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  Here I am, Lord. Send Me!” Scripture: Isaiah 6:8 “ Then I heard the Lord asking, ‘Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?’ I said, ‘Here I am. Send me.’”  (NLT) “Are you available?” We need to ask ourselves this question. Often, we don’t want to accept responsibility to do things others ask of us. This was also true in Bible times. Moses didn’t want to go to Egypt to be the spokesman for leading the people out of their Egyptian captivity. He offered all kinds of excuses. Gideon questioned why God would choose him, when he came from such a poor tribe, to head up the means for freeing his people from their oppressors. Jonah ran away from the responsibility God called him to. When it was time to anoint Saul king, they found him hiding in the baggage! God is looking for available people to do his work. Jesus said the harvest was full, but the laborers are few. When it comes to investing our time, talent, and treasure for a life that will echo into e...

  Introduction Job 1:13–22: Job learns of the tragedy that has struck him. Despite these devastating losses, he does not blame God. Today’s Key Verse: Job 1:22 GNT In spite of everything that had happened, Job did not sin by blaming God. Read 13  One day when Job’s children were having a feast at the home of their oldest brother,  14  a messenger came running to Job. “We were plowing the fields with the oxen,” he said, “and the donkeys were in a nearby pasture.  15  Suddenly the Sabeans attacked and stole them all. They killed every one of your servants except me. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.” 16  Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, “Lightning struck the sheep and the shepherds and killed them all. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.” 17  Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, “Three bands of Chaldean raiders attacked us, took away the camels, and killed all your servants ex...

  An Insatiable Thirst for God’s Friendship and Favor Scripture: Acts 13:22 “ After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’ ” (NIV) God is looking for people of character. If we could grasp the significance of how important this is to God, we could be candidates for fulfilling missions God has appointed to be done during the time we have on earth. David was such a man – a man after God’s heart. He had an insatiable thirst for relationship with God. He yearned for God’s friendship and favor. When he messed up, he confessed his sin. When He learned what God’s will was, he was prompt in seeing that it was done. By the grace of God, we can determine to be a person after God’s heart. But good intentions are not enough. Someone said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. God needs people who will execute and obey his will wholeheartedly. Elsewh...

  But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” Judges 6:15, NLT Reverse the Insecurity In Judges 6, an angel had just called Gideon a “mighty hero,” whom the Lord God was with, and told him to “go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites.” You can tell from Gideon’s response that for years he had been feeding on thoughts of insecurity, doubt, and fear. He gave excuses for why he couldn’t do it, that his family wasn’t qualified, he wasn’t influential or talented enough, he wasn’t a leader. Gideon was at a critical point. Was he going to keep feeding his excuses, or would he believe he was a mighty hero, that he could do what God said, that he wasn’t lacking? Gideon did what we all must do: He changed what he was feeding. Instead of feeding fear, he started feeding faith and courage. Instead of feeding insecurity, he started feeding the migh...

  Be a Signpost Scripture: 2 Kings 5:2–3, NKJV “ And the Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman’s wife. Then she said to her mistress, ‘If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.’”  (2 Kings 5:2-3, NKJV) Naaman was a great general who handed many military victories to the king of Assyria. But Naaman had a problem: he had leprosy. Fortunately, a young servant girl captured from the land of Israel worked for Naaman’s wife. At an opportune time, the servant girl told Naaman’s wife that Naaman could be healed if he would see the prophet, Elisha. Ultimately, Naaman acted on the information, and he was healed from his leprosy. This “unimportant” servant girl was a signpost who pointed the way for Naaman to experience salvation from this deadly disease. We may feel insignificant and unimportant. However, as believers, we are messengers who are able to ...

  The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. Isaiah 35:1–2, NIV Blossom in the Wilderness At some point, we all feel stuck in a dry desert place. We’re stuck in a challenge, stuck in the past, stuck in a bad break, in a disappointment, in a hurt. It’s easy to settle there and think, “God has been good to me, but I’ve seen my best days. I’ve had some victories in the past, but it’s been one difficulty after another, struggle and lack.” But God never does His greatest work in your yesterdays; they’re always in your tomorrows. Your greatest victories, your most rewarding moments, the biggest achievements in your life are not in your past; they are still in front of you. You’re about to come into fresh momentum, a growing season, where you’re going to bloom and see new doors open and opportunities come to you. You’re going to see favor that you’ve never seen...