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Psalms 113:7-8 NLT He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, even the princes of his own people!
The concept of going from rags to riches is not new. As we can see, this has been promised by God a long time ago.
People come from different walks of life. Some people come from very poor conditions. It’s unfortunate, but that doesn’t matter to God. It’s not that He’s insensitive, but He knows that with our cooperation, He can turn that poor situation around.
Don’t think this is a message on greed. It’s just another promise to believe. By truly believing what God says, we can have everything He’s promised regardless of a poor upbringing or if we’ve messed up our finances ourselves.
When we make Jesus Christ Lord, contextually obey His word, and agree with His promises in His word, ANYONE can go from rags to riches.
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Our eternal salvation does NOT depend on if we’re givers or not. Our salvation has everything to do with our belief in Jesus. So, if we don’t tithe, give to the Kingdom of God, or give to people, but we’ve made Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, we’ll still go to heaven.
However, if we choose not to participate in giving tithes and offering, we forfeit additional blessings that are associated with giving. We forfeit all the bonus blessings God has for our lives. By not giving, there are some ideas we won’t have, unexpected promotions we’ll miss out on, or some unusual favor we won’t receive. We’ll still have a decent life, but we’ll miss out on those extra perks.
And contrary to some religious beliefs, under grace, we WON’T be cursed by not giving. We won’t get sick or have car problems because we don’t give. Jesus died for every curse ever known, but by not giving, we’ll miss out on the extras.
Don’t forfeit the additional blessings God wants you to have by not giving. Let pride, fear, and selfishness go and participate in His plan to further bless your life.
Malachi 3:10 NIV Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
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John 2:23-25 NLT [23] Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. [24] But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. [25] No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.
Even when people trusted Jesus after He performed miraculous signs, Jesus was wise enough to not trust everyone.
We may get a lot of notoriety for something we’ve received or done. We may have gotten promoted at our jobs, increased in our finances, or have been put into a position of authority. These things attract people. And because of the nature of certain people’s hearts, everyone who surrounds us is not for us.
Some people want to be associated with greatness in order to launch their own platform, some people want to get free handouts, and some people just want to be close enough to get dirt on us to see us fail.
As we become more and more successful, we need to exercise wisdom on who we have in our inner circle. Everyone can’t be trusted. Allow the Holy Spirit to reveal who is truly for you and not against you.
Moral of the Story: Don’t trust everyone.
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Psalms 39:7 NLT And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.
Politicians spend millions of dollars campaigning, hoping that we’ll put our hope in them. Pharmaceutical companies spend millions in advertising, hoping that we’ll put our hope in them. The enemy has deceived a lot of us into putting our hope in the world’s system of exchanging time for money. Therefore, our hope is in our employment to provide all our needs.
For the believer, all of our hope should be in the Lord. Our hope shouldn’t be in our political affiliation, in medicine, in our employment, or in other things. All of our hope should be in God. These systems have the potential to be corrupted, ineffective, or unreliable, but God remains constant and strong.
Let’s put our hope in God and keep it there.
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Psalms 78:36-37 NLT But all they gave him was lip service; they lied to him with their tongues. Their hearts were not loyal to him. They did not keep his covenant.
Are you giving God lip service? Are you praising Him on Sunday, but you have no desire to give Him your heart?
Lip service is when you recognize what He’s done in your life. You see how He’s blessed you, healed you, and protected you, but you still want to live life your way and not His. This shouldn’t be. The goodness of God should lead to repentance, not further rebellion (Rom. 2:4).
Rebellion usually is a lack of trust. We think our way is better than God’s way. We have ways that seem right, but they ultimately lead to destruction (Prov. 14:12). To overcome rebellion, we must renew our minds to believe and trust that God’s way is the best way (Rom. 12:2).
Give God praise with your lips and your heart and watch your life turn out wonderfully.
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It seems like failure is all around us. Our parents may have failed us, the educational system may have failed us, relationships have failed, and our government has failed.
Seeing all of this failure can sometimes make us think that God will fail us, too. We may have heard some stories or been through situations where God seemed like He failed us. We may have heard how someone died believing God would heal them, or we may have thought God would work out a situation differently, but the outcome was unfortunate.
Magnifying these so-called failures can lead us to doubt and unbelief. This is what Satan wants us to focus on. But if we get determined to believe God’s word regardless of what we’ve been through and regardless of what we heard, we’ll get God-results.
Our total belief and commitment to God will allow us to obtain (in this life) all of the promises of God. Make the choice to believe in the unfailing word of God. God’s word will NEVER EVER fail.
Luke 1:37 NLT For the word of God will never fail.”
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Luke 1:37 NLT For the word of God will never fail.”
The word of God will NEVER fail. If we find a promise in God’s word and believe that promise will come to pass in our lives, we’ll have that promise. It’s that simple. It has to…It must…It will come to pass.
It doesn’t matter if it’s provision, health in our bodies, deliverance for our children, or peace in our minds. If we stick with that promise from God, we’ll have it.
