Better than Learning from Experience.

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Unless otherwise stated, all the scriptures used are taken out of the King James Version of the Bible.

Focus Versse: Proverbs 13:20 KJV

“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”

There is nothing more powerful to make or break man than the power of free choice. Choices make and break men every day. It is an absolute individual prerogative to chat a course for their own lives. However, nowhere else can one find the stakes to be greater than choosing an approach of trial and error as one walks the journey of life. It’s commonly held that people learn from their experiences. The danger to this approach to life is that “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Proverbs 14:12 KJV. Therefore to walk according to one’s limited perspective about life might turn out to be a risky endeavor. What is far, far better than to learn from one’s experience is to learn from other people’s experiences. One way to achieve this is through selective association. If one chooses to associate with people that simply accept him/her, but cannot add value to that person, and lack the proven path of success, but rather display characteristics of foolishness, that will inevitably lead to destruction. The safe and scriptural way to learn from other people is to be selective in whom to follow. The scriptures say “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise”’

One biblical character who was intrigued by the meaning of life and had the resources and the means to thoroughly investigate experimentally how to live a meaningful life was no other than King Solomon. He set out on a mission to find the meaning of life to hand out a template for future generations to use to navigate through life. As they say, if you can think of anything, chances are King Solomon “had been there, had done that” so there’s no need to re-event the wheel. In his own words, he states

”I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.“
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬-‭11‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/ecc.2.3-11.KJV

Recall we started out by establishing that it’s better to learn from other people’s experiences than repeating the same mistakes. King Solomon tried it all in his quest for the meaning of life, wine, sex, and riches and it would behoove us to pay attention to his ultimate conclusion:

”Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.“
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭12‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/ecc.12.13-14.KJV

Prayer for healing if needed. Put your hand where you have pain as You read aloud to yourself this prayer of faith.

Father, in the name of Jesus that is above cancers, tumors, fibromyalgia, fibroids, glaucoma, cataracts, migraines, insomnia, paralysis, and any other disease group, or any kind of addiction, I command the spirit of infirmity responsible for these afflictions to leave (your name) now and to never return in Jesus’ name. I now command your body to be made whole by the power of the Holy Spirit from the lock of your hair to the tips of your toes in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen. Now test your healing.

Prayer if you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior:

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Today, I confess with my mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead. Today, I accept you Jesus, as my Lord and savior. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive me, all of my sins. Today, I repent, and turn away from them. Thank you Father, for receiving me, in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.

“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/jer.10.23.KJV


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You Matter no Matter What.

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Unless otherwise stated, all the scriptures used are taken out of the New King James Version of the Bible.

Focus Versse: Mark 10:49

”So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”“ ‭‭Mark‬ ‭10‬:‭49‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/114/mrk.10.49.NKJV

The above verse refers to a blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus. Blindness had become part of his identity to the extent that he was often referred to as “Blind Bartimaeus”. As hurtful as it may sound, the practice of highlighting people’s weaknesses still exists in our culture today. People did not put much value on Bartimaeus as evidenced by their rebuke when they heard him calling for Jesus’ attention. They told him to be “quiet” but instead “he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.” Verse 48 KJV.

What did the behavior of those who were with Jesus towards Bartimaeus reveal about their prejudices? Like they had done many times, they expected Jesus to act obviously in respect to this blind beggar who was calling for His help. Regardless of other people’s attitudes or indifferences towards you, never cease your efforts to get better.

To His disciples’ surprise, when Jesus heard Bartimaeus’s desperate cry for help, He stopped the procession and called for him. Men may ignore you and marginalize you but be of good cheer. God will never marginalize anyone who cries out to Him for help. Keep crying out to God the lifter of men. Once you gain God’s attention, inevitably you will have men as your captive audience.

When Jesus called for Bartimaeus, the audience’s mood towards him changed from being rude and unkind to him to addressing him as “Be of good cheer. Rise, he is calling you “

It no longer mattered that none placed value on Bartimaeus, the moment Jesus summoned him, he took center stage. It must have been quite an experience for those who had shut him down a moment ago, as they cleared the way for him now to get to Jesus.

