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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP290 PRESS ON

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: PRESSING ON

Anything worthwhile takes time. Mastering skills and learning new things, always requires time and study. Athletes train for years for that one day they are in the big leagues. The Olympics, the super bowl or world series. For them they have decided that the prize is worth striving for, the sense of accomplishment of finishing their race strong. They have a built-in determination to push themselves beyond their limits. Training means constantly pushing the boundaries of what you can do. Setting new boundaries and then breaking them.

Runners that run distance races learn how to pace themselves early in the race. While they are the strongest. When the time comes that their strength is starting to fade, they can dig deep and push themselves. Imagine running out of strength from sprinting, you go to push yourself and realize you still have miles to go with an empty tank of energy and strength. Many often lose the race because they burn out.

But imagine you started that race along side of the sprinter. For a while it looked like they were going to win. They were so far ahead, that they ran ahead of God. Soon they grew cold and lack strength because they didn’t run their race with patience and with God.

Heb12:1-2 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

How do we run the race that is set before us? Verse 2 Looking unto Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith. He has his pen and is writing our story. He is the finisher of our faith, it was all finished on the cross. He tells us to lay aside our weights and sins. We only have the capacity to carry a certain amount of weight.

Example: Let’s say all the weight you can carry is twenty pounds. It doesn’t matter if those twenty pounds is in rocks or feathers, it is all you can carry. God has responsibilities he wants us to carry. But if we are so bogged down by the cares or weights of this life, we will not have the capacity to carry anymore. That is why we must set aside the things we are not meant to carry. This frees us up to have room to carry what God has for us.

Phil 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, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

We cannot get caught up in the past. We need to forget the issues of yesterday. Today is the day to reach forward and try to grasp what God has in store for us. We can dig deep and press toward the goal. As the world grows dark, we are called to be a light. It takes us pressing forward to be that light.

When I think about pressing forward or digging down and pushing ourselves to keep going. I think about the oil press. How it takes the fruit to be pressed to release the precious oil. We sometimes have to be squeezed for the anointing to come out of us. That anointing can break the yoke of the enemy. That anointing can pour over on others giving them what they need to press on.

I COR. 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

The enemy will try to get us to fall into temptation. He wants us to get burnt out, stressed out and pressed in from all sides. His job is to get us to give up. But we have to press on, push him aside, fight for the right things, stand strong on the word of God.

The enemy will press in until we take the authority, God has given us. God will use the anointing of the Holy Ghost to break the yoke of the enemy. Allowing us to press on toward the prize. Which is hearing him say, “well done my child, enter in.”

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP 489 “IT IS FINISHED”

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: IT IS FINISHED

Three little words that changed the world over two thousand years ago and is still changing the world. These three words were spoken by Jesus before he died on the cross. But what did they mean?

These words have multiple meanings; they are jam packed with purpose and fulfillment. First “It is finished” meant that Jesus was about to die, before the soldiers could break his legs, as was custom to make those on the cross die faster. But when they came to Jesus he was already dead. Fulfilling prophecy that not one bone would be broken in the sacrifice.

It meant he had completed that phase of what God had created him to do. He had to die to pay for our sins. He suffered as no other person that was crucified suffered. No one else could have survived the beatings he took, before the cross. Because he was part man and part God, he was able to painfully endure. Jesus suffered because for the first time, he didn’t feel his father’s presence. God had to look away, because of the enormous amount of sin that he was carrying.

2 Cor 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Because of the work on the cross, we could be restored to a place of relationship with God. The place Adam lost when sin entered the world.

“It is Finished,” meant that the power satan had over mankind was broken. Mankind was free from him. That didn’t mean that satan would stop trying to rule over mankind. This is why we are told in Ephesians Chapter six to put on the whole armor of God. Jesus paid for that armor, we have to put it on and use it properly to combat the enemy.

Eph 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Our faith in the, “It is finished,” gives us power to use the armor of God. Faith is a key tool, but first we must believe in the work of the cross and the power of his Spirit to keep us in the good standing of, “It is finished.”

