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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP484 PROPHETS VS PSYCHICS

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: PROPHETS VS PSYCHICS

Many people do not want to talk about spiritual things. Some of it may seem scary. But we are about to be thrust into a spiritual battle, we must be ready. The body of Christ needs discernment. Now more than ever the Body of Christ must be led by the Holy Ghost.

Prophets have been in God’s plan since early on. Some say they don’t believe in prophets today. They don’t believe they hear from God. Yet these same people say God told them things or led them to do certain things.

Why would we not need prophets today as part of the ministry team God created for the body; a part of the five-fold ministry. He created offices within the body to perfect the church. It is very needed today.

Eph 4:11-13 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

The goal is unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God. If there is ever a time, we need unity of faith and knowledge of God it is now. This is how the bride becomes without spot and wrinkle. By walking in the Spirit.

People think a prophet’s job is to foretell things to come. That is only a part of it. Five things prophecy will do. Edify, exhort, comfort, reveal and foretell. This is not to make anyone a superstar, but for the building up of the body of Christ.

Some believe prophets and psychics are the same. First there are two kinds of psychics, the ones at the carnival that is a complete and total fake. The real psychics operate from being connected to dark spirits. People are quick to believe in psychics because they tell them things from their past. Then they make vague suggestions about the future and people read into it what they want to and make it happen.

These psychics may or may not know that they are being manipulated by the enemy. He sends monitoring spirits to observe people. These spirits will tell the psychic what to say, because they observed it.

As with anything real, the enemy always tries to counterfeit it. Oxford dictionary defines counterfeit as something made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intentions to deceive or defraud. Look at someone who prints counterfeit money. They try to get it as close as possible to the real thing so it can deceive people into giving them something of value for a worthless piece of paper.

This is why God doesn’t want us to consult mediums, psychics etc. He does this for our own good, he doesn’t want us deceived by a counterfeit. The enemy will tell you ten truths to get you to believe one lie.

Look at the woman that followed Paul. In Acts 16:16-19 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. 19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

She followed them for days speaking truth. “These men are the servants of the most high God.” Everyone knew she was a psychic, so by her speaking truth most would think the opposite of Paul and Silas.

This is why I say we need discernment. The word discernment means-perception in the absence of judgment with a view to obtain spiritual guidance and understanding.

John 16:13-14 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

True prophets get their words from God because His Spirit the Holy Ghost dwells within them. They will receive what God needs to say, because not everyone is listening for that word from God themselves. He would speak to everyone if people were in tune with God enough to hear him for themselves.

This is how we gain spiritual insight called discernment. Just because God let us discern something doesn’t mean we are called to be a prophet. He will let you know if that is your calling. But he can and will speak to us if we are in tune to him and listening.

As the body we are to walk in the Spirit.

Gal 5: 16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

As we grow spiritually, we cannot allow ourselves to get caught up in the title of our calling and allow pride to enter. We don’t want to fall because we are trying to convince people that God has called us. We need to stay focused on God and do what we believe he has asked of us. He will elevate us when it is the right time.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP483 BE WISE

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: BE WISE

The word says if we are soul winners we are wise. I see so many things people do in the name of Christianity that has the opposite effect. I have suffered church hurt, most people have I would guess. But a lot of people give up on God because of that hurt. Actions that are unwise. What happens when the broken, hurting people come to church and are told to go home and change clothes because their Gothic look doesn’t belong at church.

It’s time we get serious about souls. Jesus didn’t say I will make you cleaner’s of people. He said I will make you fishers of men. To catch fish you have to go to where they are; water. You won’t catch fish in the middle of the desert. We must show them we are not the judgmental, self-righteous, gossiping, over barren people that the world has come to associate with Christianity.

I’ve seen people yell and be hateful with the lost, telling them they are going to hell if they don’t change. Then they will look at someone else another so called Christian with a sense of satisfaction, “Well I told them.” Like that was an accomplishment.

