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Proverbs 16

Hannah, in her prophetic prayer, mentioned that the Lord is the God of knowledge and by Him actions are weighed (1Samuel 2:3). This is also to say that God cannot be deceived. He cannot be mocked and He sees from where we are coming from and to where we are going. Which way are you taking? Any way outside the way of God is a way into self- destruction. God has His way and His ways are in His word; they are written in the pages of the Bible. It has not been documented of anyone that has taken to the way of God and ended up in destruction. It has been documented and it is evident that all who has taken to their own way ended up in destruction. When there is a will or desire to walk in His way, He will guide your feet to walk in His way. I Samuel 2:9, ÒHe will guard the feet of His saints, but the wicked shall be silent in darkness. For by strength no man shall prevail.Ó Walking in His way is not by determination; it is only by His grace. Have you considered which way you have been taking recently? The ways you have taken in the past will not matter compared to the ways you are taking now. Take to the way of God and God will take you beyond your expectation. He is a faithful God. A time of self- examination is not a time of self-deception. If you are as a believer deceiving all that surrounds you, God cannot be deceived and such a believer knows that he cannot deceive self. Proverbs 16: 2, ÒAll the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the spirits.Ó Will you be sincere with yourself and let God redirect your steps into His way? God wants to be pleased with how we walk in the way. Proverbs 16:7, ÒWhen a manÕs ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.Ó The Lord God has given us His word and it is left for us to encourage ourselves in the word of God. Encouragement is a take-able force. God will grant the grace to take it. Go in the way of God.  

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Exodus 6:1-8

In GodÕs direction that was given to Moses for Pharaoh to release of the children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel out of bondage, God also gave power to Moses. The power that was given to Moses was the name of God, the LORD. Exodus 6:2-3, ÒAnd God spoke to Moses and said to him: ÒI am the LORD. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name LORD I was not known to them.Ó The name worked. In the end, the children of Israel came out of the bondage of over four hundred years. Pharaoh, an agent of the devil, put up all opposition in his attempt to disapprove the effectiveness and the power that is in the name of God. Moses, sent of God, moved at the word of God to make the name of the Lord God become approved to all generations. Can you think of any other name that is above the name of the Lord God? It has not been documented by anyone that the name of the Lord God is a failure. The same name yesterday is still the same name today and tomorrow and it has not stop working miracles. The name of God will not fail you if you do not fail to wait for Him to move on your behalf. It can be seen across the pages of the Scriptures what the name of God has done. By virtue of evidences, it is clear what the name of God is doing and it is a testimony to what the name of God will do. Can you think of where to run or hide? In this world, there is no hiding place that is safe except in the name of the Lord. Proverbs 18:10, ÒThe name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.Ó  If you have Christ, your righteousness is in Christ Jesus. Take the name of the Lord as your shelter and He will cover you.

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John 16

In all His messages, there is life and power to anyone that makes his or her choice in the word Jesus gave. All through His ministry on the face of this earth, there was no better way for Him to communicate His message of peace and hope than to continue to say it the ways He did. When you begin to hear, hearing will then bring forth faith. Romans 10:17, ÒSo then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.Ó Jesus said it in plain word and He also said it parables. Above all, He said it in demonstration of power; undeniable miracles after miracles. Despite all His means of communication, not all received His message. This is why peace and hope is having no proper place in the life of man including most that claim to have received and accepted Him as the Lord and Savior. You do not, however, go by what the world goes by, but you go by what the Word says to you. In John 16:33, Jesus said Òthese things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace, in the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the worldÓ What He said to one, He has said it to all. How have you received His word? You as an individual do have the choice of peace in Him if you choose Him, That is why He said you may have peace. Tribulation is a certainty and that is why He said you will have tribulation in this world. In this world, tribulation will come not only to unbelievers but to all. There is a way out of tribulation and the way is to choose Him and encounter that tribulation with peace or you can rather please yourself and the enemy in tribulation without Him. If you have confessed Christ and your lifestyle do not demonstrate Christ, you are living in self-denial. Is there any doubt about your relationship with Christ? Today is the day of your reckoning; make adjustments where there is a need. Proverbs 12:21, ÒNo grave trouble will overtake the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.Ó The days we are now living are days of trouble. Trouble and tribulation will come, but because you have chosen Him, you are bound to overcome because your righteousness is in Christ Jesus.

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Exodus 5:1-14

If you cannot hold on to the Lord, donÕt give up. Continue trying and hang on to Him. He has eyes to see; He has ears to hear and He can see through all your pain. The children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel were in bondage for over four hundred years. When it was close to the time of freedom, it then seemed like they had just started. When it was close for them to begin to move to where God had in plan for them, then affliction was intensified. When the call was close to home for salvation, the pain of bondage became a grueling force on them. After the Lord God had given the mandate to Moses for the deliverance of the children of Israel, it was then that the situation became more painful with no gain in sight. Moses and Aaron approached Pharaoh as the Lord directed, Exodus 5:3, ÒSo they said, ÒThe God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go three daysÕ journey into the desert and sacrifice to the LORD our God, lest He fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.Ó  The message of God did not settle well with Pharaoh, but it settled the children of Israel that had just received a ray of hope for freedom from God through Moses. Not knowing that freedom was already on the roll, Pharaoh intensified the pain of labor on the children of Israel. Exodus 5:9, ÒLet more work be laid on the men that they may labor in it, and let them not regard false words.Ó The situation changed for the children of Israel because the message that Moses brought unsettled Pharaoh and he added more to the hard labor. Exodus 5:13, ÒAnd the taskmasters forced them to hurry, saying, ÒFulfill your work, your daily quota, as when there was straw.Ó Taskmasters were not excluded from bringing more pain. The long awaited breakthrough was at hand but the enemy intensified a way to break them down. Does this sound like you? It seems to be getting tougher when you expect breakthrough? Do not allow a break down. Your miracle is at hand in Jesus name.

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Exodus 3:13-22

When God called on Moses to go as a messenger of deliverance to the children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel, it was with a consistent command of bringing the children of Israel out of bondage so they could go and sacrifice to God. Exodus 3:18, ÒThen they will heed your voice; and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt; and you shall say to him, ÔThe LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us; and now, please, let us go three daysÕ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.Ó All through the encounter of Moses with Pharaoh was a striking message of letting the people go and serve (sacrifice) to God. Just as the children of Israel were brought out of bondage by God through Moses, so the believers today has been brought out of the bondage of sin and iniquities by the blood of Jesus Christ. The life of a believer is to be a life of service (sacrifice) unto God as the journey of life continues. The grace of salvation is to enable believers to be in consistent walk with God not to walk inconsistently in line with the world. He is a God with good plans for His children who will serve Him in all of their walks. As a believer, you have not been redeemed to serve or sacrifice to the god of this world. The children of Israel eventually gained freedom from the house of bondage (Egypt), but they entered into self-bondage in their journey. They failed in their service and could not pass unto the promise of God. It is not enough that you have come to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus. You also need to begin to live a life of sacrifice in serving the Lord God. Also, your knowledge about the need to live sacrificially unto God will not count against you in the Day of Judgment if you are actually living to serve God. Ask the Lord to enable you in your serving Him in truth and indeed.