Luke 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
She heard the word of God from His messenger and received it. The shepherd also received the good news of the Savior.
Luke 1:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word and the Word with God, and the word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus is the Word of God. We should gladly receive him, the Word, into our lives, just as Mary and the shepherd gladly received the news of His birth. Mary humbled herself, received and conceived the Word and was filled with Life.
James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
God sent His Son, the WORD, to heal us spirit, soul and body. He is Life and came to give you abundant life.
Ps 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name
Mary and the shepherds had heard that one day the Messiah would come. They knew about One who would save them but they didn’t really know Him. Then the time came when they did receive Him. This Savior was born into this natural world, but when we receive Him, we become born again spiritually.
When we receive Jesus we are filled with His great joy!
Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
I had heard about Jesus and was even in the church all my life. In my head I knew everything about Him, but I didn’t know him personally. I had not received Him because nobody told me I should.
Are you sure you are a child of God or do you just know about Him?
Today is the time day salvation, NOW is the time, not tomorrow.
Don’t just believe in your head but receive Him in your life. And your life will be changed dramatically! Having a vital personal relationship with the God of the universe is much better than being religious. It’s 18 inches from your head to your heart and it is the difference in making heaven your home or being separated from God forever after this life.
Are you satisfied with how your life is going? Are you living an abundant life in Jesus or just giving mental assent? So many of us have tried to do it our own way and there didn’t seem to be any change. But only God’s way will work and this is what He said to do.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation
Receive him now. Say this out loud with your mouth and believe it in your heart.
Jesus I believe you are the Son of God and You died for me and was raised from the dead. I turn away from sin and receive You now. You are the Lord of every part of my life. Help me to live a life that is pleasing to you. Thank you for forgiving me of all my sins.
If you prayed that and meant it you are now a child of God! Welcome to the family!
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3”For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”
Sudden destruction will come upon those in darkness when they think peace has finally come. The Lord will only come as a thief in the night to them but not to us.
1Thessalonians 5:4-5"Ye brethren are not in darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light children of the day, we are not of the night nor of darkness."
Revelation 3: 10 "Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world. 11 Look, I am coming quickly. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown."
Luke 21:36"Watch ye therefore and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and stand before the Son of man".
1 Thessalonians 5:6"Therefore let us not sleep as do others but let us WATCH and be sober."
1 Thessalonians 5:9-10"God hath not appointed us to wrath but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ who died for us that whether we wake or sleep we should live together with Him. Wherefore COMFORT yourselves together and edify one another."
Romans 5:8-9"...while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Much more then being now justified by His blood we shall be saved from wrath through Him."
You do not have to go through that and be a martyr to go to be with the Lord. In Luke 21 Jesus mentions many things that will come to pass before He comes in power and great glory. He says when you see these thinks BEGIN to happen (not afterwards) LOOK UP your redemption is near.
Luke 21:28 "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."
This is refered to as the BEGINNING OF SORROW in Matthew 24:8. He tells us to not be caught up in the things of this world or that day will "come upon you unaware".
Luke 21:34”And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. “
1 John 3:2-3"...we know when He shall appear we shall be like Him for we shall see him as he is, and every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as He is pure."
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17"For the LORD HIMSELF will descend from heaven WITH A SHOUT, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be CAUGHT UP together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the AIR: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore COMFORT ONE ANOTHER WITH THESE WORDS."
Notice he does NOT come back down to the earth. We go UP to meet Him. He comes and makes His appearance in the clouds. The words 'CAUGHT UP' comes from the Greek word 'HARPAZO' meaning 'TO SEIZE', caught away as by force. In the Latin language it is the word "rapiemur" in the Latin Vulgate at 1 Thessalonians 4:17, and is the word translated " caught up " or " rapture, " simply referring to the "--'caught up' to be with the Lord"
His second coming, is when He comes down and His feet touch the earth at the end of the great tribulation.
Matthew 24:21”For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened."
Matthew 24:27"For as the lightning cometh out of the east and shineth even to the west so shall the coming of the Son of man be."
