Something to think about.
The Promised Land
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, 2 "Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. Joshua 1:1-2
The
time has come, and the Israelites are about to take possession of this
promise. The interesting thing about this promise is the word give. When
you read the rest of the story, you'll see that Joshua leads the people
of Israel in a
war of conquest. They go in and invade and conquer the promise land.
When God says "give" it does not mean that all you have to do is open
your hand to receive. It does not mean that out of nowhere your desire
will be fulfilled. It means that God will be there to provided you with
what you need to accomplish what he has promised you. In order to
receive what God wants to give you, you have to be fully vested in the
pursuit. When the Israelites crossed the Jordan, they were fully vested
in the acquisition of Gods promise. They went in knowing that they were
putting their lives on the line, literally not figuratively. Has God
promised you something? Have you received it? Was it without cost? If
it cost you nothing, it is not from God. God wants you to recognize Him
in all you do. He shows Himself to us when we look back and see His hand
weaved through the times in our lives when we were not sufficient or
equal to the task. He is visible when we attain victory and recognize
that it was by His working in our lives that we achieved victory.
Friday, February 10, 2017
The Promised Land
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Receive
Something to think about
Receive
Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. John 16:24
Asking has never been a problem, every one of us knows how to ask. Do we know how to receive? This verse tells us to ask so that we may receive. Everything that is given to us requires an action on our part; we need to stop and accept what is given to us. In my life now, I know I need to stop asking and start receiving what God has already given me. I need to stop asking for more when I have not received, accepted, appreciated or engaged what God has already given me.
Monday, December 26, 2016
Partakers
Something to think about.
Partakers
3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
These two verses are about what God has done for you, enabling you and I to be free from reaping the rewards of sin. He grants us life, allowed us to know Him, then calls us to His glory and excellence. If you look at it, it is stated in the past tense, this has already been done for you. "Called," past tense, "granted," past tense, "having escaped from" past tense, what he is stating in these two verses has already been done for you. Then it is left to us to "partake," we must take action to receive what has already been given us. We must take action to receive "His precious and very great promises," "divine nature" and be free from the sinful corruption of this world.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Commit
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