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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP545 A BELIEVER IS A RECEIVER

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: A BELIEVER IS A RECEIVER

My grandfather often said, “A believer is a receiver, a doubter goes without.” He would use this when he preached faith. With out faith nothing happens. Mountains don’t move. People are not saved, healed and delivered. Without faith God is not pleased.

If we want to receive anything from the Lord, we cannot be double minded. Believing one moment and then talking negatively the next. Guarding our words is the hardest things we have to do as Christians.

The word says out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. If our heart is full of faith, we will speak faith and life. Getting past our human doubt and fear is the hard part for any Christian.

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

The word diligently means: to laboriously, actively, energetically.

We must be enthusiastic about seeking God. This is how we build our God connection. A five-minute prayer once a week will not build a relationship. We must believe that God exists and he will reward those who actively seek him.

My grandfather often said, “Little prayer equals little power” We cannot overcome most things that happen without an active prayer life.

James 1:5-8 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

In order to not be double minded we have to be sold out to the cause of Christ. He has to be our Lord. Not in name only, not to give him lip-service, but he has to be the one in charge of our lives. If not, we will try to walk in the flesh and in the spirit. That would be double minded and unstable.

Verse seven says unstable in all of his ways. If we become double minded and unstable concerning one thing, it can carry over to other areas of our lives. This is why it is so important to have unwavering faith. Our mind needs to be made up that we will follow Jesus no matter what happens. This is having faith in God.

MATT 12:34-35 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

What ever is in our heart is going to come out. Jesus was telling the Pharisees that their hearts were evil because they seen evil in everything he done. Then he explained that if we have our hearts right and they are good they will bring forth good things. But because their hearts were not good, they spoke evil.

This is why we have to speak life. Be encouraging and talk faith. Keep looking up in worship and keep praying in faith believing. Because a believer is a receiver and a doubter goes without.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP544 CONSTANT COMPANION

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: CONSTANT COMPANION

True encouragement is based on God’s truth through reading the word, we find strength to keep going. The word is full of examples of God’s faithfulness. Not one time in the word did he let down those who trusted in him. He is our constant companion, because he lives on the inside of us.

We tell the stories of impossible odds. The Red Sea parting, David and Goliath, Jesus delivering a man from a legion of demons. Every time God moved when the odds seemed impossible. He is the God of the impossible. We will even tell people that he can do all things.

Then why when we come up against what seems impossible do we find ourselves in a struggle? Because we are human and sometime walk by what we see before we can walk by faith. This is why we need each other. When one is struggling the other can stand strong in prayer and faith to pick them up.

We never walk alone, even when others cannot go with us. Some things we have to face on our own. But that doesn’t mean that Jesus is not with us. We can always depend on him to go with us.

Deut 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

We all have times of weakness when going through a struggle. But it is in admitting those weaknesses to God that we gain strength and power to overcome.

2 Cor 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

God’s grace is more than enough for us. We gain strength when we show God our weakness. We can learn a lot from not having it all together. Some go to church and put on a cheshire cat grin and say everything is wonderful. But behind that grin they are broken and hurting, but are afraid to admit that they are weak and need God. There is often a misconception among church people that we are supposed to have a perfect life. We are not supposed to have doubts or struggle, because that is being weak. Actually, that is being human and God knows we are struggling. Pretending everything is wonderful is actually a form of false humility.

We need to learn to be real, especially with God. I am not saying that we should tell everyone our issues, doubts, fears or even sins. Some people will hold things against you that happened fifteen years ago before you gave your heart to God. Be careful who you allow into your circle of confidence. But God can always be trusted to be the center of that circle. He knows our pain, fears, cares, worries and he understands we have questions. Sometimes we may be on the border of not trusting God.

He desires us to bring it all to him. There is nothing we can say or ask that will shock him. There is nothing that can make him want to run the other way. He is God. He knows our thoughts before we think them, he knows our hearts better than we do.

God wants to go into the hidden places; the places we have tucked away painful things. He will drag them out into the light and dust them off. Then he will remove them and leave us peace, where hurt once stood. There will be healing where the scars were very prominent. The scars will no longer be painful. But they will be reminders of how faithful God is to heal our hurts. There will be the memory of how we were done wrong and hurt, but he will remove the sting of the pain.

There is great comfort in knowing that no matter where life takes us, we will never walk alone.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP543 WAIT OR RUSH AHEAD

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: WAIT OR RUSH AHEAD

While having quiet time with God I was directed to the book of Isaiah, specifically Chapter 30. When I think of Isaiah I think of the eagle verse. If we wait on the Lord we will receive renewed strength. We will be able to soar like the eagles. The key part is to wait upon the Lord. When we rush ahead and do our own thing, in our own strength, we often end up in a mess that only God can reach down and save us.

