All of this is the land which I, the LORD, promised to give your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants. Go and occupy it. – Deuteronomy 1:8   REFERENCE Deuteronomy 1:5-8 We conclude our discuss from where we left off yesterday about breaking free from the familiar and shifting gears to better levels. Our text has also shifted from (Verse 6) where God ‘told the children of Israel that they have stayed too long in a particular mountain’ to (Verse 8) where He tells them to ‘go and occupy the land He has given them;’ so we...

At Mount Horeb the LORD our God spoke to us. He said, 'You have stayed at this mountain long enough.' - Deuteronomy 1:6   REFERENCE Deuteronomy 1:5-8 In our scriptural reference today, we saw that God told the children of Israel that they needed to move or shift gears because they had been in the same place for too long. God realized that they were settling in the familiar and may never strive for the spectacular…so He went to stir their nest and woke them out of their complacency. They spent 38 years going about the same mountain, satisfied with...

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, 'Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.' – Numbers 13:30   REFERENCE Numbers 13:16-33  Our devotional today is centred on the very popular story of the time when Moses sent out 12 spies to the land of Canaan – their promise land, so they could possess it. God had already given them the land but Moses wanted them to have a vision of the land before they could possess it. It is interesting that 10 out of the 12 spies came...

David said moreover, The Lord that DELIVERED ME out of the paw of the Lion, and out of the paw of the bear, HE WILL DELIVER ME out of the hand of this Philistine (giant)... - I Samuel 17:37 (Emphasis mine).   REFERENCE 1 Samuel 17:31-37 I am sure you have a good history with God. If not, you will not be here today; that problem would have swallowed you, the sickness could have killed you, the heartbreak would have stopped you, and that bad situation could have destroyed you. For that reason, be confident that God who delivered you...

Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible. – Luke 1:36-37   REFERENCE Luke 1:13-37 One of the miracles of the Christmas season is that the IMPOSSIBLE became POSSIBLE; what has never been heard in the history of mankind happened – a virgin gave birth to a child. This is a clear reminder that there is absolutely nothing i.e. no situation is impossible as long as God is involved in the process. What impossible...

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. - Acts 4:13   REFERENCE Acts 4:5-13 Just as there is a similarity between a copy and an original, there should be a striking resemblance between a Christian and Jesus. Peter and John did not need to announce their credentials or titles to anybody. The facts spoke for themselves that they were TRANSFORMED men. They were living life on a plane beyond the ordinary - beyond their training or learning....

The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous. - Genesis 26:13   REFERENCE Genesis 26:12-19 There is nothing like BEGINNING something you have always dreamt about. God loves beginnings, because BEGINNINGS SPEAK OF FAITH, since beginning is a journey into the 'unknown' - for you have to CONQUER THE FEAR of 'What if it goes wrong?' BEGINNINGS could sometimes mean that you are tired of staying at a particular level or place and thus you intend to move to a higher level i.e. Upgrading to something better. It is possible that you may have begun...

Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He (Jesus) Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and RELEASE those who through FEAR OF DEATH were all their lifetime subject to BONDAGE. - Hebrews 2:14-15 (Emphasis mine).   REFERENCE Hebrews 2:10-14 Satan’s greatest weapon against man is FEAR! If he can plant his fear in your heart, then, he can perform his works in your life. Job said, “The thing I fear most has now happened to me!” Satan uses fear...