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360-DEGREE BLESSING

“Praise the Lord! For all who fear God and trust in him are blessed beyond expression. Yes, happy is the man who delights in doing his commands.” – Psalms 112:1 (TLB)   REFERENCE: Psalms 112:1-10   Some people’s lives are stories of setbacks, frustrations, and misfortunes. However, others with a similar background never seem to have any stumbling blocks and seem immune to trouble. Invisible forces are at work in both cases, defining each person’s destiny for good or evil. Deuteronomy 28 calls these forces, ‘blessings and curses.’ To be blessed means having supernatural power working for you, and being...
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THE GOD-ADVANTAGE

“When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” – John 5:6    REFERENCE: John 5:1-9   Life can sometimes be ruthlessly mean. How do you explain that life detained this man in one spot for 38 years? This situation can break the stoutest hearts and wear out the strongest of men. The race of life left this lame man behind for 38 years. Someone always outsmarted him, outran him, outperformed him, and outwitted him. He lacked the network of...
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THE GLORY OF GOD

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18   REFERENCE: II CORINTHIANS 3:12-18 New Testament believers have no veil over their faces, unlike Moses, who wore a veil to hide God’s glory reflected on his face (Exodus 34:29-35). You and I can look at God’s face as we study His word (which reflects His image like a mirror) and reflect the image of His glory to our world. We can share unhindered...
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HELPFUL CHRISTIAN HABITS – PRAYER PARTNERSHIP

“Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.” – Jeremiah 29:12   REFERENCE: JEREMIAH 29:10-14   The word Partnership is a business term. It is a form of business where two or more people share ownership and the responsibility for managing a company, including its profit and losses. In partnership, both parties work together, leveraging the strengths of each other. Prayer is partnering with God to see His will done on earth. In this partnership, man needs God’s power to do God’s will on earth, and God will need a man...
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WHAT MANNER OF MAN ARE YOU? – NABAL

“…Nabal is his name, and folly is with him! But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.” – 1 Samuel 25:23b REFERENCE: 1 Samuel 25:2-11 & 1 Samuel 25:21-27 & 32-38 Nabal was a wealthy entrepreneur in animal farming and textiles. He had a large factory, numerous staff, and a wise and beautiful wife. However, as his name meant folly, so was he foolish. There are several things we observe about him: No Abiding Relationship with God: Nabal's story did not mention God or his service to Him. He was the kind...
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STAY WITH THE PROMISE

“He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.” ~ Romans 4:20   REFERENCE: Romans 4:16-22   Have you ever been in a place where your reality looks nothing like your promise, where what you see looks nothing like what God said? It can be unsettling and discouraging. Abraham had a promise from God, and after 24 years, it looked like God had forgotten. Imagine a married couple who tried to have children for over 45 years of their married lives. When the man was 75 years old and the...
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THE SOUND OF FREEDOM

“For it shall come to pass in that day; says the Lord of hosts, ‘that I will break his yoke from your neck, and will burst your bonds; foreigners shall no more enslave them.” – Jeremiah 30:8 REFERENCE: Jeremiah 30:1-10 The children of Israel were in captivity in Babylon; according to records, their situation was so bad that men walked around in anguish, holding their stomachs like pregnant women. It had been many years, yet their freedom seemed delayed. Jeremiah had earlier written to them to plan to stay longer than expected in captivity but ensure they thrived in spite of...
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JEHOVAH RAPHA

JEHOVAH RAPHA: THE LORD WHO HEALS

“I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” ~ Exodus 15:26 REFERENCE: Exodus 15:23-26 The Israelites found themselves in a hot desert without water for three days. The only water available was so distasteful and unpleasant, that they named the area ‘Marah' which meant bitter. Moses was shown a tree by God, whose stalk he cast into the waters and healed it, making it sweet. God was about to introduce Himself to Israel with a new name and this miracle was a token of that....
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ELOHIM: THE MIGHTY ONE

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” ~ Genesis 1:1   REFERENCE: Genesis 1:1-10   The first name that introduces God in the Bible is Elohim. Upon this introduction, He proceeded into supernatural acts of creation; we could see a display of unmatched authority and supreme power. Elohim brought everything out of nothing and created order out of chaos. All these He did without recourse to a higher power or consultation with a superior. Hence, this name introduces God as the supreme authority to which every other power or authority submits.   Elohim is the most frequently...
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JEHOVAH JIREH – THE LORD WILL PROVIDE

“And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” – Genesis 22:14 REFERENCE: Genesis 22:1-14 We have one of the most intriguing stories in the bible unfolding here. A father is on his way to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Imagine the anxiety and the myriads of emotions on their minds. The father is afraid he may return home empty-handed, while the son wonders why there is no animal for the sacrifice as at other times. Could he be the sacrificial animal?...
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