Matt 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Just because someone was told the truth doesn’t mean it was right. The delivery was wrong. They should have been told in kindness not out of bitterness, we are to be harmless doves.

The wise win souls, because they walk the right way. They walk in God’s compassion and leading. You will never win anyone doing the same judgmental things. Our faith walk is about relationship, so is winning the lost.

Prov 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

It is time we stopped playing church to ease our conscience. It is time we start being the church. God has given us his Spirit to perfect the body. Now is not the time to let God down, it is time to become who we as a body are meant to be.

Many so-called leaders are about to fall. God is getting the body of Christ ready to receive the harvest. The only way we are not going to be left behind is if we draw closer to God. He wants to share wisdom with us. He wants to make us soul winners. But first we have to get out of his way by setting aside the attitudes that are weighing us down.

It is time we are on the winning side. Christian means to be Christ-like. He was compassionate to those who society treated badly. He could see beyond people’s actions to their reasons. Often the things they did was a reaction to their circumstances. People today are still that way. The reason they make bad choices is because of circumstances of their lives. We need to show them Jesus with love and compassion.

True wisdom can only come from God. We need to be in tune with his spirit so that we too can become wise soul winners. The harvest is ready.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP482 AFTER DARKNESS IS FREEDOM

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: AFTER DARKNESS IS FREEDOM

Most know the story of Jonah, how he was disobedient and ended up in the belly of a fish for three days and three nights. This is symbolic of how Jesus was in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights, after he was crucified.

Many around the world are being plunged into communication blackouts and power outages. A lot happens in the darkness. In the middle of it, we must hold on tightly to our faith that God has got us and will see us through.

Jonah, realized the error of his ways in the darkness. He repented for being disobedient to God. He found a new purpose and direction before he was released from the fish. On the other side of the darkness there was revival in Ninevah.

After the crucifixion, the disciples were emotionally in a state of grief. The darkness was overwhelming. Jesus went to the pit of hell and took back the authority over the earth that Adam and Eve had given to Satan. He preached to the saints of old and many came out of the grave with him.

If we are in Jesus, we do not have to fear the dark. It is in the dark times that we grow deep roots. Look at a seed, when it is planted it is in the dark. That seed becomes a plant that makes its way out of the darkness. After that time of darkness, it will grow and produce fruit.

It was dark the night God locked his people in during the last plague on Egypt. I was trying to imagine how those people must have felt. It must have been hard to stay inside, knowing that people were dying all over the land. I imagine it to be a heavy spiritual darkness, one that you can feel in the air. The darkness of night turned to day break and they were free. No more hard labor, no more whips of the enemy, no more being controlled. They were free to make their own choices. They came out of the darkness with wealth that had been stolen from them for generations, by Egypt.

We as the body of Christ have been plunged into a spiritual darkness, a crisis almost. Many in the body do not really believe God. They give him lip service, but are more in love with their church and its activities, than they are Jesus. They have pastors who spin encouraging themes and pump them up for the week. Go live your best life.

Many will not be equipped to withstand what is facing us. It is time that we put on the armor of God and pray for strength to endure the dark. If we can hold on just a little while longer, God himself is going to set us free from the brokenness of the church. He will divide those who believe in him from those who want the reputation of being a good person. He wants people who follow him, in good times and bad times. People who understand that sometimes you have to walk through a dark passage to get to the light.

I personally went through a dark period of depression. I came out the other side with a new strength and understanding of my life and purpose. I am thankful for the dark time of my life, it made me who I am. I know I can make it as long as I hold onto Jesus. He is our strength and our peace.

We must remember that in the darkness, Jesus is the light. In the darkness, the church is supposed to be the light. It is time we let our light shine in the darkness and push back fear, anxiety and depression.

Paul and Silas were put in prison for preaching the gospel. They had been beaten and were in the inner cell. This is where they put the most dangerous prisoners. Ones they didn’t want to escape. Things appeared dark, but in the midnight hour, they began to pray and sing praises to God.

