The Answer Came
by Ernest Angley
February 2022
From the time Adam and Eve sinned, man has been living outside of Eden; and because of that, so many people are not getting their answers from Heaven. That is why the world is in such an awful condition today. When God created man and woman, they were full of answers, not questions, because they walked and talked with God. They had everything they needed; but when they turned away from God, they were filled with confusion and had so many questions. The very ground they walked on was cursed, and they had to earn a living by the sweat of their brow. Sicknesses and diseases took over their bodies, and it was an awful time.
Imagine how Adam and Eve must have felt when they were suddenly full of questions with no answers because they could no longer talk to God. Many people today have let their sins shut them away from God, and they can’t get answers from Him; but every righteous person can get answers through faith if they will believe God. The Bible says, But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (Hebrews 11:6).
Many children today are born full of questions. When they don’t find the answers they need, many of them turn to drugs and alcohol, while others go as far as committing suicide. Oh, that we could have gotten to them before it was too late!
Keep Divinity Inside
As I study the Word of God and its different biblical characters, I find that the answers always came for those who lived holy and looked to God. He made a covenant with the Israelite people regarding the afflictions of their physical bodies when He said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee (Exodus 15:26). The people could have been free of all afflictions if they had stayed true to God, but they didn’t do that.
You must have an Eden in your heart if you expect the Lord to come down and walk and talk with you, and you get that Eden by going to Calvary. The Holy Ghost will use the blood to purify your soul, and everything you need can be kept in a purified soul when you live through divinity.
Only through divinity can you receive the answers you need. That is why divinity must live inside you through the person of the Holy Ghost. Paul had that divinity living within; and he said, I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me (Galatians 2:20). You must seek the divine leadership of the Holy Spirit and wait upon the Lord to answer your questions.
Some of you don’t get answers from the Lord for things in life because you are not willing to pay the price and wait upon the Lord for the answers to come. The Word says, But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).
A Witness to God’s Answers
God has raised up His children to be witnesses for Him in this final hour, so don’t go around full of questions when you should be full of answers. But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear (I Peter 3:15). During the storms and bitter trials of life, you must seek God’s answers and continue working for the Lord with your whole heart. You must be a living witness to others that there is a God who made us and a Jesus who died for us.
Many Christians today are full of opinions rather than answers, and that is why they doubt the Lord and what He can do for them. You must have a mind that is not confused with any doubt, fear, darkness or difficulties. Let the whole world go mad, but you can have the answer of sanity. Let the whole world be bitter and full of hate, but you can have the answer of Heaven’s love and sweetness within.
Some people say God is not working today like He did in Bible days; but He said, For I am the LORD, I change not (Malachi 3:6). You either believe that or you don’t believe it; and if you don’t believe it, you are not serving the true and living God.
A Sacrificial Lamb
God promised Abraham a son, and Abraham waited 25 years for that son to arrive because he knew God’s promise was true. Isaac was finally born; and while he was still a boy, God said, “Abraham, I know how much you love Isaac, but I believe you love me more. Take him to Mount Moriah and offer him as a burnt offering unto me.” That was an awful requirement, but Abraham obeyed.
Abraham and Isaac journeyed to Mount Moriah, and Abraham prepared his son to be the sacrifice; but just as he lifted the knife over Isaac, the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son (Genesis 22:11–13).
Abraham had already put Isaac to death in his own mind, and then the answer came—a ram caught in the thicket. Abraham would not have found that answer if he had not climbed up that mountain, but he did; and he went back down the mountain with his hand in the hand of his son.
At Calvary, the answer came for all mankind when God furnished His Only Begotten Son to be the lamb of sacrifice for our sins. For Abraham, God provided a lamb to take the place of his son, but the Lord couldn’t spare His own Son. Jesus had to die as the answer to our salvation. Unfortunately, many people will join a church, give some offerings, be baptized in water or do whatever else they can think of; but they won’t repent through the blood of the Lamb and take God’s answer for salvation. Jesus said, Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish (Luke 13:3).
Once all your sins have been washed away, you have to stay sin-free. Many people and even preachers today say that no one can live holy and free from sin; but the Bible says, Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). It also says, The soul that sinneth, it shall die (Ezekiel 18:4).
King Hezekiah Needed Answers
Answers came to the prophets of old, and we have record of what they received in the Old Testament. King Hezekiah walked before the Lord with a perfect heart, but he became very sick; and the Lord sent Isaiah the prophet to tell him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live (Isaiah 38:1).
