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What Is He Saying!

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  Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” Hebrews 3:15, NIV What Is He Saying? Sometimes we hear God speaking to us, but we put it off. We know we should forgive, or eat healthier, or deal with the addiction, but we tried in the past and failed. Are you putting something off, waiting to be more disciplined, waiting to treat your family better, waiting to get out of your comfort zone? There’s power in being prompt to obey. The longer you wait to do what God’s asking you to do, the more difficult it’s going to be. There’s a window of grace opening to you where you’ll have the strength and the favor to do what He’s telling you to do. He’s not holding against you the fact that you haven’t done it, but this is the time to make things right. This is the time to act on it. God didn’t just give you the desire; He gave you the power to obey. This is a destiny moment. If you will make that move, God will step in and help you do what you couldn’t do. Don’t talk yourself out ...
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The Holy Spirit Seals, Reveals and Deals

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  The Holy Spirit Seals, Reveals, and Deals Scripture: Ephesians 1:13–14, NIV “ And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. ” (Ephesians 1:13-14, NIV) The Spirit of God  seals  us at the moment we believe and trust in the gospel of Jesus Christ for our salvation. This is the guarantee of our inheritance in heaven that is being kept for us imperishable, incorruptible, and unfading. This assurance of salvation sets us free to be of service to the King in the time we have remaining in this temporary world. This gives us time to invest our  time, talent, and treasure  in the imperishable values of the world to come instead of spending our  three Ts  on what is perishing in this world. After ...
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Preparations!

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  By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. Hebrews 11:24–25, NIV Preparations Moses was taken from his home as a young child and raised as royalty by Pharaoh’s daughter. It wasn’t fair to be separated from his family, but he had an amazing upbringing. As Moses grew into a young man with all the privileges of the royal court, something didn’t feel right. He was a Hebrew living as an Egyptian. He could feel God’s calling on his life. Deep down, he knew he was supposed to deliver his people from the oppression of the Egyptians. At a crucial moment, he took his stand with the Hebrew slaves, but it forced him to flee to the wilderness for forty years. All that could have seemed like a waste, but God was preparing Moses for the day when he would return to the royal court, with which he was completely familiar, and confront Pharaoh, ...
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Applying Son Power to Your Talent!

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  Applying Son Power to Your Talent Every person has been given a gift or talent from God, and some people may have multiple gifts. The use of talent resembles the use of time and treasure in that it can be spent achieving earthly goals like fame, prestige, pleasure, stuff, money, and power, or it can be invested in the kingdom of God. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else t...
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You’re Already Equipped!

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  “Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up.” Amos 9:13, MSG You’re Already Equipped It’s easy to think we’ve reached our limits. “This is the family I come from. This is my education. This is all I’m good at.”But God has put gifts and talents in you that you haven’t tapped into yet. Just like a gene that’s been lying dormant, abilities will open at the right time, and you’ll discover potential you hadn’t known you have. We look at what we’ve seen in the past, but what you can’t see are the destiny genes that God put in you that haven’t opened yet. When you come into opportunities that look over your head, thoughts will tell you, “You can’t do that. You’re not qualified. It’s too much.” But God wouldn’t have given you the opportunity if He had not already equipped you for what you need. The reason it feels over your head is because there’s talent, courage, and favor that you haven’t seen yet. It’s...
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Applying Son Power to Your Time!

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  Applying Son Power to Your Time Jesus said,  “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End” (Revelation 22:13). Jesus Christ is not only the beginning and the end, but he is also everything else in between. The apostle Paul said,  “For to me, to live is Christ”  (Philippians 1:21, NIV) and  “Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth” (Colossians 3:2). We are to live for him, glorify him, and finish the work he has given us to do. So here is my question for you:  Are you actually living your life with this purpose? My Days Are Numbered! Every person on earth is given twenty-four hours each day, with sixty minutes in every hour. God allows each one of us to choose what we want to do with those minutes and hours. Psalm 90:12 says,  “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom”  (NIV).  Because of our  relationship  with our heavenly Father, we can count on him to ...
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Leave It in God’s Hands!

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  He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly. 1 Peter 2:23, NLT Leave It in God’s Hands How much more peace would we have if we didn’t retaliate when we’re insulted, didn’t try to get even, and weren’t frustrated when others stir up trouble? Instead of fighting, we walk away and leave the issue in God’s hands, knowing He is fighting for us. Why live all stressed out, with high blood pressure and not sleeping well because we’re trying to solve the case, prove the case, win the case? This can save you a lot of heartache. When you leave that case with God, He’ll make the wrongs right. He’s heard the negative comments, seen the betrayal, the offense, the jealousy. None of that can keep you from your destiny unless you let the offense get inside and poison your spirit. You don’t have to retaliate. God will vindicate you better than you can vindicate yourself. This takes all the pressure...
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