In the waiting we often find struggle and a feeling of numbness. We cannot walk by feeling, we are to walk by faith. But there are times we couldn’t walk by feelings if we tried, because we are not really feeling anything. We are just going through the motions.

When we find ourselves in such a place, we have to take time to sit quietly and wait on the Lord. God has perfect timing; he sees all things. Therefore, he knows when we need to step out and move and when we need to wait. That is one thing we never want to hear. When we have quiet time, the enemy will do everything in his power to distract our minds. The battle comes when we try to stay focused on God and his plan for our lives.

Chapter 30 is all about Judah’s rebellion.

Isaiah 30:1-3 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: 2 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

A little over 700 years after the children of Israel were freed from Egypt, Judah wanted to seek their help as a military ally against the Assyrians. Egypt represented a place of bondage that Israel had been freed from, but instead of waiting on God, they wanted to turn to them for help.

Isaiah 30:15 For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

God was telling them to return and rest in him. He would help them fight their battles. But they wanted to do their own thing. How often are we this way? God tells us to wait on him, but in the waiting we get anxious and try to do things our own way. Our way verses God’s way, we will always lose. He knows best and only wants what is best for us.

Isaiah 30:18 And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

This was encouragement to wait on the Lord. Yet Judah would not listen. God intervenes on behalf of Judah. But also brings judgment on them for not listening to the Lord. God is faithful and just, but people often forget that God is a god of judgment.

Isaiah 30:30 And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

Isaiah prophesied a great display of God’s judgment aimed at Assyria. Every time God’s people would turn to idols and turn to other nations for help. Every time when they would repent God would save them from the choices they had made. But there was always a price to be paid.

We cannot judge them too harshly. Why would they turn to idols? Why would they look to an enemy that God had defeated for them a little over seven hundred years prior? We turn to other people for advice all the time in tough situations. Why do we not turn to God? We may not have golden statues, but if we are not careful we can build idols in our lives and look to them for guidance. When the God of the universe, who made heaven and earth and created and formed our lives, is there waiting for us to look to him.

We don’t care to make God wait on us to make up our mind to trust him. But we hate waiting once we ask him to help.

During the wait we must keep serving him and trying to win the lost to the kingdom. We need to distract our focus from our situation with praise and thanksgiving. Thanking him for moving on our behalf. This is an exercise of faith.

We must do all we can to keep our mindset right. The enemy will try to tell us that God is never going to move, and it will never workout. We must maintain hope, even in the darkest times. God is faithful to answer if we wait on his perfect timing.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP542 GOD’S DWELLING PLACE

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: GOD’S DWELLING PLACE

As children of the most high God, we have a responsibility to keep our house clean. I am talking about our spiritual house. It needs to be a comfortable place for God’s presence to dwell. Many compromise too much with the enemy. We are the dwelling place of God. We are his temple. To understand how important having God’s presence with us and in us we can look at the Old Testament. When God was with Israel, they would go to battle and win. But when God didn’t go, they lost terribly.

The ark of the covenant was God’s dwelling place, his throne on the earth. It was built very specifically. Man was not allowed to touch it with their hands. It was carried on long poles covered in gold.

No other God could stand in the face of our God. The Philistines stole the ark of the covenant after a battle. They placed the ark in a temple built for their false god Dagon. When they returned Dagon had fallen over on the ground. He could not stand before the presence of the one true God. The Philistines sat the statue back up. The next time they looked he had fallen over and was broken. His head and his hands had broken off. Then all of the Philistines were stricken with hemorrhoids. They knew they had to return the ark before something worse happened to them.

God allowed the ark to be taken because the people were treating it like a pagan idol or a good luck charm. All of Israel was starting to dabble with idol worship. They didn’t worship God with all their heart. They only went through the motions. Eli allowed his sons to commit sin in the sanctuary. He did nothing to stop them from defiling the house of God. God ended up killing all three of them.

Do we take God for granted? Do we treat him like a genie in a bottle, there to grant our every want and desire? Do we treat his presence with respect and take time to be with him? I don’t want my spiritual house to be empty of his presence. I want him to find a comfortable place to rest.

I Cor. 3-16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Which temple are you? Are you the place God can dwell? Are you a place that has a sign on the door that says you are a temple of God but have allowed things that are ungodly? None of us want to be in a lukewarm state or worse be found with our temple full of idolatry.

I Cor 3:18-19 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

God will allow people time to change and turn from their evil. But once they have gone too far, he will not allow them to manipulate and deceive others any longer.

God is about to bring down a lot of preachers that have not stood for the truth of his gospel. He will not allow them to taint the final harvest of souls. Be looking for a lot of the false preachers that are treated like celebrities to find themselves without their platforms to deceive the masses out of their money. They have watered down the gospel too long.

We need the old-time preachers that tell you not what you want to hear, but what you need to hear. Not because they want to hurt you or be cruel, but because they love you enough to tell you the truth that can save you from hell.

