TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBERS
January 15, 2024 – 01/15/2025
1 – Unity
15 – Rest & Overcoming Death
HIS WAY IS THE ONLY WAY
I wanted to keep him here with me while I am in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf. But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced. – Philemon 1:13-14 NLT
Some years ago, a friend of mine organized a big pastor’s conference in Costa Rica. Just a few feet south of Nicaragua, it was an excellent place for pastors to gather. Usually, when this friend has a conference, thousands of people come. Not this time. Only 30 people showed up. He was very disappointed when the people he worked with did not do what they said they would to get the word out. However, before we went in to bless the socks off the small crowd, he said something that changed my life. “Blessed are the flexible.”
We preached like there were 1,000 pastors present. As the Holy Spirit would have it, that conference was a game-changer for those pastors. It was for me because those four words kept echoing in my mind.
Was I a flexible person? Gulp! I was a “my way or the highway” type of guy. How many people had I hurt or blessings had I missed because of my infamous inflexibility? What about you? Is your rigidity with your family, job, or belief system so ingrained that you’re missing blessings and throwing curses at others?
God is looking for people who can roll with the punches because life throws a lot of them. The devil is looking for an opportunity to sucker punch you away from bringing heaven to earth, so he messes with your plans. Don’t let him! Learn to be flexible and keep your eyes on Jesus Christ. He will make sure the blessings flow.
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
– Proverbs 13:10
Declaration: God helps me to be still and know that He is God. My Lord works all things for the good of me because I love Him, and I am called according to His purposes. He gives me grace to embrace change and keeps me flexible.
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