FLIIPPIN THE SWITCH-PART 1-PROMISES PLUS POWER PRODUCE DYNAMITE-106a
INTRODUCTION
Many of you know me personally. Some of you follow my ministry. In case you don’t know where I am coming from or just to refresh your mind. My name is Scot Ashcroft. Thirteen years ago this month; I prayed a dangerous prayer that would change my life. I had failed at everything; marriage, ministry, financially, etc. I was 47 years old and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I didn’t want to stand before Jesus and know that I didn’t accomplish what he had for me to do. So I prayed this prayer “Lord, do whatever you have to do to change me; give me a vision of heaven or hell, just spare my life.” He allowed me to go through ten years of hell on earth.
After 5 years I was Divinely healed, and he gave me a choice stop and have a nice testimony or continue on and he would give me a teaching ministry and open up Divine Healing and how it works so I could teach others how to receive their healing. I had the call of God on my life, and chose to go forward. These last five years were much harder than the first five. By the grace of God and me just not quitting; the trial by fire ended on May 4th, 2017. You can listen to my video testimony on my website “Ten Years in Hell” if you want to know the rest of my testimony.
I have been teaching on FB Live for over a year. The number of people who are interested in “How Can I Be Healed Ministries” has grown especially lately.
My Dad just went to be with the Lord a month ago. It was a miraculous departure which I have shared before. God told me about a week ago; that he couldn’t expand my ministry until my dad passed. He needed my care and I was glad to give it alongside my wife Ginelle. It was our labor of love.
God has given me the principles of how Divine Healing works. I have practiced on myself hundreds of times successfully. I long to touch even more people; to teach them and lay hands on them and see God heal them. Even great than that; to teach them to receive it themselves.
This past week God gave me a revelation of revelations. I believe this is the beginning of him expanding the ministry he has given me. In the Scripture, Jesus talked about the parable of the sower; he said this is the key to understanding all other parables. I believe what God showed me from his Word is the Key to Receiving anything from the Lord that he had for us. Every time I think about it; it make me smile and gets me excited and gives me goosebumps.
This Revelation God gave me I believe is why most people are not getting their prayers answered. It will transform your life. This will be in two parts.
First, I am going to share about how this principle works and then next week I will conclude with giving you the two resources that are readily available to you to stand on this promise.
I have used this principle daily for the past few years and seen the miraculous happen consistently. Even though I didn’t realize it was attached to this promise. I was standing on some other verses. I have used these two resources (they could be called weapons) and have seen the promise and the two resources transform my life. Without them and the understanding of how they work; I would be powerless.
It can take you from a modern-day powerless Christian (which I was for 29 years) to a 1st Century-Book of Acts-Walking in the Miraculous Christian. This is how I live now. It is so amazing. I have an intimate relationship with the Lord that I never dreamed possible. God has blessed me. My life is 180 degrees different than it used to be. I walked in the natural; now I live in the supernatural.
Hebrews 4:1-16 (ESV)
1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.
2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.
3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest,’” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”
5 And again in this passage he said, “They shall not enter my rest.”
6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,
7 again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on.
9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God,
10 for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.
11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.
12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
1. The Ultimate and Initial Resting in the Lord is placing our faith in his Finished Work at the Cross for Salvation.
Let me say this that he came to give us not only eternal life in heaven but also abundant life down here.
John 3:16 (ESV)
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 10:10 (ESV)
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
· Yet it seems like many see this as the beginning and end. You’re saved and stuck and powerless; they get the eternal life part down for after they depart from this earth but not the abundant life part that is available down here right where you are right now.
· I was stuck for 29 years and powerless but now after going through the trial by fire I went through and then beginning to seek God with my whole heart and place face in his promises I was transformed.
· The most awesome thing I have found is moving into an intimate relationship with him-you can know him not just a devotional knowledge but an experiential and this can start down here-you don’t have to wait till heaven.
2. There really have been two camps of thought and action on praying and asking God for needs
a. Sovereignty of God people-“I prayed not it is in God’s hands and he wants me to live I will.
Andrew Wommack who is an expert in Divine Healing and has prayed for thousands of people successfully for healing state this. Every minister he knew that has a terminal disease and prayed like that all died. Not some; ALL)
· Why do I think that is: Because they without realizing has just quit fighting the good fight of faith. This is a battle. The authority was given to you by God; don’t put it back on him entirely; just believe him.
b. Then there are the Faith people “I am going to grab the horns of the altar and not let go until God comes out and heals me.”