That was not what the king had expected to hear, so he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight (Isaiah 38:2,3).
The Lord looked at Hezekiah’s record and saw that was true; so God sent Isaiah to Hezekiah again to tell him, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years (Isaiah 38:5).
Isaiah was used to getting answers from God. If he had not been, surely he would have said, “God, this is crazy. Make up your mind.” But Isaiah didn’t do that. He knew he had God’s answer. When you have the answers you need, you will go the way of the Lord and do what He has called you to do knowing that He will stand by you.
The way of the Lord is perfect, and you have to decide that you want His perfect way. You must also know that He can make you perfect in the love and grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Some people say that no one can be perfect, and it is true that no one can be perfect within themselves; but Jesus said, Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48). You can be perfect in the things of the Lord if you want to be.
Seek God’s Answers Every Day
Jesus said, Have faith in God (Mark 11:22). When you have the faith of God, you will have His answers; but some of you don’t get the answers you need because you won’t depend on divinity. Instead, you try to mix in your human feelings, human hope and human faith; and those things hinder God.
Jesus came with the answers man needed, but He had to train people to accept Heaven’s answers. Jesus had a hard time training His twelve disciples. They could ask Him anything, and He always had the answer; but they didn’t always accept it. Because of that, Judas backslid and committed suicide. Jesus almost lost Thomas and Peter as well, but they finally accepted the answers He kept giving to them.
It is time to let God move and give you answers. Then you won’t murmur, grumble or complain; you will bless God. How are you going to teach others when you are full of questions yourself? It is time for you to turn your back on all Earth’s questions and take divine answers, time for you to open up to the power of God.
The Powerful Bride
Only by seeking and accepting God’s answers will the Bride be able to do all God wants her to do in this last hour. She will be like a mighty army on this Earth, and she will be more powerful than all the powers of Earth put together; and she will trample devils underfoot. Jesus said, Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19). The Bride will resist the devil and put so much fear in him that he will run from her. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7).
This is your hour of victory if you have God’s answers, and He promised you could have them. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye (Psalm 32:8). If you don’t follow the Lord’s instructions and seek His answers, you will have a hard road; and that is not what God wants for you. Jesus said, Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world (Matthew 28:20). If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you (John 15:7).
The Word has all the answers you need, and the Holy Ghost is the one who will teach you that Word. Jesus was full of the Holy Ghost, and He had answers for people. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him (Acts 10:38).
You must pray as Jesus did saying, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always (John 11:41,42). That will take all questions and doubt out of you.
Jesus Is Your Answer
If you don’t have answers to your questions today, then God is the answer you need. He said, He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him (Psalm 91:15).
If you don’t have God in your heart, pray the sinner’s prayer with me now: Oh, God, save my soul! Forgive me of all my sins. I’m so sorry that I sinned against you, but I have come home; and I’m going to serve you for the rest of my life. I believe the blood of Jesus washes away all my sins. Come into my heart, Jesus! Come on in! Now, you can praise the Lord that Jesus has come.
Jesus is not only your Savior; He is also your Healer. The Bible says He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5).
If you are sick and afflicted today, it is God’s will to heal you. Thousands of people have been made whole through believing the Bible promises of healing. You may need a healing yourself, or you may have a loved one who is afflicted; so look to Jesus right now.
Lord, I bring the people to you. You always honor faith, and you are always delighted to heal people who will believe you. In the name of Jesus, I bring the mothers, daddies and children to you. I bring you the crippled, the deaf, the blind and those with cancer, heart trouble, diabetes and any other affliction. Heal! In the name of the Lord! Heal! In the mighty, all-powerful name of Jesus.
If you believe that prayer, the miracle power is flowing to you right where you are. Let that power go into your body or into your loved one’s body, and watch you and yours get well in the name of Jesus. Then write, email or leave us a message on social media about what God has done for you.
Thus Saith the Lord
I am giving you answers. I am teaching you my Words, saith the Lord. The Bride must understand. The Bride must know her God, her Lord and Master; and she must have understanding of the Holy Spirit. The Bride must have answers for a lost world, and I am giving answers to my servant to give to you.
Open your eyes and behold my glory. I will teach you, but you must yield to what I tell you. You must turn away from what man has thought and take my thoughts. Then you will have strength to resist the devil, and he will flee from you. He will not be able to overcome you in any way. You will be victorious on this journey that you are on.
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