Who was this 'Certain man?'

"Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, “What are you seeking?”16So he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.”17And the man said, “They have departed from here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’ ” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan."        Genesis 37:15-17   NKJV

Jacob had sent Joseph out to find and check on his brothers, who had gone to feed the flock at Shechem. On the way, he met a 'certain man' who began to speak to him.

Who was this 'Certain man' that is mentioned in our text? He found Joseph wandering around in the middle of nowhere. What we do know, is that he knew about Joseph's brothers and where they had gone. He also appeared to know that Joseph was related to them. It was almost as if he had been waiting for him. Now, he could have been a local traveler wandering around from town to town but, that doesn't explain the knowledge he had about Joseph's brothers. He may also have lived somewhere near to where he found Joseph, or there may have been another reason. Many scholars, theologians and well-known preachers feel that he was more than likely an angel. Some go as far as to say he was the Angel Gabriel. Of course we can't be certain of this. Personally, I believe that he was an angel, sent by God to direct him towards his brothers.

Now this gives witness to what I was saying yesterday regarding angels. They minister to us and seem to come upon us in an instant. Hebrews 13:1-2 says:

'1Let brotherly love continue. 2Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.'

Now this gives us pause for thought. Have you ever considered that you may have helped someone who was angel and you never realised it? It is very possible that you may have. It could have been that person you gave some money to buy a coffee. It may have been that time when you gave some warm clothing to someone. On the opposite side of the coin, you may have received help from an angel and you never knew it. What about that near crash on the motorway? It was certain that it was going to happen but in the last second, all was well. This has happened to us time and time again. Probably you are the same.

We are not citizens of this world, we belong to heaven and therefore, we walk in the supernatural. God is looking after us; protecting us and keeping us safe. Try and think back to a moment that something happened to you that was amazing, and then thank God for His wonderful care and love. He is everywhere, and so are His angels. Keep your eyes open 👀

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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Renew your Anointing every day

"But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil."

                                                                                   Psalm 92:10   NKJV

Each day, we need a fresh anointing from Jesus and, this verse is a great place to start. The 'Horn' is a symbol for strength and positions of prominence and security. It is also a position of social standing, stately grace and favour. So, this is why it is wise to renew this anointing every morning. This reminds us of who we are in Jesus.

We do tend to neglect these important parts of our relationship with Jesus and one of the biggest is getting on with our day before we have had breakfast with the King. When you consider this, it is foolish to do it and quite rude to leave Jesus out. It is foolish because we don't know what we will be facing over the next few hours, we may need His protection, guidance and direction. Secondly, we invited Jesus into our life so, this means our home, family and everything. To forget or neglect to spend time with Him is hurtful. He longs to talk with us and tell us what's on His mind. Some people think that Jesus is some historical person from years ago who performed wonderful things and we celebrate this each Christmas. He is so much more than this. He's a living person wanting a living relationship with you and I.

I don't think we leave Jesus out deliberately, it's probably lack of discipline. Perhaps we need to take a look at our daily routine and tweak it a little to accommodate these wonderful times with Jesus. There have been numerous occasions when something tragic has happened and, could possibly have been avoided if the people had spent time with Jesus before they set off to wherever. Remember, He knows the way and what we will meet in our day. He may want us to do something differently and if we don't hear Him we stand the chance of missing this message.

We are very special to Jesus and as His child, have a good reputation in heaven. Have you ever considered that? If Satan can notice us and try and plead with God that he can be allowed to hurt us, as with Job; don't you think that the angels witness what we do? Of course they do. They probably cheer when they see us bring someone into Jesus' fold or when we pray that someone will be healed. They become excited about what we do. They also become hurt when they see us hurting and shout to us, 'Just ask for us and we'll come and rescue you.' The angels are ministering angels: Psalm 91:11-13."For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. 12In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. 13You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.'

Each of us has our own private guardian angels. Dr Billy Graham observing the plural in this text, concluded that each believer must have at least two angels whose assigned duty it is to protect us. So we have Jesus watching over us, we have our own angels watching us and waiting for us to shout to Jesus that we need help, and a host of others observing our progress, or lack of it.