That doesn’t work either. That’s the flesh!
c. I believe both of these people are well intentioned; but they are both doing it in the flesh not according to the word of God; so it just doesn’t work!
d. If you swing the pendulum to far either way you won’t receive.
e. Ephesians 2 tells us the perfect balance that will work is by grace through faith.
Grace is the Finished Word; what Jesus accomplished on the cross and provided for us.
Faith is simple our child-like trust (our response) to grace. I believe it. I stand on it. It’s mine.
Without this balance you won’t receive period (The balance between Faith and Grace). So, if someone asks you are you a faith or a grace person; just tell them I am both.
3. I had been standing on Mark 11:23,24
Which talks about speaking to the mountain and when you pray believe you receive and it will be yours. Many people look at these as the Motto of the Faith people-which it is; and because most of them go around quoting this and it’s not working for them they get turned off.
These verses in Hebrews are not the ones used by the Faith people but are a parallel passage and bring out the same truth.
4. THIS IS WHAT GOD SHOWED ME-
THIS IS WHY PEOPLE AREN’T GETTING THEIR PRAYER’S ANSWERED AND RECEIVING THEIR MIRACLES:
BECAUSE CHRISTIANS ARE NOT RESTING IN THE LORD AND THAT IS THE KEY THAT UNLOCKS YOUR MIRACLE
5.So, what are the Biblical Prerequires for this Revelation to Work?
a. The Promises of God’s Word must be mixed with faith(this may take some time but keep at it; ask God to help you-I pray this when I need to: “Lord I believe, help my unbelief” and he does every time.
b. God, himself laid down the example for us all to follow
Hebrews 4;4
“And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”
· YOU CAN STAND ON THE WORD OF GOD WITH CONFIDENCE
· The Bible says in Hebrews 4:12 that the “word of God is living and active
· It’s alive not just a devotional book; but a Treasure Chest of Power Promises
· Two options are:
c. Let us hold fast our confession vs. being Double-Minded
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
(OR YOU CAN)
d. Be a double-minded man (going back and forth) not resting in the Lord but restless) You will not receive from the Lord
James 1:6-8 (ESV)
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
e. STRIVE TO ENTER THAT REST
(Strive means to make great efforts or to struggle Or fight vigorously) (It takes lots of effort at first to break through to rest and you have to renew your mind and get the doubt out)
f. Don’t Keep starting over (double mindedness)
(if you blow it then ask God to forgive you and help you and start again)
6. So here is the Revelation God gave me.
I asked him for a name that might help you remember and illustrate it at the same time-I call it:
*****FLIPPIN THE SWITCH*******
So how do I flip the switch?
· YOU MUST SWITCH FROM ASKING GOD-PETITIONING HIM (Quit Praying for it) (THE I AM GOING TO GET IT MODE)*****
(TO)
· (START THANKING HIM) (THE I’VE ALREADY HAVE IT MODE)
· In, other wards when you Quit Praying and Start Thanking him for it (YOU ARE AT REST BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT TRYING TO GET IT YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT)
· QUIT PRAYING START THANKING
· WITHOUT THE RESTIN THERE ARE NO BLESSIN
· So, How do you know when you are at rest?
When there is a peace and confidence there
· And Vice Versa- when you have that peace and confidence you are at rest in the Lord
· Once you flip the switch don’t flip it back (Double-mindedness)
· Let me just say this: you will need the Promise hidden in your heart and the Help of the Holy Spirit
When you are asking in prayer for something (you are striving) but when you come to that place of peace and confidence-I got this it’s mine (that all can come to with God’s help) (then you are at rest) then that is where you will receive your miracle. You must move from one side to the other and stay there and don’t go back: this is not optional. Is this important; it’s the difference between Receiving or coming up empty handed.
For 29 years I didn’t do it this way. I am sure I had a lot of company doing the same thing. I would get an occasional prayer answer but that was about it. Sound familiar. Since I have switched to this Biblical Way of approaching needs; I can honestly say that it works all the time.
SO ARE YOU READY TO FLIP THE SWITCH???
I CAN’T EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH: You have to Quit praying for it and start thanking God for it.
Test it out sincerely and you will begin to see your prayer life miraculously transformed.
How I do I know?-It happened to me-and I give all the glory to Jesus
OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEK SI WILL GIVE YOU THE TWO POWER SOUCES: YOU NEED THESE-BIBLICAL WEAPONS
YOU WILL NEED TO WALK THESE TO WALK THIS OUT. I USE THEM DAILY AND THEY HAVE TRANSFORMED MY LIFE!!!
