Who do you say that I am?

Matt 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

THere are so many different opinions of Jesus. Even today. Some even say he never existed. So Jesus wants to know, who do we say that he is. Not only who do we think he is, or who do we believe he is. But who do we SAY that he is. Shall we allow everyone else to make claims who they believe he is, and we remain silent?

There are so many misunderstandings and so much misrepresentations of who Jesus is, so he asks his church, his people and his children: Who do you say that I am?

Jesus sent us out to be his witnesses. So the question is: What kind of witness am I? Am I a trustworthy witness? Will people believe my report of Jesus when they listen to me? Do they find me trustworthy?

What is my life saying about Jesus? Who do I say Jesus is by the life I live? What is my attitude testifying about Jesus?

My prayer today is this: Jesus help me to be a trustworthy witness. Help me to be a voice in this world that testifies who you are. Let my life, attitude and responds to situations be a good witness about who you are. Let it reflect your love, patience, piece and Joy. So when I testify that you are indeed God revealed in flesh, people will believe my witness.

When faith makes shipwreck

1 Tim 1:19 holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

 

A shipwreck is a tragic thing. When someone has a shipwreck that means they never reached the destination they once intended to make. 

The same is true, but even more tragic when it comes to faith. When a faith makes shipwreck that means someone once left sin and the world in order to reach heaven. But somewhere, at some point the faith made shipwreck. The reason for that can be so many different things. Sometimes it’s the storms of life that causes the Ship of faith to sink. Maybe the hurt and disappointment became too big. Some say they cant believe in a God that allowed things to happen in their lives. Others have simply got their boat out of course, by taking over the navigation themselves. Instead of letting Jesus be the Captain, they want to decide for themselves where to go and what to do. That has lead the boat right in to dangerous waters. Some maybe have crashed into a rock that bade a huge hole in the boat. Someone perhaps that offended them so bad, they walked away from God and the church. 

 

It really doesn’t matter if we start right, if we don’t make it all the way. We focus much on how to be saved, and we should. But what about staying saved? If you are in a storm right now, and you feel your faith is being shaken, maybe its time to seek shelter? Take some time aside with Jesus, and let him examine your boat. Strengthen your faith, and repair any damages. After some shelter time with Jesus, you are again ready to face the storms of life. We need from time to time to maintain the boat of faith. Check the navigation to make sure you still on the right course.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way of everlasting.

 

Lest Jesus cleanse your Temple

 Matt 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 13and said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

 

This is a very strong story, where Jesus shows his true feelings about the Temple. He reveals that the intention of the Temple was to be a house of prayer, but they had turned into a den of thieves.

 

The Bible makes it clear that it is we who are the Temple of God today… What would happen if Jesus were to visit your Temple? Is your Temple fulfilling its purpose? Have you filled your Temple with all kind of junk that was never intended to be there? Do you pray? Is your Temple a house of Prayer?

 

Why don’t you ask Jesus to come by your Temple, and to cleanse it? Let your prayer today be: Help me Lord that my Temple is clean, and fulfilling its purpose.

You are valuable, just the way you are

 Gen 3:5 for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 

 

When the Devil tempted Adam and Eve, he told them that if they ate of the fruit, they would be as God… What is significant about that, is that the Devil implies that they were not good enough they way they were. That the way God made them could be improved. This is only revealing his own nature. Even though he was the most beautiful and magnificent of all Gods creatures, he was not satisfied. He wanted to be as God.

Here he attempts to inflict this poison into mankind. The thought and the idea that you are not good enough the way you are.

 

From the fall in the garden, this poison has effected mankind throughout all history. Never be satisfied the way you are. Those with dark skin use creams to get more light skin. Those with light skin uses sun and Solariums to get darker skin. Blond hair is died to brown hair, and brown hair is changed to blond hair. Curly hair is made straight and straight hair is made curly. Women use fortunes to change their looks. Nose, chin, breast, nails etc etc. Reason is there is this voice telling us we are not good enough as we are.

