Murder in the First Degree

 

When Cain was consumed with anger and rage, God told him he could be bright with joy if he would do what he wanted him to do. God wants you to exercise dominion over your anger. Uncontrolled anger caused the first murder and has caused every murder since. 

Genesis 4:3-6 (TLB) 3 At harvest time Cain brought the Lord a gift of his farm produce, 4 and Abel brought the fatty cuts of meat from his best lambs, and presented them to the Lord. And the Lord accepted Abel’s offering, 5 but not Cain’s. This made Cain both dejected and very angry, and his face grew dark with fury.6 “Why are you angry?” the Lord asked him. “Why is your face so dark with rage? 7 It can be bright with joy if you will do what you should! But if you refuse to obey, watch out. Sin is waiting to attack you, longing to destroy you. But you can conquer it!”

1/31/2021

Place it on a Pole

 

When you are fearful, take the danger and fear and place it on a “pole” for you and God to see.  God will show you how to handle the situation if you ask. Each time the fear comes to you, look up to God and know he is working for you and the best outcome. 

Numbers 21:8-9 (MSG) 8 God said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it on a flagpole: Whoever is bitten and looks at it will live.” 9 So Moses made a snake of fiery copper and put it on top of a flagpole. Anyone bitten by a snake who then looked at the copper snake lived.

1/24/2021

Moving Forward

Trust God in your decisions when you put him in them because those decisions will always be right. Looking back doesn't work. When you make a decision, in prayer, and you look back and question it, you will be confused and your moving forward will be compromised. 

 

Luke 9:62 (NIV) 62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

1/20/2021

Children and Wisdom

In the Bible, children many times represent decisions. Heroes in the Bible had good and bad children, just as they themselves were strong and weak. A bad decision produces poor outcomes and the wisdom of good decisions is proved right in the short and the long term. 

Luke 7:35 (NIV) 35 But wisdom is proved right by all her children.

1/17/2021

No Weapon Formed Against You

 

Having God on your side surpasses all weapons formed against you.  This is found, among other ways, in your capacity to speak negatives to positives and pursue what God has ordained for you. This is YOUR heritage, as it is everyone’s should they choose it.  

 

Isaiah 54:17 (NASB) 17 No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn.  This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me, declares the Lord. 

1/10/2021

Rebuild the Road

 

When you place your faith in God, instead of people, status, or things, you will possess the land and inherit God’s holy mountain. He makes things clear to you, “Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and stones.” God is always ready to help you rebuild as you put him first. 

Isaiah 57:13-14 (TLB) 13 Let’s see if the whole collection of your idols can help you when you cry to them to save you! They are so weak that the wind can carry them off! A breath can puff them away. But he who trusts in me shall possess the land and inherit my holy mountain. 14 I will say, Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and stones. Prepare a glorious highway for my people’s return from captivity.

1/3/2021