FEBRUARY 24 The Bible teaches that the life of man and beasts is in the blood (Leviticus 17:11,14). Because the penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23), and since life is in the blood, God established the principle that forgiveness of sin comes only through the shedding of blood: “And almost all things are by […]
FEBRUARY 4 In Genesis 28, we see a lonely man fleeing from his home. Jacob left Beer-sheba and traveled toward Haran on the way to his Uncle Laban’s house, running away in fear from the problems he had created. At the end of a long day of travel, Jacob settled in as night fell with […]
FEBRUARY 23 At the command of God, Moses was on the way to fulfill his destiny as the deliverer of God’s people, Israel. Forty years previously, Moses had tried doing this his way, acting in self-effort. This time, he went forth with the rod of God in his hand: And the Lord said unto Moses […]
FEBRUARY 3 Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are mentioned frequently in scriptures as spiritual fathers of the nation of Israel. Isaac, the son of Abraham, had two sons who were twins, Esau and Jacob. While these boys were in their mother’s womb… …the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why […]
FEBRUARY 22 We are taking steps to restore shattered dreams and visions. During the past two days we have learned the first step is to reject reasons for remaining where you are. The second step is to rise up and take action. Today, we take the third step: Rely on God’s power. God told Moses, […]
FEBRUARY 2 Yesterday we saw the tremendous price Abraham was willing to pay in order to obey God. You will not reach your destiny without it costing something somewhere along the way. In Luke 9:57-62, three men approached Jesus desiring to follow Him. To each of these potential disciples, Jesus revealed a different aspect of […]
FEBRUARY 21 Yesterday we learned the first step to rekindle the vision of your destiny is to reject reasons for remaining where you are. -You may have committed adultery. It is not the unpardonable sin. You can be forgiven and restored, as was King David. -You may have denied Christ as Peter did. Yet Peter […]
FEBRUARY 1 Isaac, the son of Abraham, was the promised child through whom the vision of the nations was to be manifested. God had declared: …Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with […]
JANUARY 31 The spiritual harvest-field of the world is the divine destiny to which believers are called. For some, that field is right where they are–their neighborhood, their job, their school, or their sphere of influence. For others, the harvest will be in a foreign land. Wherever our harvest field is, we learned yesterday that […]
FEBRUARY 20 There, exiled on the backside of the desert, Moses saw a burning bush that was not consumed and his dream was rekindled. There are three major principles revealed in this story that, when applied in your life, will rekindle the fire of your own dreams. The first step is: Reject reasons for remaining […]