The lesson lies in their actions. They had every reason to be down and discourage. They were in physical pain. But they prayed and sang praises. Prayer and praise are our source of warfare that can change the darkest of circumstances. They ended up leading the lost to Christ at that prison when God sent an earthquake that shook everything loose. Their bands fell off and the cell doors were opened.

The best example of darkness to light and freedom is when we accept Jesus into our lives and tell him we want him to be Lord. He in turn fills us with his Spirit and light. It doesn’t matter what we face as long as we look to the Lord. He will see us through the darkness. We will come out the other side, better than we went into the dark.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP480 LET GO OF THE EGO

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: LET GO OF THE EGO

I try to be positive and encouraging. But God has been dealing with me to tackle this subject. Let it be a warning to all in the church. We have gotten away from our foundation and allowed the world and our ego to creep in to the church.

Jesus is coming after a bride who has made herself ready. It is time we start getting ready for the bride groom to come and take us away. But right now, the bride had smudges, wrinkle and spots of contention. The body was never meant to be divided into denominations. There needs to be unity in the body. There is not one denomination that is completely right.

I have seen it happen time and time again, people start out on fire for God. They have pure intentions to do the will of God. They are humble and want nothing more than God’s will. They get in a place that God’s anointing is on them and he begins to use them. BAM! It happens, “EGO”. They start getting exalted and start feeling like they are the reason that good things are happening. Never thinking about giving God the glory. I have seen this happen many times.

We can easily walk in our flesh and become overconfident. This is the opposite of humility. Any seasoned child of God that walks in his anointing understands. They have to fully rely on him. The deeper we walk in his will the more need we have for him to be in control. We do not want to fall or fail. We can prevent falling by guarding our spirit, we do not want pride to take us over or we will fall.

Prov 16:18-19 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

The word haughty means arrogant, prideful, having a superior attitude. Looking down on others. These people are self-important and self- righteous.

I Cor 10:11-12 Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

The tenth chapter of I Corinthians is a good chapter to read concerning this subject. It lists all the ways the Israelite disappointed God. All the ways they were disobedient and prideful. That is why they were punished and some were destroyed.

When we want to gain man’s favor by trying to make them think we are so good and so spiritual, that is rebellion. We are exalting ourselves and not God. We need to have favor with God. His opinion is the only one that matters.

Luke 14:11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

The word abased means to be lowered, brought down or humbled.

We can choose to walk in humility and be humble under God’s ways or we can choose to walk in pride and our flesh. This will cause us to be brought down to a place of being humbled by God.

We cannot become hyperfocus on one thing. If we do then everything is out of balance. God wants us to be stable; we cannot be double minded. We either yield to our flesh and walk in our own ego or we humble ourselves and do the will of God.

We can not allow our calling to become more important to us than our relationship with Jesus Christ. We cannot get wrapped up in what we are doing for God that we miss God’s leading.

I feel like in the times we are living God is calling for his body to come together and walk in unity, love and just be real. There is no time to play around and allow ego to get in our way. There is no time to dabble in the world. He is calling for us to come up higher and walk closer than ever before. If we are going to bring in the billion-soul harvest it is going to take all of us being on fire for God. Walking in his anointing and not allowing our flesh room to have an ego.

I know I have left you with some things to think about today. If you find time read the tenth Chapter of I Corinthians. Think about how badly they messed up and how we don’t want to follow in their footsteps. We want to be the church Jesus can use to save the world.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING — EP481 FLAT DAYS

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: FLAT DAYS

Monday morning my day started with a flat tire. There used to be a time in my life that would have wrecked my day, maybe even my week. But God changed me and helped me to get past the falling apart over the little things I cannot change. If I am upset or not, the tire is still flat. My emotional state doesn’t change the facts. I still have to deal with it. I said, “Dear Lord help me.” Then I started weighing my options.

The enemy loves nothing more than to take situations in life and use them to tear us down. He will magnify all of our concerns and make them seem worse. Everyone that drives at some point has to deal with a flat tire.

