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INFECTIOUS ZEAL

“Now while Ezra was praying…confessing, weeping, and bowing down before…God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly.” ~ Ezra 10:1   Fire is often used to describe zeal because of its consuming and contagious nature. Solomon said, “Fire never says, ‘Enough!’” (Proverbs 30:16). When fire starts with a flammable material, it moves from it to another, and another, until it is either quenched or there is no more flammable material to kindle or ‘infect.’ This is true of zeal; it consumes and is transmittable.   Zeal speaks of...
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REACH FORWARD

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” ~ Philippians 3:13   REFERENCE: Philippians 3:13-14   All that God will do in your life is not behind you but ahead of you. As painful as yesterday was, your best days are in front of you, so look forward and reach forward. It is not God’s plan that you will be a victim of your past or that your best testimonies will be in days gone. He will yet surpass His record in your life. The...
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FIGHT BACK!

“Therefore, we wanted to come to you—even I, Paul, time and again—but Satan hindered us.” ~ I Thessalonians 2:18   REFERENCE: I Thessalonians 2:17-20   At times, we find ourselves yearning to fulfill a mission, complete a project, visit a loved one, or serve God’s kingdom. Yet, these aspirations often remain unfulfilled, seemingly thwarted by unseen forces. These forces, the dark satanic powers, are relentless in their opposition to our every effort to please God. It is in these moments that we must rise up and fight back. As anointed as the Apostle Paul was, these dark forces, personified in Satan, hindered him...
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INFERIORITY COMPLEX?

“What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.” ~ Job 13:2   REFERENCE: Job 13:1-5   We battle feelings of inferiority at some point or in some situation in our lives. We do not like it, but the feeling comes. The dictionary says, “Inferiority complex is an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy caused by actual or supposed inferiority in one sphere, and can sometimes be marked by aggressive behavior in compensation. Most people do not exhibit aggression; they tend to be timid, self-condemn, deprecate, or hide their talents. Feeling inferior is one of the worst things that...
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PAY ATTENTION TO THE MIRROR

“Hearing God’s teaching and doing nothing is like looking at your face in the mirror and doing nothing about what you saw…But when you look into God’s perfect law that sets people free, pay attention to it…” ~ James 1:23-25 (ERV)   REFERENCE: James 1:23-25   The entrance door to our office has reflective glass. I have noticed that when anyone wants to enter the office, they glance at themselves. Mirrors do have that effect on people. However, how many people look at the mirror to pay attention to what it says about their looks and make adjustments? Many take a...
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PEOPLE PALAVER

"They angered Him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses on account of them." ~ Psalm 106:32   REFERENCE: Psalm 106:32-35   Every leader's nightmare is a 'people palaver' (trouble, nuisance, fuss). Any leader or business owner will tell you that one of the significant challenges they have to grapple with is people. Nobody ever puts on their resume that, "I am a gossip; I am very rude; I take what isn't mine; I cannot be trusted." These traits show up only after they join the team with their glowing resume. In Numbers 12:3, Moses is described...
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HE HAS BORNE OUR GRIEFS

“Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.” ~ Isaiah 53:4   REFERENCE: Isaiah 53:1-5   If you are a human being, I am sure you feel the effect of man’s fall in the Garden of Eden daily. When Adam ate the forbidden fruit, the whole of God’s creation was thrown out of balance, and corruption came into the created order—pain, sorrow, sickness, afflictions, fears, etc., was introduced into the world because of sin. These became the totality of man’s grief. Grief (Hebrew: Chǒlîy) is a pain like a...
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SENT, NOT SOLD

“He sent a man before them—Joseph—who was sold as a slave.” ~ Psalm 105:17   REFERENCE: Psalm 105:16-22   How different would our attitude to life’s misfortunes be if we saw them through the eyes of God? We would see that things are not as they seem. In the most turbulent seasons of our lives, God is ever present, working a bigger purpose and setting the stage for a testimony of His goodness. The events in your life happening around you now are not happening by chance; God knows. From man’s eyes, Joseph went through an excruciating experience of betrayal; his...
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DANGERS OF DISOBEDIENCE

"The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers." ~ I Chronicles 10:3   REFERENCE: I Chronicles 10:1-8   Nothing pleases God more than to be obeyed, and nothing displeases Him more than to be disobeyed. Obedience to God tells Him that we trust His good intentions and plans for our lives; it shows Him that there is only one Lord, and it is Him and not me. We often go against God's word and counsel because we are ignorant of the dangers of disobedience. Disobedience to God will cost a man more...
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INNOVATION

"Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom." ~ I Kings 10:20   REFERENCE: I Kings 10:16-25   We live in a world shaped by various innovations—the internet, social media, mobile phones, artificial intelligence, etc. The world has become accustomed to innovations, and the future belongs to innovators. People are constantly pushing the limits and discovering new things. To be relevant in the modern world, you need the grace for innovation. King Solomon was a man of great wisdom and innovation. When he built God's temple and...
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