To Cleave or Leave?
Matthew 19:21-22 “Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.”
Like this man, are you kissing Jesus goodbye? Do you kiss God goodbye when God says to you, “My child, give up everything else and come and follow me?” Read the rest of this entry
The Cost
Luke 14:27-28 &33 “And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple. “But don’t begin until you count the cost… So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.”
Yesterday, we learnt that grit is a must have. While there is no gift of grit, when nurtured the fruit of the Holy Spirit can make up grit. Read the rest of this entry
GRIT!
Ruth 1:14,16, & 18 “…Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi. But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back… When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more.”
When Orpah kissed Naomi goodbye, she was kissing Bethlehem of Judah that place of bread, abundance, and of more goodbye. Orpah did not know that when she was Read the rest of this entry
The Mix
Matthew 1:1-2&5 “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah… Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth…” (NKJV, emphasis added).
Did you notice how the Bible says Jacob begot Judah, not Reuben or Joseph? But that is not where we are going. Don’t you just love how the Bible talks about Boaz and Ruth?
Beyond The Kiss
Ruth 1:8-9 “But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back to your mothers’ homes. And may the Lord reward you for your kindness to your husbands and to me. May the Lord bless you with the security of another marriage.” Then she kissed them good-bye…”
Orpah stuck with Naomi even beyond the death of her husband, Naomi’s son. And that is extremely commendable. To think that such a person still will not make it to
Categories
Ruth 1:14&16 “And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi… “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.”
Beginning today, we will be zooming in on the story of Naomi and Ruth. God’s Word for us will take us to the more He has made us for in all the areas of our lives. We are made for more, and God is showing us how to walk in it.
Action Time!
Judges 7:6 “Only 300 of the men drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in the stream.” (emphasis added).
Gideon’s army was reduced from thirty-two thousand “strong” to three hundred. If God reduced it from thirty-two thousand to sixteen thousand, fifty percent reduction, even that is a lot for a leader (for anybody”. But God did not do a fifty percent reduction.
Robed & Sifted
Luke 24:49 “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”
Every major work that will be done for God, must be by the power of God. God has a great destiny for you. You are made for more. But wait until you get filled and robed with power. I pray that God will robe you with power. Yes, you are made for more,
Be Prepared
Jeremiah 1:10 “See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.” (KJV)
We will kick off with our final thought from yesterday’s devotional which is to expect a backlash as you engage and navigate altars. Every time you tackle the altar of Baal (whatever it represents in your life),
Destiny Manoeuvres
Jeremiah 1:10 “See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.” (KJV)
To be released into more, you need to Navigate The Altars. Judges 6:25-26 “That night the Lord said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one that is seven years old.
