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WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

I Am the Father you are My sons and daughters. I have adopted you into My family and My blessings. By instructing, leading and influencing, you also will have spiritual children.

WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

Most everybody has kids. Now, before you say, “But Pastor Troy, I’ve never been married,” let me tell you this: sons and daughters are not just biological. Sons and daughters are how you influence people. Hallelujah.

That’s part of your supernatural heritage – your bloodline. Your bloodline is not just natural. Your bloodline is also supernatural. Check out what brother Paul says about this:

“To Timothy, a true son in the faith.” – 1 Timothy 1:2

Paul saw Timothy as his son though he did not biologically father him. Somehow, Paul left his supernatural DNA on that boy’s thinking and Timothy was something else!

For you, maybe it’s that coworker or the young couple next door. Is there someone in your life who looks to you for spiritual advice? Maybe they look to you as an example? Sometimes, it may even be someone we had no idea was watching us that closely.

It could be you are not the ‘parent’ but the child. Is there a more mature believer in your church who you look up to spiritually? We all have spiritual children and spiritual parents. The only blood relation is the blood of Christ. Jesus even said,

“For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” – Matthew 12:59

Christ also instructed to pray, “Our’Father.” So, it really is a family affair. If you are a believer in Christ, we are family and of the same bloodline. We share the same spiritual DNA so you know the answer to this question: Who’s your daddy?

FROM MY SERMON SERIES BEGAT

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Episode 109 – The Number 11

Today I tell you what the number 11 means to me and how it applies to Veterans Day. Would you like to donate to Troy Brewer Ministries to free girls and boys from sex trafficking? You can do that HERE or by texting “LIBERATED” to 77977.

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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

I left you My Word as instruction, as an example. Read it. Study it. Learn of My ways, seek after My heart and fear not. I will guide and direct you. 

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

I know so many believers who were crazy excited when they met Christ! They ran around telling everyone about the goodness of God. They couldn’t get enough of His Word, worship, or Bible study. All they wanted was to learn and grow. Then, at some point, that fire subsided. 

While we tend to think of that as maturing, God sees it as something else entirely.

“To the angel [we know that the angel is symbolic of the pastor] of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven lampstands. I know your deeds, your hard work, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent (change the way you think) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” – Revelation 2:1-5

Real life stepped in and they got busy. Some were distracted by the all mighty dollar. Others by friends, family, hobbies or entertainment. For some, it might be surviving the week. 

Sound familiar? The word says in Matthew 6:33, to seek first God’s Kingdom and righteousness and “all these things shall be added unto you.” When you keep your first love and don’t let life and its pleasures distract you, Jesus can give you all those things in addition to a personal relationship with Him. 

If you’ve misplaced Him, put God first in your life. Don’t be like the infamous church of Ephesus. Do those things you did when you first fell in love with Jesus and your light will shine! 

FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN – ALIGNMENT

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TRIBE 2: THE CONVERGENCE OF DREAMERS & BUILDERS

Pastor Troy Brewer, OpenDoor Church, Burleson, TX

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021

Everything you are going through is preparing you for convergence. 

Convergence: The act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity. “The convergence of the three rivers.”

Different ingredients working together in synergy to create optimal performance where they all merge together. 

Where it all comes together. 

Home Skilled leadershipSkilled relationshipsEducation FinancesWalk with God Family purpose and vision MarriageMutual respectSex, intimacy and exclusivenessFinancesGoals dreams fulfillment Powerful walk with God Health

Technological convergence is a term that describes bringing previously unrelated technologies together, often in a single device. Smartphones might be the best possible example of such a convergence. 

The devil understands this principle and uses the power of convergence all the time to bring cataclysmic failure in the perfect storm of seemingly unrelated scenarios and situations to utterly demoralize a person into some form of slavery or failure. 

Romans 8:31 – What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

God uses convergence in so many different ways: 

We have witnessed a massive convergence of prophetic signs in this generation. The “ancient forecasters” (prophets) tracked today’s gathering storm.

THE SOUND OF MANY RUSHING WATERS 

Psalm 29:3 – The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.

Ezekiel 43:2 – And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

Ezekiel 43:2 – And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

2015-2016

20 years of ministry in building the church BuildingRadioBooks and resourcesDreams and mysteries 

Bobby Clinton from Fuller University: Leadership Emergence Theory 

– Sovereign foundations 

– Inner-Life Growth 

– Ministry Maturing

– Life Maturing

– Convergence 

“In these first three phases, God’s work is primarily in the leader, not through him or her. Many emerging leaders do not recognize this, and become frustrated. They are constantly evaluating productivity and activities, while God is quietly evaluating their leadership potential. He wants to teach us that we minister out of what we are.” (45-46)

Life Maturing – The leader’s character mellows and matures. Communion with God becomes more important than success in ministry, and the leader’s character mellows and matures. The key to development in this phase is a positive response to the experiences God ordains.

Convergence – Afterglow or Celebration (for only a few) – A lifetime of ministry and growth culminates in an era of recognition and indirect, broad influence. Leaders continue to exert influence in these relationships through a large network of contacts built over a lifetime. Their consistent track record in following God causes others to seek out their storehouse of wisdom.

Psalms 68:11 – King James Bible: The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

Psalms 68:11 – New King James Version: The Lord gave the word; Great was the company of those who proclaimed it:

Isaiah 65:8 – Thus saith the Lord, “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, ‘Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it,’

The convergence of a powerful church at OpenDoor

A voice and a wordWorshipChildren’s church FacilitiesMedia Supernatural presenceFamilyOutreachWays to connectWays to be build up (discipleship)

When you see the the city of Jerusalem, you see 12 gates and they all have a different view of the horizon. 

A tale of two camps: 

“THEY DREAM IT AND WE BUILD IT” – ANGELA CANNON

Ephesians 1:17 – I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

WISDOM                            REVELATION 

Leadership                         Ministry

Muscles, brains and legs   Emotions, hearts and hands                     

SKILLED BUILDERS          PASSIONATE DREAMERS

THEOLOGICAL                PROPHETIC

KINGS                               PRIESTS

FUNCTIONAL                   RELATIONAL

STRATEGIC                      SPONTANEOUS 

BEHIND THE SCENES     IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA

MUSCLE STRENGTH      HEART BEAT

THE DADS                         THE MOMS

THE TEMPLE                    THE BODY

SUSTAINERS                     INITIATORS 

DOING                               HEARING

GOVT AND COUNSEL     THE MINISTRY & HELPS

ACCOMPLISH GOALS    SEEING TRANSFORMATION

THE STRUCTURES OF THE  THE PRESENCE OF GOD

TRUTH                                   MERCY   

Psalm 25:10 – All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Psalm 57:3 – He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

Psalm 57:10 – For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

Psalm 61:7 – He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

Psalm 85:10 – Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Psalm 86:15 – But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Proverbs 3:3 – Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Proverbs 14:22 – Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Proverbs 16:6 – By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

UNITY MAKES US A CONDUIT FOR GOD’S POWER

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LEONIDS, COMET LEONARD & 362-MINUTE BLOOD MOON

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021

DOUBLE ROAR OF THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH & THE LONGEST PARTIAL BLOOD MOON SINCE 1500s

WHEN GOD SPEAKS…

Through the moon, He is speaking to His covenant people, the Jews, or the Church as a whole. Throughout the sun, He is speaking a word to the nations.Through the stars, He is speaking a word to His children of supernatural inheritance, the Gentiles.

NOVEMBER 17, 2021 – PEAK OF THE LEONID METEOR SHOWER & COMET LEONARD

LEO THE LION 

THE PROPHETIC PROMISE – THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH WILL UTTERLY DESTROY THE ENEMY AND ULTIMATELY RULE OVER ALL

Hosea 11:10 – “They shall walk after the Lord. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, then His sons shall come trembling from the west;”

Prophetic Constellations within this Sign Prophetic   

Hydra (The Destroyed Serpent) 

Crater (The Cup of Wrath Being Poured Out) 

Corvus (The Bird of Prey)

Star Names within this Sign

Regulus (Treading Underfoot – Genesis 3:15)

Denebola (The Judge – Revelation 19:11 & 20:12)

Al Dafera (The Enemy is Put Down – Revelation 20:10)

Prophetic Word – The final act in the true story of man’s fall and the Messiah’s redemption, Leo represents the Lion of the Tribe of Judah ruling and reigning supreme throughout the universe and in your life. He will utterly destroy your enemy the serpent and end his influence in your life. It is finished! God’s grace will rule and reign in you.

Prophetic Number – Twelve proves God is in control and actively ruling over things as King of Kings. When God wants us to know He is ruling and that there is a perfect plan, 12 is the number He uses. 

COMET LEONARD – another Leo the Lion roaring

Discovered January 3, 2021 by astronomer Greg LeonardWill be closest to earth on Dec. 12, 2021 – 12/12/21 The prophetic number of Leo is 12 There are two 12s in the date and in the heavens!Revelation 12:12 – Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”Orbits sun every 80,000 years (80 is about strength; Hebrew letter Pey—mouth with hidden bet; creation)

216th Verse in Old Testament– 21.6 million miles away: God’s Covenant with Noah, his sons and the creatures of the earth to never destroy the earth with a flood again: Genesis 9:10 –  and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth.

216th Scripture in New Testament: Matthew 8:15 – So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them.

21:6 SCRIPTURES 

Revelation 21:6 – And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.”

Genesis 21:6 – And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.”

Psalm 21:6 – For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.

John 21:6 – And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

80,000 in Scripture – Orbits Sun every 80,000 years

2 Chronicles 2:2 (222) – Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 – LONGEST PARTIAL ECLIPSE / BLOOD MOON SINCE 15TH CENTURY

6 HOURS 2 MINUTES —362 MINUTES

Eclipse

Mathematically, Earth is the only place in the universe a full eclipse is possible. The sun is 400 times larger than the moon and exactly 400 times farther away from our planet. Therefore, when the earth or its shadow passes between the sun and our moon to create an eclipse, it creates a perfect “blackout” from our perspective.Eclipses are seen as omensSolar eclipses are words about the natural or creation to the nationsLunar eclipses are spiritual words to the church or the Jewish people as they often line up on Jewish feastsEclipses are seen as words on alignment, unity and being overshadowed. As a warning, eclipses speak of repentance.

Moon 

Represents the Church or the Bride of Christ – reflecting the Son’s lightSeen as female with a 28-day cycleSigns in the moon are a word to the ChurchRepresents the Hebrew calendar Prophetic word – spiritual insight; the Church; the Jewish people; a faithful witnessPsalm 89:37 – “It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” 

362 VERSE OLD TESTAMENT: God’s Covenant with Abram: Genesis 15:1 – After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

362 VERSE NEW TESTAMENT: Matthew 12:17 – that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.

362 SCRIPTURES

SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY PRODUCES MORE ENEMIES: Genesis 36:2 – Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

THE PEOPLE OF GOD GIVE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR THE TABERNACLE / GOD’S HOUSE: Exodus 36:2 – Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work.

A FALSE PROPHET SPEAKS: Job 36:2 – “Bear with me a little, and I will show you that there are yet words to speak on God’s behalf.

Man’s Wickedness vs. God’s Perfection: Psalm 36:2 – For he flatters himself in his own eyes, when he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.

EARTHLY KINGS BOASTING AGAINST THE LORD & COMING AGAINST HIS PEOPLE: Isaiah 36:2 – Then Sennacherib king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller’s Field.

WARNING TO THE NATIONS TO REPENT: Jeremiah 36:2 – “Take a scroll of a book and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah even to this day.”

THE GODLESS BRAG THEY HAVE CAPTURED THE HIGH GROUND FROM THE BELIEVERS: Ezekiel 36:2 – Thus says the Lord God: “Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’”

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LEAVE A LEGACY

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

I have a name for you that no one else knows. That name is rich with identity, purpose, and your ultimate destiny. Do you want it? Search for Me in the secret place so I can reveal who you really are to Me and to My Kingdom. 

LEAVE A LEGACY

This is one of the most beloved verses in the Bible because it’s filled with such hope and certainty. you can just hear the Lord proclaiming it over you. I know I can.

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” – Jeremiah 29:11

Did you know the word “thoughts” is interchangeable with the word “plans”? God is saying He has an actual plan for who you are supposed to be, what you are to accomplish for Him, and just how you are to accomplish His vision for your life. 

God wants you to expect and have great hope for where your life will end up. Not just for Him showing up in your life where you’re at right now. Problem is, many people are happy – even comfortable – with where they’re at right now.

People who are dirt poor only wonder about how they will survive. People who are doing OK often stay right there believing, “I’m not dirt poor, so I’m not in survival mode.” I have news for you, comfort and standing still is survival mode. 

You see, while paupers and those “getting by with a little left over” are busy keeping up, rich people and kings worry about their legacy. I’m not talking about money. I’m talking about identity. If you are a king, you are supposed to constantly consider your bloodline and your legacy. The kingdom should be better off because you are trusted with it.

Do you live like a king or a pauper when it comes to your identity? Are you searching out what the King of Kings says about you, claiming it, and standing upon His promises? If you’re not, you should be. Believing you are a King and acting on that identity is the only way to find your purpose and destiny. Leave a legacy. It’s that simple. 

FROM MY SERMON SERIES EPIC

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THE WORD BECAME FLESH

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

Though the natural children of Abraham are a stiff-necked people, they are My people. Just like a headstrong child, I love them and see their great potential. Just like that, I see your purpose for the Kingdom. Testify of Me to both Jew and Gentile.

THE WORD BECAME FLESH

I love that before He took on flesh and became the Son of God, Jesus’ name in heaven was “The Word” as in “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” That Word spoke time, space and matter into existence and is also testified to by the Word – the Bible.

 “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me.” – John 5:39

Jesus is telling His disciples and you to get to know the Bible, not because there’s life in the Bible but because “the Bible testifies of Me and there’s life in Me.” 

The guy who started the whole Bible is a guy by the name of Moses. We look at Moses very differently than our Jewish brothers and sisters do. Because of this, I want to just encourage you as a gentile, which I am, to look into the Jewish customs and perspective.

Why? Because so many Jewish things are not just Jewish things – they’re Kingdom things. 

Well, how come the Jews don’t get it that Jesus is the Messiah they’ve been waiting for? Because they’re the only nation in the world that obeys the Lord, that’s why. They do it with such fervor and conviction that they were busy living the letter of the law instead of looking for the Lord.

So, don’t be mad at them. By the way, as a Christian, you are also a child of Abraham. You and I rotten old bacon-eating Gentiles are his supernatural seed – the “stars of the sky.” The Jews are his natural children or the “sands of the seashore.”

My friends, pray for your Jewish brothers and sisters, that they would recognize their long-awaited Messiah, King Jesus. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. I don’t mean the absence of conflict. I’m talking about the presence of the Prince of Peace ruling and reigning in the hearts of the Jews. 

Pray that the scriptures testify of Jesus to His covenant people today and every day.

FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN – INTIMACY

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JESUS IS OFFENSIVE

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

I always speak in love and I always speak in truth. When you read My word and are offended, look at yourself first. There is no wicked way in Me. Is there any in you? Repent and be restored. 

JESUS IS OFFENSIVE

I don’t know if we’ve ever lived in a day like today where people get so offended so fast over things that really don’t matter. 

Well, let me tell you, they would have been extremely offended by Jesus. As a matter of fact, He still offends them today because He calls their behavior sin. Because He tells them to repent and live a different way. People don’t like that.

“Pastor Troy, I love me some Jesus and He would never offend me.” You may think that now, but wait until Jesus doesn’t show up when or how you expect Him to. Wait until He tells you to go somewhere that isn’t pretty to help somebody that you don’t think deserves it. Oh, Jesus will offend you.

He will tell you to love people whom it is offensive to love just like He did to Jonah, asking him to rescue Israel’s hated enemy the pagan people of Ninevah. Why does God do that? Because He loves them and wants you to meet Him in that place of loving the unlovable. If you are highly opinionated on the matter, you’re going to stop seeking. 

You and I get offended and we stop seeking Him. We either think He wants too much out of us or we fall back on the classic, “I tried that Jesus thing once and it didn’t work for me.”