God’s value of you is independent of other people’s opinion of you. Do not let anyone’s inconsiderate behavior regarding you, dampen your enthusiastic call for God’s help. You matter to God no matter what.

Prayer for healing if needed. Put your hand where you have pain as You read aloud to yourself this prayer of faith.

Father, in the name of Jesus that is above cancers, tumors, fibromyalgia, fibroids, glaucoma, cataracts, migraines, insomnia, paralysis, and any other disease group, or any kind of addiction, I command the spirit of infirmity responsible for these afflictions to leave (your name) now and to never return in Jesus’ name. I now command your body to be made whole by the power of the Holy Spirit from the lock of your hair to the tips of your toes in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen. Now test your healing.

Prayer if you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior:

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Today, I confess with my mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead. Today, I accept you Jesus, as my Lord and savior. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive me, all of my sins. Today, I repent, and turn away from them. Thank you Father, for receiving me, in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.

“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/jer.10.23.KJV


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You are One of a Kind.

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Unless otherwise stated, all the scriptures used are taken out of the King James Version of the Bible.

Focus Versse: Genesis 1:26

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

An apple tree produces an apple, an orange tree produces an orange, a lemon tree produces a lemon and the same is true in the animal kingdom, an elephant produces an elephant. By the same token, God produces God’s kind.

You are not just a product of your parents. You are God’s masterpiece, created in his image and likeness to represent him on Earth regardless of how you were born. In Jeremiah Chapter One, verse 5, God told Jeremiah.

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”

God knew Jeremiah before He formed him in his mother’s womb, sanctified him, and ordained him to be a prophet to the nations. All this happened before Jeremiah was born.

Acts 10:34 States that,

“God is no respecter of persons:”

God would have to be rightly accused of preferential treatment to have spelled out the script of Jeremiah’s purpose, only to throw you and me into the maze of life and watch us from the balcony of heaven as we jump from career to career trying to find purpose for our existence. The good news is that God is not a “respecter of persons” – He is impartial.

The somber truth is that like with Jeremiah, God has a written purpose script for each soul out of over 7 billion people today whether they came into this world through planned or unplanned pregnancy, incest, or rape. The fact that you made it into this world is proof that you are not a mistake, but part and parcel of God’s masterplan.

In the Old Testament, an evil King called Balak hired a compromised prophet called Balaam to pronounce a curse on Israel. However, it’s stated that “Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.”

God is able to turn a curse – something that was meant to hurt you – into a blessing.

You are the original, not a copy. There is no one else in the entire world with your fingerprint. Hold your head high, and square your shoulders, you are a child of the most high God, you are created in His image, and His likeness.

Reclaim your revealed identity and your life will never be the same again.

Prayer for healing if needed. Put your hand where you have pain as You read aloud to yourself this prayer of faith.

Father, in the name of Jesus that is above cancers, tumors, fibromyalgia, fibroids, glaucoma, cataracts, migraines, insomnia, paralysis, and any other disease group, or any kind of addiction, I command the spirit of infirmity responsible for these afflictions to leave (your name) now and to never return in Jesus’ name. I now command your body to be made whole by the power of the Holy Spirit from the lock of your hair to the tips of your toes in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen. Now test your healing.

Prayer if you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior:

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Today, I confess with my mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead. Today, I accept you Jesus, as my Lord and savior. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive me, all of my sins. Today, I repent, and turn away from them. Thank you Father, for receiving me, in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.

“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/jer.10.23.KJV


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Day 156- Practicing God’s Presence Part 4.

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Unless otherwise stated, all the scriptures used are taken out of the New King James Version of the Bible.

Reference Scripture:

“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/jer.10.23.KJV

Man was never meant to unilaterally navigate the terrains of this fallen nature systems of this world unaided by God’s Presence. Ideally God had created man to be led by God’s presence (God’s Breath) – which God breathed into man when God created man (Genesis 2:7).

God is portrayed as a shepherd throughout the scriptures, one of such popular scriptures is Psalms 23. In this Psalm, King David who had a background of a shepherd himself, portrays God as a Shepherd, who made him to lie down in green pastures, and led him beside the still waters.

The implications of a shepherd is that without a shepherd, the sheep is susceptible to getting lost and falling a prey to predators. Man need’s the guidance of a shepherd through life. Why? Because “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/pro.14.12.KJV

By default man was created with an embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) so to speak, to help him safely navigate through life on Earth. God Himself being the tour guide’s voice as stated “and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭30‬:‭21‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/isa.30.21.KJV

Disappointingly, when man sinned through Adam, he simultaneously lost connection to God’s leading voice. The saga of man trying to find his own way in life’s maze is what ensued even up to present time.

Being cognizant of the challenging task some have rightfully concluded that one needs supernatural guidance in life, so did Prophet Jeremiah in today’s reference scripture. “it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps” Prophet Jeremiah declares.

Think of the number of decisions that confront mankind on a daily basis! Which career to pursue, who to marry, which company to work for, what kind of a business to start, where to invest, where to live, where to retire and so forth and so on is the mundane of this life.

While some decisions are low stake in nature, some can be life changing. Yet life is too short to stop for even a tire replacement, let alone an engine overhaul in the race of life. What man needs is God His maker, to guide him in the right path. God’s word says that “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: And he delighteth in his way.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭37‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.37.23.KJV

Oh what a relief that God wants to order my steps and your steps. I will take God’s ordering my steps every time over contemplating my own steps because there’s a way which may seem right unto me, “But the end thereof are the ways of death.” Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Some paths, however enticing many turn out to be slippery and dark. The good news is that God’s “word is a lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path.” Psalm‬ ‭119‬:‭105‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.119.105.KJV

Prayer for healing if needed. Put your hand where you have pain as You read aloud to yourself this prayer of faith.

Father, in the name of Jesus that is above cancers, tumors, fibromyalgia, fibroids, glaucoma, cataracts, migraines, insomnia, paralysis, and any other disease group, or any kind of addiction, I command the spirit of infirmity responsible for these afflictions to leave (your name) now and to never return in Jesus’ name. I now command your body to be made whole by the power of the Holy Spirit from the lock of your hair to the tips of your toes in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen. Now test your healing.

Prayer if you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior:

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Today, I confess with my mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead. Today, I accept you Jesus, as my Lord and savior. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive me, all of my sins. Today, I repent, and turn away from them. Thank you Father, for receiving me, in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.

“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/1/jer.10.23.KJV


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Day 155 – Practicing God’s Presence Part 3.

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Unless otherwise stated, all the scriptures used are taken out of the New King James Version of the Bible.

Reference Scripture:

“Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭33‬:‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/exo.33.15.NKJV

Continued from Day 154 Practicing God’s Presence.

In Post 154, I discussed how God’s original desire for creating man was to have fellowship (Koinonia) with man. That plan was spoilt by the fall of man federally. God then elected to pursue individuals for example Abraham. Through individuals, God was still able to pursue His purpose on earth. God needs man to pursue His purpose on earth but man needs God to bring down God’s government on earth. Man provides the body, God provides the power. Man has to be one with His Father to avoid discord and to execute the revealed will of the Father. In Koinonia ( fellowship) with God, man receives illumination about the will of the Father. Man’s will was to synchronize with God’s.?

Man was never meant to have a will that’s independent of the Father’s. Through Koinonia, man would acquire the will of God such that only God’s will would transcend. When Adam sinned his will became detached from God’s.

With Adam’s will detached from God’s, he started to pursue his own will which was directly contrary to God’s will. The first thing Adam did was to clothe his nakedness with leaves. God’s will was to clothe man with an animal skin, with the blood of dead animal serving as a ransom for man’s sin. The second thing Adam did after sinning was to hide from God’s presence. God’s will was for man to come boldly before the thrown of grace to obtain mercy (Genesis 3:7-10, Hebrews 4:16).

Sin put humanity on a trajectory to act contrary to God’s will. The first project of man after Adams fall was the Tower of Babel which God intercepted proving that man was never meant to to exercise his own will contrary to God’s.

When giving Moses elaborate instructions on how to construct the tabernacle, God followed up with a warning to him “And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.” Exodus‬ ‭25‬:‭40‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/exo.25.40.NKJV

Jesus who is referred to as the last Adam repeatedly stated “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” John‬ ‭6‬:‭38‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. If the last Adam came to do the will of the Father, then the first Adam had come to do the will of the Father and so are all his offspring all the way down to you and me.

