The Reduction Principle allows us to be more dependent on God… Judges 7:1-2, 16… Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or …
Finding Your True Purpose- Part 3
Finding Your True Purpose is part of the Holy Spirit’s Role in your life… Judges 6:33-34… Now all the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples joined forces and crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jezreel. 34Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him. Judges 7:12… The Midianites, the Amalekites and all the other …
Finding Your True Purpose- Part 2
Finding Godly purpose goes beyond having just regular purpose or going through regular routines… Judges 6:25-32… That same night the Lord said to him, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one seven years old. Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it. 26Then build a proper kind of altar to the Lord your God on the …
Finding Your True Purpose- Part 1
We do not want to just wander through life, we want to know that we walk in God’s True Purpose… Judges 6:11-16… The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” …
Competing With Horses- God Meets Us
God meets us as we go through life Competing With Horses… Jeremiah 12:4-5… How long will the land lie parched and the grass in every field be withered? Because those who live in it are wicked, the animals and birds have perished. Moreover, the people are saying, “He will not see what happens to us.” 5“If you have raced with men …
The Cure- Discover What Heals Us
Mankind can easily overlook The Cure that we have been needing since the beginning… John 3:16… For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. The Cure that we all need is available to us all for what really ails us, and will heal us for eternity. …
When the Rooster Crowed- Transform
When the Rooster Crowed can have been a time of reminder of failure or a time of life transformation… Luke 22:54-62… Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance. 55And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter …
Relief From Accusations
We can live empowered knowing that we have Relief From Accusations that the devil has brought to us… Zechariah 3:1-10… Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. 2The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from …
The Rock- Seeking God’s Glory
Seeking The Rock is Seeking God’s Glory and experiencing His mercy and goodness… Exodus 33:18-23… Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.” 19And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on …
Face Time-5 Blessings in His Secret Place
Our Face Time with God is important, even more so than with each other… Exodus 33:14-17… The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” 15Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless …