Isaiah 55:10-11 As the rain and the snow come down from Heaven and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me...
Author: Caroline Joseph (Caroline Joseph)
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25 Feb 2021 – Foothold – Part 7
Philippians 4:6a Do not be anxious about anything. Meticulous planning, preparation and scrupulous organisational skills are essential for a successful life, however, when it transforms into “control”, then the guiding measure turns into a monster and the benchmark becomes a barrier. Anxiety and stress are triggered when things don’t go according to our plan or...
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24 Feb 2021 – Foothold – Part 6
Numbers 12:2 “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t He also spoken through us?” And the Lord heard this. Miriam and Aaron, the elder sister and brother of Moses, provoked by jealousy, stirred a slander about their baby brother Moses. This was the same sister who watched over Moses when his mother...
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23 Feb 2021 – Foothold – Part 5
Philippians 4:2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. The epistle of Philippians is considered as the jewel of all epistles. Paul talks about joy, peace and fullness of life in Christ Jesus, however, he pleads with two woman Euodia and Syntyche to have...
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22 Feb 2021 – Foothold – Part 4
Leviticus 19:17-18 Do not bear a grudge against others, but settle your differences with them, so that you will not commit a sin because of them. Do not take revenge on others or continue to hate them, but love your neighbours as you love yourself. Unforgiveness is like taking poison and expecting the other person...
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21 Feb 2021 – Foothold – Part 3
Ephesians 4:26b-27 Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil. A psychological trauma is an extraordinary stress, injury, damage, hurt, wound or pain of the soul. Trauma shatters security and leaves the victim with a sense of weakness, helpless, hopeless, worthless, insecurity and vulnerability....
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20 Feb 2021 – Foothold – Part 2
Ephesians 4:27 And do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin by holding a grudge, or nurturing anger, or harbouring resentment, or cultivating bitterness]. (AMP) Thoughts, imaginations and arguments that we entertain can cause a crack and give the devil a foothold to inject malign into our mind. These are called...
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19 Feb 2021 – Foothold – Part 1
Ephesians 4:27 Do not give the devil a foothold. One of the most powerful truth that can strengthen the core of our inner man is that “the devil does not have any authority, dominion or power over our lives, except to the extent we permit, entertain or authorise him”. As long as our spiritual fence...
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18 Feb 2021 – Songs – Part 7
Matthew 26:30 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. The passover meal or what we call the “last supper” concluded with a hymn. It is a Jewish customary that hymns from Psalms 113–118 and 136 are sung before the benediction of a festive meal. “Hallel” in Hebrew means “Praise” and...
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17 Feb 2021 – Songs – Part 6
Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Paul spent 25% of his missionary journey in prisons. Paul and Silas were stripped, severely flogged and thrown into the “underground prison” for delivering a girl with a spirit of divination (fortune telling)....