When doing the will of the Father proved to be very painful and even meant death, Jesus wished he could escape the will of the Father but thankfully He quickly self corrected “saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭42‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Pursing one’s interests always puts one on a collision course with God. That’s precisely what happened to Moses. The children of Israel while in the wilderness they wanted water and they cried to Moses who in turn cried to God. Then God said to Moses ““Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.””
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭20‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. Note that God communicated His will clearly to Moses here. Nevertheless Moses did to the contrary “And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.”‭‭Numbers‬ ‭20‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. Did Moses do God’s will here? If you answered no, you are collect. Moses and Aaron disobeyed God and “Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.””‭‭Numbers‬ ‭20‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

What does all the aforementioned has to do with Practicing God’s Presence? The more time you spend with your children, or your wife the more get to know them. The more you know people you spend quality time with, the better you know them, their likes, their dislikes etcetera. The more time we spend with God, in prayer, in His word and in worshipping Him, the more we know His will and are more likely to commit to doing His will over our will.

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Prayer for healing if needed. Put your hand where you have pain as You read aloud to yourself this prayer of faith.

Father, in the name of Jesus that is above cancers, tumors, fibromyalgia, fibroids, glaucoma, cataracts, migraines, insomnia, paralysis, and any other disease group, or any kind of addiction, I command the spirit of infirmity responsible for these afflictions to leave (your name) now and to never return in Jesus’ name. I now command your body to be made whole by the power of the Holy Spirit from the lock of your hair to the tips of your toes in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen. Now test your healing.

Prayer if you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior:

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Today, I confess with my mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead. Today, I accept you Jesus, as my Lord and savior. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive me, all of my sins. Today, I repent, and turn away from them. Thank you Father, for receiving me, in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.

Day 154 – Practicing God’s Presence Part 2.

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Unless otherwise stated, all the scriptures used are taken out of the New King James Version of the Bible.

Reference Scripture:

“Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭33‬:‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/exo.33.15.NKJV

Continued from Day 153 Practicing God’s Presence.

In Post 153, I shared about how God’s presence what helped Moses liberate the Jews from 430 years of servitude in Egypt. Today I will further discuss how God’s presence continued to play a major in the life of Israel as a nation.

Right from the creation of the first family in the Garden of Eden, God desired to maintain unbroken relationship with man. After all, man was created in God’s class, with God’s own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26). The decision to create man was not done unilaterally, it was a joint decision of the Godhead which is made up of God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit, represented in the statement “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬, ‭26‬ ‭KJV‬‬. God would then be in a position to consult with man in matters regarding earth governance just as He consulted the members of the Godhead in creating man.

Soon after creating man God started involving man in running earthly affairs but at direction of God. It’s recorded that “out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.”Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭19‬ ‭KJV‬‬. In this model God brought the animals to man to “see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.” So man was to carry out duties on earth that had been delegated to him by God.

Sin spoiled God’s original plan for mankind to maintain unbroken fellowship with God. Sin did separate man from God and God had to evict man from the garden of fellowship. However, God never abandoned His plan to have fellowship with man. Federally, man became separated from God because of Adamic sin, but on an individual basis, there remained a door for man to connect with God through obedience. The first candidate to walk and fellowship with God in this manner was a man by the name of Abraham.

God called Abraham and Abraham obeyed God’s instructions to him to leave his people and country to a new location. This act of obedience put Abraham in zone of fellowship with God. This relationship grew to a mutual friendship. God depended on Abraham to advance heavenly agenda on earth while Abraham depended on God to exact dominion over a cursed earth. God’s presence would undo the consequences of Adamic curse. Abraham was not at liberty to do whatever he wanted to do on earth. He had to consult God’s will. On the other hand, God could not bypass Abraham to push His Heavenly agenda independent of Abraham. When God was contemplating judging Sodom and Gomorrah, it’s recorded that “And the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing,”Genesis‬ ‭18‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

What did God’s presence accomplish for Abraham? It gave him a children when he was passed the age having children as recorded “Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.”‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. It gave him land as it is written “And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

God’s presence gave Abraham protection when King Abimelech wanted to take Sarah Abraham’s wife from him as its written “But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, “Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.””
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭20‬:‭3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. God’s presence gave Abraham wealth as it is written that “Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.”‭‭Genesis‬ ‭13‬:‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

You may ask “what did God get out of this relationship “. God gained a legal foothold on earth through Abraham out of whose descendants came the Messiah “Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.” Matthew‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. Jesus descended from the tribe of Judah.

