Living in no-man’s land
This is the stage just before possessing. You are standing on the edge and the future looks daunting and the past looks more secure. We can even begin to long for Egypt! Quote from Robert Schuler: ‘How sweet it is to stand on the edge of tomorrow!’ But, and here is my quote: ‘How disappointing…
Don’t get used to the wilderness
The wilderness was never meant to be the final destination. God uses the time we spend in the wilderness. In the wilderness – God provides. But we must move through the wilderness. Don’t get used to or become comfortable in the wilderness. But your destiny and goal is ‘THE LAND’ and possessing it! You are…
Moving from a “dispossessed” mentality to a “possessing the land” mentality
Dispossessed means to be deprived of homes, possessions, and security. To be deprived means to have something taken away from you. That which you are entitled to has been removed. This is something people seldom recover from. We have some family members that were disinherited many years ago. It dramatically affected their lives and left…
Don’t give in to discouragement
The third weapon we have is to resist discouragement. (See the two previous posts for the first and second weapon) Discouragement is the entry point for even greater destruction. We need to allow God to renew us from the inside out. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not become discouraged (utterly spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through…
Don’t give the devil a foothold
How often people fall into this trap. Due to a host of different reasons the opportunity arises to give the devil a foothold in our lives. We need to learn to identify this when it begins to take place. That will give us the opportunity to deal with it and know the freedom that God has…
Jesus commits His life into the Father’s hands
Luke 23:46 New Living Translation – Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!”[a] And with those words he breathed his last. Here again we see Jesus refer to God as His Father. The work is done and once again God is His Father. He was no longer separated from His Father. God…
Jesus shows His human side
John 19:28 New Living Translation – Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said,“I am thirsty.” Prophetic fulfillment of: Psalm 69:21 ‘They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.’ Jesus was suffering. There was a human side to this suffering. As Jesus cried out ‘I…
Jesus cries out
GOD TURNS HIS BACK ON HIS SON JESUS Jesus did not say: ‘My God, it feels like you have forsaken me!’ Jesus knew what was happening. God was placing the sin of all mankind on His Son and in that moment God, who could tolerate sin, turned away. To be ‘forsaken’ is undesirable state. To…
The two thieves
THERE WERE TWO THIEVES, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT REQUEST. THIEF 1 – ‘Save Yourself and us!’ A selfish prayer with a twist of bitterness. This man just wanted to live a little longer so that he could continue doing what he had been doing! THIEF 2 – ‘Remember me!’ This man understood and grasped the…
Jesus gives the gift of salvation
Luke 23:42-43 New Living Translation – Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.” JESUS GIVES THE GIFT OF SALVATION. Here we see the greatest picture of the gift of Salvation being given to one who was not deserving….