1Cor.15:52"Behold, I shew you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed."
In Thessalonians it said the Lord HIMSELF will SHOUT: We will hear His voice that will sound like a trumpet as John heard when he said,
"I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day and heard behind me a GREAT VOICE AS OF A TRUMPET ,saying I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA the FIRST and the LAST..." (Rev 1:10).
This is the Voice of the LORD giving the LAST CALL to the church at the end of the church age, the end of the age of grace. In 1 Corinthians the last trump is also referring to the LAST CALL by the VOICE of God. The CHURCH which comes from the Greek word 'EKKLESIA' meaning "A CALLING OUT" will be with the Lord forever. After this period is a different age: when He will deal with the Jews. Then Israel will have their last chance to receive Him also; the Gentiles who receive Him at this time are NOT the Church. Those who give their lives to the Lord then are called the tribulation saints.
Revelation 7:13"And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
The church has gone to be with the Lord and will return to earth WITH the Lord at the end of the tribulation.
Jude 14"And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. "
Rev 19:14"And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean."
These two passages in 1Thess.4:16 and 1Cor.15:52 do not refer to the 7 trumpets in Rev.8 through 11, which is pouring out JUDGEMENT upon those who do not believe;" at the end of the great tribulation, and immediately following, the seventh is the ANGEL blowing the trumpet {not the Lord's voice as before} making the announcement that "the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever" (Rev.11:15).
If a person just looks at the word ’trump’ and ‘ trumpet’ in these passages and assumes it is the same., they are not understanding the Hebraic meaning of trumpets, which is this case was the longest, loudest, and last blast at the end of the Feast of Trumpets. Since the Jews knew this, Paul did not explain further. In Corinthians this was the Trump of GOD, but in Revelation, which was not written until approximately 30 years later, it was the trumpet of ANGELS. In Exodus 19:19-20 at this type of blast the Lord came down and Moses went up, symbolic of us being caught away.
Israel used trumpets all the time to announce what was happening. There were different blasts for different occasions. The angels will continue to sound the trumpet in future ages- the shofar--a rams horn --which is a different sound than we think of with trumpets of this day and age. Learn to recognize the sound of the shofar. He is coming in the clouds to call His own unto Himself.
If you have completely given your heart to Him and He is the Lord of every part of your life be looking for Him and listening for His voice. Put your trust in the His grace and shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, the ONLY sacrifice that cleanses us from our sins, not trusting in our good works for salvation.
"If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth in Him shall not be ashamed." (Rom. 10:9-11)
Jesus said:
"Marvel not that I said unto thee ye must be born again."(John3:7)
"Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3)
"I know thy works that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou art cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm and neither cold not hot I will spue thee out of my mouth." (Rev.3:15-16)
"I have somewhat against thee, because you hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou are fallen and repent and do the first works. (Rev 2:4-5)
Are you ready for this great event? He is coming for those without spot or wrinkle, and without blemish (Ephesians 5:27), This is a privilege and reward for those who follow Him in spirit and in truth, not those who are carnal and seeking their own way. Although His love is unconditional His promises are conditional. If we do our part He will do His. We are to become mature (Ephesians 4:14). We are to think, act, and see things completely different because we now have the character of our Father, imitating His actions, reactions, thoughts and words.
Ephesians 5:1"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children"
John 14:23"Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.24He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me"
2 Corinthians 6:16" And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. "
Eph. 5:17"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit."
Be filled literally means "Be being filled" or continually being filled with the Holy Spirit of God We have been sanctified, separated unto Him ,and are to be separate from the world; that is, we are not like the unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:17-18). We think, act, and see things completely different and have the character of our Father, imitating His actions, reactions, thoughts and words. Jesus said if you love Him then obey Him (John14:15-17).
Galatians 5:16"Walk in the Spirit and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh"
Are you looking for Him? He is coming for those who are looking for Him, anticipating His appearing.
Hebrews 9:28"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and UNTO THEM THAT LOOK FOR HIM SHALL HE APPEAR the second time without sin unto salvation. "
We are LOOKING FOR that blessed hope, the great God and our Saviour Jesus. Remember there were five wise virgins but there were 5 foolish one who did not get to enter in.
