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LOSS

COUNTED AS LOSS

“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.” ~ Philippians 3:7   REFERENCE: Philippians 3:3-8   From childhood, parents push their children to excel in sports, academics, music, etc. As adults, we pat ourselves on the back when we see a healthy bank balance, academic degrees, family, ancestry, etc. If a man has all these accolades, what will make him consider them a loss? Paul was a man of enviable achievements. He had the advantages of birth, education, and external obedience to the law. He stood out amongst his contemporaries in almost anything that...
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DREAMS

THE FUTURE OF DREAMS

“Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!” – Genesis 37:20   REFERENCE: Genesis 37:5-20   God gives dreams to give us a glimpse of His plans and what our future holds. If God gives you a dream, He desires that someday, you live and walk in its reality; He never lies or deceives us. Dreams from God are advertisements of great things to come. The future of dreams is their fulfillment, but the devil works hard...
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CARPENTERS

FOUR CARPENTERS

“These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these (carpenters) are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.” ~ Zechariah 1:21 (KJV)   REFERENCE: Zechariah 1:18-21 (KJV)   Our text tells how four destroying horns ravaged Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. The devastation was such that nobody lifted their heads; bowed down by oppression, sorrow, and misery, the people lost their confidence. However, God would send four carpenters to restore their hope and land....
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Debt

ALL DEBTS CANCELLED

“He canceled the unfavorable record of our debts with its binding rules and did away with it completely by nailing it to the cross.” ~ Colossians 2:14 (GNT)   REFERENCE:  Colossians 2:11-15 (GNT)   Oh, the blessing of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross! All men born of a woman owe God a debt of sin because of Adam’s sin. The Law of Moses extended to man the hope of forgiveness and access to God. However, unable to keep it, man fell short of its righteous requirements and became indebted to God. A record of his debt was kept. This...
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tragedy

ROOFTOP TRAGEDY

“Then it happened one evening that David…walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.” ~ II Samuel 11:2   REFERENCE: II Samuel 11:1-7   King David was a man after God’s heart, a valiant warrior, the sweet psalmist of Israel, a giant slayer, and the famed shepherd turned king. He had it all going for him; the love of his people and the conquest of all enemies. However, the enemy that would conquer him was lurking within his heart. That conquest began from the rooftop...
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THE TENT OF THE RIGHTEOUS

“The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.” – Proverbs 14:11   REFERENCE: Proverbs 14:11 Our text compares two kinds of dwellings; a house and a tent. One belongs to the wicked, made with wood, stones, and bricks, and gets thrown down. The other belongs to the righteous, made from cloth or tarpaulin, and will flourish. This scripture may not refer to physical structures, but to the home, enterprise, family, industry, etc., of both the wicked and the upright. Hence, it is good to consider the truth revealed therein using physical structures as...
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UNBELIEF

HELP MY UNBELIEF

“Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” ~ Mark 9:24   REFERENCE: Mark 9:14-27   As we look through the scriptures, we see that mountains can move, the dead can live again, the lame can walk, the blind can see, and little can multiply and become much. The God of the Bible is omnipotent; all things are possible with Him. His power knows no limit, and we have not fully seen the extent of His exploits. The only thing that ties His hands in a man’s life is unbelief. The father of...
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TREES

A SOUND ON THE TREES

“And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the LORD will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” – II Samuel 5:23   REFERENCE:  II Samuel 5:22-25   We learned that sometimes, we need to do the same things differently at different times – in ways prescribed by Divine leading. David had beaten the Philistines once, but they came up again with renewed zeal in the battle array. He was to adopt new tactics. He was not to “go up,” but...
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GOD HAS A PLAN; ASK HIM

“Therefore, David inquired of the LORD, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.” – II Samuel 5:23   REFERENCE:  II Samuel 5:22-25   David was an experienced man of war. He had fought and won many battles and faces a proposed attack by the Philistines in our text. Although he had previously fought with the Philistines and won, David would not engage with them again without knowing the mind and will of God or asking for His plan, on Whom alone he knew victory depended. Because most of what...
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WHEEL

LET GOD HAVE THE WHEEL

“It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.” – Psalms 127:2.   REFERENCE: PSALMS 127:1-5 A clergyman badly wanted his wayward son saved. He prayed, fasted, preached to him, and got him out of jail as often as he got jailed. He could not bear the thought that he had such a son as a pastor. One day while praying, God spoke: “I cannot help you with your son because you hold on too tightly to him. If you will let him go,...
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