STILL ON SCHEDULE

DO WHAT YOU WERE DESIGNED TO DO

HE'S STILL GIVING!

LOSE THE WEIGHT WHILE YOU WAIT!

Waiting for anything is a learned behavior. It is no wonder that patience is considered one of the most valuable and essential virtues in life. Yet David provides the formula and principle to accomplish the wait thing! So in Psalms 27:14 he says " Wait on the Lord, be of good courage and He shall strengthen thy heart. Wait I say on the Lord". Obviously the first suggestion is when dealing with God you are going to have to learn the strategy of waiting. Why? because God is so good at doing what He does He is never in a hurry, never frustrated, and never pushed by anything. God can change a thing when He is ready to change it or more importantly when the thing has arrived at the appointed time and schedule to change. Yet the answer to waiting alludes so many of us so the Psalmist points out that one way to not let the wait consume you is to encourage yourself about the reason and purpose for waiting in the first place. If waiting is not challenging enough then our adversary employs another challenge to the wait. While we are WAITNG on God, the adversary will often times place a WEIGHT on our WAIT to discourage the purpose for the wait. The answer of every believer is the release of praise to remove the weights while you continue to wait on God. The struggle is not intended to prevent you from achieving. When you learn this you can dance with your struggle because that is indeed what you will be doing at the conclusion of the struggle season. So keep waiting, be of good courage and allow God to strengthen your heart and deal with the WEIGHT!

THROUGH THE BIBLE- Joshua

Joshua was well equipped to handle the responsibility of leading Israel because he had served his mentor Moses well. Joshua is mentioned throughout the history of Israel being identified in the battle in the valley of Rephidim, as one of the twelve spies who evaluated Canaan and being present with Moses on Mount Sinai when the ten commandments were given. The book of Joshua represents the arrival and conquest of Canaan the promised land of God. Moses led Israel out of Egypt and as far as east of Jordan but because he disobeyed the command of God by striking the rock twice at Meribah instead of commanding it as God commanded. Joshua now after the death of Moses is stirred by God to finish the assignment which was to gain access to Canaan. The assignment is bigger than a person or a personality. Joshua leads Israel as God leads him. Moses represented the past..Joshua represents the future!

ANOINTED TO GO THROUGH

Everything surrounding Jesus is founded on significance. Even though in the 12th chapter of John he is in the midst of revolving scenarios he remains the focus and attention. Jesus is as the table with Lazarus whom he has just raised from the dead (just practice before his own resurrection)..and in walks Mary Magdalene another one of his miracles. There is no mention that Lazarus offers thanks to Jesus for his miracle but it was clear what was on the mind of Mary. There was no gift to precious..to expensive for her Lord. How do you put a price tag on a life changing moment? As her demons had been poured out of her..Mary pours her gift..her precious ointment on the feet of her precious Savior! Even though the response from the disciples was mixed she presented her gift in the middle of them all. Of course the ointment could have been used for different purposes but that would not have been her purpose. Her gift was connected to her miracle. In the midst of all of these people and only Mary discerned that Jesus was beginning to carry the weight of his assignment much less the weight of his cross. Mary had been broken and discerned in her Lord the signs of someone about to go through! So she anointed him not just for his burial but for his resurrection. Just like Jesus was anointed to go through..so are you!