We WILL NOT be experiencing the manifestation of that promise if we give up and quit on the word. If we think it’s taking too long or we’re believing natural facts above God’s word, we WON’T have what He said.
So, we have two options. We can totally believe God’s word and experience a blessed abundant life or don’t and take whatever life throws at you. The choice is yours. I suggest you believe God’s word because His word never fails.
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1 Samuel 17:50 NLT So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword.
David was successful with only a sling and stone. David didn’t focus on his sling and stone. He focused on God’s ability to guide His sling and stone. David was convinced that the Lord would grant him victory.
If we choose to ignore what we have or don’t have in the natural and focus on God’s ability in us, we can be successful regardless of the circumstance. We can be successful with only a high school diploma. We can buy a house with only a credit score of 600. We can raise wonderful children with only one parent in the house. We can have a successful church with only 30 members.
Don’t limit God by focusing on what you have in the natural and thinking it’s insignificant. In the hands of God, anything we have can be a tool for success.
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1 Samuel 17:48 NLT As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him.
David ran towards Goliath. He didn’t cautiously approach him or wait until he attacked. David was the aggressor.
What caused David to be bold enough to run towards this giant? His confidence in God’s ability on him to get the victory.
When we have giants in our own lives, run towards them. We run towards our problems by boldly believing and declaring what God’s word says over our circumstances. We don’t allow the circumstances to dictate how we live or let it wreak havoc in our lives. Kind of like David in verse 45, we tell our circumstances that our victory comes from the Lord. Then, we let the Lord fight our battles by trusting and believing His word.
Whatever problems you’re facing, run towards them by having confidence in God’s word to defeat your biggest issue.
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Matthew 6:27 AMPC And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the span of his life?
This question can be asked in multiple areas of our lives.
Who of you by worrying and being anxious can make their child feel better?
Who of you by worrying and being anxious can get the money to pay the bills?
Who of you by worrying and being anxious can know how they did on an exam?
Who of you by worrying and being anxious can protect your children when they’re out of your presence?
Worry and anxiety cannot fix any problem. It actually creates more problems for the worrier. It’s been proven that worrying weakens our immune systems and allows toxins to flow through our bodies.
Since worrying doesn’t do anything but cause more problems, there’s no need to do it. Stop worrying, give your concerns to God, and let Him handle them.
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2 Timothy 2:25-26 NLT Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth. 26 Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.
The fear of being judgmental has paralyzed some individuals in the body of Christ. They fear being honest with someone because they don’t want to lose a friend, cause tension, or strain a relationship.
As we can see, the bible lets us know we can LOVINGLY address someone’s choices that go against God’s word without being judgmental. Our goal is not to judge but to LOVINGLY bring up decisions that are leading to their destruction. Whether they listen or not is irrelevant. We’ve told them the truth in love, and now, we let the Holy Spirit continue to do His job and lead them down a path to repentance.
So, if someone you know is using drugs, drinking excessively, cheating on their spouse, practicing sexual immorality, or even eating too much and the Holy Spirit is instructing you to talk to them about their choices, don’t be afraid. Because we love them and want better for their lives, we should tell them the truth in love.
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John 14:16 NLT And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
This Advocate Jesus is referring to is the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, the Holy Spirit WILL NEVER leave us.
Some people like to create their own rules for the Holy Spirit. They believe the Holy Spirit is present in a person’s life when they’re doing right and living holy, but if that person does one too many things wrong, they’ll say, “they don’t have the Holy Spirit” or “the Holy Spirit left that person.” Jesus DID NOT put any behavior qualifications on the presence of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life. Jesus said the Holy Spirit will never leave us.
The Holy Spirit is an Advocate. The biblical definition of advocate is a helper. When someone has lost their way, who else do you think is present to lead them back on track? It’s the Holy Spirit.
So contrary to certain people’s opinion, the Holy Spirit is not coming and going based on our behavior. Jesus said the Holy Spirit will never leave us. Believe God’s word over anything else.
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Luke 8:11 NLT “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word.
God’s word is a seed. When we plant God’s word in our hearts, it supernaturally grows.
Like any natural seed, maintenance is necessary to ensure growth. We ensure the seed grows by hearing God’s word, meditation on God’s word, and confession of God’s word (Rom. 10:17, Josh. 1:8, 2 Cor. 4:13). This is necessary because the devil and the cares of life will try to steal this seed.
Satan will throw thoughts of doubt in our heads and give us every reason why the seeds we’ve planted won’t grow. He’ll tell us we’re unqualified for it, we’re too old, we’re past our prime, look how long it’s taking, we only make so much in this economy, etc. These thoughts are designed to steal the seed. As long as we don’t accept these thoughts by doubting in our hearts, the seed will continue to grow (Mark 11:23). However, if we agree with these negative thoughts, the seed will never grow. We’ll know if we agreed with Satan and doubted in our hearts because we’ll say these doubts out loud and/or we’ve stopped confessing and meditating on God’s word.
