The first full week of the new decade has passed with little fanfare. What is the Holy Spirit doing on the earth in 2010? I believe the church is being positioned for prosperity (in life). Sometimes we are positioned to preserve the lives of our family, to preserve posterity in the earth! What do I mean by that? Consider Joseph. There are no mistakes with God, just providential steps. It was God who sent Joseph to Egypt. (Gen. 45:8)
Joseph had a revelation of his calling. He believed and trusted God who had chosen him. He had two character traits that set him apart from most people: he never gave up and he never had anything negative to say! At the young age of 17 his brothers planned to kill him. When human slave traders happened by, the brothers gave up their idea to kill him. Instead they decided to sell him to those slave traders! The next thing he knew, he was in Pharaoh’s house and second in command over all Egypt. God set him up to provide for his family when there was a famine in the land. God sent him to Egypt to preserve posterity in the earth and he does that with us also.
Paul seemed to understand this as he wrote to the church in Philippi. Read Phil 3:7-21 where he describes how he was willing to suffer for the prize that lay ahead. He had the revelation that nothing that happened to him was outside of God’s knowledge. Next time you’re going through a trial, remember that it might just be that you are being positioned to preserve the lives of your family, to preserve posterity in the earth!
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The Invitation
All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. It is impossible to live without sinning. That’s why God provided a sacrifice, His Son. Jesus who did not sin became an eternal sacrifice for all who believe that! He died a horrible death on the cross. He paid an awful price so that you and I could be saved. If you know that you have sinned and want to be forgiven, turn from your wicked ways and accept God’s provision. Pray this simple prayer: Lord, I know that I am a sinner and I want to be forgiven. I accept Jesus as my Lord and turn from all evil. Jesus come into my heart and fill me with your precious Holy Spirit. I am born again. Thank you Lord!
You don’t have to pray it out loud or in a church, but you do need to confess it before others. If you prayed this and believed it in your heart, you are now a child of God. You are saved. You have a home in Heaven and all the angels are rejoicing because you have turned to God! Get a bible and begin reading it. The book of John is a great place to start. Be sure to find others to share your faith with and find a place where you can worship God with others of like and precious faith. Welcome to the family of God!
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