Matthew 25:1"Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them.
4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13WATCH therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh."
Eph. 5:17"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit"
Be filled literally means "Be being filled" or continually being filled with the Holy Spirit of God. We have been sanctified, separated unto Him , and are to be separate from the world; that is, we are not like the unbelievers
So stay filled with His Spirit, keep your heart pure, and look for His blessed appearing
Titus 2:13"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ"
By the Spirit of God we can do the incredible. He is all powerful and He lives within us. We can draw on that power.
1 Corinthians 2:4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.
2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.
Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
He will provide everything you need to succeed. We are to be willing, yielded vessels and He works through us so lean on Him. You may feel inadequate but the Lord will not speak to your heart to do something and then not equip you for it. It's not our intellect or education we rely on, but it is Him we rely on. It's not ability but our availablity.
It's only when we trust in ourselves and not Him that He cannot work through us. God resists the proud. But if we humble ourselves before Him, His Spirit flows through us. He will give you His abiity, anointing, provide spiritually, materially, financially, and in every way to accomplish His purposes through us.
1 Timothy 4:14 Dont neglect the gifts within you .
2 Timothy 1:6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
1 Corinthians 12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Ephesian 4:8-12 tells us Jesus gave gifts to the church. You may be a gift to your church where you worship. Or you may have another function in the body of Christ.
1 Cor 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
You are a special, unique person and the Lord created you for a certain purpose in this life . You are one of a kind there is no one quite like you.
The Lord made us all different and we are used in different ways but it is by the same Spirit (1Cor 12: 4-7.) Don't try to be like someone else but be the unique person God created you to be.
In Daniel 11:32 it says those who know their God shall be strong and do exploits. "Exploits" means "pleasure". We do His pleasure, whatever it is He created us to do, wherever He has set us in the Body of Christ. Each of us need to find out what that place is.
2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.
You will never be completely satisfied in your spirit until you are walking in your calling . Seek Him and find out what it is. He does not want us to be wandering or wondering what direction to go. He will give you revelation of your destination.
Eph 1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself.
Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
As we seek Him He will reveal His our calling and destination. People say,"I'm just waiting on God". But how long have they been waiting? For years? Actually He is waiting for you. We make the mistake of not doing anything but He is waiting for us to step out in faith. Faith is active. He will lead you even if it is only one step at a time.
He doesn't show us the whole picture at once, or there would be no faith in it. Sure, it is true timing is important but most tend to lag behind rather than get ahead of Him. As you are obedient you will grow and the vision will grow. He doesn't usually show us the end at the beginning, but just enough to get us started in the right direction.
Be equiped with the whole armour of God and follow the Spirit. With our eyes on the promise God gave you, you can achieve the dream He put in your heart.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Not only can we do all things through Christ, but we must; time is short.
John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
It's amazing when we think about this verse, knowing the works He did. He raise the dead, healed the sick, and spoke to storms. We are to be imitaters of God, just as children imitate their Father. It's His Spirit within us that does His works through us.
Whatever He spoke to you He will bring to pass. He will manifest His works and power through us everywhere we go (2 Corinthians 12:14). So whatever He says to you do it because His word will not return void.
He always causes us to triumph.You are an overcomer , more than a conqueror and no weapon formed against you shall prosper! (2 Cor 2:14, Rom 8:37, Isa 54:17)
Hebrews 13:21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Believe the impossible, see the invisible, and you can do the incredible because with God nothing is impossible! (Luke 1:37)
[Excerpts from the Series ” Believe The Impossible, See The Invisible, Do The Incredible” #5]
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Proverbs 18:20
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. 21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Provers 13:2
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
What you say can causes defeat or brings victory. There is power in your words.
Psalm 103:20
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
When we pray His Word or speak in agreement with what He says the angels hear us voice His Word and begin to work on our behalf. But If we speak the opposite of God’s Word the angels cannot respond for they will only do God’s will They listen for His Words to be spoken.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Caleb said what God said and agree with Him . He did not speak what the circumstances were but spoke his faith and he got what he said.