Our temple should be a comfortable place for God to dwell. A place he feels at home. Somewhere free of the idols of this world. That is the type of place you will find God’s presence. In a heart that truly wants to worship him.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORING EP540 BEING LED BY THE SPIRIT

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: BEING LEAD BY THE SPIRIT

There is none so blind as the one who refuses to see. People often have different opinions. As they go about debating it, the conversation becomes about who is right and not what is right. When it turns to an argument everyone loses.

When approaching the scriptures, I believe it is wrong to argue over the meaning of verses. Everyone’s opinion is filtered through the lens of their experience. There can be unity in the body if we pray sincerely for the truth to be revealed. Then have an open mind enough to admit that we don’t know it all.

When we approach a discussion with a rigid, prideful attitude, then nothing will be accomplished. This was how the Pharisees were, they had very rigid, judgmental ideas about everything. Not even Jesus could change their minds. That is how stuck they were on their ideas about God’s will and plan for man.

Stop and think about your approach to the word of God. Is your denomination a hill that you have chosen to die on? In other words, are you so convinced that you are right that you are not the least bit open minded.

We are entering a time when God is going to unite the body. He cannot come back for a bride that is in pieces. He wants a united bride. Now more than at any time in history we must come together and reason out God’s plan.

Matt 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

We do not want to be lead, by the blind. Allowing the spirit of God inside of us to lead us we will never be on the wrong path. God has not hidden the truth in his word, he will show us the way, if we ask.

I Cor 2:4-5 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Paul understood that man’s wisdom does not dictate God’s truth or plan. Our faith comes from the Lord. Wisdom and understanding comes through the power of God which dwells within us. We must allow God’s Spirit to lead us. Each and every one of us needs to pray for God to make his word clear.

He has promised to never leave us nor forsake us. He will take care of us and will lead us the right direction if we choose to follow.

Jesus prayed that his disciples be one. I think he meant for that to carry over to all the followers of the gospel.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP534 RELATIONSHIP

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: RELATIONSHIP

Heroes of the faith are often celebrated in the word of God as being rare individuals. But there have been many through the ages that have stood boldly and not bowed to kings and idols or ideologies.

Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, Job, Abraham and David. Them and many others are in the word for our examples.

BOLDLY PRAYED

Daniel was told by decree of the king he could not pray to anyone except the king for thirty days. Did he go into his closet and whisper prayers to God for thirty days? No. Instead he had boldness and opened his windows, before praying out loud. He prayed seven times a day. This put him on a direct path with a den of hungry lions. He stood his ground and God delivered him.

WOULD NOT BOW

The three Hebrew men would not bow to an idol. Instead, they stood boldly and said, Our God is able to save us from the fiery furnace. But even if he chooses not to save us, we will not bow. They were thrown into a fiery furnace and God delivered.

THOUGH YOU SLAY ME

Job was tested and afflicted in everyway possible. The enemy tried to destroy him by any means necessary. God told the devil he could take away things from Job he could make him sick, but he couldn’t take his life. The enemy worked in those closest to him. His wife said, Why don’t you curse God and die? Job held onto his faith in God. He said, Though you slay me I will trust you. The enemy finally had to give up and God rewarded Job for his faithfulness.

CALLED THINGS AS NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE

Abraham called things as not as though they were. God asked him to sacrifice his son Isaac. That would be a hard enough for a father but Abraham had waited many years for the promise of Isaac to be born. But he had faith in God and proceeded as God had asked. He had faith enough that he told his servant that he was going to the top of the mountain with Issac and that they would return.

Abraham didn’t know how God was going to work things out, but he trusted God that Isaac would go home with him. Because of the prophecy that God had given him about the descendants of Isaac, Abraham believed that Isaac would return with him.

I COME TO YOU IN THE NAME OF THE LORD

David learned to love and trust the Lord while out in the fields attending his flock. He learned that God would take care of him. That is why when Goliath stood against the Israelites with his word curses about their God. The entire army was afraid of Goliath because he was big and loud. But David was full of holy boldness. Who did this giant think he was to defy the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. With his sling in his hand and five smooth stones he went out to face Goliath. He boldly proclaimed “I come to you in the name of the Lord.” He destroyed the enemy with God’s help.

Living a life fully trusting God is possible. All of the examples I have shared were before Jesus. They were under the old covenant when God was with them, but didn’t dwell within them. We are under the new convenant, how much more should we be bold. God lives within us. Most just don’t want to invest the time to get to know God. Remember it is all about relationship.

Many other people in the bible and since bible times have been bold like David. Some have had faith like Abraham. They have trusted God with their whole heart. Many have been martyred for the gospel because they would not bow down to the evil of this world. Each one an example of what it means to be a true child of God.

