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My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father who has given them to me is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father's hand. John 10:27'29 WEB.The hero of t... -
When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck. For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. When they had finish...
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A Living Sacrifice from Refreshing Hope Ministries on Vimeo. Various sacrifices were required under the old covenant. Some of the sacrifices helped feed the priests and those who worked at the temple, but a burnt offering was placed on the altar and completely consumed by fire. You can read about...
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Outnumbered
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Yahweh said to Gideon, 'The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel brag against me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.' Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, 'Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead.' ' So twenty two thousand of the people returned, and ten thousand remained. Yahweh said to Gideon, 'There are still too many people.' Judges 7:2 WEB
Gideon started out with an army of thirty-two thousand men, but ended up with three hundred at the start of the actual battle. God Himself took them away and separated them from Gideon, intentionally. Gideon was not abandoned, and it was completely God's will for this to happen. In fact, it was God's plan all along.
We like to bring as big an army as possible, but God likes to be outnumbered. He prefers it this way. In His army, quality is better than quantity. When the enemy comes in like a flood, God will cause His person to stand through it and everyone looking on will have to say that this is the work of God. When God saves you from an impossible situation, you will remember that well, but when it is all easy and effortless, where is the challenge in that?
So you may set out to do something with a terrific group of people, and then find that it is just you and a handful left. This is probably not an accident. God has plans to make you shine and He has placed the ones around you that need to be there, and removed the rest. You will come through this and everyone will know that the Lord is truly with you. All you have to do is keep pressing forward into what He has given you to do and you will succeed.
Prayer: Heavenly Father I thank You so much for all that You do for me. I am so glad that You accept me just as I am, but will also help me become the best version of myself. Put those around me that need to be there, and remove the ones that should not be, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
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Amen. I’m a living witness of this. In a court battle where the opposing party was threatening to take my child, I had lined up somewhere between 10 - 12 witnesses. But when my attorney reached out to them to confirm their commitments, they began dropping like flies. I was left with 3 witnesses. I was terrified!!!!! But God knew best. Those 3 witnesses’ testimonies sealed the fate of the opposition. I was given a whopping 70% of custody; which my attorney says is unheard of in my state. It was a landslide victory; which was my prayer! God can do exceedingly and abundantly above all we can ask, think, or imagine! Glory to God!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have not seen the end of this Stacie, your child is 100% yours and I do not believe that God will stop until you see 100% of His GRACE!
Jim!!!!!!! You have NO idea what’s going on, yet you declared that in faith! Tears! Wowww! I’m actually due back in court on Wednesday. I don’t want to go into a lot of detail but basically the Judge put a restraining order on the opposition. (There was a child abuse case with an arrest. The family court judge implemented a 1-year restraining order. The opposition was able to get out of the charges somehow and the child abuse case was dropped to my horror. The marks on her body were evident. Fast forward to the present. So I go back to court on Wednesday where the opposition plans to advise the family court judge of the dropped criminal case. The opposition wants to get access to my child again. The opp
The opposition hasn’t seen my child in almost a year. I have enjoyed the 100% custody that you spoke of, but I didn’t know if it was right for me to ask God for it again. Since the criminal charges were dropped, what could I stand on to prove to the Judge that my child should remain solely with me? But your post!!!! You’ve given me the confidence to ask it of God!!! Thank you!!! And sorry for the long post.
Praise God, that is wonderful news, Stacie (((HUGS)))! Standing in agreement with Jim's prayer, too <3!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I’ll keep you posted on Wednesday!!!!!!! I appreciate your prayer support this week. Blessings!
Yes, please do, Stacie <3!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
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God - Jesus is the coach and no matter the sport he chooses the players to get the job done and he ALWAYS wins - we can all choose to be on HIS team. He will choose his starting team that will get the job done. But we're all in training at different levels of skill. Each player or member of HIS team is important and has a role. He loves HIS team- players and members need to be obedient to the training and guidelines for the team! All love the game and the coach- and the coach gave his life for the team but came back to live and love some more! His love is endless.
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Amen, God is so Amazing!
Amen, Pastor Dion awesome reminder.
Amen Lord Jesus.
Prayer: Heavenly Father I thank You so much for all that You do for me. I am so glad that You accept me just as I am, but will also help me become the best version of myself. Put those around me that need to be there, and remove the ones that should not be, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen ~ Thank you
Amen, thank you God!
Awesome job Pastor Dion! Great insights!
Heavenly Father I thank You so much for all that You do for me. I am so glad that You accept me just as I am, but will also help me become the best version of myself. Put those around me that need to be there, and remove the ones that should not be, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.Amen!
Amen,thank you Jesus for accepting me just as I am.
Dear Lord, thank You for being there for me. Help me to be whom You wants me to be,in Your Holy Name I pray. Amen.
It makes Soo much sense in that God gets the Glory. Hadn't thought about friends and such you mentioned but I see it's true because over years they are there for a reason and then gone. It lights up how blessed it is to be special to God. He is a jealous God...He wants me and all who stay close. It is Special!
Amen!
Amen Pastor, may your prayer be mine as well! Amen!
Prayer: Heavenly Father I thank You so much for all that You do for me. I am so glad that You accept me just as I am, but will also help me become the best version of myself. Put those around me that need to be there, and remove the ones that should not be, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen. <3
Father, i've seen you do this in my life you took the toxic people out of my life and place people who are best for me. Please keep your hands on me help me to be better today then I was yesterday. Thank you for loving me just as I am let me do better as the days go on. I pray in Jesus, name. Amen. <3
Thank you Pastor Dion for todays devotion. :-)
Amen. Praise God! Thanks Pastor Todd! This is very timely for me, I need it too remind me and to build my faith. Heavenly Father I thank You so much for all that You do for me. I am so glad that You accept me just as I am, but will also help me become the best version of myself. Put those around me that need to be there, and remove the ones that should not be, in the Name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.