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Wisdom Among the Living

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“God alone understands the way to wisdom; he knows where it can be found, for he looks throughout the whole earth and sees everything under the heavens…Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it. He set it in place and examined it thoroughly. And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.” ‭‭Job‬ ‭28‬:‭23‬-‭24‬, ‭27‬-‭28‬ ‭NLT‬‬ We seem to be searching for truths. In some cases we find it and in others we find a masquerade of truths.  In the verses above it’s says “He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.” Why do you think God examined it thoroughly? I would venture to guess, because he knew it would be something very valuable, a marker of true fear of the lord and sought after. Everyone would want it and yet everyone would not have access to it . God would need to make sure it was untouchable, unmoved, and pure. It would need to be something we can’t finagle and change as we see fit.  What is w...

Standing in Victory

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Sometimes when I need encouragement or others do, I feel like God will show me pictures. Within those pictures there is some type of encouraging word and more often than not it ties in with a scripture I’ve been chewing on recently. Here is one such picture and maybe you’ll find encouragement in it.   I’m standing in our small/large group worshiping with our good friends. The worship song is “Champion” by Dante Bowe. I stand among a room full of friends and I hear silence besides the praises and prophecy upon their lips. And the world falls silent.  “You are my champion Giants fall when you stand Undefeated Every battle You’ve won I am who You say I am You crown me with confidence I am seated, in the heavenly place Undefeated, by the power of Your name” And along the lyrics flow from our lips as incense. As I stand listening I simply ask, God what do you want me to hear right now. “VICTORY…Jesus has given me…when I open up my mouth miracles start breaking...