What sometimes appears bad is for our good. God sees the big picture; he knows all the ways things could play out. He has given his angels charge over us to protect us. What if that flat prevented me from being in a bad wreck? When things happen, we cannot automatically assume they are bad, even though it is not the ideal situation.

When things like that happens, it reminds me of how far God has brought me. I used to be controlled by fear, anxiety and depression. I am not exaggerating when I say that a flat tire at one time would have ruined my week.

I want to remind you as we go forward to not look at circumstances. Do not allow them to tear you down, but be encouraged, God works it all out for our good. He is in control and will take care of those who are his. It doesn’t matter what is going on around us.

This world is shaking, with governments falling, economies around the world falling and failing. It would be easy to allow fear of the unknown to drive us to worst case scenario. But when the death angel was moving in Egypt, God’s people were safe. The Israelites were shut in safely behind the bloodline.

There is nothing that can harm us as long as we stay under the covering of the blood of Jesus. Do not allow how things look cause you to have a flat day. A day where you don’t want to move, but you want to wallow in fear, anxiety, depression and total lack of peace. Allow the Spirit of God to breath his peace on you and you too will soon be on the move again.

2 Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

It is time to rise up and be bold and be brave. God is needing his warriors to arise. If there was ever a time that our nation needed intercessors it is now. God is on the move, but we as his children have nothing to fear. Don’t let how thing look cause you to fall into fear. But remember to pray for God’s will to be done. Pray for the protection of our military and those who are fighting to save the trafficked children. Pray that our leaders will turn to God and let him be their guide.

I am sure that things appeared a little scary when the children of Israel were walking across the Red Sea. I can imagine the worrywarts were going; I hope that water doesn’t come down on us. Which was total lack of faith. God saw them safely to the other side. We have to trust God to take care of us in all situations good and bad. He will see us safely to the other side.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING — EP479 HIDDEN

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: HIDDEN

What would you say if someone had a cure for a disease but withheld it from the sick? Any reasonable person would think that was a terrible thing. But if we are not careful, we become that cruel person. Sin is a disease; we know the cure. Many are sin sick and need the cure that only Jesus can give, but we neglect to tell them we know the cure.

2 Cor 4:3-4 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

It’s hard to witness to people, especially if you don’t have an outgoing personality. I get it. But we are going ot have to find a way to be bold and be brave. Even when we feel as timid as a mouse.

We must find a way to reach out and let the light of Christ shine. If we draw closer to him and become saturated with his presence and anointing, it will be easier to shine a light into the darkness. The enemy’s voice will not be very loud and we can dismiss him and his lies. Satan is the little “g” god of this world. He has blinded people by his lies. They are used to the dark and do not know how amazing it is to have light.

For centuries mankind has used the sun to navigate. Sailors used the stars to navigate at night. Both are sources of light. Without the sun or stars they could not be sure of their direction. They would be left in the darkness. We need to shine enough light to give people a sense of direction until they can get to the real light source; Jesus.

We are like the moon, it has no light source of its own, it reflects the light of the sun according to scientist. But when we get Jesus in our lives we reflect that light that is within us.

John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

We don’t receive just any light. It is just not enough light to shine on our path. But we will have the light of life. This light will pull people out of the dark and show them that there is life everlasting in Jesus Christ.

We can dig down and find the strength to be bold and tell the world that Jesus saves, heals, delivers and sets free those who are broken, sick, hurt and lost. We just have to be brave enough to let our light shine.

The enemy has suppressed the gospel around the world. He has caused Christian’s to become complacent about witnessing. But there is a great big world out there that doesn’t know the gospel, who have never heard of Jesus. It has been hidden. It is time now that we do all we can to uncover it and allow the world to find Jesus.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING — EP478 PRIME REAL ESTATE

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: PRIME REAL ESTATE

If you owned prime real estate, would you let someone with a bad reputation move in and live? No, then why do we let the enemy live rent free in our minds cluttering up our thoughts and emotions.

