June 23 2018

Give me this Mountain!


“And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the LORD spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in. Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said.” Joshua 14:11-12

Caleb and Joshua spoke favourably of the Israelites ability to take the Promised Land in the strength of the Lord, even when the other spies sowed fear into the hearts of the people. 
Because of that fear and their unwillingness to step out in faith a whole generation died in the wilderness over 40 years, leaving just Caleb and Joshua, of that group, who would actually enter the Promised Land.
 Finding himself in the Promised Land, Caleb points out that 45 years later he is as strong as he was before and asks Joshua to give him the mountain of which the Lord spoke, the mountain inhabited by giants. 
These verses really speak of the dreams that God places in our hearts and the sustainability and strength of them overtime, especially when we are faithful to the Lord. 
Caleb dreamed of taking the Promised Land but circumstances delayed the dream. 
God had sustained Caleb’s strength, had protected that dream in his heart, and now Caleb’s desire was to resurrect the dream.
 “Now, therefore, give me this mountain!” 

What dream has the Lord placed deep within your heart; the one that has been delayed? 
Now is the season to resurrect that dream! 
Speak to the Lord and ask for the mountain that He has spoken of in your life. 
He has sustained you and maintained your strength for such a time as this!

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June 23 2018

Give me this Mountain!


“And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the LORD spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in. Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said.” Joshua 14:11-12

Caleb and Joshua spoke favourably of the Israelites ability to take the Promised Land in the strength of the Lord, even when the other spies sowed fear into the hearts of the people. 
Because of that fear and their unwillingness to step out in faith a whole generation died in the wilderness over 40 years, leaving just Caleb and Joshua, of that group, who would actually enter the Promised Land.
 Finding himself in the Promised Land, Caleb points out that 45 years later he is as strong as he was before and asks Joshua to give him the mountain of which the Lord spoke, the mountain inhabited by giants. 
These verses really speak of the dreams that God places in our hearts and the sustainability and strength of them overtime, especially when we are faithful to the Lord. 
Caleb dreamed of taking the Promised Land but circumstances delayed the dream. 
God had sustained Caleb’s strength, had protected that dream in his heart, and now Caleb’s desire was to resurrect the dream.
 “Now, therefore, give me this mountain!” 

What dream has the Lord placed deep within your heart; the one that has been delayed? 
Now is the season to resurrect that dream! 
Speak to the Lord and ask for the mountain that He has spoken of in your life. 
He has sustained you and maintained your strength for such a time as this!

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June 22 2018

Do Not Grow Weary


But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good. 2 Thessalonians 3:13

When we do good we often do grow weary, especially if our good deeds are not acknowledged, appreciated or reciprocated.  
But Paul exhorts the Thessalonians to not grow weary in well doing.  
I would suggest today that if that goodness flows from a place of relationship (as a result of the Love of the Lord Jesus flowing in and through us and onto others) rather than a place of religion (being good as one thing of many on a check list I need to do to be “good”, to be approved of and to gain acceptance) then the weary part won’t become a concern.  
When we are in relationship with the Lord, truly understanding and experiencing His love and goodness in our lives, that will naturally flow in and through us and out of us onto those around us, without effort and without expectation of it being acknowledge, appreciated or reciprocated.  
Go forth and be good today as a natural outpouring of what Jesus has placed within you!

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