I can’t count the times God rescued me from ruining my walk with him and my ministry to his people. Let me share with you one of those times. …
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We must train ourselves to consider our differences from other people as doorways to success. We must never allow ourselves to consider differences from other people as roadblocks to success. …
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Joseph definitely did not want to be where he was. At best, an ancient Egyptian prison offered none of the comforts of home. Excessive heat, rodents, insects, and grumpy prisoners made life less than enjoyable. Joseph’s memories of past pleasantness occasionally danced around in his meditation. Life felt like an endurance contest. …
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As Jesus traveled toward Jerusalem, he sent messengers ahead of him to make arrangements for lodging. One day a group of these messengers returned to Jesus and reported that a certain Samaritan village refused to receive him. Immediately James and John angrily asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire upon this village?” Without a moment’s hesitation, Jesus rebuked them. To his rebuke he added these words: “You don’t realize what your hearts are like.” …
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Beloved of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 33:12
The one the Lord loves.
Deuteronomy 33:12
They are my people.
Zechariah 13:9
Treasured Possession.
Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2; 26:18 and Malachi 3:17
A People holy to the Lord God.
Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2 and 26:18
His People.
Deuteronomy 7:6
My People.
Exodus 3:7
Dearly loved children.
Ephesians 5:1
God’s chosen people.
Colossians 3:12; 1 Peter 2:9
God’s special possession.
1 Peter 2:9
The people of God.
1 Peter 2:10
The sheep of his pasture.
Psalm 100:3
A people that are his very own.
Titus 2:14
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We humans are so prone to talking ourselves out of trying new things, difficult assignments or the apparently impossible. For example, God miraculously freed the Israeli slaves from Egyptian bondage and brought them out from Egypt through a miraculous crossing of the Red Sea. …
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"Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." 1 Corinthians 9:25
“Strict training” sounds very grueling. And, quite frankly, it is whether in preparation for athletic events or in preparation for ministry to people. But let me share with you something I learned in my early years as a pastor. …
The apostle Paul was not a super human, but a regular human clothed in weaknesses and limitations like all the rest of us. On one occasion he pleaded with God to remove an impairment that afflicted him. God responded to Paul’s plea by pointing out, “My power is made perfect in weakness,” 2 Corinthians 12:9. We should regard those impairments that God doesn’t take away by his power as friends not enemies. Every impairment actually prepares us to experience God’s power. Isn’t that what God said to Paul? Dear friends, be encouraged to keep putting one foot in front of another when things in life don’t go according to your plans or your wishes. God designed you to WIN even in the midst of what appears lost. Since Divine energy works in our favor, we accept Psalm 27:14 as our motto: “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
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“Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge,” Proverbs 23:12.
In Webster’s 1828 Dictionary the word “apply” is defined as:
So, Proverbs 23:12 urges us to not waste our emotional and mental energy on hours and hours of television or entertainment, but to use our mind-time for useful purposes. Give our meditation to instruction contained in Scripture and the Words of knowledge God’s Spirit placed in those who wrote Scripture. As God’s Words of knowledge fill our ears and hearts, we walk in his ways of success and blessing!
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Since review is the price of knowledge we should often remind ourselves of the first and greatest commandment in the Bible. When someone asked Jesus to designate the most important commandment in the Bible, our Lord immediately quoted Deuteronomy 6:5, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Then our Lord unhesitatingly declared that this is the first and greatest commandment. Let’s often remind ourselves that this commandment states the goal of keeping all commandments found in Scripture. Therefore, we hate every impediment to loving Father, Son and Holy Spirit more. We shun everything that diminishes our affection for the Lord. Living with the first and greatest commandment in mind makes us more than conquerors through him who loved us and gave himself for us!
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