2 Kings 7:2 The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” answered Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it!” Our words can be...
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12 September 2023 – Hindrances – Part 3
1 Samuel 15:10-11 Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel: “I regret that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions.” Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the Lord all that night. Disobedience and partial obedience to suit our own...
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11 September 2023 – Hindrances – Part 2
Luke 8:14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. Worries, riches and ungodly pleasures can become hindrances. It is a sin to wallow in worries. Worries and cares of life will choke the Word of God out of...
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10 September 2023 – Hindrances – Part 1
Judges 8:27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family. The Lord God took a nobody: ‘Gideon’, and made him somebody; but, rather than giving God all the glory Gideon made...
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09 September 2023 – Stay Young – Part 7
Psalm 92:13-14 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green Date palm trees live for 100 to 120 years and produce 70–140 kilograms of dates, but the quality and quantity slows down as...
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08 September 2023 – Stay Young – Part 6
Psalm 34:10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. The young lions may lack and starve but those who trust in the Lord will be vibrant and vigorous even when they are advanced in age. Cubs can die from starvation and abandonment, and...
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07 September 2023 – Stay Young – Part 5
1 Kings 18:46 The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel. When there is an adrenaline rush, our heart beats faster, blood flows to the brain and muscles increase and stimulate the body to make sugar to use...
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06 September 2023 – Stay Young – Part 4
Deuteronomy 34:7 Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever. David A. Sinclair, Ph.D., co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School says that the process of aging can be slowed down and we can...
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05 September 2023 – Stay Young – Part 3
Genesis 19:27 Now Abraham arose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord. ‘Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise’. – Benjamin Franklin Research has proved that “The pre-midnight sleep seems to bring about the most powerful repair to the brain...
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04 September 2023 – Stay Young – Part 2
Joshua 14:10b-11 I am eighty-five years old today. I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. Regular exercise slows cell aging. Researchers have found that exercise can keep our cells healthy and young. Exercise does not...