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MY CUP RUNS OVER

“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.” ~ Psalm 23:5   REFERENCE Psalm 23:1-6   This Psalm has offered comfort to saints for many generations. It is the picture of a shepherd’s extraordinary care for his sheep. He spares no expense to bring them to green pastures and watering spots; to guide, lead, and protect them from all perceived and present dangers. ‘A table in the presence of enemies’ speaks of God’s favor – honor when men feel you are not qualified or when those who don’t...
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LOVE BELIEVES THE BEST

“Love…is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].” ~ I Corinthians 13:7 (AMPC)   REFERENCE I Corinthians 13:4-8 (AMPC)   In this powerful chapter, the apostle Paul seconds every other Christian virtue to love; he places love above prophetic and miraculous powers; and lifts it above showy charity or daring acts of martyrdom. Love should be the ultimate motivation for everything a Christian does; else, no matter how applaudable whatever he does is, Paul says, “He is still a useless nobody.” Christianity is about relationships, relationships...
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CHECK YOUR SCORECARD

“And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own?” ~ Luke 16:12   REFERENCE: Luke 16:10-12   We all desire to be bigger than where we presently are, anticipating better positions, pay, and privileges. We look forward to a day that we will have our own business, project, house, office, clientele, workshop, or showroom. It is a good desire (ambition); however, the likelihood of any of this happening is in connection to where you are today. THE BIG IS IN THE SMALL. Notice the language (tense) in verse 10 of...
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BUT I CAN SEE YOU

“Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel: “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my just claim is passed over by my God”?” ~ Isaiah 40:27   Reference  Isaiah 40:27-31   Life can get so tough with troubles coming back-to-back that you wonder if God sees or cares about you. The pressures of life can overwhelm the mind so that it completely shuts out the possibility that there is a God who cares, sees, and gets personally involved in our lives.   Israel’s captivity lasted so long that they began to murmur against God. They wondered if...
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UNSTOPPABLE FAITH

“Abraham, when hope was dead within him, went on hoping in faith, believing that he would become “the father of many nations.” He relied on the word of God which definitely referred to ‘your descendants’.” Romans 4:18 (PHILLIPS)   REFERENCE Romans 4:18-22 (PHILLIPS)   Faith is the power that brings the world to its knees. Where faith is at work, everything works. Every reasonable cause for Abraham to hope was gone. Yet, in faith, he kept on hoping; what an expression of faith! He could have given up on God, saying His promises were untrue, or He has favorites, but not Abraham....
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JACOB’S LADDER

“Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” ~ Genesis 28:12   REFERENCE: Genesis 28:10-18   Welcome to a new month! Yesterday, we learned about Jacob sleeping in a 'certain place', which he eventually discovered was the gate of heaven and the house of God. That 'certain place' was an unequaled opportunity given to Jacob; the significance of that place was rooted in the ladder he saw standing on the earth, but whose top reached into the heavens....
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WAKE UP!

“Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” ~ Genesis 28:16   REFERENCE: Genesis 28:10-18   We often miss opportunities because we are unaware of them and blinded to them. Imagine if you saw all the opportunities life presented you and took advantage of them; where would your life be today? Our success or failure in life is a product of the opportunities we took and improved upon or those we missed or ignored. Jacob nearly missed an opportunity. Jacob was a fugitive, running away from his brother. He...
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WHEN FAVOR TAKES OVER

“The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.”  – Esther 2:17   REFERENCE: Esther 2:5-17   Sometimes, we do not know how God works the events of life to cause things to fall into place for us. Who would have thought that Queen Vashti’s refusal to present herself to the king and his officials would have any connection to an unknown orphan girl in the backstreet of Persia? Well, that...
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THE SHEPHERD’S VOICE

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” ~ John 10:27   REFERENCE: John 10:26-30   Sheep are experts at discerning the voice of their shepherd. During World War I, some Turkish soldiers tried to steal a flock of sheep from a hillside near Jerusalem. The shepherd, who had been sleeping, awoke to find his sheep being led away by strangers. He couldn’t recapture them by force, so he called out to his flock with his distinctive call. The sheep listened and returned to their rightful owner. The soldiers couldn’t stop them from returning to their...
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MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE

“And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.” ~ John 10:4   REFERENCE: John 10:1-11   In II Timothy 3:1, Apostle Paul said, “You may as well know this too, Timothy, that in the last days it is going to be very difficult to be a Christian,” because self-love, rebellion, profanity, lack of self-control, and the love of money and pleasure will increase. He was right. These last days, we hear many voices from social media, television, radio, magazines, and songs, all claiming to be experts in helping us...
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