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John 13: 1-20

Jesus wanted to teach his disciples then and His disciples now, about what it takes to be a master. To be a master is to be a master server. While He was on the face of the earth, He taught in many ways by word and by example what it takes to be a master server. He was the Master of all masters, also the Teacher of all teachers, yet He was humble to the point of death on the cross. He demonstrated what it takes to be a master when He washed the feet of His disciples. At the time He was going to be washing the feet of His disciples, John 13:4, ÒRose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself.Ó Jesus laid aside the garment of Master teacher, the garment of authority and power. As a follower of Christ that wants to be like the master teacher, are you having problem taking off your shoe or your hat when or where it is required of you? What would become of you when you become the pastor of a congregation? Today, so many are in place of authority and power but they do not carry the power or have the authority that they should be carrying because they failed to carry themselves through the right channel just like the Master, Teacher, the Lord of lords, has laid it down. John 13:15, ÒFor I have given you example that you should do as I have done to you.Ó As a follower of Christ, are you living by His entire example as it has been given to you? When you begin to live by what He asked from you, then you will begin to do what He did. Results will be following you because you are living the example of the Master, and getting the kind of results that He was getting. Do what He is asking from you and you will get what you ask from Him. 

Gain Entrance

2 Chronicles 26, Isaiah 6< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>

Isaiah did not enter his commission until the year that king Uzziah died. Isaiah 6:1, ÒIn the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled temple.Ó After the death of king Uzziah, he started seeing where he has not been seeing before he could receive from where he never received. Isaiah received a call to serve the Lord. Do you wonder if it was accidental for Isaiah to begin to experience all that he experienced until King Uzziah died? Does it register in you why it has to be recorded that in the year king Uzziah died, Isaiah saw? King Uzziah was sixteen years when he became the king in < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Judah and he reigned for fifty two years. At the beginning, his heart was after God. With God behind him, he fought wars of conquest against all the enemies of the children of Israel. In the latter end of his reign, he lost his stand before God. 2 Chronicles 26:16 ÒBut when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the alter of incense.Ó The point here is, when King Uzziah died Isaiah saw and entered into his divine assignment. In your prayer, ask God that every king or person that is representing king Uzziah in your life or in GodÕs calling for your life, God will remove them for His name to be glorified.  

Restoration                    < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>

1 Samuel 7:1-17

The children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel lost heavily in a battle they suppose to have won. They lost all that they were living for–the presence of God, the ark of the Lord. The Philistines fought, defeated the Israelites, and took away the ark of the Lord.

Samuel intervened because he knew the source of the heavy defeat. 1 Samuel 7:3, ÒThen Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, ÔIf you return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your hearts for the LORD and serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.Ó The children of Israel lost when they turned away from God. Is there any ground that your enemy has been covering? When you no longer operate where you want to or how you want to, it is because you have given your enemy an upper hand by turning away from God. Samuel went before God on behalf of the children of Israel and made a burnt offering. When the Philistines drew near again for battle, they were confused and subdued. 1 Samuel 7:14, ÒThen the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory from the hands of the Philistines. Also there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.Ó When you return to God, you will not only restore what the enemy has taken but you will have peace. Return and get your restoration.

The Difference< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>

Deuteronomy 30

What will make you or unmake you as you journey through life is the word of God. The word is what will make the difference for you. When you hear the word of God and are able to do, it will make you; when you hear and not do, it will unmake you. Deuteronomy 30:14, ÒBut the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.Ó There is no any other way or excuse that will stand for you not to do the word as required by God. The word of God is what will make the difference. Do the word of God and have life and good, or undo the word of God and have death and evil. Deuteronomy 30:15-16, ÒSee, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess.Ó The word that He said to them, He said to us. The word of God is His commandments; all that it takes to make a difference is to live by His word. If the word of God is not doable, He would not have requested us to live by His word. Make the difference in your journey; do not let the word of God end in your words, but allow it to rule in your heart, and His promises will reign in your life.

Camped Out< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>

1 Samuel 4:1-10

Wars and rumors of wars are always within or outside your camp, unless you are living somewhere outside of this world. The wars that you engage on a regular basis are the challenges of life. As a child of God, the wars are not meant to overcome you; you are to be an overcomer if you can acknowledge that God is in your camp and you did not camp out from the LORD. The children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel went to battle against the Philistines and the Israelites were defeated. The Israelites went back to get the ark of the LORD hoping to regain victory. 1 Samuel 4:5-6, ÒAnd when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth shook. Now when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, ÔWhat does the sound of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?Õ Then they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.ÕÓ The children of Israel were happy to know that the LORD was in their camp while their enemies were afraid that the LORD has camped in with the Israelites. 1 Samuel 4:7, ÒSo the Philistines were afraid, for they said, ÔGod has come into the camp!Õ And they said, ÔWoe to us! For such a thing has never happened before.ÕÓ In your challenges, it is not enough for you to know that God is on your side if you are not on His side. God can be in your camp while you have been camped out from God. He has said that He will never leave you nor forsake you. God will always honor His word and He will not leave you unless you have left Him in your walk. He is always there for you, are you there for Him? The children of Israel lost the battle not because God was not in their camp, but because they have camped out from GodÕs word.