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Prayer for healing if needed. Put your hand where you have pain as You read aloud to yourself this prayer of faith.

Father, in the name of Jesus that is above cancers, tumors, fibromyalgia, fibroids, glaucoma, cataracts, migraines, insomnia, paralysis, and any other disease group, or any kind of addiction, I command the spirit of infirmity responsible for these afflictions to leave (your name) now and to never return in Jesus’ name. I now command your body to be made whole by the power of the Holy Spirit from the lock of your hair to the tips of your toes in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen. Now test your healing.

Prayer if you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior:

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Today, I confess with my mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead. Today, I accept you Jesus, as my Lord and savior. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive me, all of my sins. Today, I repent, and turn away from them. Thank you Father, for receiving me, in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.

Day 153 – Practicing God’s Presence.

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Unless otherwise stated, all the scriptures used are taken out of the New King James Version of the Bible.

Reference Scripture:

“Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭33‬:‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/exo.33.15.NKJV

No one is better qualified to teach us about the value of God’s presence than the man Moses. He had seen first hand what God’s presence meant for him and the children of Israel when God used him to deliver about 3 million Jews from 430 years of slavery in Egypt.

When God approached Moses on Mt. Sanai and gave him the task of returning to Egypt to deliver his fellow Jews from slavery, Moses’ initial reaction was “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?””
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭3‬:‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. Moses had left Egypt while running from Pharaoh for killing an Egyptian and had remained at large ever since. He had his reasons to doubt himself in being the right candidate to be used by God to deliver the Jews. However, God soothed Moses’ fears by promising him “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.””‭‭Exodus‬ ‭3‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Every reason that Moses raised as to why he wasn’t the right candidate to deliver Israel, was invalidated by the fact that God Himself committing to be with Moses. Moses finally did accept the challenge and God, as He had promised Moses, backed up Moses by performing a ray of miracles that brought the mighty empire of Egypt to it’s knees and forced Pharaoh to emancipate the Jews. Moses experienced first hand that it wasn’t his education, his physical ability, or his oratory skills that enabled him to deliver Israel, but rather that it was God’s presence.

It was God’s presence that caused miracles in Egypt which finally broke the iron will of pharaoh and caused him let the Jews go free. It was God’s presence that divided the Red Sea and later on River Jordan for the children of Israel to walk on a dry ground as they fled from Egypt. It was God’s presence that gave the Jews bread called Mana from heaven and potable water from the rock. It was God’s presence that caused the clothes and shoes of the children of Israel not to wear out for the 40 years they wondered and sojourned in the wilderness (Deut. 29:5)

Experientially, Moses came to rely solely on God’s presence to do each and everything for him that at one time he told God “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.”Exodus‬ ‭33‬:‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

So, how does an ordinary person cultivate being in God’s presence? A believer can cultivate being in God’s presence by being in His word. Read the following account recorded in Luke when Jesus visited the house of Mary and Martha:

“Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭10‬:‭38‬-‭42‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/luk.10.38-42.NKJV

From the above scripture, we learn that Jesus valued Mary’s fellowship with Him over Martha’s being busy for Him.

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Prayer for healing if needed. Put your hand where you have pain as You read aloud to yourself this prayer of faith.

Father, in the name of Jesus that is above cancers, tumors, fibromyalgia, fibroids, glaucoma, cataracts, migraines, insomnia, paralysis, and any other disease group, or any kind of addiction, I command the spirit of infirmity responsible for these afflictions to leave (your name) now and to never return in Jesus’ name. I now command your body to be made whole by the power of the Holy Spirit from the lock of your hair to the tips of your toes in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen. Now test your healing.