We too can be strong, bold, and full of faith. The word of God tells us that we can do all things through Christ. He will give us the strength, boldness and the faith we need to get through whatever comes our way. After all we have fine examples written in the word of God. It is up to us to invest the time to build our relationship with God.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP532 TRIM YOUR LAMP

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: KEEP YOUR LAMPS TRIMMED

This refers to the story of the five wise and five foolish virgins. The word says that when they heard that the bridegroom was coming they all rose up and trimmed their lamps. Five had oil and five did not. A lamp without oil will still burn for a few minutes as the wick burns on its own. But it will not burn long.

This is why it important to have the oil of the Holy Ghost in us. So we will not burn on our own, and burn out. We will be able to burn longer and brighter with God’s anointing within us.

The Bible talks about keeping your lamp trimmed. Most people today would not understand what it means to trim your lamp. Modern day lamps run on electricity or battery. During the times of the bible people used oil lamps. They would burn by the oil being absorbed into a string known as a wick.

After a wick burns a little bit, the flame doesn’t burn as bright. Unless you trim off the edge that’s burnt before you light it, and then it lights better, and it burns brighter. We have to keep our wick trimmed. We have to remove all the dead stuff, all the burnt stuff. All the things that are hindering our light needs cut off and out of our way, so that our light can shine.

MATT 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

By letting our light shine we show the world our good works. Our works are important, not for our salvation, but to show the world Jesus. What makes a better impact on someone, kindness or some one who is hateful or judgmental. Of course, the kind one.

James2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Our faith has to have works for others to learn about Jesus. If we didn’t show any good works or any fruit of the spirit, we would never win anyone to Christ. Everyone wants their light to shine, but no one wants to trim the wick.

HEBREWS 12:1 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,

We are to set aside the weights and sin which trip us up and run with patience the race that is in front of us. Setting aside the weights and sin is one way to trim our lamps so our light can shine. Another way, is to check our lives against the word of God. Are we in alignment with what God desires for us and in us.

Other things we need to trim is fear, anxiety, worry and negativity. God didn’t give us a spirit of fear. It is not ours to carry. Anxiety comes from the enemy, he likes nothing more than to keep out focus off of Jesus, by worrying.

By removing the things that are not serving us, we will make room for more of God’s anointing and his fire. Which will give us a better light for the world to see. When the enemy tries to weigh you down, fight against the things that can cause your light to be dull.

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GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING EP530 TWELVE SPIES

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THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: TWELVE SPIES

In the book of Numbers, God’s people had been released from Egypt. They saw many miracles, signs and wonders. They watched as the Red Sea parted before them. They watched as the waters closed in behind them to destroy their enemies. They had head knowledge that God would deliver them, he promised he would. But they lacked heart knowledge. That deep down knowing that comes from time spent growing our faith. This is why we are encouraged to get in the word and learn more about the character of God.

Number 13:17-21 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: 18 And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds; 20 And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes. 21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.

God also made a promise of a large amount of land for the people of God to take possession. He wanted them to live long, fruitful lives, under his blessings. They came to the edge of the land that was promised to them. Moses sent in twelve spies to search the land. They searched the land for forty days.

Upon returning ten gave bad reports. They were discouraged about the stature of the giants. They were afraid of the number of those who dwelled in various walled in cities. They allowed fear to make them forget who parted the water. They forgot who sent the plagues and rescued them from Egypt. God all mighty, that is who had delivered them.

Joshua and Caleb were ready to go to battle. They knew their God, they had seen the fruit of the promise. The others had allowed fear to distract them from the fruit. Many today are like the ten. They only see things with a carnal mind. They do not bear any fruit of God’s Spirit. If we are God’s chosen, we will have fruit in our lives. Our faith will be strong even when we are weak. Even if it doesn’t feel strong, all it takes is to keep holding on to God. He will go before us and run out our enemies.

Those who walk according to their flesh will manifest the works of the flesh.

Gal 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Because of unbelief, they wandered for forty years until all those that didn’t believe had died. Those born on the journey were the ones to see the promised land.

Notice our lives we live in the flesh and have the works of our flesh manifesting in our lives. But when we become born again, we will no longer desire to walk in the flesh. Yes, it is a battle. Follow me for a moment, On our journey of life only what is born in our wilderness moment will see the promised land of heaven. This flesh is not going to see heaven. Only what is born during the process will make it to the promised land.

The fruit that Christians should have operating in their lives is in Galatians chapter five.

Gal 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

We want to always have good fruit, so we won’t be like the ten unbelieving, fearful spies. We never want to be found walking in the flesh. But we always want to be found walking in the Spirit.

Ask yourself which type of spy are you? Do you stand and say, we can overcome because God has given us the land. Or do you allow the size of the giants to dictate your future and blessings or lack there of? If this is you, it is not too late to change, God can and will help you grow in faith and in fruit.

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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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BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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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.

Until next time,

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