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In All Your Coming and Goings!

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  You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. Deuteronomy 28:6, NIV In All Your Comings and Goings If you follow the life of Joseph in the Scripture, you can see that the blessing of God was on him, and nothing could take it away. His brothers threw him in a pit to die, but the blessing caused the brothers to change their minds and sell Joseph to slave traders. The blessing caused Joseph to excel as a slave in Potiphar’s household, but a lie sent him to prison. The blessing helped him to not be bitter and keep doing his best. After thirteen years of hardship, the blessing elevated Joseph out of the prison and into being the prime minister of Egypt. The blessing was with him wherever he went and in whatever he did, and it sustained him and caused him to rise to the top. People may do you wrong and put you at a disadvantage, but nothing that happens to you can take God’s blessing. Wherever you are, the blessing is there. Keep doing the right thing, and God will ...
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Giving: Your Investment for Eternity!

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  Giving: Your Investment for Eternity Scripture: Matthew 6:20, NIV & Matthew 6:33, NIV “ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ” (Matthew 6:20, NIV) “ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ” (Matthew 6:33, NIV) The world gets it backwards.  It says to earn as much as you can, save as much as you can, and then sit on your can. Spend it on yourself and have a good time while you can. Jesus Christ came to reveal the opposite: “…But it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”  (2 Timothy 1:10, NIV) He has revealed to us true life in addition to the reality of eternity or immortality. He tells us to prepare for eternity. Eternity is the real world and the one lasting forever! We can actually stor...
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Ezra 7:1-10!

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  Introduction Ezra 7:1–10: In today’s reading, the story has now moved forward from the completion of the Temple around the end of the sixth century (516 B.C.) to the middle of the fifth century (458 B.C. ), and we are introduced to Ezra, a priest and expert in the Law. He was also in a position of high favor in the court of the Persian emperor, Artaxerxes, during the time after the Babylonian captivity when Jerusalem was rebuilt. Artaxerxes gives Ezra permission to return to Jerusalem along with many Jewish leaders and their families. Today’s Key Verse: Ezra 7:10 GNT Ezra had devoted his life to studying the Law of the LORD, to practicing it, and to teaching all its laws and regulations to the people of Israel. Read 7 Many years later, when Artaxerxes was emperor of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. He traced his ancestors back to Aaron, the High Priest, as follows: Ezra was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,  2  son of Shallum, son of Zadok, so...
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The Sowing and Reaping Principle!

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  The Sowing and Reaping Principle Scripture: Galatians 6:8, NIV “ Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. ” (Galatians 6:8, NIV) The sowing and reaping principle is a key spiritual concept we need to incorporate in our lives. In the secular world we understand the more we invest in a good investment, the greater returns we can expect. The same is true in a spiritual sense. “ Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. ” (2 Corinthians 9:6, NIV) The returns for investing properly in the kingdom of God are going to be HUGE! It makes sense for us to be wise and invest as much as we can when we have the opportunity to do so. Once our time, talent, and treasure are invested or given, they cannot be taken away by anything or anyone. They are kept in heaven for us along with our salvation. “ And into an inh...
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Ezra 6:13-22!

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  Introduction Ezra 6:13–22: Following the completion of the Temple, it is dedicated and those who had returned from exile celebrate the event. The reading concludes with a description of the people celebrating Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. Today’s Key Verse: Ezra 6:16 GNT The people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and all the others who had returned from exile—joyfully dedicated the Temple. Read 13  Then Governor Tattenai, Shethar Bozenai, and their fellow officials did exactly as the emperor had commanded.  14  The Jewish leaders made good progress with the building of the Temple, encouraged by the prophets Haggai and Zechariah. They completed the Temple as they had been commanded by the God of Israel and by Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, emperors of Persia.  15  They finished the Temple on the third day of the month Adar in the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Darius.  16  Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levite...
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How to Score Points for Eternity!

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  How to Score Points for Eternity Scripture: Luke 16:9, NIV “ I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. ” (Luke 16:9, NIV) We had better listen carefully to any words Jesus Christ uttered. They are just as applicable today as they were when he walked the earth. We have seen how he brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. He also brought to light the perishable and the imperishable. Everything we can see and touch is perishing: “ For this world in its present form is passing away. ” (1 Corinthians 7:31b, NIV) Paul said, “ And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. ” (1 Corinthians 9:25, NKJV) The KingdomNomics practitioner is incentivized by the imperishable values held dearly by almighty God. Jesus tells us to use worldly wealth to gain friends for eternity, so that when w...
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This Is The Victory!

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  For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 1 John 5:4, ESV This Is the Victory You may be in a battle today, and things are coming against you in your health, your finances, or a relationship. You feel outnumbered. Thoughts will tell you, “It’s never going to change. You’ve been dealing with this for way too long.” It’s tempting to start complaining, living discouraged, talking about how you can’t overcome it. Don’t fall into that trap. Now more than ever you need to have a battle cry of faith. God is looking for people who speak faith in the midst of doubt, people who praise when they could be complaining, people who declare His favor in a famine. Don’t magnify the problems; magnify your God. Talk about His greatness. That’s how you’re going to reach your full potential. You have to go through the battles to become who you were created to be. Now, sound the battle cry of victory, of faith, of praise. ...
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