Prayer if you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior:

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Today, I confess with my mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead. Today, I accept you Jesus, as my Lord and savior. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive me, all of my sins. Today, I repent, and turn away from them. Thank you Father, for receiving me, in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.

Day 152 – Save me From me 2.

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Unless otherwise stated, all the scriptures used are taken out of the New King James Version of the Bible.

Reference Scripture:

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/pro.3.5-6.NKJV

Pilots are trained to use two sets of rules, visual flight rules (VFR) and
instrument flight rules (IFR). When the weather is good and clear, a pilot can
fly using IFR because they can visually scan their surroundings to stay on course and avoid getting too close to other planes. However, in a bad weather, the pilot must switch to IFR. This means avoiding the temptation to use their eye sight to scan the surroundings. I am sure this is not an easy task but through training and experience they must trust flying by instruments when they cannot visually see where they are going.

God knows that it is impossible for human beings to know the future and accurately chart the course set by their maker. God simply advises us as follows: “lean not unto thine own understanding” like VFR. Instead God
invites us to “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” like IFR.

Your wisdom can easily mislead you. The scriptures say that “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.”Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. Further more the scriptures advise us that “It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.” Jeremiah‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Your worst enemy is not the devil because Jesus gave us as believers power over Satan (Luke 10:17-20). Your worst enemy is actually the carnal (fleshly part of ) you if not contained.

The Apostle Paul realizing this somber truth wrote “For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.” Romans‬ ‭7‬:‭22‬-‭25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. Paul went as far to say “But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.”
‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/1co.9.27.NKJV

Paul’s analogy calls to mind him being in the fighting ring but instead of having an opponent in the ring, he’s in the ring with himself, and punching his own body to bring it into subjection.

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Prayer for healing if needed. Put your hand where you have pain as You read aloud to yourself this prayer of faith.

Father, in the name of Jesus that is above cancers, tumors, fibromyalgia, fibroids, glaucoma, cataracts, migraines, insomnia, paralysis, and any other disease group, or any kind of addiction, I command the spirit of infirmity responsible for these afflictions to leave (your name) now and to never return in Jesus’ name. I now command your body to be made whole by the power of the Holy Spirit from the lock of your hair to the tips of your toes in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen. Now test your healing.

Prayer if you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior:

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Today, I confess with my mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead. Today, I accept you Jesus, as my Lord and savior. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive me, all of my sins. Today, I repent, and turn away from them. Thank you Father, for receiving me, in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.

Day 151 – Save me From me.

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Unless otherwise stated, all the scriptures used are taken out of the New King James Version of the Bible.

Reference Scripture:

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/114/pro.3.5-6.NKJV

Pilots are trained to use two sets of rules, visual flight rules (VFR) and
instrument flight rules (IFR). When the weather is good and clear, a pilot can
fly using IFR because they can visually scan their surroundings to stay on course and avoid getting too close to other planes. However, in a bad weather, the pilot must switch to IFR. This means avoiding the temptation to use their eye sight to scan the surroundings. I am sure this is not an easy task but through training and experience they must trust flying by instruments when they cannot visually see where they are going.

God knows that it is impossible for human beings to know the future and accurately chart the course set by their maker. God simply advises us as follows: “lean not unto thine own understanding” like VFR. Instead God
invites us to “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” like IFR.

Your wisdom can easily mislead you. The scriptures say that “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.”Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. Further more the scriptures advise us that “It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.” Jeremiah‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

To be continued …

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Prayer for healing if needed. Put your hand where you have pain as You read aloud to yourself this prayer of faith.

Father, in the name of Jesus that is above cancers, tumors, fibromyalgia, fibroids, glaucoma, cataracts, migraines, insomnia, paralysis, and any other disease group, or any kind of addiction, I command the spirit of infirmity responsible for these afflictions to leave (your name) now and to never return in Jesus’ name. I now command your body to be made whole by the power of the Holy Spirit from the lock of your hair to the tips of your toes in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen. Now test your healing.

Prayer if you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior:

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ. Today, I confess with my mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and that God raised him from the dead. Today, I accept you Jesus, as my Lord and savior. Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive me, all of my sins. Today, I repent, and turn away from them. Thank you Father, for receiving me, in Jesus’ name I have prayed. Amen.