Believe the word of God and don’t allow doubt to steal the seed.
Luke 8:15 NLT And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.
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Luke 8:11 NLT “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word.
God’s word is a seed. When we plant God’s word in our hearts, it supernaturally grows.
For instance, if something happens to our bodies where we’re experiencing pain, there’s seed in 1 Peter 2:24 that says by His stripes we are healed. We take that seed of God’s word, plant it in our hearts through our belief, and expect a harvest of a healed body.
Another is Proverbs 11:25, which says, “the generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” As we’re generous towards the Kingdom of God and people, we’ve sown a seed. We can expect that seed to develop into our prosperity.
The bible is full of seeds we can sow into our hearts. Find some seeds from the word of God that you would like to see develop in your life, plant it through your belief, and expect it to grow.
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John 16:23 NLT At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name.
Jesus lets us know we have direct access to the Father. We don’t pray to Jesus, the mother of Jesus, or angels. Through His name, we have the authority to speak directly to the Father.
We don’t need a priest or minister to do our talking for us. As born-again believers, we can approach God directly because we’re just as righteous and holy as any minister or priest.
Go to God directly with your needs, desires, dilemmas, and disorder and allow Him to be your answer.
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Imagine this. You’re at a restaurant you frequent 3 times a month. You know the waiting staff, they know your name, and you know all about the place. A person comes up to you wanting to know where the restrooms are located. You direct them to the back and tell them it’s to the left on the other side of that plant. The same way you directed that person to the restroom is the same way we can direct someone to Christ.
To lead others to Christ, the best thing we can do is get to know Him ourselves. We can’t lead people to Someone we don’t know. We get to know Jesus through His word. In His word, we can read about what He’s done for us and how much He loves us. We can also get to know Him by spending time with His Father. Jesus and the Father are one (John 10:30). When we get to know the Father, we get to know the Son.
Once we spend quality time with the Father and His word, like an usher, we can easily direct people to Christ.
God cares about people, and He doesn’t want anyone to go to hell (2 Pet. 3:9). Be the guides for God leading others to Christ.
Matthew 28:19-20 NLT Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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Isaiah 30:21 NLT Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.
Isaiah prophesied about a time where we will be led by the Lord. We’re living in that time now through the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:14). We don’t have to do anything on our own. We can get God involved in all our our decisions.
We can let Him tell us when to go and when to stay. We can let Him decide what we should wear. We can have Him tell us when to buy a new car. And we can let Him tell us who to marry and when we should get married.
A lot of our decisions have pros and cons. They also can seem logical no matter how you look at it. Instead of guessing what you should do next or how you should do it, consult with the Holy Spirit and let Him tell you what to do in all things.
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2 Corinthians 7:8-9 NLT I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way.
If we truly love someone and we want to see them change for the better, we’ll have to have difficult conversations with them.
It could be a conversation from a parent to a child about the foolish choices they’re making. It could be a conversation from a child to a parent on how their criticism makes them feel. It could be a conversation (not an argument) between a husband and a wife on how they can improve. It can even be a conversation from a believer to an unbeliever about salvation.
Difficult conversations are necessary if we want to see improvements in a person’s life. Don’t be afraid to have conversations with these people and let the Holy Spirit tell you what to say.
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There’s Christianity, but people say Christianity is a copy of a more ancient religion. There’s Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. There are people who follow the stars and people who call on their ancestors. These are just a few options people can choose for their spiritual journey.
With so many spiritual options, there are some who don’t know what to believe, so they ignore everything spiritual, focus on the natural, and make statements like, “I’m not religious.” They may live decent lives, being kind to people and being a productive member of society, but living a good life and ignoring THE only One who can save WILL NOT keep that person out of hell.
Some may think that’s harsh or unfair, but The Way out of hell has been put on the table and that person chose to reject it.
There’s a reason most people aren’t on street corners encouraging people to turn to Hinduism, but they are for Christ. There’s a reason most people aren’t being mocked, spat on, arrested, or killed for sharing the message of Islam, but they’re willing to for Christ.
Jesus paid the ultimate price to exchange our sin for His righteousness. All He wants us to do is accept that payment through our belief in Him as Lord and Savior. Romans 10:9 says, “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” When we believe, we’ll be saved and destined to heaven.
John 14:6 NLT Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.
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2 Timothy 2:7 NLT Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things.
When it comes to spiritual and natural matters, God will help you understand. He’ll help you understand why this happened, and why that didn’t happen, and why it took so long. No need to run to a psychic or check your horoscope. All understanding can be found in God.
Contrary to religious beliefs, we can ask God questions for clarity. He’s not unreasonable or too proud to answer our questions. A God who can’t answer questions is not a God worth serving.
From understanding statistics in school to understanding why your father died when you were young, seek God’s help on anything you don’t understand and be in faith for the answer.
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