God Will Make A Way



Eve gave birth to another son and named him Seth (meaning 'Granted'.

Genesis 4:25 TLB



In one sweep of jealousy Eve's dreams lay bleeding on the ground; her older son a criminal on the run, her younger son murdered in the prime of life. She's supposed to be the mother of all living, now all she has is a corpse and a killer.



Can you identify with her? Have you been saying: "Lord, this is not what You promised!" If that's where you are today - God will make a way! Look what He did for His people in the wilderness: "He led them forth by the right way" (Ps 107:7). God knows what He's doing!



Everything in your life may seem to be falling apart, when in reality you're just in one of those "But God" situations. When He enters the picture everything changes!



When Cain killed Abel God's plan for Eve was delayed - but not destroyed. And in spite of what you are going through right now, everything God has promised you will be fulfilled: "Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion" (Php 1:6 NIV).



God has a way of restoring things you thought would never come to pass. He moved in Eve's life and gave her another son called Seth, which means "One who takes the place of." Suddenly Eve realised that if God says it, He will do it. Satan may try to put up roadblocks, but he can't prevent it from happening.



Your blessing may not come in the way you thought it should or through the person you thought it would, but if God said it - rest assured, He'll make a way!



SoulFood Bible Readings: 2 Ch 13-17, Jn 11:38-44, Ps 95, Pr 27:17-19



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Self-esteem - Built On God's Esteem!



You are precious to Me. You are honoured, and I love you.

Isaiah 43:4 NLT



Are you able to look in the mirror today and say, "Thank You Lord, You did a good job?" If you can't you're in danger of settling for anyone who can give you what you're incapable of giving yourself - a sense of worth! You can't become arrogant, but you've got to find a healthy balance somewhere between martyrdom and narcissism.



Until you do, everybody else's needs and opinions will be more important than yours. When that happens you end up resentful and living without things you don't have enough self-esteem to ask for because you don't think you deserve them.



If you don't believe in yourself and respect your own opinions you'll finish up living to please everyone else. One wrong look or one critical word from them and you'll say, "I'll never do that, say that, or wear that again." Talk about feeling worthless and insecure!



Thank God you don't have to live that way. Peter writes, "The God of all grace...[will make you]...perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you" (1 Pe 5:10). God wants to give you a sense of self-esteem - built on His esteem. Will you let Him?



Once others have heard you sing confidently they'll want to hum along. Just make sure they're in harmony when they do. You train others to treat you by how you treat yourself. The buyer will pay no more than the seller demands.



So go to God today, ask Him to tell you who you are and what you're worth.



He will say, "You are precious to Me. You are honoured, and I love you." That's God's opinion - make it yours!



SoulFood Bible Readings: Nu 9:15-23, Gal 5:13-26



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Waiting For God's Appointed Time



The vision is...for an appointed time...though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come.

- Habakkuk 2:3



God is a God of order; everything He does is by appointment. An appointment is simply a meeting or event that has already been set up. God has a scheduled time for bringing to pass two things in your life: His promises and His purpose. You can count on that! Whatever you're going through today, there's peace in knowing that nothing the enemy does will pre-empt these two things.



The problem arises when we try to rush God's timing. When the Lord gives you a promise it's like a seed; it needs time to take root and bear fruit. Every mother knows the order - first the seed, then the pregnancy, then the development within the womb, and finally the day of delivery. And what does she do during this time? Prepare! She gets ready for the joys and responsibilities of parenthood for when her due date arrives that little one announces, "Ready or not, here I come!"



The Psalmist writes: "Don't be impatient for the Lord to act! Keep travelling steadily along His pathway and in due season He will honour you with every blessing" (Ps 37:34).



You must learn the difference between what you can do and what God can do. Fools rush in. If you don't want to risk delaying the fulfilment of God's plan for your life, learn to wait.



The prophet said, "The vision is...for an appointed time...though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come." Each time you get anxious and impatient remind yourself, "My life cannot end without certain things happening.



God said it and He will bring it to pass!"



SoulFood Bible Readings: Jos 14-15, Jn 15:5-17, Ps 148:1-6, Pr 29:11-15



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God Will Bring You Through!



A tempestuous head wind arose...Euroclydon.

- Acts 27:14



Euroclydon! It's the only storm named in Scripture. It means "typhoon," and Paul had to sail through it to reach his destiny.



Observe:



(1) To reach your goal you'll have to go through storms. "When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved" (Acts 27:20 NIV). There will be days when you'll wonder how you're going to make it. But by God's grace you will!



(2) Storms reveal how well you know God. "Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul,'" (Acts 27:23-24 NIV). It's the tough times that reveal the strength of your God-connection.



(3) God can make a success out of a shipwreck. Notice some important things in this story:



(a) Sometimes you'll have to throw stuff overboard (See Acts 27:18).

(b) In spite of your best efforts you'll occasionally run aground (See Acts 27:26).

(c) You must remember what God told you and stand on it (See Acts 27:25).



(4) Often the worst thing that could have happened turns out for the best. God used this shipwreck to reach Malta with the Gospel. And notice what happened to Paul and his travelling companions as they left that island: "They honoured us...and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed" (Acts 28:10 NIV).



Stop worrying, God will provide what you need in ways that amaze you. If you're His child you're not the victim of circumstances. Your future is not in the hands of people, it's in the hands of God. And what He owns, He takes care of!



SoulFood Bible Readings: Jos 5:1 - 8:29, Jn 14:1-14, Ps 2, Pr 28:25-28



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