I want to just tell you, there’s a very offensive side of Jesus. It’s just outright offensive how He’ll show up and tell you to be a giver when you’re broke or tell you that you’re called to the nations, but you barely have the means to catch the bus to Shreveport.

It’s outright offensive that He’ll wake you up at three in the morning and tell you to seek Him. My friend, if you can’t get past the offense, just go back to sleep and miss the most important upgrades of your life.

Do you see yourself here? If you do, repent! Grow a thick skin and say, “Jesus, you can show up when you want, how you want and send me anywhere you want to anyone you want. I don’t deserve your love and mercy but you’ve given it to me because of who you are – not because of what I’ve done.”

Become un-offendable and see where Jesus will take you. It’ll be the adventure of a lifetime, I promise you that.

A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle. – Proverbs 18:19

FROM MY SERMON SERIES FIRST THINGS

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PROXIMITY ALERT! Tribe Part 1

Nov. 14, 2021

Pastor Troy Brewer, OpenDoor Church, Burleson Texas

My son Ben got this amazing Buck 

Thank you to our veterans 

Thursday was 11-11. If you didn’t get to see my podcast on it, I want to share with you prophetically something really powerful: 

11 is a number that can represent heroes rising up and selfless service.  

Where veterans are honored Hebrews chapter 11 the hall of fame of faith John 11:11 is the scripture where Jesus announces Lazarus will raise be raised from the dead.Revelation 11:11 is where the 2 witness are raised up from the dead.

Revelation 11:11  – But after the three and a half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 

Veterans who have been though some things and everybody thought they were down for the count get risen up to do a new thing and become a fearless demonstration that bewilders the enemy. 

Veterans Day is 11-11

The first man on the moon: a man with a prophetic name, Armstrong, landed Apollo 11.

The double portion of 11 is 22 and we are moving into the the 22nd year of the 21st century.

11 and 22

Last week, Chuck Pierce said leadership will be changing in a big way this year. And I recognize that when God begins to move and prophetically stamp the number 11 onto certain things, a radical and manifest change in leadership happens and everybody sees it. 

President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22 – 11/22.

The veterans from the battleship that is the Body of Christ need to stand together this year in unity. The people of God must stand together in purpose and power. 

Stand with the ones who are standing this year!

Psalms 22:22 – I will declare your name to my brothers; in the assembly I will praise you.

Jesus is made manifest in strategic alliances and relationships this year like never before. 

Kingdom networks

82nd verse of the Old Testament: Genesis 4:2 – And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Now, the 82nd verse in the New Testament also speaks of brothers: 

82nd verse of New Testament: Matthew 4:18  – And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

The Lord is made manifest in the assemblies.

Jesus will not be found among the Cains and the Abels, but among the Peter and Andrews this year. 

The Peter and the Andrew assemblies are doing the same work and Jesus is in their midst. 

Identity, Purpose and Assignment 

are engaged and anointed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 

Psalms 22:22 – I will declare your name to my brothers; in the assembly I will praise you.

Hebrews 10:25 – Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

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MEEK ISN’T WEAK

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

My Spirit will fill you with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Lead with love and follow it with self-control and everything in-between will fall into place. 

MEEK ISN’T WEAK

Moses came down from the mountain and we think of him as Charleston Heston – muscles bulging, hair blowing gracefully in the wind and the presence of God on his finely chiseled features.  

Let me tell you the truth: Moses was really more like Pee-wee Herman than Heston. The Word tells us, 

(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) – Numbers 12:3 

See, our Gentile understanding of Moses is not a Biblical understanding. We all think of him as the alpha male when, in reality, he couldn’t talk well and he was the outsider in Pharaoh’s house as well as his own family. 

Now, here’s something interesting about this verse. Moses wrote that. 

While that might seem strange or even self-indulgent, our western thinking of the word meek is incorrect. While we think meek means “weak,” it actually means “strength with restraint.” My friends, Moses was no pushover. He dealt with some really difficult people in some extreme circumstances and people are still talking about it today. 

While he was not a movie star, he was a rock star. So, remember that meek is not weak and Moses was the real deal. Strength with restraint – love and patience tempered with self-control is what every Christian should be operating in. Are you?

FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN – INTIMACY

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