Everyone at some point has allowed his lies to become truth. We start to believe that we are worthless. We think God may love others but couldn’t possibly love us because at some point in life we have broken his laws. Our enemy always goes worst case scenario. It is very important to understand the source of your information. Look at Satan’s reputation. He got kicked out of heaven because of his pride and lust for power overcame his ability to judge right from wrong.

Then Satan talked to Adam and Eve, they let him get into their thoughts and influence their choices. Because they let him influence them, they lost their home in paradise. They had to work harder. Then the enemy caused their sons to have issues to the point one killed the other. All they had to do was shut down the conversation with the enemy. This is where we often fail. At first sign of negativity from the enemy we need to shut him down.

Any good property owner will do a background check. Because it is easier to not let someone move in than to get them moved out. Let’s look at satan’s background, we know he was kicked out of heaven, that should be enough. God has more patience than we do, but satan pushed God to the point he said, “enough you have got to go.” If God evicted him, why would we let him hang around?

Satan is the accuser of the brethren. By this we know he doesn’t get along with others but wants to control everyone he meets. He is a murderer and a thief.

Jesus said:

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.

That doesn’t help his case for being allow to live in our thoughts. He is the father of lies. It is time we give an eviction notice to our enemy. He will not live rent free in our minds any longer. We cannot believe him.

But it is not good for prime real estate to sit empty. We need it filled with God to prevent the enemy sending squatters. God is the one who can fill all of our emptiness, in our hearts and minds. He is the perfect one to have in our thoughts.

Isaiah 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

It is time we allow God to elevate our thoughts. We can trust God with our prime real estate he is loyal, trustworthy, righteous, fair, patient, generous and he loves us more that we can ever comprehend.

Apostle Paul understood that the direction of our thoughts would determine the direction of our path. He understood that we cannot allow the enemy to speak negativity to us.

Phil 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

It is easier to win the battle if we don’t leave room for the enemy to talk to us. We don’t want to hear anything he has to say. God is the best one to give us guidance. We can trust him to take care of us.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING –EP477 HE SEES, HE HEARS, HE HELPS

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: HE SEE, HE HEARS AND HE HELPS

The Lord’s hand is not ever too short that he cannot reach down and pick us up. He is not deaf to the cries of his people. At times we have all felt like God doesn’t hear our prayers. We feel isolated from him and like He will never answer again. There three reasons that we could feel this way.

Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

The first reason could be we have allowed sin to creep into our lives and we need to renew our dedication to God and repent of our wrong doing. If we feel like that is not the case then it could be that God is silent because he is wanting us to learn a lesson that only his silence can teach. The third reason could be that satan is trying to tell us that God doesn’t hear us. He is wanting to drive a wedge between us and God. He will try to convince us that God is not listening to us. Making us feel like we are all alone.

Psalm 34:17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

This verse says all of their troubles. Not some, not certain troubles, but all. We can be sure that even if we have to pray for a while God does hear us. He not only is the God who hears but the God who sees.

The Hebrew word for God, El Roi means the God who sees me. It comes from the story of Hagar. She had run away after Sarai was cruel and mistreated her. Sarai was jealous that Hagar became pregnant. It made her hate her and she was awful to her. Even though she was pregnant because of Sarai’s plan.

Hagar was all alone in the desert when the angel of the Lord appeared to her. The angel told her to return to Sarai and promise to greatly multiply her descendants. El Roi means that God has intimate awareness of our struggles. He understands our pain and frustrations. He will show up and make a way for us. If we put our trust in him.

There is nothing that we face that he does not see. There is nothing that happens that he will not see us through.

Psalm 46 1-3 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

We can be sure that no matter what we have facing us, He is the God who see our struggles. He is the God that hears our cries. He is not a God that sits by quietly and watches, but he helps us fight our battles. He helps us with our struggles.

I am thankful that he is the God that see, hears and delivers.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP376 LESSONS FROM A QUEEN

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: LESSONS FROM A QUEEN

Haman was an evil man that manipulated his way into being second in command next to King Ahasuerus. He used his influence to get the king to make a decree that all the Jews would be slaughtered on a certain day. Haman did this because of his hate for one man; Mordecai, Queen Esther’s cousin. Haman hated him because Mordecai didn’t feed his delusion of being someone great. Mordecai refused to bow down to him, when he walked down the street.