 

The Pride ideology builds on the same lie. Don’t be satisfied the way you are, or the way you were born. They support thinking and statements like: “I was born in the wrong body”… Men want to be women, and women want to be men. Some have even gone to the extreme of changing their sex by surgery. But the tragic reality is that they never will be satisfied. Suicidal rate keeps on going higher, and is not even going down after surgery. 

We have a message to them, and to the rest of a world that the Devil is trying to destroy by the lie that you are not good enough. Your creator loves you, and think you are valuable just the way you are!!! You were not born in a wrong body.  You are you.  If you don’t fit into the expectations of those around you, listen to your creator. You are good enough and beautiful enough the way you are.

Where your heart is

 2 Chron 7:16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine HEART shall be there perpetually.

 

This is part of what God told King Solomon, when he revealed himself to him by night, after the dedication of the Temple. God reveals that his desire and plan for the Temple is that his heart should be there always. God had chosen and sanctified his house, so that his heart could be there.

Today we know that this Temple only worked as a shadow and example for the truer Temple, which are you and I. The Bible makes it clear that God doesn’t dwell in houses build by men, but rather that we are the Temple of God today. 

 

So what is God trying to tell us today, by his statement to King Salomon? That his intention and plan for us, is to sanctify us, so his HEART can be with us always!!! 

What makes this even more wonderful, is when you think of the statement of Jesus in Matt 6:21 : ”…for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also…”

By choosing us as a dwellingplace for his heart, he also reveals that we are his tressure!!

 

Oh, how he loves us

Jesus loved Martha, Mary and Lazarus

 John 11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

 

Maybe John felt the need of emphasizing the fact that Jesus loved Mary, Martha and Lazarus. Especially after he decided to wait two more days before he arrived on the scene. It would be easy for Martha and Mary to doubt what they had believed until this point. Namely that Jesus did love them. But after seeing he chose not to come back with the messengers, despite the fact Lazarus was dying could very easily cause them to think he didn’t love them. But the Bible makes it clear that it was not because he didn’t love them, that he delayed his coming. 

 

Sometimes it can be easy to assume Jesus doesn’t love me, when I go through hardship in my life. When the answer seems to delay. When it seems like Jesus doesn’t care about my pain and struggle. But let me remind somebody today: Jesus does love you. Whatever you go through does not mean he doesn’t love you. Hold on to your faith in both his LOVE and his ability to change your situation.

This sickness is not unto death

 John 11:3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

 

This statement seems a bit odd, knowing that Lazarus was about to die moments later. But maybe that was exactly the reason for Jesus to say this. This sickness is not unto death. Death is not in control over this sickness. Jesus was. He said it was for the glory of God.

When you go through hardships and trials, you need to tell yourself: This situation is not unto death. My faith will not die as a cause of this. Hell is not in charge. Jesus is in charge. When I come through, I will come through pure as gold. It may look dark and difficult. I may not have all the answers, and even question why sometimes. But I will not allow anything cause the death of my faith. This sickness is not unto death.

Jesus says in Luke 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

He didn’t promise that we would not encounter snakes and scorpions in our lives, but he promised that when we do, it would not harm us. He never promised we never would get sick; but hat the sickness would not harm us. He never promised us that friends and people never would betray us, but when they do, he would make sure it wouldn’t harm us.

No matter what you face or go through, remember: This situation is not unto death. The Devil is not in charge. Jesus is.

Dont worry about the stink

 John 11:39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. 40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

 

When Jesus told Mary to roll the stone away, she was worried about the stink. She was concerned about the smell that would fill the atmosphere and be an embarrassment to her and her family. What would people think? What would they say? Best to keep the stink behind the stone. But Jesus was trying to let her know that if you want your miracle, you will have to endure some stink.

Many times in the Bible, we can see people go through a time of stink before they experience their miracle. Joseph is one example. There in Egypt’s prison, betrayed by his brothers, and betrayed by Potiphar, he was in the midst of STINK. But after the stink was a great miracle. You may go through some stink in your life right now, but maybe what you need is to let Jesus speak into your stink. When the voice of Jesus shouted “Lazarus come forth”, the stink was changed into a great miracle. Let Gods word speak into your situation, and see how God will transform your “stink” into a wonderful testimony.

Confidence in Prayer

 1 King 18:41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

 

First Elijah proclaims to the King with confidence to prepare for an abundance of rain. This is three and a half years after he had told the same King it wouldn’t rain until he said so. Now he proclaims the time has come. What a confidence. What a faith. What an assurance.

But then something strange happens. The Prophet starts to pray… Was it because he was not confident in his own proclamation? Was it because he hoped God would back up his statement? Actually, what it shows is an incredible confidence and faith in the power of prayer. He had prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and God had answered that prayer for three and a half year. Now he hears in the Spirit that it’s finally time to rain. Even though he knows its Gods will for it to rain, he also knows it doesn’t come without prayer. The same prayer that stopped heaven, now opens up heaven. 

 

When God reveals his will to us, is for us to pray it through. Sometime Gods intention to reveal his will to us is to get us on our knees. Will you like Elijah put your face between your knees and pray Gods will through? Will you pray like Jesus taught: Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven? Pray until you see the clouds starts manifest it self?

Don’t say thing like “I guess it wasn’t Gods will” when things doesn’t happen. Sometimes its not the lack of Gods will, but the lack of prayer!!

Not unto death !

John 11: 4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

 

 This seems for us that know the story a bit strange. Especially when we know the rest of the story. Even Jesus himself said in verse 14 ”Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.” Seems contradictory at first glans… First he says that this sickness is not unto death, and then he says plainly that Lazarus is dead.  According to the timeline it also seems like Lazarus was already dead when the messengers came back to Martha and Mary. They greeted them with what they thought was the good news from Jesus; “this sickness is not unto death.” They must have been puzzled when they heard he was already dead. 

Did Jesus miss it? Had they misunderstood him? Did they hear wrong?

 

They did not hear wrong or misunderstand, this was exactly what Jesus said. But he didn’t say Lazarus would not die, he only said this sickness is not unto death. In other words, death does not own this situation. Death is not in charge or in control of this sickness. Even though there is some stink already, the promise of Jesus is still more powerful than death itself. 

But before Jesus could do the miracle, they had to role the stone away, and let him do it.

 

Some of you have rolled a stone over some promises, and settled with the thought that I guess it was not meant to be. Let me remind you: Hell is not in charge of your situation. Jesus is. You need to role the stone away and pray one more time. Let the enemy know that this situation is not unto death. Death has “owned” this situation long enough. Stand on the promises of God. 

 

Some people have allowed death and hell to “own” their issue and problem. There is already a stink there. A stink of bitterness. A stink of doubt. A stink of rebellion. What they need to do, is to role the stone of doubt, bitterness and rebellion away and let Jesus make sure that their issue is not ending in a dead faith. Too many people will go to hell over situations that Jesus never meant should lead to death. Maybe they never heard the good news or report from the messengers. Maybe they didn’t believe it. Maybe they refused to let go of their bitterness or doubt. And they end up going to hell, because they never rolled the stone away so the life giving, and life transforming words of Jesus could speak into their lives. 

It is the small things that will lead to the BIG things (Missionary Allan Calhoun)

  “For who has despised the day of small things?”  (Zec 4:10)

 

I am very much for BIG things. I like BIG churches, BIG conferences. I very much desire BIG revivals. But I think also that sometime as we pursue the BIG things, we can quickly loose the small things, and the small voice of God. Many times it is the small things that can bring forth the BIG things in our lives. It could be just a small txt or encouraging message that says things like: “I missed you Sunday”, that could encourage a young woman, man or child to come to the house of God next Sunday. They may be the next Paul, or a Deborah of the new Testament that will transform cultures. Who knows!!! We have to stop expecting everything to start big.

Today, I want to be led by the Spirit, and to walk by the Spirit. So let me encourage you today to get on with your life, and let God use you in the small things that in turn will develop into BIG things. 

Biblical meaning of hope (Missionary Mark Robin Shutes)

Many times we use the word hope incorrectly. We say things like: I hope God will heal me. I hope I will get a better job. I hope this thing will work out in my life etc. When we use the word hope this way it actually steals our faith. But the biblical meaning of hope is very different from this. 

Rom 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

 

The meaning of the Greek word used for hope here has to do with expectation. This word expecting (hope) is the same as when a woman is expecting a child. She will then prepare things in her home, getting things ready in hope (expecting) of the child to be born. This is how you use the word correctly. So when I hope God will heal me, I make room, and prepare for the miracle to happen. When I hope God will fill me with the Holy Ghost, I already make room for it by repenting and surrendering my life to God.

Paul teaches that this expectation is a result of Gods grace. And we have access to this grace through faith.

 

Rom 8:18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

 

It’s just like you put a seed in the ground, and then waiting in hope. It’s an expectation. So the next time you hope for a miracle, understand it has to do with expectation. It’s because of the seed that is put in you by the word of God, and that through faith we have access to his grace and all that he provided for us.

The true meaning of hope is that I am expecting it to come to pass because of what he did for us. By faith I have access to his grace, and it is THIS that gives me hope.

So make room for the miracle, and expect it to happen. For we have access to the grace of God by faith, and that’s why we have this great hope.

You Can’t Out Give God

Guest Author; Missionary, Ed Tilley

You Can’t Out Give God

Proverbs 11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

(The Living Bible) 11:24-25 It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. Yes, the liberal man shall be rich! By watering others, he waters himself.

I’ve lived my life experiencing the blessings of God on our lives! Through all the years of serving Him we have seen that by giving to the work of the Kingdom Of God that He in return blesses us more abundantly. Our son, Shane asked as a young teen if he could have a missionary to support. He never failed all those years to not only support the missionaries, but was blessed in other ways. 

If you are in financial difficulties the way out is through giving to the work of God! Join us in receiving/sharing His blessings!

Davids song (By Pastor Mike Dobbs)

A lone soldier walks down the long palatial corridor. Only the sound of his bronze armor clinking together in cadence with his military stride breaks the silence of the early morning. He pauses for a moment to listen in front of the massive cedar doors of the royal quarters.   He hears the gentle, melodic tones of the royal harp and the voice of King David as he sings to the God of Israel. The king is already up! The soldier rushes away to let the rest of the servants know to get ready for the day.

Inside the royal chamber, a lone figure in plain white linen leans over his old harp and sings before the window.  As usual, he is in the company of his two most dear and faithful friends. His God and the harp he saved up to buy when he was just a teenager- his constant comforting companion! His voice quivers from the emotion evoked by the unmistakable presence he feels in the room. He peers out of the lattice window and watches the sun slowly rise over the Judaean hills, lighting the sky with a myriad of vivid colors of the morning.

His masterful fingers pluck the strings of the harp, and with eyes tightly shut, he sings to the unseen guest in his room! He sings to the One who believed in him when he couldn't believe in himself. He sings to the One who was his Father during the years his earthly father rejected him and treated him as a lowly slave. He sings to the One that his mother told him about as a little child: "He will never leave you or forsake you!" He sings to the One who delivered the mighty Goliath into his hand and kept him unharmed for the many years he was hunted by his father-in-law, King Saul. His song· is intimate and from the very depths of his heart. He understands that his tears do not indicate weakness but ultimate dependence upon his God. His God is the king, and he is just the chief shepherd over God's people! He sings as his soul searches out direction and wisdom from the One in the room. He sings to the Lord, asking Him to order his steps and give him direction to lead the nation. He sings of the past victories God has given His people, and his praises echo off the cedar beams and resound through the halls of his stately palace.

