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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP528 GIFTED VERSES ANOINTED

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: GIFTED VERSES ANOINTED

In Jeremiah, God says he knows the plans he has for us. They are plans for our good. He gives each of us natural abilities to do what he has called us to do. But we will never reach the place that he will enhance our natural ability until we surrender to the anointing. There are those who do quite well on their natural ability. They often lack spiritual growth in those areas, because they rely on their own abilities. These people often end up wanting the glory, because they have not surrendered that part of themselves to God.

Then there are those who have pushed beyond their fleshly desire for the spot light. They realize that if anything gets done, God will have to do it through them. They will give God the glory, because they understand that the power and anointing come from God.

The anointing is heavy to carry. This is why God slowly moves us up a level. One step at a time. He grows us to carry what we were created to carry. The example, I often think of is the story of Elijah. People wonder after a moment like calling fire down from heaven why he would run and hide in a cave, overtaken by depression.

While he was battling the prophets of Baal, he was under strong anointing. God was heavy upon him. He has the pressure of creating the atmosphere for a miracle, with God’s leading. Then the miracle happened. Fire fell and consumed the sacrifice. Notice while this was going on no one bothered Elijah.

Once the anointing lifted, Jezabel sent messengers to threaten Elijah. He was in a state of fatigue from the weight of the anointing, so he ran to a cave to hide. The mighty man of God who had just prayed fire down from heaven and destroyed the prophets of Baal was now hiding from one woman who was full of evil.

God understood Elijah needed physical rest and food. But once he was refreshed, God sent him on his way to anoint kings and train his replacement the prophet Elisha.

God’s Spirit lives within us, it is often referred to as oil. In the Old Testament they would anoint things with oil to set them apart. Example:

Gen 35:10-14 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. 11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; 12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

Anything set aside for God’s use was anointed. Kings, implements for the temple, priests. The oil was applied as an outward sign of something being set apart from the others like it. Jacob was showing respect to the place he had talked to God.

If we are God’s children full of His Spirit, we already have a measure of anointing. But as we grow in wisdom and knowledge of God, we gain more of God’s anointing. We need to pray for more of God’s power in our lives. Not so we can be self-righteous acting like we are better than someone else. But so we will become closer to fulfilling the plans God had for us from the beginning. Remember, when he was forming us in the womb, he was placing things within us. Some will stay dormant until God awakens them with his anointing.

We have to be ready, by praying and asking God to help us to flow into the anointing he has for us. We want to walk in God’s empowerment and the authority he gives us in different areas of our lives. When we walk in the authority, power and anointing God wants us to have, we will be equipped to be a better light to the lost.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP525 OUR GOD IS LIMITLESS

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: OUR GOD IS LIMITLESS

How many times do we put limits on God, with our lack of faith and small mindsets. God exists outside of the boundaries of time and space. He is everywhere, there is no escaping God.

Psalm 139:7-14 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

If we have give our lives to him, we can trust he will take good care of us. He will guide us in every situation. He sees us and he knows us better than we know ourselves. Jesus is the perfect one to go to when we lack direction.

Eph 3: 16-21 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

He is able to do far greater than anything we could ever ask or think. He is able to do exceeding or beyond the scope of normal or expected. He is able to do abundantly which is far more than we could ever imagine.

I am sure it never entered in the minds of the Israelites when they were praying for deliverance from Egypt, that God would do more than they asked. He not only got them out of the chains of bondage and slavery, so that they did not have to stay in Egypt. He gave them wealth to support themselves. He showed them miracles, signs and wonders. He healed them physically. The parting of the Red Sea was exceedingly, abundantly more than they could have imagined. He was going to give them the promised land. However, in their fear unbelief they tried to limit God. They were made to wander around the same mountain for 40 years. I don’t want to be found guilty of trying to limit God.

What if David had tried to limit God? Goliath wouldn’t have fallen. What if the three Hebrew men had thought he could have saved them until the enemy turned the furnace up seven times hotter. Then they had doubted. But they didn’t limit God. They said he is able to deliver us, but if he chooses not to, we will still not bow.

We cannot put God in a box. They will say, “He can only operate in our church or our denomination.” They judge who they think will come to Jesus. They don’t want to witness to someone because we have a limited idea about what the outcome will be. They don’t know what they are going through and how many things God has done to lay the groundwork for that one moment. Pray we never miss an opportunity to say the right thing. Human beings are limited by our flesh and our thoughts. But we cannot allow the enemy to convince us to not even try to witness to certain people.

Our God is limitless and once we grasp on to that fact and really fully 100% believe it, we will have the kind of faith that can move mountains, raise the dead and see the captive truly set free.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP524 LIGHT SWALLOWS DARKNESS

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: LIGHT SWALLOWS UP DARKNESS

The word is full of references to light. In the beginning God separated the light from the darkness. Down through time he has separated the spiritually dark from those who were enlightened by God.

Eph 5: 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

The enemy loves to try to bring darkness to our lives. Sin is darkness. But God’s children are called the children of the light. Because God’s Spirit dwells within us. The light of God is within us. Darkness cannot stay where light shows up.

John 8:12: I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

The light of life is another way to say God’s spirit. When we follow Jesus we will not be in darkness.

Psalm 119:105: Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

The enemy loves to try to plunge us into darkness. That is his domain, because he doesn’t want anyone to see the evil that he causes. The only way we will ever overcome the obstacles that he tries to put into our path is by shining light on it. God’s word is that light that shines on our way. It is full of encouraging stories of how others overcame their attacks of darkness. The more we dig into the word the more light we will have on our path.

Then when the enemy comes spreading lies, trying to set traps and cause us to fall, we will not only see his trap, but have words straight from God to combat those traps.

We are children of Almighty God, we walk in light and not in darkness. Today, is the day to make sure you have on all of your armor. That your sword is ready for battle by knowing how to use it. If you never pick it up, you will not be able to use it when attacked by the enemy.

We want to empty our lives of every appearance of darkness, so that we can shine for the lost to see God’s amazing love and his amazing light.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP523 SIN’S BITE

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: SIN’S BITE

Long before Adam and Eve took a bite from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they had been bitten by the serpent. He already caused Eve to doubt God with his poisonous lies. Then she listened while he told her that God didn’t want her to have knowledge because that would make her equal to God. She allowed his lies to soak into her spirit and soon she was eating of the tree. But she was bitten first.

The same thing happened at the tower of babble; Satan convinced them if they built a tower high enough to reach the heavens they would be like God. But God saw their arrogance and confounded their language. The building of the tower ceased because they could not communicate.

I was recently reminded by a friend that lambs are immune to snake bite poison. It is actually used in anti-venom drugs. The blood of Jesus destroys the poison of the serpent satan. All the sins he causes us to commit can be neutralized by Jesus’ blood. If we ask for forgiveness.

We all have sinned and fallen short. We have all been bitten. But many of us lived to carry on. Why do some die when bitten by the snake (satan) and some recover and live?

1 They may have received what is called a dry bite. Little poison is found in a dry bite. Just like the enemy sometimes causes us to stumble, but it wasn’t enough to destroy us.

2 We can get bitten but pray and ask for forgiveness and Jesus’ blood will cleanse us from the venom of sin.

3 We often are attacked by the enemy. We can build up a tolerance against his poison and lies as long we apply the blood.

4 Then there are those who the venom is strong. They yield to it. They don’t want anti-venom. They enjoy the sin so much that they cling to it. Until they become so saturated by poison they cannot find their way out. They die full of the enemy’s venom.

Numbers 21: 5-9 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. 6 And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. 7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

People think that our words doesn’t have an effect on our lives. That they have no power. God despised murmuring and complaining. Because the Israelites complained against God. Their negative words could be considered a type of poison. God sent among the people fiery serpents.

Many died from the bites of the fiery serpents God sent among them. The people repented and asked for God’s help. He told Moses to place a brazen serpent on a pole and lift it up. When the people saw it they were healed. Some died before they could get redemption, the poison was too strong and overtook them.

Moses lifting the serpent up on a cross is a type and shadow of Jesus being lifted up above the earth. He took on the sin of mankind to heal us from the bite of the evil one. Many today think that Baal worship or satan worship is something that was only in bible times. But many would be shocked to find out that they are more in number than first believed. They do not all go around looking like evil. Some put on a sweet smile and lead what appears on the outside, normal lives. They hide their evil away from the world, in dark places and hidden lairs of death and evil.

But make no mistake that God will have the last say. The enemy may have his say for a small season, but the blood of Jesus will always be a covering of protection for God’s people.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP519 DON’T SELL OUT

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: DON’T SELL OUT

Every moment in time is unique, every wave that crashed against the sea shore will never crash again, even though the water goes back and more waves crash. Every step we take gets us closer to our goals or it takes us further away. Depending on our direction. Are we boldly crashing the shore of the future or are we retreating only to be tossed in the waves.

God honors the bold and the brave. He is calling all of us to be bold and stand for the truth. It is going to take a bold church to stand up to the brazen, blatant display of evil that is in our face 24/7. The enemy is trying harder than ever to destroy as many people as possible. Because he knows his time is short to lock people into a life they cannot get out of. One of blaspheming against God’s spirit.

Matt 12:31-32 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

The Pharisees committed this unpardonable sin when they said that Jesus cast out devils by the prince of devils. They looked like holy men on the outside, but inside their hearts were pure evil. They were very insecure that Jesus’ popularity would take away their standing in the community. When they heard he had cast out devils.

Matt 12:24-26 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

In trying to sway the people away from Jesus, they actually sealed their own fate. It is no small thing to speak negatively about the Holy Ghost of God. He was sent to this earth to be our help and guide.

Matt 8:14-16 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Matt 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

There is nothing we face as children of God that we cannot get through, as long as we are led by the Spirit of God. We are no longer in bondage. It is not wise for us to allow man made things to bind us up. Look at the Phariasees, they were bound by their religion. I say their religion, because they took the ten commandments and made hundreds of rules to keep them from breaking the original ten. Jesus came to set us free from bondage. We cannot allow man made rules bind us up in religion.

Today is the day of salvation, today is the day to dig deep into the word, today is the day to pray and intercede against the enemy and what is coming. If the Spirit of God dwells within us, we need to ask that we develop spiritual sensitivity to understand and discern the voice of God.

We are standing on the edge of our Red Sea, life is about to change. How it changes for us will be determined if we are listening to the voice of God or falling into fear. Will we be a wave that penetrates the sand, or will we be drawn back out to sea. Because we have given in to the enemy and his lies. So don’t sell out to the enemy.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP518 OUT OF THE WILDERNESS

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: OUT OF THE WILDERNESS

The place we find ourselves is often referred to as the wilderness. Many things happen while in such a place. Trials happen and growth also happens in the wilderness. There are different reasons we end up in the wilderness. Sometimes it is because of our disobedience. Other times it is a place God allows to grow us.

If you find yourself in a wilderness, ask yourself why you are there. If you cannot think of a reason of disobedience. Then God has allowed it to grow you. Embrace the wilderness and watch vigilantly for the enemy to attack.

Matt 4:1-4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Notice, he was led into the wilderness by the spirit. He had to overcome the enemy in that quiet place away from prying eyes. If he had not overcome the enemy there, he would not have had the power to resist turning his back on the assignment of the cross. Because the crushing of the time leading to the cross was even greater than the temptations, he faced with satan in the wilderness.

The Spirit of God leads us and guides us where we need to be, even if we feel alone and isolated.

Matt 4:5-7 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Satan took Jesus up to a high pinnacle, trying to tempt him into jumping off. He was trying to destroy him. Hoping that those angels would not show up and he would die. When he couldn’t take Jesus out by suicide he tried to play to his ego by offering him great power.

Matt 4:8-10 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

How many people have set aside the calling of God on their life for power and a short cut? How many people have sold their souls to the devil for fame and wealth? They have a false sense of power. Jesus knew anything that the enemy offered in the wilderness was not going to get him where he needed to go.

People today need to realize that the things of this life are temporary. We must live our lives to the fullest and make sure that we are listening to God and not the enemy.

Once Jesus came out of the wilderness he started his ministry. Everyone’s wilderness looks different, because God has allowed your wilderness to propel you forward to your calling. My wilderness would look different because my calling is different. Every day, if we yield our lives to Christ, we will be one step closer to stepping into what God has for us.

Notice when Jesus resisted the enemy fled. The word says if we resist the devil he will flee. Which means he has no power to make us do anything we don’t want to do. Remember that there are good things on the other side of the wilderness. Just embrace your alone time with God and find peace and rest. One day you will come out of the wilderness, changed by the experience. When we kneel in prayer, we will find our purpose and will not need the shortcut of the enemy. Stand strong, resist the devil and embrace the lessons of the wilderness.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP516 ARE YOU READY?

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: ARE YOU READY?

I Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

Are you ready to give an answer? If not, I have a few ideas to share today to get you started on having your answer ready.

We are all without hope until we accept the blood of Jesus and his plan for our lives. That is the simple answer some would brush off as being religious. Generic answers will not work, it’s about relationship. But if we can share a rock bottom moment with someone, then give God the glory it will be more accepted.

For me my rock bottom was when I fell into deep depression. Someone else’s, may be drug addiction or losing all they had financially. It could be alcohol addiction, porn addiction, there are many rock bottom moments. They are as individual as the people who suffered them.

It all starts with honor and reverence in our hearts for the Lord. Making Jesus the center of our faith. When we share the hope we have we must share Jesus, because his love and sacrifice are the reasons for our hope.

This verse doesn’t mean that we have to have an answer like a legal defense to fight against those who will not accept that Jesus gives us hope. If we take that approach we will not effectively share why we have hope.

We believe the word of God is true, that word is full of reasons to have hope. One of the main reasons is that when we become children of God we have hope of a home in heaven far away from the punishment we deserved for breaking God’s laws. His forgiveness gives us hope that we are never alone.

Another way to look at the key verse is that if we are full of God’s hope, we will live a life that causes people to question, why we have hope. The world could be flying apart and we have peace, because of Jesus.

I COR 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

This verse is a reminder that our hope is in Jesus not only for this life but the one to come.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP514 LIFELINE

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: LIFELINE

You can’t rescue someone who doesn’t want to be rescued. Yesterday, I used the old illustration about the man that was on his roof in a flood. God sent a raft, a boat and a helicopter, but the man refused to get in the boats or to get in the helicopter. It didn’t matter his reasons; it was his choice to make.

Someone may be drowning and you throw them a lifeline, but if they don’t reach out and take it they are the ones to blame. The world is drowning in sin they are dying every day without God. But that is their choice. God gives everyone opportunity to accept him. He will not override free will.

Although, normally people refuse rescue out of fear. They do not know if they can live a Christian life; they are afraid of failure. Maybe they are too bound by evil and do not want to give up that life. They do not believe that they are that bad, they have their own set of right and wrong that doesn’t line up with God’s view.

But to the one in the raft, the one in the boat and the one on the helicopter they knew God sent them to help. Although it is disheartening, and the failure can make us question. We sometimes even wonder if they really heard from God of if we went on our own. The failure to help can be devastating, especially if the one in trouble is a loved one. God gave us all free will; we have to accept that they have the right to make their choices. People can be drowning deep in their sin but if they refuse our help, it is out of our hands.

We were obedient and did what we were sent to do. It is easy to question when we do not see the result we think will come from us being obedient. It is easy to question if we hear from God at all.

We are supposed to follow God’s plan and plant the seeds. It is up to others to make the choice to follow Jesus. Just because a few people that we talk to refuse to accept what we are saying doesn’t mean that we give up. Somewhere out there is someone who is searching for the very word we have within us. They are lost and alone, stumbling in the dark. What happens to them if we give up? They stay lost.

We have to be encouraged that we have the lifeline people are needing. Even if some refuse it. There is a great big world out there that is doing all they can to keep from drowning. They are searching, hoping and praying for the message we carry.

You can’t rescue someone who doesn’t want to be rescued. But continue to live out your faith and pray for them. People sometimes change their minds. Circumstances in life change every day. As long as they are breathing there is hope. That hope is our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. It is time we stand strong and keep tossing out the lifeline. The rest is out of our hands.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP513 GET OFF OF THE ROOF

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: GET OFF THE ROOF

There is a story that preachers often use as an illustration. It is about a man that is standing on his roof, with flood water rising quickly. Along comes a guy in a raft and offers him a ride to safety. The man or the roof says, “No that’s ok, God is going to save me.”

The water gets higher and the man prays for God to help him. Along comes a guy in a boat and offers to take the guy to safety. Again, he says, “No that’s ok, God is going to save me.” The water continues to rise now its up to the roof. Again, the guy prays for help, “Lord, save me, the water is getting deep.”

A helicopter flies over and drops a rope. The guy yells, “that’s ok, I am afraid to fly, God will save me.”

It will come as no surprise that the guy drowns. When he gets to heaven he questioned God, “Why didn’t you save me?”

God answered, I sent you a raft, a boat and a helicopter, what more should I have done?”

Often God’s answers do not come the way we think. But he always answers. This is why it is so important to pray for discernment. We do not want to miss his answers. Often, we have to do something to get the right result.

James 2:20-24 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

If the man had stepped out and got on the raft, boat or helicopter. God would have protected him. He would have made it to safety. But because he refused to take a step of faith, he died where he was standing.

We need to learn to have faith to step out of our comfort zone. The roof at the time seemed safer than the boats or the helicopter. But the big picture, it would not always be the safe place. Walking by faith, doesn’t mean we know beyond our next step. If the entire plan was before us, we would probably be overwhelmed by it all. We would feel like there is no way we could ever be who God needs us to be in the future. But God grows us and when the time comes, we will be ready. God grows us very patiently one step at a time.

I often think of a scene from one of the Indiana Jones movies. Indy was at edge of a cliff. The ancient book he was using for a guide said something about the path to God being a leap of faith. To the human eye, it looked like there was a chasm, too far to jump across. The holy grail he was looking for was on the other side.

It looked like he would fall to his death, but he took the next step. There was a bridge to catch him. It blended in with the chasm and was invisible to human eyes. Faith is taking that next scary step, knowing that God has a bridge to catch us.

The answers rarely come as we think they will. I would imagine the children of Israel never thought about the Red Sea parting for them. We must open our minds and believe that faith means trusting God for the right outcome even when we don’t see even the next step.

Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

The question is, are we going to trust or are we going to stay on the roof top? Remember the comfort zone is only comfortable for a season. Something to think about today.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING –EP509 ENDURANCE

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: ENDURANCE

Endurance is talked about in the word. But what is endurance? When we are thinking about endurance in the bible, we can trace it back to a Greek word, hypomone pronounced (hoopmon a) which means remain under pressure without giving in. It means to have perseverance and to be determined to reach your goal. Which is often on the other side of a difficult trial.

Psalm 5:11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

Endurance is about more than patience, although patience has something to do with it. It means having a deep determination to keep going in spite of the circumstances. It means overcoming obstacles and struggles even when we feel we cannot. Jesus will give us strength to endure, if we hold on to him.

There is a reward on the other side of the endurance, if we do not give up. We have to run our race, determined. We have to dig deep within our souls and find that courage to hold on just a little while longer. These rewards are the fruit of our labor or our patient determination to keep going.

James 1:12: “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”

I can not think of a better reward than to face my trials with grace and strength. Knowing that one day I will hear him say, “Well done.”

Right now, the body of Christ is going through some growing pains as God removes things that have slipped into the body to cause spots and wrinkles. We will never be effective to reach the lost while there is strife and blatant sin in the body. God is separating those who are serious about their faith walk and those who attend services to personal gain and to deceive others.
Once the shaking has occurred and there is only left those who are serious about running their race with faith. Then we will see many souls added to the kingdom of God. There is joy in serving Jesus. We need to remember to share that joy with those around us. If we can endure the tough times, we will reap in joy.

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