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It is in God that we live and move and have our being.

God gets all the glory and we get not an inch of that. Yet we share in that glory through Christ who has made us co-heirs with Himself; we are sons and daughters of God. So let’s stay humble reminding ourselves that we are nothing except for in and through Christ. And that anything we achieve or acquire is only because of our Lord Jesus who conquered all for us Hallelujaaaaaaaaah!

Acts 17:28
28 For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’

Romans 8:37
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Sometimes we burn out, get stressed out, weakened, tired, overwhelmed by life and the pressures of this world.

As a rechargeable battery or device needs to be plugged in to be restored to full strength, we need to plug into our spiritual power source, God, to regain and renew our strength.

Don’t depend on your strength, depend on God, get your strength from Him, follow His lead and use His will to guide you

2 Corinthians 12:9
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Acts 17:28
28 For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’

Philippians 2:13
13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

So are you sacrificing your best to God? Does God detest what you’re serving Him? If you love Him you would do your best right? Now, if you are great in that department great! Then, are you sacrificing your best to your family, brethren, friends, and neighbors? If you’re not, stop think, consider the following verses below. We should live for the Lord and that means to me doing and giving our best. Right?

Deuteronomy 17:1
1 “Never sacrifice sick or defective cattle, sheep, or goats to the LORD your God, for he detests such gifts.

1 John 4:20
20 If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see?

The end of Deuteronomy 15 and start of 16 talk of releasing slaves, sacrificing of lambs and celebrations and festivals to honor God respectively. The end of Deuteronomy 16, verses 18-22, God asks His people to allow true justice prevail and not to worship other gods. IS true justice prevailing? If God were to pass His judgement today, how would the scales fall in your favor?

Deuteronomy 16:18-22
18 “Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the LORD your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.
19 You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.
20 Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
21 “You must never set up a wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build for the LORD your God.
22 And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the LORD

To all men and brothers,

Happy Fathers Day,

May God continue to abound you with wisdom, counsel, grace, direction, favor, discernment, boldness, and prosperity so you may continue to lead your families and neighbors around you closer to God as you shine for Him on this earth in Jesus name, Amen!

Have you released all who are in debt to you? I pray not, but is anyone a slave to you who serves you? Or is any a slave to you mentally because of the way you treat them? In the old testament, true slaves were to be released every 7 years with a gift to send them off with if they were male. Has God not released you and set you free? So why don’t you set free any who owes you or has wronged you?

Deuteronomy 15:12-15
12 “If a fellow Hebrew sells himself or herself to be your servant and serves you for six years, in the seventh year you must set that servant free.
13 “When you release a male servant, do not send him away empty-handed.
14 Give him a generous farewell gift from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Share with him some of the bounty with which the LORD your God has blessed you.
15 Remember that you were once slaves in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command.

On previous verses, we emphasized on forgiveness, giving, compassion which we are commanded to have and give. Why?!!! So YOU may be as your Father who made you and express love and mercy to others just like HE does to YOU daily. Whoever is in need, family or neighbor or one on the streets, give to or forgive them. If God could forgive you and all your sins and go on to bless you, could you in turn do the same to and for others? Remember, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Mimic God, mimic heaven! This is the expression of OTHER = Holiness i.e. being different from the world and being like God. Do It! You’ll be a walking miracle 👍👌🙏

Deuteronomy 15:11
11 There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.

John 13:34
34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

What is the current state of your heart and mind? Are you pre-conditioned to be mean and bitter? How ready are you to forgive others and to give to others?

I challenge you, to forgive all who have upset you. Release them, and watch your heart become more compassionate. Then, you’ll be ready to give freely and cheerfully. Then you’ll be more pleasing to God. Then you will invoke your own healing

Deuteronomy 15:8-10
8 Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.
9 Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.
10 Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.

Proverbs 17:22
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

2 Corinthians 9:7b
“For God loves a cheerful giver.”

How much compassion do you really have for those in lower estate than you? How much do you give to those in need or who are impoverished? I believe that this, in combination with obedience to God, brings these verses and promises of God to reality for us.

Deuteronomy 15:4-7
4 “There should be no poor among you, for the LORD your God will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you as a special possession.
5 You will receive this blessing if you are careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today.
6 The LORDyour God will bless you as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations but will never need to borrow. You will rule many nations, but they will not rule over you.

God commanded the Israelites to forgive the debt owed to fellow Israelites every 7 years. I dare to say for us, this is daily. So who owes you money? Or who has offended you and grieved you so wrongly? Free yourself up by forgiving them of all wrong/money owed to you.

Matthew 6:12
13 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Colossians 3:13
13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

Deuteronomy 15:1-3
1 “At the end of every seventh year you must cancel the debts of everyone who owes you money.
2 This is how it must be done. Everyone must cancel the loans they have made to their fellow Israelites. They must not demand payment from their neighbors or relatives, for the LORD’s time of release has arrived.
3 This release from debt, however, applies only to your fellow Israelites—not to the foreigners living among you.