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IT IS WELL

“Please run now to meet her, and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’ ” And she answered, “It is well.” ~ II Kings 4:26   REFERENCE: II Kings 4:17-37   You often hear people mouth the phrase, “It is well", just in about any situation they find themselves. I was one of those who concluded that the phrase had become a cliché and would not often want to ‘parrot’ it until I was praying recently, and it bubbled forth in my spirit. The woman in our text...
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A LIFE OF FAITH

“So, Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.” – Mark 11:22   REFERENCE: Mark 11:20-24   “Have faith in God,” Jesus said. That may be one of His most profound admonitions to His saints because a life of faith is a life of possibility, as we see in Jesus Himself. God designed you to live by faith because it makes up for our human limitations. We are not omniscient, omnipotent, or omnipresent; however, we can achieve things beyond our human ability by faith. By faith, Jesus made a fig tree to wither overnight. The original reading of our...
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YOUR TIME WILL COME

“If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, till my change comes.” ~ Job 14:14   REFERENCE: Job 14:13-15   Anything can happen with time. The fact that something you desire has not happened yet does not mean it will not happen; it is only a matter of time. Time is a gift of God to man. He can accomplish so much in time – planning his life, setting goals, and exchanging it for money. With time many have bettered their lives, and someone down yesterday can be up today....
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BUILD WISELY

"Any enterprise is built by wise planning, becomes strong through common sense, and profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts." - Proverbs 24:3-4 (Living Bible)   REFERENCE: Proverbs 24:3-7 (TLB)   Before we leave this earth, we will all build something – a name, a family, a ministry, a business, or a house; in a sense, we are all builders. Certain things are critical when you want to build; a plan, resources, and foundation. What do you want to build, and how would it look? Can you fund it or sustain it? Are you willing to build it to...
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CONSEQUENCES

“Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.” ~ Proverbs 7:23   REFERENCE: Proverbs 7:6-23   To live a meaningful and impactful life, you must understand the concept of consequences. Life is a product of choices and decisions, and every decision has consequences – a form of cause and effect. You can choose your sin, but you cannot choose your consequences. If you fail to consider consequences before making any decision – in your career, business, family, dating, or marriage, you may regret it. The young man...
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CHAIN-BREAKER

CHAINS: CHAIN-BREAKER

“He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their chains in pieces.” ~ Psalm 107:14   REFERENCE: Psalm 107:10-16   I described ‘chains’ as events, situations, or patterns that seem to contest God’s faithfulness in your life. They represent bondage, a bad habit, stagnation, repetitive negative occurrence, limitation, and all forms of emotional or mental oppression. We should make our chains count for God and people; they should not make us bitter or abandon God. We should also show empathy to those in chains by extending God’s love to them, but that is not all; there...
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CHAINS: REMEMBER MY CHAINS

“This salutation by my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.” ~ Colossians 4:18   REFERENCE: Colossians 4:14-18   Paul, in chains, concluded his letter to the Colossians with greetings from some of his co-laborers. He also recognized and greeted some saints in the church, charging young Archippus to pay attention to his ministry and to ensure that he executed it well. However, Paul found it necessary to end the letter with a charge to these believers: “REMEMBER MY CHAINS.” Paul must have felt the sting of being forgotten by friends and loved ones when going through tough...
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CHAINS: UNCHAIN THE WORD

“…For which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.” ~ II Timothy 2:9 REFERENCE: II Timothy 2:8-10 We now know that Paul was kept in jail and chained for the sake of the gospel of Christ. He rose above any sense of regret or offense to make his chains count for the kingdom of God by witnessing Christ to the prison guards, and so started a chain reaction that emboldened the saints to preach Christ. Let us see how to survive life’s chains and come out successfully. Chains,...
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CHAINS: CHAIN REACTION

“And most of the brethren in the LORD, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.” ~ Philippians 1:14   REFERENCE: Philippians 1:12-18   A chain reaction is a series of events, where each is caused by the previous one. In lay terms, it is when something happens as a result of something, which in turn makes something happen. In our last devotional, Paul was in prison in Rome, and we saw how he made it count for God. Paul chose his reaction to his chains. He decided not to sulk or be bitter but...
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CHAINS: MAKE IT COUNT

“But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel.” ~ Philippians 1:12   REFERENCE: Philippians 1:12-18   Paul was in jail in Rome. The natural reaction of his disciples would be, “He has offended God.” The Philippians knew God once jail-broke Paul; now, where is that God? Paul wrote to assure them that although he was in jail, he was in the will of God and God was with him. It is possible to be in the will of God, pleasing and serving God, and still...
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