Many of you know me personally. Some of you follow my ministry. In case you don’t know where I am coming from or just to refresh your mind. My name is Scot Ashcroft. Thirteen years ago this month; I prayed a dangerous prayer that would change my life. I had failed at everything; marriage, ministry, financially, etc. I was 47 years old and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I didn’t want to stand before Jesus and know that I didn’t accomplish what he had for me to do. So I prayed this prayer “Lord, do whatever you have to do to change me; give me a vision of heaven or hell, just spare my life.” He allowed me to go through ten years of hell on earth.
After 5 years I was Divinely healed, and he gave me a choice stop and have a nice testimony or continue on and he would give me a teaching ministry and open up Divine Healing and how it works so I could teach others how to receive their healing. I had the call of God on my life, and chose to go forward. These last five years were much harder than the first five. By the grace of God and me just not quitting; the trial by fire ended on May 4th, 2017. You can listen to my video testimony on my website “Ten Years in Hell” if you want to know the rest of my testimony.
I have been teaching on FB Live for over a year. The number of people who are interested in “How Can I Be Healed Ministries” has grown especially lately.
My Dad just went to be with the Lord a month ago. It was a miraculous departure which I have shared before. God told me about a week ago; that he couldn’t expand my ministry until my dad passed. He needed my care and I was glad to give it alongside my wife Ginelle. It was our labor of love.
God has given me the principles of how Divine Healing works. I have practiced on myself hundreds of times successfully. I long to touch even more people; to teach them and lay hands on them and see God heal them. Even great than that; to teach them to receive it themselves.
This past week God gave me a revelation of revelations. I believe this is the beginning of him expanding the ministry he has given me. In the Scripture, Jesus talked about the parable of the sower; he said this is the key to understanding all other parables. I believe what God showed me from his Word is the Key to Receiving anything from the Lord that he had for us. Every time I think about it; it make me smile and gets me excited and gives me goosebumps.
This Revelation God gave me I believe is why most people are not getting their prayers answered. It will transform your life. This will be in two parts.
First, I am going to share about how this principle works and then next week I will conclude with giving you the two resources that are readily available to you to stand on this promise.
I have used this principle daily for the past few years and seen the miraculous happen consistently. Even though I didn’t realize it was attached to this promise. I was standing on some other verses. I have used these two resources (they could be called weapons) and have seen the promise and the two resources transform my life. Without them and the understanding of how they work; I would be powerless.
It can take you from a modern-day powerless Christian (which I was for 29 years) to a 1st Century-Book of Acts-Walking in the Miraculous Christian. This is how I live now. It is so amazing. I have an intimate relationship with the Lord that I never dreamed possible. God has blessed me. My life is 180 degrees different than it used to be. I walked in the natural; now I live in the supernatural.
Hebrews 4:1-16 (ESV)
1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.
2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.
3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest,’” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”
5 And again in this passage he said, “They shall not enter my rest.”
6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,
7 again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on.
9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God,
10 for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.
11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.
12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
1. The Ultimate and Initial Resting in the Lord is placing our faith in his Finished Work at the Cross for Salvation.
Let me say this that he came to give us not only eternal life in heaven but also abundant life down here.
John 3:16 (ESV)
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 10:10 (ESV)
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
· Yet it seems like many see this as the beginning and end. You’re saved and stuck and powerless; they get the eternal life part down for after they depart from this earth but not the abundant life part that is available down here right where you are right now.
· I was stuck for 29 years and powerless but now after going through the trial by fire I went through and then beginning to seek God with my whole heart and place face in his promises I was transformed.
· The most awesome thing I have found is moving into an intimate relationship with him-you can know him not just a devotional knowledge but an experiential and this can start down here-you don’t have to wait till heaven.
2. There really have been two camps of thought and action on praying and asking God for needs
a. Sovereignty of God people-“I prayed not it is in God’s hands and he wants me to live I will.
Andrew Wommack who is an expert in Divine Healing and has prayed for thousands of people successfully for healing state this. Every minister he knew that has a terminal disease and prayed like that all died. Not some; ALL)
· Why do I think that is: Because they without realizing has just quit fighting the good fight of faith. This is a battle. The authority was given to you by God; don’t put it back on him entirely; just believe him.
b. Then there are the Faith people “I am going to grab the horns of the altar and not let go until God comes out and heals me.”