But “It is Finished,” also meant it was an end to the old covenant. We would no longer sacrifice animals for our sin offering. “It is finished,” made it more personal, it was about relationship. Sacrificing an animal to most meant they would go ahead and sin because it only cost them an animal. Today, it is personal, if we sin and do not repent and get those sins covered by the blood of Jesus, we will pay for our sins.

“It is finished,” changed the way God interacted with man. Before he walked with him in a garden, now he dwells within them, in the form of the Holy Ghost. “It is finished,” meant the old ways are done and we now can have a relationship with God.

“It is finished,” meant that mankind who accept the work of the cross and are filled with God’s Spirit, has been restored to a place of the garden. The sin curse and all that comes with it no longer has power over a child of God. We need to learn to walk in the, “IT IS FINISHED.”

There was no sickness in the garden, “It Is Finished,” means as God’s children we do not have to allow sickness in our bodies, we can fight it in Jesus’ name. We have to not believe the lies the enemy is telling our bodies.

“It is finished” means we are free to walk in peace. We no longer have to be afraid of anything the enemy wants to cause us to fear. “It is finished” means that Jesus took on our fear and set us free. The same goes for anxiety, depression, emotional distress.

Learning to embrace the gift of “It is finished” is often a lifelong journey for mankind. It is sort of walking by faith and not by sight. Embracing the “it is finished,” means we walk by faith in the work of the cross. We do not go by the pain and symptoms in our bodies. We do not go by the fear, anxiety or stress that attacks us. We need to remind ourselves, “It is finished.” Jesus carried a heavy weight so that we could be free.

John 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

The Greek word for the phrase, “it is finished,” is Tetelestsi which was an accounting term that meant, Paid in Full. Mankind’s debt to God was paid by Jesus on the cross. It is finished, paid in full…complete, lacking nothing.

Think about these three little words that changed the world. What do they mean to you? It is time for the body of Christ to realize the power we have been given as Children of God and embrace the, “It is finished.” Because Jesus already did the hard part.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING –EP488 RELATIONSHIP

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: RELATIONSHIP

People say they want a relationship with God, but often they want a one sided friendship. One where God gives and gives and gives; they just take. They never offer him praise, worship or spend any time talking with him or reading his word.

Then when something happens they question why God doesn’t move. They act like it’s a flaw of God. They act like he doesn’t want to help us. But again, I remind those people it is about relationship.

Psalm 143:7-10 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Almost everyone has experienced that place of feeling down. Our spirit feels like there is no use to try. It seems everything we try ends up in failure. We need to see God, but it feels like he is a million miles away. This is the beginning of falling into the pit of despair. This is a place that depression thrives and it seems that thing will never get better.

When we feel like we have failed God or failed in general and there seems to be no way out. Surrender to God instead of the darkness and despair.

Verse 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Starting our day in prayer is not something we do to check off a box. It is vital to our spiritual survival. It sets the tone for our day. It gets our minds in the proper place to be able to walk through whatever is in front of us.

It is about our relationship with our Heavenly Father. How can we have a relationship with someone you never talk to or listen to?

Verse 9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

By strengthening our relationship, we can be in a position to ask God to deliver us from our enemies. We can get into that secret place where we pray and God will meet us there. The secret place is where we petition the throne room of heaven.

Verse10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

By asking God to teach us to do His will, we are telling him we want to grow in grace and knowledge. We desire a closer walk with Him. We will never be an effective soul winner unless we first build that relationship with God for ourselves. We cannot speak about things we have not experienced for ourselves.

How can we tell someone Jesus is the answer, if we first do not dig down deep and realize for ourselves that he is the answer. We can learn a lot from David and the Psalms. David was not perfect, just like we are not perfect, no matter how hard we try to be. Admitting that we are flawed and at times weak, and need a perfect God is the beginning of us building a strong relationship.

