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Don’t Let It In!

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  Esau’s wives made life miserable for Isaac and Rebekah. Genesis 26:35, NLT Don’t Let It In After a season of difficulties, Isaac had signed a peace treaty with King Abimelech. He and his wife, Rebekah, had moved into land with beautiful pastures for their herds and dug a well that provided plenty of water. Life seemed good until their son Esau married two Hittite women who made them miserable. No details are given as to what these wives did, and it can seem odd that this verse is included in the Scripture. But God is showing us that even though we’re blessed and have favor, we can let people steal our joy if we don’t stay on guard. Isaac and Rebekah allowed whatever was happening to get inside them, and it made them upset and bitter. Don’t be surprised if Esau’s wives show up in your life, so to speak. A family member, a friend, or a coworker may do things that get on your nerves and aggravate you. You have the power to ignore it and refuse to let it get inside. Don’t put your ha...
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God’s Ways are Higher than Ours!

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  God’s Ways are Higher than Ours Scripture: 2 Kings 5:11 “ As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. ” (Isaiah 55:9, NIV) “ But Naaman went away angry and said, ‘I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. ’” (2 Kings 5:11, NIV) Namaan, the Syrian general, was furious! When he came to see Elisha to heal his leprosy, he never imagined Elisha would send a messenger. He assumed Elisha himself would come out, call on the name of the Lord, wave his hand over his leprosy and cure him. How mistaken he was! God had a different plan. Perhaps he wanted to break Namaan’s pride. Namaan was told to go dunk himself in the Jordan River seven times. This made no sense to Naaman, and he almost missed the blessing of God’s healing by refusing at first to do as he was commanded. He mistakenly thought he could have dunked...
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Chain Breaker!

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  “Should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?” Luke 13:16, NIV Chain Breaker The woman in today’s Scripture had been bent over and unable to stand up straight for eighteen years. Jesus said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” Then He touched and healed her. Notice that the sickness came from the enemy. The good news is that Jesus came to free you from whatever has bound you. The Scripture says Jesus came to destroy the works of the enemy—sickness, addiction, depression. God was showing us that no matter how long you’ve been dealing with an illness, your time is coming. The Lord your healer has not forgotten about you. He has seen the pain, the heartache, the lonely nights. The medical experts may run out of options, but God does not run out of options. It’s not going to be natural; it’s going to be supernatural. It’s going to defy the odds. Now stay in an att...
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God’s Timetable!

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  God’s Timetable Scripture: Genesis 7:16 “ A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind them. ” (NLT) With all of the turmoil in the world, God is turning up the volume and asking, “Do you hear me now?” God has a timetable. He has a plan, not only for the world, but also for each Christian in this world. God has a plan for YOU! We want to make sure we are living according to his plan, his values, and his timetable. Noah was obedient to God.  People must have laughed at him when he was building an ark in the middle of a desert-like environment. However, Noah had his instructions from God. He did not care about the world’s opinion. God’s opinion was what counted. Noah was a spiritually motivated person.  When he finished the project God gave him to do, what happened? Noah and his family entered the ark, and God shut the door! For us to be faithful in practicing KingdomNomics, we need to be aware of the “loaf o...
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Why the Criticism?

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  But you, why do you criticize your brother? Or you again, why do you look down on your brother or regard him with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. Romans 14:10, AMP Why the Criticism? It’s easy to be critical of someone when we hear what they supposedly said or did that we think is wrong or is something we don’t like. But how many times are we judging things prematurely, finding fault in someone without knowing the facts, without knowing the motives, without knowing the challenges, without knowing how they were raised or what they’re dealing with? Sometimes we’re critical of things we don’t understand. We form negative opinions when it’s actually not what it looks like. We don’t know the full story, and we assume things that may not be true. If we walked in that person’s shoes, most of the time we’d be more understanding, more compassionate. Even if what we’ve heard is true, where is the mercy? Where is the grace to give people room to make mistake...
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The Lord Will Provide!

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  The Lord Will Provide Scripture: Genesis 22:14   “ So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, ‘On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.’”  (NIV) What an incredibly intense encounter with God! Abraham was told by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac, as a burnt offering. Nothing was more precious to Abraham than his son. Abraham had so much faith in God, and was obedient to the point of preparing to sacrifice Isaac when God, at the last moment, provided the lamb needed for the sacrifice. What can we learn from Abraham’s encounter with God? We are called upon to sacrifice the BIG “I” or SELF at the foot of the cross. We do this by trusting in God’s provision for our salvation. We renounce, reject, and repent from trusting in “self-justification” by works, behavior, or anything else for our salvation. Instead, through faith, we accept the gift of Jesus’s sacrifice of his own life on our behalf. Daily, we are called upon to put to dea...
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Real Victory

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  “The Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy.” Acts 20:23–24, NKJV Real Victory The apostle Paul was very aware of the troubles and imprisonments that were in front of him. But he also knew that real victory is not when God does everything you like. Real victory is not when God changes all your negative circumstances and fixes all the people who get on your nerves. Real victory is when all that happens, but it doesn’t bother you anymore. You’ve grown to the point where you don’t have to have all that to be happy. You’re content while God is working right where you are, knowing that He’s given you grace, not just for the good times, but grace for the tribulations. When there’s pressure, when people betray your trust, when doors won’t open, your attitude is: “I’m going to keep running my race with joy despite what’s coming against...
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