As the sun rises higher in the sky, his voice is no longer a whisper but his voice begins to crescendo with the morning, and the palace of David becomes a source in the earth of heartfelt praise to the God who made it. His song rings through the halls of heaven and falls upon the ear of the Great Creator of All Things, the Ancient of Days. All of heaven is impacted by the sound of one man who has chosen to begin his day with a song of praise! The Almighty raises His hand for the angels to silence their continual song of adoration. All of Heaven stands and listens in rapt attention to the voice of this lowly mortal as he sings of his love for his God!

No wonder David was a man after God's own heart.   No wonder God would later choose to come in the form of a man from the lineage of David. How could God ignore such a man who so desired to be in His presence?  David gave his God the thing He wanted most, attentive love and affection. David provided a place for his God to dwell in his praise and worship! Somehow David realized the Tabernacle and its religious ceremonies of sacrifice was just a temporary substitute of what his God really desired. So he sang and wrote songs so others could sing. His psalms are still an inspiration and an example to us all, of how we can have an intimate relationship with God that is possible through heartfelt praise and worship. David met God every morning with a song and a praise. That special daily time in his royal chamber made King David the mighty man we know today. David gave God his heart in praise, and God gave David an anointed song to sing and share with his people. What a blessed transaction!

God is intently searching for the Davids of today, for those whose consistent morning praise will interrupt the worship service of Heaven and cause the angels to fall silent in awe of a human's love for his great God! I want to be a David!

Learn when to be quiet

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” (Num 13:30)

 

Caleb told the people to be quite. He could see how doubt started to spread in the camp, and tried to stop it by telling them to be still. “Death and life is in the power of the tongue,” the Bible tells us. We can choose if we want to spread doubt or faith, death or life. But Caleb was too late. The damage had already been done. The bad report from the ten spies spread in the camp, and as a result doubt and fear prevailed. 

 

The next time they came to take the land, Joshua said this: “”…You shall not shout or make any noise with your voice, nor shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you…” (Joshua 6:10) Joshua knew by experience that when some of them would see the walls of Jericho and the soldiers on the wall, fear and doubt will try to enter in. But they were not allowed to say a word!! They were not allowed to spread their doubt. Not until he told them to shout together with the others and the walls came crumbling down.

 

I you don’t have any positive to say, you must learn to be quite. Don’t share your negative talk and your doubt. Don’t be the source of doubt and fear. Pray rather that God will give you faith so you can be a Joshua and Caleb of our time.

Dont wear a "faith mask"

Rom 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 

 

During the pandemic we were told to wear a facemask. One of the main reasons was that they wanted to avoid that we spread the virus in case we were infected. They would say things like: Keep your germs to yourself. I am not interested to be exposed to your germs, or viruses. If you are not afraid for the virus, that’s is your business, but don’t expose me to it, they would say.

 

Some of the same kind of thinking is behind the idea of demanding us wearing a “faithmask”. By that I mean that they want us to keep silence about our faith. The reason is that this faith is very contagious. And it spreads by sharing it. Faith cometh by hearing the Bible tells us. They say things like: Its ok if you want to believe, but keep your faith to yourself. Don’t expose me for your faith. I don’t want to be infected by your faith.

But we say as Paul: “For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:20) 

We cannot, and we will not be silent. We are not ashamed of the gospel. Our aim and mission is to start a FAITH PANDEMIC.

Spiritual celebrity

Acts 19:14 Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.15And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”

 One of the greatest desires of young people today is to become a celebrity. Idol, Norway got talent, X factor, the voice, etc etc is just a few of many reality shows that people join, hoping to become the next celebrity. Social media, Youtube and Tik Tok is other platforms people are using to reach their dream of becoming known to this world. 