Therefore, Jesus has provided more than enough for us so, it costs us nothing to spend a little time with Him each day in praise and fellowship. Amen?

                                                                                         

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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Praise the Lord

"Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord! 2Blessed be the name of the Lord. From this time forth and forevermore! 3From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord’s name is to be praised."   Psalm 113:1-3   NKJV

We've often discussed how important praise is because, it can stop Satan in a moment. He hates the sound of praise and will run away from such a thing as that. Psalm 113 is no different. This and the following Hallel songs were sung in two parts (113 - 114) and (115 - (118) in every dwelling where the Passover was celebrated. It was the singing of the second part that is referred to in Matthew 26:30, just before the crucifixion of Jesus.

Notice how verse 2 tells us to praise Him from this time forth, and forevermore. In other words eternally because this means when we move to heaven. Praise is not a once a week thing on a Sunday, it is a daily duty and may even be 24/7 in some cases. You see, when we praise God He hears us instantly. Some may ask how can He do this when the rest of the world may be praising or praying to Him at the same time? The answer is, be cause He is God; nothing is impossible for Him to do. I know that when I praise Jesus, He instantly hears my praise, and it is the same for you too. Get this fixed firmly into your mind.

So when you see the sun rise in the morning - praise Him and throughout the day, praise Him whenever it is possible for you to do so. We're told in verse 3, to do this until  sundown. This doesn't mean that when the sun goes down we get some time off. This has already been discussed in verse 2, where it states 'forevermore'.

Now, God knows that it is not possible to praise Him 24 hours a day non-stop. We have our lives to run but, as we have invested our life in God, then we need to praise Him from time to time during each day. Bob Gass once said, 'The way to enter, to enjoy and to live in God's presence, is through praise.' So when you enter Team Jesus, you take on a life of praise and adoration. Just read through the rest of this Psalm and be blessed:

The Lord is high above all nations,

His glory above the heavens.

5Who is like the Lord our God,

Who dwells on high,

6Who humbles Himself to behold

The things that are in the heavens and in the earth?

7He raises the poor out of the dust,

And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,

8That He may seat him with princes—

With the princes of His people.

9He grants the barren woman a home,

Like a joyful mother of children.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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Chosen one, there's no fear here

"Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."

                                                                                   Isaiah 41:10   NKJV

The rent or the mortgage is due today and I can't pay it. The gas payments have shot up almost double; how am I expected to pay that now? The kids need new clothes and we've had to cancel our holiday this year to try and manage. Add to this, that my job is beginning to show signs of me being laid off. I don't know which way to turn. This may be part of your anxiety right now but, there may be much more. It is certainly a stressful time.

Just stop there for a moment, God is speaking to you: 'You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away' v9. Can we just place this prior to our text today and read it again. Now, the background for this piece of scripture describes how Cyrus, King of Persia has an unbroken record of victories, and he is ready to attack them.  In defence, resistance is as weak as the dust they stand on. He advances on them quickly. The nations are terrified as they hear of his approach. People try to encourage each other that there is nothing to fear. They raise an idol in their path with a hope that it will save them. But God shows them that they do not need such worthless things (v29). He is the one who has chosen them and the one who will show them the way through to victory.

Put that with today's problems: God says: (1) Fear not, He is with you (2) Be not dismayed You may have lost your enthusiasm? You may be disillusioned, Lack courage. Now, listen, God wants to strengthen you right now. He says, 'Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'  Look again at v9 'You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away.'l

Can you not see that you are a chosen person? He chose you before the world was even created and He means it:

'For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.'   Jeremiah 30:17

You have nothing to worry about; Jesus is working on your behalf. Fear not

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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Faith, Blessing and Forgiveness

“Have faith in God.  23For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.  24Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them."                        Mark 11:22-6   NKJV

God doesn't respond to your need, He responds to your faith. We must eradicate any sign of doubt in our walk with Jesus because, doubt asks questions, faith makes declarations. As Oral Roberts used to say, 'Doubt and do without, with faith believe and receive.'