Numbers 13:30
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Numbers 14:24
But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
What you say is what you will reap in your life, just as Caleb got what he said. He possessed the promised land.
Number 14:2
Their voices rose in a great chorus of complaint against Moses and Aaron. "We wish we had died in Egypt , or even here in the wilderness!" they wailed. 3"Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle?
Mark 11:23 say you shall have whatsoever you say so watch what you are saying. This works in the positive or the negative.
Numbers 14: 28 Now tell them this: `As surely as I live, I will do to you the very things I heard you say. I, the LORD, have spoken! 29You will all die here in this wilderness!
Romans 4:17
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
Job 22:28
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
What you say you will reap. We have a choice what to say so I decree that the Word God spoke to me shall be established, the rhema word concerning whatever situation is in my life.
[Excerpts from the Series ” Believe The Impossible, See The Invisible, Do The Incredible” #4]
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What do you see? The past or the future? Luke 17:32 says "Remember Lot's wife." She could not turn loose of the past because that's all she could see. She looked back because that is where her heart was and she never went another step forward again. You can't go forward when you are looking back.
If we tried to drive forward while looking backwards we would have a wreck. You can wreck your spiritual live and the lives of those around you. If you are not going forward you are sliding back because in the spiritual realm you do not stand still.
People fail because they are thinking of past failures instead of thinking on his miraculous power toward us and our situation.
Instead of looking at the past, look forward to what God has for you. Set your heart on the vision God has given you. He tries to lead us one way but we are holding on to something in the past. We cannot follow Him if we are always looking back.
Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Luke 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Numbers 13:2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them
When the men returned Caleb said:
30 Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. 31But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
How you see yourself determines what you do and can determine your course of life. How we see ourselves can keep us from doing God’s will.
Proverbs 23:7As a man thinks in his heart so is he
Numbers 13:32And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 33And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
They said they were not able because all they saw was the circumstances. They could not see God’s promise to give them the land as long as they could only see themselves as little grasshoppers, helpless against the giants. This kept them from going forward.
When you say the opposite of what God says He calls it an evil report. God said they can take the land but they said they were not able. Whose report will you believe? I will believe the Lord! If God calls us to do something He will give us the power, strength, and whatever is needed to do it.
The majority of the spies, 10 out of 12, influenced all the adult children of Israel to believe the evil report they brought back, and not do what God told them to do. It was not God’s will for them to wander around there for 40 years. It would have only taken about 11 days. Their bad report was sowing bad seeds into their hearts and what they reaped was not good. Most of the spies caused them to lose out on their dream of entering the promised land.
What you listen to can affect your life. When people speak negatively it affects everyone around them. If you listen to the wrong report, a negative report, you can could die in the wilderness too like them, instead of fulfilling what God has for you.
The majority will kill you dream too if you allow it. Some people may criticize you, discourage you, and try to get you to give up. They will try to prevent you from going forward with the Lord. Many times its because they are jealous. They would like to have a dream and be successful attaining it but are not willing to pay the price. We can’t just go along with the crowd like the children of Israel did. It takes an effort to go upstream. Whoever is holding you back is keeping you from entering into what God has for you. But God is bigger than any person and can change the situation.
If someone is preaching the Word of God to you, they are sowing the Word in your heart as it says in Mark 4 " the sower sowed the Word," which is good. But if you continue to hear unscriptural, false doctrine, which is a lie and the wrong report, you will begin to believe it and get the wrong kind of harvest. So take heed what you hear.
People say, "I'm going through the wilderness". Well what are you doing there? If you continue to say "I can’t" and "This is impossible", you will stay defeated and eventually die in the wilderness. It was His will for them to go on up and possess the promised land, which is symbolic of the abundant life in Jesus.
What do you see before you, the wilderness or the promised land? Go forward, get out of the wilderness and enter into the land of abundance He has promised you.
[Excerpts from the Series ” Believe The Impossible, See The Invisible, Do The Incredible” #3]
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