That doesn’t work either. That’s the flesh!
c. I believe both of these people are well intentioned; but they are both doing it in the flesh not according to the word of God; so it just doesn’t work!
d. If you swing the pendulum to far either way you won’t receive.
e. Ephesians 2 tells us the perfect balance that will work is by grace through faith.
Grace is the Finished Word; what Jesus accomplished on the cross and provided for us.
Faith is simple our child-like trust (our response) to grace. I believe it. I stand on it. It’s mine.
Without this balance you won’t receive period (The balance between Faith and Grace). So, if someone asks you are you a faith or a grace person; just tell them I am both.
3. I had been standing on Mark 11:23,24
Which talks about speaking to the mountain and when you pray believe you receive and it will be yours. Many people look at these as the Motto of the Faith people-which it is; and because most of them go around quoting this and it’s not working for them they get turned off.
These verses in Hebrews are not the ones used by the Faith people but are a parallel passage and bring out the same truth.
4. THIS IS WHAT GOD SHOWED ME-
THIS IS WHY PEOPLE AREN’T GETTING THEIR PRAYER’S ANSWERED AND RECEIVING THEIR MIRACLES:
BECAUSE CHRISTIANS ARE NOT RESTING IN THE LORD AND THAT IS THE KEY THAT UNLOCKS YOUR MIRACLE
5.So, what are the Biblical Prerequires for this Revelation to Work?
a. The Promises of God’s Word must be mixed with faith(this may take some time but keep at it; ask God to help you-I pray this when I need to: “Lord I believe, help my unbelief” and he does every time.
b. God, himself laid down the example for us all to follow
Hebrews 4;4
“And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”
· YOU CAN STAND ON THE WORD OF GOD WITH CONFIDENCE
· The Bible says in Hebrews 4:12 that the “word of God is living and active
· It’s alive not just a devotional book; but a Treasure Chest of Power Promises
· Two options are:
c. Let us hold fast our confession vs. being Double-Minded
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
(OR YOU CAN)
d. Be a double-minded man (going back and forth) not resting in the Lord but restless) You will not receive from the Lord
James 1:6-8 (ESV)
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
e. STRIVE TO ENTER THAT REST
(Strive means to make great efforts or to struggle Or fight vigorously) (It takes lots of effort at first to break through to rest and you have to renew your mind and get the doubt out)
f. Don’t Keep starting over (double mindedness)
(if you blow it then ask God to forgive you and help you and start again)
6. So here is the Revelation God gave me.
I asked him for a name that might help you remember and illustrate it at the same time-I call it:
*****FLIPPIN THE SWITCH*******
So how do I flip the switch?
· YOU MUST SWITCH FROM ASKING GOD-PETITIONING HIM (Quit Praying for it) (THE I AM GOING TO GET IT MODE)*****
(TO)
· (START THANKING HIM) (THE I’VE ALREADY HAVE IT MODE)
· In, other wards when you Quit Praying and Start Thanking him for it (YOU ARE AT REST BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT TRYING TO GET IT YOU’VE ALREADY GOT IT)
· QUIT PRAYING START THANKING
· WITHOUT THE RESTIN THERE ARE NO BLESSIN
· So, How do you know when you are at rest?
When there is a peace and confidence there
· And Vice Versa- when you have that peace and confidence you are at rest in the Lord
· Once you flip the switch don’t flip it back (Double-mindedness)
· Let me just say this: you will need the Promise hidden in your heart and the Help of the Holy Spirit
When you are asking in prayer for something (you are striving) but when you come to that place of peace and confidence-I got this it’s mine (that all can come to with God’s help) (then you are at rest) then that is where you will receive your miracle. You must move from one side to the other and stay there and don’t go back: this is not optional. Is this important; it’s the difference between Receiving or coming up empty handed.
For 29 years I didn’t do it this way. I am sure I had a lot of company doing the same thing. I would get an occasional prayer answer but that was about it. Sound familiar. Since I have switched to this Biblical Way of approaching needs; I can honestly say that it works all the time.
SO ARE YOU READY TO FLIP THE SWITCH???
I CAN’T EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH: You have to Quit praying for it and start thanking God for it.
Test it out sincerely and you will begin to see your prayer life miraculously transformed.
How I do I know?-It happened to me-and I give all the glory to Jesus
OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEK SI WILL GIVE YOU THE TWO POWER SOUCES: YOU NEED THESE-BIBLICAL WEAPONS
YOU WILL NEED TO WALK THESE TO WALK THIS OUT. I USE THEM DAILY AND THEY HAVE TRANSFORMED MY LIFE!!!