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YOU HAVE SOMETHING; USE IT (2)

  “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground.’” – Matthew 25:24-25   REFERENCE: Matthew 25:14-30   People […]
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YOU HAVE SOMETHING; USE IT

“And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.” – Matthew 25:15   REFERENCE: Matthew 25:14-30   This story reminds me of the law of use: “What you don’t use, you lose.” The seeming imbalance in how […]
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DON’T STOP TRYING

“And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, ‘For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.’” – Genesis 26:22    REFERENCE: Genesis 26:12-22   Nothing is as disheartening as putting […]
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BAD, BUT NOT IRREVERSIBLE

“While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him saying, ‘My daughter has just died, but come lay your hand on her and she will live.'” – Matthew 9:18   REFERENCE: Matthew 9:18-26   Life can be full of regrets; we look back at situations we wished turned out better or […]
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ALL IN YOUR MOUTH

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” – Proverbs‬ ‭18:21‬ ‭   REFERENCE: Proverbs 18:20-21 The mouth is the most potent weapon God gave humanity. I say that because God Himself used His words (mouth) to speak the world, we see today into […]
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CHECK WITH GOD

“And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, ‘Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines?’” – I Samuel 4:3    REFERENCE: I Samuel 4:1-3   Life often throws surprises that go contrary to our expected outcomes at us. Sometimes, we dot all our I’s, cross our T’s, […]
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MIRACLE IN THE DESERT

“You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’ And this is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD…” – II Kings 3:17-18   REFERENCE: II Kings 3:9-20   We often make plans and […]
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THE REWARD OF THE LORD

“May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” ~ Ruth 2:12   REFERENCE: Ruth 2:1-12   A reward is given in return for a good done or received, or offered or given for […]
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GOD HAS SPOKEN, MOVE!

“Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?” – II Kings 7:3   REFERENCE: II Kings 7:1-8   God spoke by Elisha in verse 1: “‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a […]
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THE CYRUS’ ANOINTING

“Thus says the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held — To subdue nations before him and loose the armor of kings, to open before him the double doors, so that the gates will not be shut.” ~ Isaiah 45:1   REFERENCE: Isaiah 45:1-5   Cyrus was the founder of the […]
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