But as for myself, I have no desires of being known in this world. I would rather become a spiritual celebrity. When I walk down the streets of Oslo, I could care less if people recognize me or not. But I desire that every evil Spirit in the area will say; oh no, Gøran is coming down our street. When I enter into a room, I would rather the Spiritual world recognize who I am, than anyone in this physical world.

 

But the one thing I desire the most is that God recognize me. What would it profit if the whole world knows who I am, but God doesn’t? What nightmare if he asks the question: Who are you? I have never known you. Then it is better to be unknown by this world, as long as heaven knows who I am.

How the enemy views us

 Num 13:33 There we saw the giants the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

 

“We were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in THEIR sight…” They claimed the enemy viewed them as grasshoppers. How could they know? Did they ask them? Or could it be that they assumed the enemy looked at them in the same way they looked at themselves? 

Many times we make the mistake to think that others view us as we view our self. But more important, we think that the enemy views us as we view our self. But when you read the story 40 years later, when God sent in two spies to Jericho, they found that the enemy was trembling for them. 

I believe that if we only could see in us what the enemy sees, we would not say we are as grasshoppers. Because the enemy knows God is with us and in us. His greatest fear is that we will see it ourselves. The main goal of the enemy is to hinder us to see what we are and what we have.

PERCEPTION

 Num 13:33 There we saw the giants the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

 

When Israel failed to conquer the Promised Land it was because of doubt. It was because they looked at themselves in light of the enemy. They should rather have looked at the enemy in the light of their God. Then they would have seen that it was the enemy that was as grasshoppers. A preacher I know ones said that doubt are faith in the enemy. Instead of having faith in God, they had faith in the enemy. 

Another preacher noticed that they said WE were as grasshoppers. The problem in other words, was not just their view on themselves, but also their view on each other. When they looked on their fellow soldier they saw them as insignificant. They viewed them as grasshoppers, and not worth much.  

Do you view your fellow brother and sister as insignificant? Do you believe that God can use them? IF we don’t believe in each other and don’t see the potential God sees, it will affect the outcome of the battle. We cannot fight this battle by ourselves. It is God that will do it through me, and it is God that will do it through my brother and sister. So don’t view yourself or you brother in the light of the enemy, but view them in the light of God.

Den rette timing

 4 Mos 13:1Herren talte til Moses og sa: 2Send noen menn av sted for å utspeide Kana’ans land, som jeg nå vil gi Israels barn!

 

De fleste av oss kjenner historien. 10 av speiderne kom tilbake med en dårlig rapport, og de spredde sin tvil i leiren. Resultatet var at de ikke inntok landet. De måtte gå 40 år ekstra i ørkenen for sin vantro. De inntok landet 40 år senere. Det kunne da være fristende for noen å si at det var ikke den rette timingen den første gangen. Men sannheten var at Gud ville de skulle innta landet den gangen. Det står i dagens vers: ”som jeg NÅ vil gi Israels barn”. Gud var klar, men de var ikke klar. Gud ville, men de ville ikke.

 

Mange ganger når ting ikke skjer, er vi raske til å si at det ikke var den rette timingen. Underforstått at det ikke er den rette timingen for Gud. Selv om . det i noen tilfeller er riktig, tror jeg også at det er mange ting som ikke skjer fordi det ikke er den rette timing for oss. Gud er klar, men vi er ikke klar. Gud vil at vi skal innta løftene. At vi skal beseire fienden. Men vantro og mangel på overgivelse hindrer det som Gud er klar til å gjøre NÅ. Ikke om 40 år. Han har gitt oss nøklene. Han har gitt oss løftene. Han venter på at vi skal innta dem. Ved bønn. Ved faste. Ved utholdenhet og tro. La din bønn i dag være: Gud hjelp meg at jeg er klar når du er klar. Hjelp meg til å følge din timing, og ikke min egen