(I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE BIRTHRIGHT,I AM HUNGRY RIGHT NOW!) Ge 25:30-34 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.) Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”“Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to…
STAND ON YOUR FEET
Ezekiel 2:1 And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” Ezekiel 2:2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. “God cannot use men to do his will who…
THE ULTIMATE MESSAGE IN EVERY MESS
Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.’ 4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” So the Israelites did this.(Ex.14:3,4)…
DEALING WITH TOXIC TIES
Pro 13:20 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. 1Co 15:33 Do not be deceived; evil company corrupts good habits. Toxicity is the quality of being toxic or poisonous. It is the quality of being very…
SIMPLE BUT NOT SIMPLISTIC
A scribe came to Jesus early in His ministry and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head” (Matthew 8:19-20). Simple is about being uncomplicated, straightforward, unadorned, easy…
FASTEN YOUR BELT
Acts 12:8 And the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt, and tie on your sandals”. And so he did. And he said to him, “Put your cloak around you and follow me”. When taken literally, it means to put on one’s seatbelt and secure it in place. This would usually be said in the…
THE PRICE TAG MAY SURPRISE YOU.
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.” — Luke 12:6-7 (ESV) We live in a world that places value on material wealth, fame, and external success. Many are surprised to discover that what God prizes…
TAKE A BREAK BEFORE YOU BREAK
Mark 6:31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place, and rest a while”. For many people were coming and going, and they did not have time even to eat. Tight programs in the diary of Jesus and Apostles was evident enough that eating time wasn’t available .Jesus realized that…
A PLACE OF REFUGE AND SAFETY
Pro 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. In times of war and other eminent dangers people run for safety in a fortified place such a tower for safety. Just before his crucifixion, Jesus prayed for his disciples Joh 17:11-12: Holy Father, protect them…
DON’T WAIT FOR LUCK ; BE INTENTIONAL.
2 Kings 7:3 Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die? 2 Ki7:4 If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here,…