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Reversal is Coming

“It shall be, when Yahweh your God brings you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, great and goodly cities, which you didn’t build, and houses full of all good things, which you didn’t fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn’t dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you didn’t plant, and you shall eat and be full; then beware lest you forget Yahweh, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” (Deuteronomy‬ ‭6:10-12‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The wicked giants were in the promised land, but God allowed them to be there for a time because they had the stature and strength to build up the infrastructure for the children of Israel.

At the appointed time, God sent His hornet to thin down the number of giants and empowered the children of Israel to slay the remaining ones.

Then, God’s people moved into their rightful inheritance, all prepared for them. While they were wandering in the wilderness and seeing God’s faithfulness in those forty years, their inheritance was being built up. They stepped into a finished work.

Today, God is also preparing His people to enter into a finished work. We will restfully enjoy the fruits of the world’s labor. A time of reversal is coming which will be a time of great increase for God’s children.

How come God can be so good to believers? It is all because of Jesus’ blood that was shed at the cross. It paid the price for our sins and cleansed us to be forgiven and righteous in God’s sight. His favor shines upon us and we can receive good that we did not earn or deserve on our own. This is Grace!

It is not about being busy or working the hardest. Timing and positioning is the biggest factor, and God can put you where you need to be.

In “God’s Appointed Time”, you can learn about His system of times and seasons, as well as how to flow with it to enjoy fruitfulness in every season of life: https://bit.ly/god-appointed-time

Enjoy Favor without the Labor

“For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.” (Ecclesiastes‬ ‭2:26‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

In this world, man tends to value riches more than wisdom. But to God, true wisdom and knowledge is far more valuable, and is only reserved for those who are righteous in Christ.

On top of that, man thinks that joy is found in having riches, but we see in the verse above that joy is a blessing from God—apart from possessing worldly riches.

You can have all the wealth in the world and be miserable if you don’t have Christ in you.

Sure, God wants you to be abundantly provided for, but He doesn’t want you to focus on gathering and heaping up worldly riches.

His word says that He will let sinners do all the work, and have their hard-earned wealth be handed to you.

In case you feel indignant for their sake, know that it’s not unfair at all. Sinners (unbelievers) are God’s servants, and they have no right to expect treatment as sons if they keep rejecting the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

You’ll enjoy supernatural provision as a finished work. Something you did not labor for, but was given to you by God’s grace.

Is it unfair? It’s actually perfectly right for a father to generously provide for his children and be good to them.

“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.” (Proverbs‬ ‭13:22‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

As a son, you have every right to enjoy provision without laboring for it, because your Heavenly Father’s riches also belong to you.

““He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.” (Luke‬ ‭15:31‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

A great example would be how God brought the children of Israel into the land of Canaan, and drove out the Canaanites little by little.

“I gave you a land whereon you had not labored, and cities which you didn’t build, and you live in them. You eat of vineyards and olive groves which you didn’t plant.’” (Joshua‬ ‭24:13‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When the children of Israel took possession of the land, there were already cities, vineyards and olive groves there which were previously prepared by the Canaanites. They only needed to move in and enjoy the finished work.

Sinners are still servants under the Law, while you are a son under Grace.

As you’re enjoying close fellowship with Abba God, receiving secret wisdom, knowledge and joy in His presence, all your basic needs in life will be met restfully. As His beloved child, you can expect to enjoy abundant favor without stressful labor!

I’m not advocating a life of laziness. Being diligent and hardworking are wonderful qualities, but we do our best in everything because we want to, not because we need to. We do our best to bring glory to our royal family’s name!

Prayer points:

1) Ask Abba God to teach you how to walk as a son in your areas of unbelief.

2) Pray daily to receive wisdom, knowledge and supernatural joy from God. When you prioritize what He prioritizes, it pleases Him. When you prioritize wisdom, your worry about provision will fall off. That loss of unbelief will cause all the things you need to be added to you.

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Catch the Little Foxes

“Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.” (Song of Solomon‬ ‭2:15‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

It is the little foxes, not the big bears, that plunder the vineyards.

These foxes represent little sinful habits that we allow in our lives (vineyard), those that we think are okay to have because “it is just human to make mistakes,” and “everyone is allowed to have some flaws.”

“Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?’”” (Genesis‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Of all the animals in the Garden of Eden, Satan chose to make use of the serpent which was the subtlest one. Foxes are also known for their cunning nature.

The devil doesn’t always use obvious ways, but very subtle, almost undetectable ways to steal, kill and destroy in your life.

It is time to catch the little foxes that plunder your vineyard, and cast them out so as to stop their mischief.

Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you areas in your life where you are nurturing sinful habits. These are easy to think of: the ones that you hide from even those who are closest to you.

Then, receive the grace and power to break off these Satanic bondages and strongholds from your life. Don’t tolerate something that the enemy is using to destroy you with. It is not worth letting these little foxes grow up into huge foxes that devour you!

Silence the serpent in your life: http://bit.ly/silencing-the-serpent