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Mark 2:1-12

It does not matter how much faith you have, without forgiveness, healing will be delayed. This is evident in the life of many who received healing when Jesus was on the face of earth. A man with paralysis tore the roof to get to Jesus when all roads were blocked. He had faith but he needed forgiveness to get healed from paralysis. Paralysis is not the loss of a body part; it is the loss of the ability to move a body part. Where you are going is set for you, but you lack the ability to get set for where you are going. If your case sounds like this, you are having paralysis. Are you physically or spiritually paralyzed? With your faith you will need forgiveness from God. Mark 2:5, ÒWhen Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, ÔSon your sins are forgiven you.ÕÓ There is nothing for you to reason about this, it is the word of God. Jesus taught it in the LordÕs Prayer. You always have to ask for forgiveness when you go to Him in prayer. He demonstrated it many times when He delivered some from sickness and diseases. When you reason in your heart like the scribes did, what He said to the scribes is essentially being said to you. Mark 2:9, ÒWhich is easier, to say to the paralytic, your sins are forgiven you, or to say, ÔArise, take up your bed and walk?ÕÓ The paralyzed man had faith, received forgiveness, and was healed. Call on Him, because you have faith and ask Him for forgiveness that will convert all your stagnation into motion.

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2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Believe the word of God and you will be established. God is not a man who will fail in His word. He has and forever will be faithful. It is you that has not been faithful to the word of God. Jehoshaphat was facing a confrontation with a great multitude that was coming to war against him and Judah. There was no where for him to turn except to the Lord his God. Your confrontation is turning into multitude. When it looks like you are getting over, you are actually getting under. Wherever you turn, you are being turned down. You have called to God and it seems there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Indeed, it is good to turn to God, but it is bad when you turn to Him and fail to tune into His promise. In turning to Him you have to believe that God can do all that is impossible. Jehoshaphat, having taken his confrontation to God, went back to his people and spoke to them. 2 Chronicles < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>20:20, ÒSo they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, ÔHear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God and you shall be established; believe in His prophets, and you shall prosper.ÕÓ  That is God for your understanding. Believe in Him and you shall be established.

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Genesis 37:1-24

When Joseph stepped up his dream journey, he did not know that he was in the dream he had earlier. Joseph did not know that GodÕs plan will separate him before he can operate for GodÕs glory. You have ended up in a situation you never planned for. It is too deep and too expensive for you to handle; it is costing you more than you can ever imagine. You can be rest assured that God is able, and He alone will see you through. If you believe what you are reading about GodÕs operation, you will surely be established. Consider Joseph Ð they meant to kill him; God meant to lift him. Genesis 37:20, ÒCome therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ÔSome wild beast has devoured him.Õ We shall see what shall become of his dreams.Ó The devil not only wants to stop you from getting to where God is taking you, but also wants to kill you on earth and in heaven. He will use people closest to you to accomplish his mission in your life. When the deceiver was using JosephÕs brother in an attempt to deny Joseph from getting to his divine assignment, God was using it to get Joseph through his journey. As Joseph stepped into his journey, God set him up for His glory. As you step into your journey, God will set you up for His glory. He is an able God.

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Deuteronomy1:19-45

Stay away from rebellion; then you will not complain, you will not be discouraged, and you will not be afraid. When rebellion is not your portion in your journey with God, He will carry you through. He carried the children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel through the wilderness but they could not survive, they crumbled by giving way to rebellion. Deuteronomy 1:30-31, ÒThe LORD your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.Ó He is a faithful God. God will not stop carrying you except the moment you stop riding on His word. God is His word and His word is Him. He is God that honors His word as much as His name. In as much as you stay away from complaint, discouragement will be disallowed, encouragement will reign, and to be afraid will be a dead issue. You wonder if all this talk is possible. Indeed, it is possible; it is a take-able force. If it is impossible, God will not expect it from us. Get yourself out of the cold and begin to take the word of God seriously. The word of God is not a decoration; it is for operation against all forces that wants to deny you from being carried to His Kingdom. Do not jump from the carrier. When He carries you, He will not tarry.

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1 Samuel 15:1-9

Indirectly, Samuel reminded Saul that the same God who made him king is the same God that sent him (Samuel) to him (Saul). 1 Samuel 15:1, ÒSamuel also said Saul, ÔThe LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people, over < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the LORD.ÕÓ It was a bigger assignment for Saul, and it was important. SamuelÕs designation of command to Saul should have been a strong indication for taking GodÕs command very seriously. From the moment Saul received the command, he became disobedient and did not acknowledge God in his action. It could have been an unconscious or conscious move, but there is no excuse before God. When God says go, that means go.1 Samuel 15:4-5, ÒSo Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.Ó To Saul, numbering the army was not enough as a way of doubting God. He went and lay in waiting in the valley. When God says go, that means go. A stop where He did not command will give the enemy a hand. He has sent you on a mission; He is more than able to see you through. Keep going on with His mission; do not look back, and do not lie in the valley. Lying in the valley is wasting away in waiting. You will not waste in your waiting.