Trusting God Often Requires Waiting for His Timing
To trust means to depend on the strength or ability of a person or thing. Many people put their trust in the amount of money they have, their friendships or perhaps their job. But God's people are taught to trust in the Lord. Trusting anyone or anything else will almost certainly be disappointing.
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Regardless of the Changes in the World, the Law of Sowing and Reaping is Constant
It is valuable to take a personal assessment. If one is unhappy with the crop they are reaping in their life, they need to look at what kind of seeds they are sowing. What one gives out comes back in some way, shape or form. The reason it's true is because God established the law of seedtime and harvest, or sowing and reaping.
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King Uzziah Reigned over Judah and Obeyed God for a Time, but fell because of Self-Righteousness
Uzziah reigned 52 years and did what was right and good in God's sight. As long as he sought after God, he and the nation prospered. But when Uzziah had become strong, he also became self-righteous, which was the beginning of the end.
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Joel Prophesized During the Plague of Locusts that Devastated Judah
Joel prophesied to the southern kingdom of Judah, during the greatest natural disaster in the history of all Israel. While the exact time of the event is unknown, the effects were devastating and long-standing. A plague of locusts had swarmed the land of Judah and destroyed not only the crops already in the ground, but also the seed for the next planting season. It was like no other event before it, including the plague of locusts that struck Egypt in the days of Moses.
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Adam Enjoys the Perfection in the Garden of God
It must have been a breathtaking wonderland for Adam, to wander through and visually take in the magnificence of the Garden of Even, to smell all the fragrances and taste the sweetness of all of the different fruit, each in their original uncontaminated state.
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King Jotham Reigned 16 Years and Recieved Blessings from God
Jotham was mighty. He was also blessed because he prepared his ways before the Lord, keeping God first and not turning away from the Lord to idolatry.
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The Word and Prayer as Seed and Soil for the Christian Soul
Christians can use David as example of pursuing God wholeheartedly. David sowed a large amount of quality spiritual seeds into his soul and into nutrient-rich soil. And out of it blossomed the fruits of the spirit .
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The Principle of Seedtime and Harvest
Christians with insufficiency sometimes hold tight to what they have when it would be wise for them to use it for seed. The law of sowing and reaping is called a law for a reason. It is a Godly principle and part of a covenant He made with Adam and all of Creation in Genesis 8:22.
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Sacrificial Worship Requires Caring and Praying for the Less Fortunate
Part of worship's restorative results is reaching out to love the poor, widows, orphans, those disposessed who can in no way repay us. Worship that does not result in serevice is not real worship. How is leadership to balance the worship needs of cross-generational fellowships? Blended worship honoring old and new is one answer.
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During Financial Struggles it is Wise to Get Good Spiritual and Practical Counsel
When financial struggles occur, it is time to take spiritual and practical action. Further delay will only make the situation more agonizing. Don't wait for things to get worse. Make a plan and deal with whatever must be handled, and trust God in the process for wonderful and manageable results.
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