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Deuteronomy 1:6 (KJV)  The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount. There comes a point in your walk with God when staying in the same place—spiritually, mentally, or even physically—can become disobedience. God told Moses to move on because Israel had remained at Mount Horeb too long. Though God had promised them a land flowing with milk and honey, the...

Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)  Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. A weight is a burden that does not come from God—something that hinders you from fulfilling His purpose for your life. A weight can be pride, a wrong attitude, unhealthy relationships, or anything that slows your spiritual progress.  The Greek w...

Roman’s 12:11 (KJV)  Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. Some Christians feed their bodies three meals a day but give their spirit only one cold snack. The word  fervent in our opening scripture is the Greek word  zéō , which means to boil a liquid or make a solid glow with heat. So, to be “fervent in spirit” means your spirit is boiling with the Word of God, causing you...

Isaiah 48:10 (NIV) See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. If you stand on God’s Word, you’ll understand that affliction doesn’t come to destroy a child of God—it comes to refine them. The word  refined  in today’s scripture is the Hebrew word  tsarph , which means to subject metals to fire to remove impurities. Just as silver is purified seve...

Romans 5:17 (KJV)  For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. The effect of God’s gift of righteousness is that His children reign in life. Righteousness places us in right standing with the Father. No matter how far someone believes they have strayed away from God,...

Peter 1:16 (KJV)  Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Most people think the opposite of holiness is sin, but it’s actually commonness. Holiness means being set apart— uncommon  from the world and its values. When you are born again, you are immediately separated from the world. Sin separates us from God, but obedience to His Word separates us from the world.  Children of God should g...

LONGEVITY! Exodus 1:16 (KJV)  ...If it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. When Moses was born, there was a decree for all male children to be killed. The same strategy was used when Jesus was born. The devil always targets those who carry Kingdom purpose. His nature is to release the spirit of assassination against God’s Kingdom agenda. Yet even in the...

Ecclesiastes 10:8 (KJV) …And whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. Every child of God carries a spiritual force field of divine protection. The attacks of the enemy are repelled by the hedge God places around His people. However, Scripture shows that this hedge can be weakened or broken through one’s own actions. Job, for example, compromised his hedge through negative confession. He...

2 Kings 13:18 (KJV)  ...And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground”; so he struck three times, and stopped. There’s no neutrality in the Kingdom of God—you’re either advancing or retreating. You must remain on the offensive, and the strongest offensive position is on your knees. Prayer is the arrow of the Lord’s deliverance from the power of the enemy. We must pray without ceasing becau...

Ephesians (KJV) 5:15-16 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Are you taking full advantage of the time God has given you on Earth? Acts 17:30 tells us there was a season when God overlooked the ignorance in the world, but now He calls everyone into the glorious Kingdom of His dear Son. Time spent wisely is time invested in t...

Genesis 2:15 (KJV)  And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. The first lesson in management ever recorded in the Bible was Adam’s failed assignment. Adam proved to be a poor manager, and mismanagement opened the door for death to take hold. It may surprise you to learn that miracles are the result of poor management. When you become a faithful...

Ephesians 5:18 (KJV)  And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns... One can be considered drunk in the natural and also considered sober in the natural. In spiritual matters, one can be sober or be filled (drunk) with the Spirit of God. It’s considered good to be sober in the natural, but in the spirit, being filled with...

Philippians 4:7 (KJV)  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. God’s desire is for His children to experience the peace that surpasses all understanding. In a world filled with confusion and evil, the Word of God reminds us that whenever confusion is present, it is the work of the enemy, for God is the Author of peace. The pea...

1 John 2:27 (KJV) But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you... Some Christians believe there are many anointings, but the Scripture above refers to  the anointing  in the singular. We have received one anointing—the anointing of the Holy Spirit—and He abides in us forever. We don't have a different anointing for finances, marriage, healing, etc. However, we have diverse ...

2 Corinthians 10:12 (GNT) ...How stupid they are! They make up their own standards to measure themselves by, and they judge themselves by their own standards! God’s Word should be the standard for your life. Your development and advancement in life will never come by comparing yourself to where others are in life. The race is not to the swift, neither is the battle to the strong, but time and chan...

Romans 1:17 (KJV) ...As it is written, The just shall live by faith. God has called us to live a transcendent life that goes beyond the systems of the world. The Bible never said the just shall live by money but by faith. In the Kingdom of God, faith is our currency. Is money important? Yes! But remember, the same money  failed  in Egypt (Genesis 47:15).  God’s Word is inerrant (unfailing) in its...

Joshua 1:5 (KJV) There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life... The fact that God started by saying to Joshua, “No man shall be able to stand before thee,” meant that he was going to encounter opposition in his new assignment. Yet God assured Joshua that he would prevail in the end as long as he stuck to meditation as a recipe for success (Joshua 1:8). Joshua only...

Jeremiah 1:6 (KJV) Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. When the Word of the Lord came calling Prophet Jeremiah to ministry, his response was, “I cannot speak; for I am a child.” Jeremiah was approximately seventeen to twenty years old at the time. This is the age group Jesus’ disciples were when the Lord called them to ministry. Only Jesus and Peter were old enough...

1 Peter 1:23 (KJV) Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. Some Christians think they will only experience eternal life after they are dead or the rapture has taken place. However, the Bible assures us that we will not perish but have eternal life now  and  in the life to come. Eternal life is a present-day reality. In...

Colossians 3:2 (KJV) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. The word  affection  in the verse above is the Greek word  phronéō . It means to  set your mind or your thinking . It originates from the idea of “reining in,” meaning to bring your thoughts under control, and also carries the sense of “fencing in,” or keeping your mind within the boundaries God has set. Apostle P...

Proverbs 13:22 (KJV) But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. God's desire is for His children to prosper. Jesus became poor, so that we, through His poverty, can be made rich (2 Corinthians 8:9). The days when Christians were persecuted by fellow Christians for owning a bicycle, were days the children of God walked in error. The Lord said through the Prophet in Zechariah 1...

Proverbs 21:18 (KJV)  The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. The devil puts God’s children in a corner, trying to convince them they’ve reached their demise. God in His infinite wisdom always makes a way of escape. Jesus was taken to the edge of the mountain cliff to be thrown to his doom, but walked right through the crowd and gave them the slip (Luk...

Colossians 1:13 (KJV) Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. The first thing the white settlers did when they colonised Africa was to change the language and culture of the colonised people to that of the dominating power. God functions in the same manner. When the Holy Ghost came, Jesus’ followers were all filled with the Spirit...

Genesis 18:17 (KJV) And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do. Intimacy with God makes you a friend of God. You intertwine with God the more you commune with Him. Friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God, whilst believing in God makes you His friend. James 2:23 says, "...Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called...

Proverbs 11:30 (KJV)  ...And he that winneth souls is wise. Jesus Christ told His disciples that they would be witnesses unto Him in both Jerusalem and in all Judea and in Samaria (Acts 1:8). This was the Lord giving them a strategy for how Christianity was going to spread. The word  wise  in the text above is the word  chakam  in Hebrew, which means to be  skilful  or  artful . You don't beco...