Possess what’s yours

Numbers 13:30 KJV — And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

God has given it. Your job is to possess it. To forcibly take ownership. To occupy what He’s made available.

Go get what’s yours.

Finding buried treasure

Proverbs 15:6 KJV — In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

We have this treasure in earthen vessels.

The treasure is inside you.

Benefitting from this fact isn’t automatic. You’ve got to lay hold of it.

Going with the flow

Proverbs 15:9 KJV — The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

Regarding the world, go against the flow. Head upstream. Don’t let yourself be conformed to the mold of this world (Romans 12:1).

And the way you do that is by going with the flow of the Holy Spirit inside you.

God’s love and provision moves in the direction of righteousness: your right standing with God because of submitting to Jesus as Lord.

Go with the flow of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. That flow has His life in it and all that is provided for in His life.

Continuing to trust in Jesus’ provision for you aligns you with God’s love and favour in your life.

Expect to profit

Proverbs 14:23 KJV — In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Don’t expect to just work. And don’t expect to just break even.

Expect to profit.

You are promised to have more to show for your work than before you started it.

Expect to profit. Your expectation is how you claim it.

With your whole heart

Psalm 9:1 KJV — To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

99% isn’t 100.

“Most” of your heart isn’t “all” of your heart.

What would happen if you praised the Lord with your whole heart?

What would happen if you made the shift from some/most of your heart to “all”?

No brainer

Luke 5:11 KJV — And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

You’ve just spent all night, toiling, and catching nothing.

Jesus shows up in the morning, and gives you one instruction to obey, and you end up with more than you imagined possible.

Of course you’d forsake all to follow Him. Why wouldn’t you?

Tune out the static

John 10:27 KJV — My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

In the midst of all that you are already hearing, already pondering, already being drawn to…God is speaking to you.

Remember: you hear His voice.

God is in constant communion and fellowship and communication with you 24/7.

So where His mind and thoughts for you aren’t clear, take time to be still and tune out the static.

You don’t need more volume, you just need less background noise.

On envy

Proverbs 23:17 KJV — Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

Rottenness in the bones. (Prov 14:30)

Slays the silly one (Job 5:2).

Betrays the Son of God to those who seek to destroy Him.

Gathers certain lewd folks of the baser sorts to kill the Ecclessia.

Sometimes, by accident, preaches the Gospel.

Don’t let envy have any part of you.

Remember Miriam

Proverbs 12:23 KJV — A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

Miriam said: shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

Miriam didn’t say: hey, that’s my brother. Shall I call our mum to look after him so you can pay us?

Prudence knows which knowledge to leave out when you’re having a conversation.