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SELF-ASSESSMENT

“But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.” – Galatians 6:4   REFERENCE: Galatians 6:1-5   William Shakespeare said, “To thine own self be true.” Self-deception is the worst plague that can befall a man, when he sees himself as different than he is, has an opinion about himself that does not correlate with his reality, and scores himself high in virtue when really, he is wicked. If we fail to assess ourselves often, we can become victims of self-deception. Paul, in our text, warned the Galatians against...
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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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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: 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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NEW THING

A NEW THING

“Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?” – Isaiah 43:19a   REFERENCE: ISAIAH 43:16-21   Listen to God speak to you; “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep rehashing history. God wants to do something new in your life; it will suddenly burst forth, and all eyes will see it.” Today marks the beginning of a turnaround in your life; your new begins today. All will be okay in the end! If it is not okay, it is not yet the end, for our God is a God of happy endings. Yesterday, we saw that when...
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THERE IS A HEREAFTER

“For surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off.” – Proverbs 23:18   REFERENCE: PROVERBS 23:15-18   Have you heard voices lately that fill your mind with negative thoughts because of past or present happenings? Have you concluded, “This is the beginning of the end, and everything has started to crash?” Do not be deceived; it is a lie. It is neither the end nor the beginning of the end, but the end of a bad cycle. Life continues beyond this point. Some bible characters found themselves where the future looked bleak. Let us consider God’s response...
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YOUR SEED IS THE KEY

“Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness...” – II Corinthians 9:10   REFERENCE: II CORINTHIANS 9:6-15   God supplies our every need, whether bread to eat or seed to sow. He gives seeds to the farmer to plant and then good crops to harvest and eat. This principle of sowing seeds and reaping their harvests ensures the farmer always has seeds to plant to perpetuate a cycle of having to both eat and sow. God started everything using His word...
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FRIENDLY FIRE

“Then Saul and all the people who were with him assembled, and they went to the battle; and indeed, every man’s sword was against his neighbor, and there was very great confusion.” ~ I Samuel 14:20   REFERENCE: I Samuel 14:13-20   How mighty is our God!  Outnumbered, and facing a military garrison with his armorbearer, Jonathan declared, “nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few,” – I Sam 14:6. They bravely approached the Philistine soldiers, and miraculously, they killed about 20 men. The Philistines were at war with Israel and all the odds were stacked against Israel. Worse still, the Philistines...
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FAIL FORWARD

“Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him because the soul of all the people was grieved... But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” – I Samuel 30:6   REFERENCE: I Samuel 30:1-8   Almost all men encounter failure on their journey to success. Their response is the difference between average people and achieving people. Winston Churchill said, “…failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” It is this courage to continue that many find difficult. The failing is not the problem; the question is, “Will failure move you forward?” Failure can either stagnate or...
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RISING ABOVE FAILURE 

“So, David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” – I Samuel 30:8   REFERENCE: I Samuel 30:1-8 There is hardly a successful man that never went through a season of failure or setback. It is their response that determines their outcomes in life. When we see people at the top of the ladder, we never think that they may have fallen back several times on the rung before getting to the top. David was and still is a...
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