People go to the beach for different reasons. Whether you are fishing, sunning, or like me collecting shells, there is just something special about the restful sound of the waves. In the above picture, my mom was digging deep to find those beautiful hidden shells. Although you can find some pretty shells on top of the sand, it is the concealed ones that bring the most satisfaction. Most of us invest hours in hobbies or recreation that bring us amusement, contentment, or joy. Have you noticed that those emotions are always fleeting?
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy, over it, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field” Matthew 13:44. There is so much we can learn from this one verse. Today though, I want you to just think about where you are investing yourself. For years, I went on a hunt for joy. I finally found that my joy was in the moments of obedience to God. My joy could be in teaching a class, or my joy was just found in simply reaching a box that was too high for someone in the store. The moment you discover that your treasure is God in your life, it becomes easy to invest in the mystery of God. Yes, our faith does not allow us to know what tomorrow may bring, but I am confident with God, it will have value. These times require us to dig deep!
There is life and death in the tongue. In the beginning, God created man to be in authority. Since the fall of man, many now see any so-called authority in our words, as crazy superstition or demonic. By perverting the concept, Satan has us speaking negative words in doubt and unbelief. We are literally cursing our own destinies because we do not understand that from the beginning, words were used to create. Now, evil uses words to destroy with constant negative, complaining, and destructive talk. It is everywhere, and the church is participating. Jesus has taken all authority from Satan and returned it to His children. Being ignorant concerning precisely what the blood of Christ at the cross has restored to us, we are still declaring ourselves destined for illness and great sorry on this earth. Many have confused trials and tribulations as one’s lot in life, so we then do not speak in authority against it because we believe Sovereign God wants us sick and hurting
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