If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? Deuteronomy 7:17 It doesn’t matter what they say about you, or even what they have said. What matters most is what you say within the confines of your heart (mind, will and emotions). What are you saying in your …
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Double trouble
And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. Genesis 39:12 Double trouble. That’s what “Egypt” means, and that’s the conundrum presented to Joseph by Potiphar’s wife. In the moment she grabs him by the garment, Joseph has a …
He sees you
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. – Amos 7:15 Amos wasn’t a prophet, and neither was his father. His environment consisted of animals and plants. His day to day routine involved following dumb animals who were completely dependent on …
Cross people
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. – Hebrews 12:2 Cross people. They’re everywhere. Out of sorts, fuming, scheming and switching out their hallelujahs …
Who started it?
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: – Philippians 1:6 If you started it, then you have to finish it. But if God started it, then you have the confidence that He always finishes what He starts. …
As long as it takes
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Hebrews 10:36 (KJV) Between seedtime and harvest is a 4-letter word called time patience. Patience. Sticking power. Grit. Tenacity. Endurance. Steadfastness. Constancy. Long suffering. Being knocked down to the floor 7 times but rising on …
What name are you using?
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John 14:14 Think of the last you spoke to someone you know quite well. What’s their name? 1st level answer: Benny, Suzie, Michael, Amjad, Kai… 2nd level answer: Benny the Accountant, Suzie the Chef, Michael the Teacher, Amjad the Blogger, Kai the Computer …
That’s not who you are
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in. Nehemiah 6:11 You’re not going to do it, because “that’s just not who you are”. The way you see yourself is the key determining factor that …
Stop trying to be free
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Galatians 5:1 Instead, realise that you are already free, and that your job is to reject everything that would bring you into bondage again. You’re not trying to break out of prison. Your …
Asking reveals capacity
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3 So why do you even have to ask? One answer: asking reveals capacity. Asking shows that you think you’re ready for more…which is a good indicator that you might be ready for more. Asking …