When Mordecai found out about the decree he sat in sackcloth and ashes at the king’s gate. When Esther was informed why, Mordecai asked her to go to the king. Her immediate reaction was, I could die if I approach the king without being called.

If Esther had rushed to the king without the days of fasting. The result may have been different. In order to save a nation, the people have to feel they need saved. The fast not only helped Esther prepare her thoughts and actions. It helped the Jews prepare and be strong enough to stand in the end. But I don’t want to get too far ahead of the story.

What would have happened in open court when the king asked what Esther wanted. Calling out Haman in open court would have embarrassed the king for trusting Haman. The result would not have been good. Instead, she moved the conversation to a more private destination. This helped her to get the upper hand on her enemy; Haman.

We can cry to people about our problems, but that doesn’t fix them, most of the time it makes it worse. But if we can get in a place where it is just us, the king and the enemy, we can petition the king.

It turns out the enemy doesn’t like it when we approach the throne of grace. He doesn’t like it when we petition God for our miracles. But we can be free in him just as Esther got rid of her enemy.

Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Esther obtained mercy through the king reaching out his scepter. That was a form of grace. Without that show of mercy, things would have been different for Esther. She asked for the king and Haman to come to dinner. They agreed.

He asked her at the dinner what her wish was, for some reason she didn’t tell him but asked for a second dinner, the next night. The word doesn’t say why she asked to have the second dinner. But it was not in God’s timing for her to make her request.

What a difference twenty-four hours can make. I am sure she felt like Haman had the upper hand. But she had the king’s favor. Never underestimate the power of God’s favor. He has proven time and again that he can turn things around quickly.

When the king and Haman returned the second night. Esther asked for the fate of her people to be in her hands. She explained someone was trying to destroy them all. The king then got to play the hero in his wife’s eyes and had Haman hung on the gallows he built to destroy Mordecai.

The lessons we can learn from Esther is to be bold when approaching the throne. Be brave enough to stand against the enemy and never forget to be patient and wait for the right time. God gives us grace and will always take care of his people. All we have to do is wait for his timing.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP475 LIGHT AFFLICTION

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: LIGHT AFFLICTION

An affliction is anything that causes pain. It can be sickness, disease, trouble, distress, sorrow, trials, and abuse. Anything that brings on physical or emotional pain. Most afflictions we face, feels to us to be big and heavy. There are things that come into our lives that we do not know how we will survive them, yet the word calls them light afflictions. I guess that comes down to perspective are we looking from the perspective of our flesh, or are we going to see it through God’s eyes?

II COR 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

This verse calls our struggles light affliction because it is just for a small season. It will produce fruit in us that will carry us into the eternal. Our struggles are insignificant compared to what God has in store for us.

Anything we have to walk through will be light compared to what Christ suffered. He went through horrific things to lighten our burdens. At the time we are walking through things we feel they are anything but light. I know people who have walked through horrible, difficult things beyond my comprehension. But they are the strongest people I know.

Are they strong because of what they have gone through, or were they just strong enough to handle what they were facing? I feel like that we gain strength as we face hard things. As we learn to lean on God and give him space to help us carry our burdens, we become stronger.

Most Christians will tell you they have walked through some hard battles. At times they didn’t know how they would make it through, but they trusted God. They waited for him to come along and help carry their burdens.

Eccl 4:9-10 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

Not only does God help us when we fall into affliction but he sends other believers along to help us. There is nothing we face, even when it seems anything but a light affliction. As long as we look to Jesus, we will never carry our pain alone. He will be there to comfort us and give us strength.

We will gain and eternal weight of glory, because of the spiritual growth that comes from walking through affliction.

James 1:3-4 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Walking through the trials of life will shape us into mature Christians that can be a light and help to those around us that are facing their own afflictions.

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