"Your Personal Measuring Stick"-God Favor Ministries

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Ephesians 3:14-19 (NLT)
Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Growth
14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,[e] 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.[f] 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
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This has been such a trying time in my life. The valleys in this season’s journey seem ever deepening; and the curves seem forever long.
As I sat talking with my husband about one of the many situations that are attacking my spirit at this time- I began to share with him the measurement of my faith. It was one of the few times I could actually feel the growth that has occurred through years of submission to God. I told my husband what would have happened if this situation had occurred in my past.
At that moment; my eyes welled with tears as the thought came into my head. I said to my husband, “God loved me enough to allow me the grace to witness my own personal growth.” I repeated that statement several times- and each time it became more and more real to me.
You see, I am not measuring my growth by other folk’s mistakes and personal journeys. I am looking deep into life’s mirror and finding that God loves me-enough. This is personal- just for me.
Today- whether you are on top of a mountain or in the depths of a valley-take out your personal spiritual measuring stick. Measure your spiritual growth. Instead of focusing on how much better you need to become; focus at this moment on how far you have come. Then, I invite you to thank God for giving you the opportunity to measure the distance. Be encouraged- there is some growing going on!

Unshakable! (God Favor Ministries)

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Unshakable!
Hebrews 12:25-28(NLT)
25 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! 26 When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.”[a] 27 This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.
28 Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.

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If you walk up to column at the White House in Washington DC and attempt to push it- it will not move. If you shot a bullet targeting that column, it may become marked- but it will not move. If you run full force into any brick wall (with every bit of rage, anger or strength that you possess), you will be injured- perhaps seriously injured.
Unshakable-the structure was immovable-it was not intimidated by your force. It was not moved by your anger or your weaponry. It remained in place.
The Word today says, ‘ be careful not to refuse to listen to the One who is speaking, for He is inescapable.’
The comparison here is between the Ancient Israelites refusing to listen to Moses – soon experiencing a voice from God that shook the Earth! Then it reminds us that God promises that He will again make the earth shake-and heaven also! The only thing remaining will be that which was unshakable.

So because of this:
· We are to worship God with holy reverence,
· We are to listen,
· We are to be faithful, and
· We are to be obedient!

I desire to be in the Kingdom that is unshakable (verse 28)! I want to be in that number-when the Saints go marching in!
So I challenge your listening this morning, your faithfulness, your obedience and your heart for worship! May you take it up a notch so that God will notice you are building an unshakable foundation. Amen.

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You Have Come to Jesus- Your Mediator

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“You have come to Jesus-The Mediator”
Hebrews 12:24(AMP)
24And to Jesus, the Mediator (Go-between, Agent) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel [which cried out for vengeance].(A)
Romans 8:34(NLT)34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.

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Today is significant because it marks a day of repentance-it is Ash Wednesday. It marks the 40 days before Jesus died and paid it all- Yet He Got Up and Defeated It All!

This entire chapter reminds us of who we serve. In the earlier verses, the author tells us where we have not gone- and now this verse reminds us of where we have arrived.

Friends, we didn’t have to experience the anger and wrath of God! We didn’t go through what the Ancient Israelites experienced. We are on the other side; we are experiencing the blood of Jesus- our mediator, our healer, the one who rose from the dead.

Get this: The reason we are able to repent and celebrate begins today! It is because in 40 days, Jesus will have taken the walk to death and the victory of resurrection.

Do you know He is mediating for you? The scripture (Romans 8:34) says that Jesus is pleading for believers. Every misstep we make, ever wrong turn that we take- there is Jesus- pleading on our behalf.

The blood of Jesus makes the everlasting mark of recovery in our lives. In every struggle in your life, every celebration, and every heartache- you can come to Jesus.

Allow Him to mediate (go between on your behalf) for you. Talk to Him, cry with Him, laugh with Him- give Him access to your heart. So that you can experience the fullness of His perfect gift-joy in having eternal life! Amen.

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