Everything we do comes down to our relationship with God. With all that is going on in the world, now is the time to draw even closer to the one true God. He will be our provider and protector a voice of comfort when we are weak. He died on the cross to set us free. His name is Jesus.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP487 A CALL TO PRAYER

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: A CALL FOR PRAYER

If you notice in the bible all through the old testament, when the people had turned their backs on God. Trouble came to their land. God removed his hand and allowed the consequences of their idol worship to manifest. But when the people learned the error of their ways they would turn to God in prayer.

Many leaders would call for prayer. Esther, before she went to the king about Haman asked the nation to fast and pray. It is often the key to winning battles. Look at the many times armies prayed before going to battle.

Jehosphat had three armies determined to destroy him. He called for prayer first. God gave him the battle plan of how he was to proceed. No doubt if he had gone in his own strength, his army would have been destroyed right along with the other three that were coming against him.

After much prayer, by the time Jehosophat’s army arrived, the battle was over. Because of his obedience to call for prayer.

Now is the time that we travail for our country, president and those who are risking their lives to save our country. Our military has been treated badly by a group of woke people. Our nation is full of people who believe in this country. Who know that they are in a position to be used by God to save our nation. We must pray for every one of them.

What does travail mean? Oxford dictionary defines travail as painful, laborious effort. If we travail in prayer, it will not be a quick prayer but will take effort and time in a quiet place. A place it is just you and God.

What if God is just waiting on us to pray so that he can move. The only way for good to prevail is for us to travail. The intenseness is in the air. If you have any discernment at all you should be able to feel it. God is drawing us closer to him. He wants us to look to him and know that he is God.

Travailing in prayer is a form of spiritual warfare. We don’t wait for the enemy to attack and then ask for help, we step forward and pray. Cutting off the plans of the enemy. God needs us all to be intercessors right now.

The evil of the world has plans to destroy us all. But that evil will not win as long as we depend on God. As long as we bind together and focus on our relationship with him. He has never failed his people. He will not start with us.

I can almost hear him saying, Draw near to me my children, now is the time to draw closer to me. Come and hide away in my presence in that secret place.

We often feel helpless like the situations in our country. But there is much we can do. It is called prayer.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING — EP486 SEEING THE BIG PICTURE

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: SEEING THE BIG PICTURE

Evil sees evil everywhere it looks. As children of God, we must have a clear lens. Opinions are filtered through the lens of our experiences. Judgmental, self-righteous, people see evil everywhere. Their hearts are bitter and they do not see clearly.

As children of the most high God, we cannot be tainted by bitterness. The world is full of ungodly things that can cause us to lose our witness. Our flesh wants to wallow in self-pity. It would be easy to fall into the “Oh poor me” trap. We all walk through things at times that we could give in and allow ourselves to have a pity party. But then what? The party has to end and we still have our situations and emotions to deal with. We may as well not go to the pity party, but instead go to Jesus. He will help us find the big picture. Jesus never allows anything into our lives that is not for our good. We may not understand it at the time, but he has fine tuned everything to work for our good.

We never want to come up short and have the world to see anything in us that isn’t Jesus. We don’t want to be guilty of something that they can use to justify their lives. Sinners often look at a Christian in name only or someone who is very lukewarm and they will say, “I am just as good as they are, they are mean and bitter and hurt others with sharp words of judgment, or they list their other shortcomings and sins.”

In I Cor. Chapter 13 the word tells us all the things love does and doesn’t do. Verse six proves the point of judgmental people. They are not walking in love.

I Cor.13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

These people are happy to see another fall or slip up. Because deep down it makes them feel better about their failures and shortcomings. They rejoice when another falls into iniquity. Instead of trying to improve they have justified in their minds that they are fine. We must look beyond ourselves and look to God. He will give us a view of the big picture. I love how the writer of Ecclesiastes sums up what it means to live for God.

Eccl 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Apparently, those who rejoice when someone else falls didn’t see this verse. We are to fear God and keep his commandments. This is our whole duty as children of God. When we are not walking in the love of God, we are missing the keep his commandments part. Jesus said many times for us to love one another.

Some people get legalistic like the Pharisees. They worry about dressing a certain way. They worry about appearing on the outside like they are a Christian. But they lack the compassion and the changes inside that truly counts in the eyes of God. It is time to see the big picture.

