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WAITING SEASON

It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. – Lamentations 3:26   REFERENCE Lamentations 3:24-26   Although, Scripture says, “All the promises of God in Christ are YES and in Him, Amen,” God’s response to our prayers, from man’s perspective, comes to us in 3 forms: YES, NO and WAIT! ‘Yes’ is exhilarating. ‘No’ can be disappointing, but you are assured of your fate. However, ‘WAIT’ can be a bit perplexing – it starts with the joy of knowing it is not a ‘NO,’ but after a while, you begin to wonder...
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WORTH MORE THAN SPARROWS

Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. - Matthew 10:31   REFERENCE Matthew 6:26-30 & Matthew 10:29-31   The God of heaven clothes the lilies and gives the flowers their beautiful colors. Not a bird falls to the ground without His permission; so even when the hunter takes aim, it is only by the will of God that his aim hits a bird. How do birds get their daily supply of food without toiling? How do they live without a care when they keep nothing in store? Do they fall sick, and when they do,...
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THE POTTER’S WHEEL

And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. - Jeremiah 18:4   REFERENCE Jeremiah 18:1-6   The potter works by throwing a lump of clay on a turning wheel, while he uses his hands to mould and shape whatever vessel he desires. Like the clay vessel on the Potter’s wheel, you may feel like you have just been going round in circles and life doesn’t make sense again; but irrespective of where you are now...
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TO SERVE OR TO KNOW GOD?

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him. - I Samuel 3:7   REFERENCE I Samuel 3:1-9   Though Samuel had been ministering in the temple of God for some years, he still didn't know the Lord. He read the scrolls, but it was just a closed book to him, and he never received a word from God through it or from it. It is possible to be serving in church and not know the God of the church. You can be so faithful and overburdened with church activities...
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THE STONE’S BEEN ROLLED AWAY

But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here..." - Mark 16:6   REFERENCE Mark 16:1-8   You will very well remember that Pilate, at the behest of the chief priests and Pharisees, commanded the tomb of Jesus to be secured with a large stone, sealed with an ‘official seal,’ and also that a guard of soldiers should be set around it. All these were attempts by the powers of hell to seal the fate of the ‘crucified’ Savior in the tomb. It was to...
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DYNAMICS OF PURPOSE: THE PREPARATION FACTOR

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. – II Corinthians 4:17   REFERENCE II Corinthians 4:17-18   Nobody is born qualified, so God must qualify us for our purpose. Eaglets are born, but Eagles are made. There is a period of preparation before we are released into our purposes. The magnitude and scope of your purpose will determine the intensity and duration of your preparation. During the period of preparation, God passes us through all kinds of pressure so that we can be well...
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DYNAMICS OF PURPOSE: OBSCURITY FACTOR

And every day Mordecai paced in front of the court of the women’s quarters, to learn of Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her. - Esther 2:11   REFERENCE Esther 2:5-10 & 15-18   Some people’s purpose may never earn them fame or worldwide acclaim. They may never be celebrated or even make newspaper headlines, but they are most important in heaven’s equation, because they help to birth great people. Their divine call may simply be to make another person shine or to help their bosses or organizations to excel. The great evangelist, D.L. Moody was well-known, but according...
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DYNAMICS OF PURPOSE: TIME FACTOR

You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come. - Psalm 102:13   REFERENCE Psalm 102:13-16   Time is an all-important factor in fulfilling your purpose. A lack of understanding of timing can make you miss all that God has planned for you through discouragement or lack of proper discernment. Jerusalem did not recognize (could not discern) the time of her visitation in Jesus, and she still pays for it today (Luke 19:43-44).   There is a time allotted to the fulfillment of your purpose and when that time comes, everything will...
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DYNAMICS OF PURPOSE: GEOGRAPHY FACTOR

Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. – Genesis 12:1   REFERENCE Genesis 12:1-9   God’s instruction to Abraham as seen in our text was simple, “Get out of your country…to a land I will show you.” Imagine what would have become of Abraham’s purpose in life if he had disobeyed or ignored that instruction. With the final outcome of Abraham’s decision to move to the land God told him to go to, we can tell that someone’s location is an important factor when it comes to fulfilling purpose....
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DYNAMICS OF PURPOSE: YOUR PURPOSE & GOD

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven - Ecclesiastes 3:1   REFERENCE Ecclesiastes 3:1-8   Every human being on earth has a purpose; a reason why they were created by God. We were not created by mistake, regardless of our family background, geographical location or the circumstances of our birth (out of wedlock, with a birth defect, etc.). God had a specific purpose He wanted us to fulfill before He made us. Purpose is simply ‘a target you want to reach or the reason for which something is done.’ It is God’s desire that you fulfill the purpose for which...
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