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LOWER THE VOLUME

“And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.” ~ I Kings 19:12   REFERENCE: I Kings 19:11-15   I like to listen to my music at a high volume. It is something I’ve gotten used to over the years. My wife is the opposite; her music is low volume, and she speaks softly. When conversing with her in the car, if my music is loud and she’s talking to me, I will say, “Speak louder; I can’t hear you.” She will reach out to the radio and lower the...
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EVIL TO GOOD

“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day to save many people alive.” – Genesis 50:20   REFERENCE: Genesis 50:15-21   Evil is constantly in this world with us. Sometimes, we get affected by its viciousness so that the saint can go through unpleasant seasons. People often ask, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” We live in a world where the devil runs the show. However, the good thing is that we serve a God who can turn evil to good. Joseph’s life is...
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CALL TO ME

“Call to Me, and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things you do not know.” – Jeremiah 33:3   REFERENCE: Jeremiah 33:1-3   Life is full of mysteries and puzzles that confront us daily, and without insight or light, life's challenges will always floor us. It takes a level of revelation to deal with some issues of life. When you know what to do per time or situation, you will live as a high flyer. A faulty vehicle never puzzles a car mechanic because he has light (insight). Are you facing a challenge and wondering how to...
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NO DOUBTING

“But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.” ~ James 1:6   REFERENCE: James 1:5-8   James puts forth the fundamental principle of asking from God. Although he was teaching on asking God for wisdom, the principle will work for anything you ask God for in prayers. He said asking must be done in faith and with no doubting, believing that God will give to you liberally and without faulting you or your request (that is, not giving reasons why you should be denied). Doubting...
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DON’T LOOK BACK

“But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”” – Luke 9:62   REFERENCE: Luke 9:57-62   When God made us, He put our eyes at the front of our heads so we could always look forward. He wants us to set our eyes on a goal, keep at it, and decide not to look back. Looking back suggests a lack of commitment to a cause you are pursuing. Without commitment, it is not easy to do anything of lasting impact. If you are on a journey...
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CHANGE IS HERE: RENEW YOUR WINESKIN

“But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” – Luke 5:38   REFERENCE: LUKE 5:36-39   We rarely choose change; it happens to us. Things we cannot change happen; hence, we have to change. When change happens, it affects social norms, disrupts established patterns, and creates new social models. The earthquakes in Turkey will forever impact their architecture and land use policies. Change is like new wine that must be put in new wineskin to benefit us. Jesus said, “Nobody puts new wine in old wineskins, else the old wineskins will burst, and the wine will...
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CHANGE IS HERE: THE NEW YOU

“Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; as your days, so shall your strength be.” – Deuteronomy 33:25   REFERENCE: Deuteronomy 33:24-25   “As your days, so shall your strength be.” God wants you to be relevant to your generation and not be behind in the modes and methods of the new. Paul kept pressing forward to new things, the sons of Issachar understood the times, and Daniel served in three different governments. These men kept themselves relevant. God wants the new you to be relevant to your world.   Let us consider what God wants ‘The New You’ to look...
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CHANGE IS HERE: LET THE OLD GO

“So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.” – 1 Corinthians 15:42   REFERENCE: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:35-44   Times are rapidly changing. To be ahead of the change, form a mental picture of the new you, the kind of person you hope to be in marriage, business, ministry, career, health, etc. Change is a form of death; it is the old dying for the new to emerge, the cessation of a phase, and the inception of another. To benefit from a change, be ready to let the old go.  ...
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COMPLAINING IS POISON

"Now when the people complained, it displeased the LORD; for the LORD heard it, and His anger was aroused. So, the fire of the LORD burned among them..." ~ Numbers 11:1   REFERENCE: Numbers 11:1-6   Things are tough. Life is hard. I am underpaid. This country is terrible. Nothing ever works out for me. Why am I still at this level? Have you heard someone around you say any of these before, or have you been guilty yourself? With everything happening around us, it is almost impossible not to say such things; but that is complaining. Complaining displeases God. It...
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THE FATHER’S APPOINTED TIME

“Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father.” – Galatians 4:1-2   REFERENCE:  Galatians 4:1-7   Timing is everything in life. Solomon said, “To everything, there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Certain things will only happen at certain times; this is why Paul said that a child, although an heir or inheritor of his Father’s estate, will be treated as a slave and put under instructors...
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