We have to approach the kingdom of God as a child would. Children simply believe. We are to approach the bible with the understanding that it is all true. It doesn’t matter how much the miracles seem impossible. The big picture says that God did have a man build a boat to save his family and the animals. God really did part the water and make the land underneath dry for his people to safely cross. Then when the enemy started behind them the same waters destroyed them.

One man was born for the purpose of taking away our sins. He was conceived and born of a virgin. Was raise by her and her husband. Then Jesus walked the earth performing miracles and teaching a group of twelve to be leaders, while preaching to the masses.

That man called Jesus told us to love one another. That is the big picture.

Luke 18:17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

Children are not judgmental, they do not have an agenda, they just accept the truth of God. To them everything is bigger than they are, so why would there not be a God that is bigger than the grown-ups in their life. As we become adults, we sometime lose that awe and wonder of a child.

When it comes to God, we should always have awe and wonder. We never know what he will do to fix the broken situations of our lives. But we have to trust and believe. Asking him always to help us to see the big picture and walk always in His love.

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THE VOICE

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: THE VOICE

There are so many voices in the world. Advertisers scream at us that their products are best. They pay sports stars and celebrities millions to convince us that we need to give them our money.

Our past often screams at us, you messed up, you are worthless, you will never amount to anything. All the things the enemy would love for us to believe about ourselves. Things other children said to you or about in grade school tries to make its way into your feeling of self-worth. Every failure, screams at us.

The news is constantly screaming about how bad things are in the world. But they don’t tell the truth of the children being tortured at the hands of a group of evil people. The news wants to distract with stories of how one politician insulted the other while ignoring the big picture.

In the midst of all of that screaming for our attention is a still small voice that whispers, I love you my child. It whispers, come and rest in me. We know we can trust that voice because it brings us peace. Truly Jesus is the only one who can give us peace beyond our comprehension.

In the middle of your chaos and all the voices that scream for your attention, listen for the still, calm voice of Jesus. He will pull you out of the chaos.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP485 DRAW CLOSER

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: DRAW CLOSER

Heb 10:23-25 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Now as we approach the shaking of this world we need to hold onto our faith with every ounce of strength, we have within us. We need to draw closer to the Lord. There are safety and peace within him. We are about to see things we never thought possible both good and bad. We need to encourage each other in the word of God, so that we may follow his ways.

James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

We all can get caught up in the day to day requirement to just live, work, errands, preparing food, having clean clothes etc. We sometimes push God to the back burner. We become tired and think tomorrow will be better. When tomorrow comes it too is pack with a list that demands attention. Before we know it, a week has gone by and we wonder why we are feeling spiritually tired. We realize we have barely said more than grace for a week. Which reminds me of a quote I saw once, “Seven days without prayer makes one weak.” “W- E-A-K” as in no strength.

As hard as it is to carve out time to sit quietly and pray, we must make the effort. God desires to spend time with us. He wants to pour good thing out for us. When we run on auto pilot we soon use all of our oil. We become like the five foolish virgins.

Spending time drawing closer to God will replenish our oil and cause God’s anointing to flow in our lives again. In that place of anointing there is peace, healing and strength. We will be able to be used by God to pour out that anointing on them. We will be able to share wisdom and encouragement. An empty vessel cannot pour out what it doesn’t hold inside. It is time that we become saturated with the power and anointing of the Holy Ghost. That is the only way we can be effective in whatever God has for us to do.

Psalm 42:1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

Just as our physical bodies thirsts for water. Our spiritual man, needs God’s living water. To keep from drying up spiritually we have to keep contact with the flow of God.

Psalm 63:1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Our land is a dry and thirsty land, people are in desperate need of God’s living water. We will never reach them if we are thirsty too. If our soul is so dry of thirst that every drop God pours out, we absorb, we will not have any left to pour out to others. Early in the morning when all is quiet in the world we need to rise up and seek God for his guidance. We need to cover our day with prayer. Pray that God goes before us and makes our path straight.

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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.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING — EP479 HIDDEN

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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

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.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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