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"And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest unto thou unto me? Speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward:" -Exodus 14:15
The Almighty God does not see as man sees. He judges differently and shares no opinion with any man. Walking with Him in this end time require a deep intimacy with Him, a total reliance on His love and absolute firmness in His voice. You and I cannot live happily outside His voice in any situation...
"But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passed through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walks through the fire, thou shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the LORD thy GOD, the Holy One of Israel, thy savior: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Sheba for thee" -ISAIAH 43: 1- 4 (KJV)
God ordained seasons for different purposes and for His own glory. In His glory, we are glorified. There is the time He appoints to take us through some tests and trials. He meant no wickedness but to purge, prune and place us in His finished plan. It is certain you pass through to be thorough, fitted and conformed to His purpose...
"For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief." - Hebrews 3:16-19 (NKJV)
Unbelief is always that very hinders between a person and the blessings of God. Unbelief to some is like sicknesses that needs to be cured...
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." - Genesis 1:28 (NIV)
It was God's desire from creation that you be fruitful in your life. He wants you to "Multiply" and "Replenish the Earth"; to "Subdue it and have "Dominion" over all the things on the earth. But disobedience interferes with His plan for us and turns things around. There is one thing I want you to know; this is important... God has blessed you right from the beginning of creation. God wants to see you blessed in every way. All the blessings you might ever imagine or desire on earth was completed in the creational blessings of God:
...continuation from last week.
Receiving God's saving grace require obedience.
For Jesus is "the author (or source) of eternal salvation to all who obey Him," - Heb 5:9
Freedom from sin comes when one is willing to obey from the heart - Rom 6:17-18
The Bible describes man's true condition: