with us,
And as for our iniquities, we know them: Isaiah 59:12

Isaiah 59:15b-21 The Redeemer of Zion – God brought about salvation

He saw that there was no man,
And wondered that there was no intercessor;
Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;
And His own righteousness, it sustained Him. Isaiah 59:16

Isaiah 60:1 Era of Blessing

Literal Meaning:

• awakening
• beginning of the era of blessing
• release from Babylonian captivity
• that begins with the Jews
• drawing the Gentiles
• describes all the reformation God was about to wrought Isaiah 60:1-22

Isaiah 60:1 God the glory of His people

²⁰ “The sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,
And your God your glory.
²⁰ Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended. Isaiah 60:19.20

Key Lessons:

1. There must be a realisation of sin

2. This realisation must result / affect repentance, that is the drawing away from sin

3. And drawing towards God

4. This resonation on earth draws God to the scene

5. To effect change and restoration climaxed in Isaiah 60:1,2

• realize
• repentance from sin – change of heart
• repentance towards God

4. But what is stopping us?

• pleasing the status quo: as we often live to please everyone around us
• difficulty in letting go of a life of sin: the attractiveness we don’t want to let go of

The Blessed Hope

1. There is too much to loose if we do not change

2. When God decides to touch down and come on the scene

3. Causing permanent change on the earth

What Are You Hoping for Today?

1. This is your time for change

2. Its an era of blessing

3. Lest we loose it!

LIVING THE LIMITLESS LIFE. BY PLUGGING TO THE POWER 

Bible Verse Series

²⁰ Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, Ephesians 3:20

⁸ And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8

Criteria / Qualifications for the blessings:

Criteria / Qualifications for the blessings:

• this is living in the next level with God
• gradually our life becomes taken over by God’s life
• that that which lives in us is God

7. Fulfilling / Doing the impossible by God

Scripture: ²⁰ Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, Ephesians 3:20

• this is living the limitless life of God in a limited world
• where our resources divine and physical comes comes from God
• this is living a supernatural life in a natural world

8. Empowering of God’s Holy Spirit

Scripture: ²⁰ Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, Ephesians 3:20

LAW OF ATTRACTION OF GOD’S BLESSINGS
“Come to a place where you delight yourself in the Lord, where God’s desires will become your desire – being the platform for you to receive more than you could ask or think” Rev. George Varughese

Psalms 37:4

Part A. God <> You – (1) Your action towards God

WE ARE PR’S [PERMANENT RECIPIENTS] OF GOD’S LOVE AND PEACE

Bible Verse Series

“For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,
And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,”
Says the Lord who has compassion on you. (NASB) Isaiah 54:10

Word Studies 1

• English, But My lovingkindness
• from Hebrew, 2617a. chesed, goodness, kindness

Word Studies 2

• English, peace
• 7965. shalom, peace
  • completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Scripture study:

• the mountains, the hills juxtaposed with My lovingkindness, My covenant of peace
  • the mountains may be removed
    • the hills may shake,
  • My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,
    • My covenant of peace will not be shaken

juxtaposed, the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

Backdrop of Isaiah 53:

• prophecy of the coming forth of the Messiah, the suffering servant Isaiah 52:13-53:1-12

Backdrop of Isaiah 54:

• promise to the barren Isaiah 54:1-10
  • “For a brief moment I forsook you,
    But with great compassion I will gather you. Isaiah 54:7
  • “In an outburst of anger
    I hid My face from you for a moment,
    But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you,”
    Says the Lord your Redeemer. Isaiah 54:8
• promise to the afflicted Isaiah 54:11-17

Word Studies 1

• English, heritage
• 5159. nachalah, inheritance
• possession, property, inheritance

Word Studies 2

• English, vindication 
• 6666. tsedaqah, righteousness

Word Studies 3

• English, of the servants
• 5650. avdei, a servant — bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.

God ensures our victory, but God wants us to enforce our victory!

• weapons will be formed against us, but will not prosper
• tongues will accuse us in judgment, but we will condemn (not God, but us)

Key Meaning:

Promise / Covenant of Love Isaiah 54:10

• this comes from God, the Author of Love
  • promised to love: that includes God’s kindness (hesed) and God’s peace (shalom)

Promise of Protection Isaiah 54:17

• this comes from God, the Author of Peace
• as we enforce our victory / take our stand