Earlier this week I heard a preacher on radio reading a certain verse and using it to exhort listeners around dawn.A little interesting because I hardly ever tune in to radio at that time these days and I really am grateful that I got to hear that word and I believe it would be useful to you guys.
Josh 6: Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out and none came in.
wow. A whole city was shut up just because of a specific group of people. Now if it were shut out because 'it's our city, we don't want anyone coming in' then ok, I mean it's problematic and all but we will take it. But no, it was shut down because we don't want one group in particular coming in.
And then God says: 'See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its King and the mighty men of valor'.
Wait, The city is securely shut up and you are saying you have given it into my hands. Not You will give it but you have? So why I'm I outside the gates?
I have given you a great husband! -But erm I don't see anyone by me when I turn in at night, just my pillow and my little stuffed doll..
I made you a millionaire! -I see you have jokes because I know what my mobile money account is saying now!
I have made you a first class student! -Can you stop trying to mock me? I know what I got in the quizzes I wrote and please let's not go there.
I'm sure you can add more examples of how absolutely incredulous it seems to get over the mountain before you.
It will amaze you how a whole system may be put in place just to get You, specifically, out of something. Just to make it impossible for you to make it to a certain height, people who are entirely against you will go through extremes just to disqualify you.
Eg: Imagine a certain energy booster is acceptable in a game you compete in, but just when you start taking it, a law is made that makes it illegal for one to play a game with such a substance in their blood stream. Because they know you just started taking it!
Or a course that is non scoring which you didn't do too well in is suddenly made to count, just because maybe the lecturer knows you failed it and it will bring you down and so just because of You, the whole program is entirely restructured.
But listen to what God says: I have given it to you. That thing for which they are trying to disqualify you from, prevent you from accessing, i have actually placed into your hands.
Hold on, not that I will allow them to give you opportunities to come in once a while and vacation, but i have given the entire thing to you to control.
Let me try and give you an example of how that can work.
I read about how a group of work colleagues wrote to the international office of the organization they worked in about how a colleague was terrible and was impossible to work with. They investigated and instead of booting her out, they rather found her to be the most valuable staff in the office. They promoted her to a higher level and now she had to directly decide whether she could work with those who were scheming to kick her out!
One of my favorite accounts in the Bible is that of Mephibosheth. He had become lame in the feet after he had been dropped accidentally when he was just a child and Ziba the servant tried to get him out of his inheritance. Long story short, he ended up at the Kings table and had Ziba and his children all working for him! 2Sam 9
Remember the story of Mordecai and Naaman?
Scriptures are interesting and even more amazing when they become practical in your life.And just as nations and kingdoms and structures and organizations etc were handed over to people who were being disadvantaged or discredited, I believe that God is going to turn things around to favor you. He says; where they disregarded you now they will have to go through you!
And today I really pray that whatever thing that people went out of their way to ensure that you don't get a chance at is actually delivered to you.
Believe in the promises of God: Bible says He calls the things that be not as though they were. So when God says You are blessed, it really doesn't matter if your account is about to be closed down for being dormant now, work hard and do what you can do and watch Him do what He can do.
One day we will talk about some of the unusual fascinating ways that God sometimes does what He says He will do. Till then I can't wait to hear about all the amazing turn arounds God brings to you.
Josh 6: Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out and none came in.
wow. A whole city was shut up just because of a specific group of people. Now if it were shut out because 'it's our city, we don't want anyone coming in' then ok, I mean it's problematic and all but we will take it. But no, it was shut down because we don't want one group in particular coming in.
And then God says: 'See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its King and the mighty men of valor'.
Wait, The city is securely shut up and you are saying you have given it into my hands. Not You will give it but you have? So why I'm I outside the gates?
I have given you a great husband! -But erm I don't see anyone by me when I turn in at night, just my pillow and my little stuffed doll..
I made you a millionaire! -I see you have jokes because I know what my mobile money account is saying now!
I have made you a first class student! -Can you stop trying to mock me? I know what I got in the quizzes I wrote and please let's not go there.
I'm sure you can add more examples of how absolutely incredulous it seems to get over the mountain before you.
It will amaze you how a whole system may be put in place just to get You, specifically, out of something. Just to make it impossible for you to make it to a certain height, people who are entirely against you will go through extremes just to disqualify you.
Eg: Imagine a certain energy booster is acceptable in a game you compete in, but just when you start taking it, a law is made that makes it illegal for one to play a game with such a substance in their blood stream. Because they know you just started taking it!
Or a course that is non scoring which you didn't do too well in is suddenly made to count, just because maybe the lecturer knows you failed it and it will bring you down and so just because of You, the whole program is entirely restructured.
But listen to what God says: I have given it to you. That thing for which they are trying to disqualify you from, prevent you from accessing, i have actually placed into your hands.
Hold on, not that I will allow them to give you opportunities to come in once a while and vacation, but i have given the entire thing to you to control.
Let me try and give you an example of how that can work.
I read about how a group of work colleagues wrote to the international office of the organization they worked in about how a colleague was terrible and was impossible to work with. They investigated and instead of booting her out, they rather found her to be the most valuable staff in the office. They promoted her to a higher level and now she had to directly decide whether she could work with those who were scheming to kick her out!
One of my favorite accounts in the Bible is that of Mephibosheth. He had become lame in the feet after he had been dropped accidentally when he was just a child and Ziba the servant tried to get him out of his inheritance. Long story short, he ended up at the Kings table and had Ziba and his children all working for him! 2Sam 9
Remember the story of Mordecai and Naaman?
Scriptures are interesting and even more amazing when they become practical in your life.And just as nations and kingdoms and structures and organizations etc were handed over to people who were being disadvantaged or discredited, I believe that God is going to turn things around to favor you. He says; where they disregarded you now they will have to go through you!
And today I really pray that whatever thing that people went out of their way to ensure that you don't get a chance at is actually delivered to you.
Believe in the promises of God: Bible says He calls the things that be not as though they were. So when God says You are blessed, it really doesn't matter if your account is about to be closed down for being dormant now, work hard and do what you can do and watch Him do what He can do.
One day we will talk about some of the unusual fascinating ways that God sometimes does what He says He will do. Till then I can't wait to hear about all the amazing turn arounds God brings to you.
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