When we're really living in touch with the Lord and praying in the Spirit, we can have the assurance of answered prayer before the answer actually comes. Our lack of prayer surprises God because it is so powerful. We don't pray enough. To have a good relationship with Jesus, we must speak to Him on a regular basis. It would be very strange if you had a friend or were in a relationship and you didn't speak to that person very often. It's the same with your heavenly relationship. This is the greatest relationship that you will ever have so, talk to Him - listen to Him and enjoy His company. Check out what it says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 'Pray with ceasing.' It couldn't be any clearer than that.

What you receive is directly connected to how you believe and what you expect. This is what faith is. You will receive what you expect to receive, so expect great things from the Lord. When Jesus said that mountains could be moved and cast into the sea, I doubt that He actually meant that. He was probably making a point that obstacles that get into the way,  can be told to move out of the way by the power of prayer. However, we know that nothing is impossible with Jesus. We should always expect great things from Him.

However, there are conditions to comply with: 'And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.' Mark 11:25-26

We must have a forgiving spirit. Any bad feelings towards another person, will negate our prayer. We expect God to forgive us and not hold a grudge at all. He in return commands us to do the same. Obedience is vital. Repentance and forgiveness is needed, otherwise it will block God's power.

It is so important to put this into action, no forgiveness or repentance will mean no blessing. We can take this as a warning because, when you think about it, if we refuse to forgive someone - totally, God will not forgive us. Food for thought!

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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Rise up above all of the problems

"They shall mount up with wings like eagles".        Isaiah 40:31   NKJV

Have you ever watched an eagle in flight? It's an enormous bird, like a small air plane soaring gently across the sky. It's like it has not a problem in the world. It may sit on its perch, possibly a very tall tree or cliff side, high above the surrounding country. It will remain there, waiting until it spots its prey. Then with a gust of air behind it, the eagle lifts off in pursuit. It's a wonderful sight as it soars across the skies. Usually, when an eagle is insight, the other birds will mob it in an effort to throw it off its prey. But the eagle doesn't flap at all. It just rises above all of the other birds and again soars away.

There's lessons to be learnt here. When we have problems come upon us, there are times when we become overwhelmed by them all and this can lead to us getting into a panic - in other words we begin to flap. When the eagle flaps, it rises high above all of the problems. Can you see the difference? Worry and anxiety can all take its toll and is not good for our health or, for those who are listening and watching our actions.

The eagle waits for the right time. Because of its size, it needs a breeze behind it that will help it mount up. Once this happens, it's on its way. Waiting can be boring and frustrating. However, we need to ensure that what we are going to do or say is at the right moment. Otherwise things can get pear-shaped. If you're a 'Let's get the job done' type of person, you may rush in at the wrong time and pay the price. It is far better to wait for 'the breeze' the Holy Spirit's leading. He is never wrong, never has been and never will be.

Check out this scripture, it contains life words:

'Have you not known? 'Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

29He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. 30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, 31But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.' 

                                                                                         Isaiah 40:28 - 30

Notice that it is far more productive to wait for the right time - God's timing, and then go in His power, rising above all of the shrapnel that is flying around. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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Be the husband God wants you to be

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,  26that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,  27that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.  28So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself." 

                                                                             Ephesians 5:25-28  NKJV

Christ's love for the church means that everything that He does and says is designed to bring the best out of her. And this is how husbands ought to love their wives. Many years ago, the role of the husband was to go to work, earn his pay and provide for his family. Usually, that was all he was required to do. The wife would stay at home, have children, cook the meals and look after the house. Usually, the husband wouldn't even help around the house or wash a cup. That was the wife's role. Many women were used to this and did it without complaint. Much has changed since that time.

Look above and and we see how Jesus expects the husband and wife team to work. The bible does not put males over females, but what it does call for is for husbands to accept responsible leadership in the same spirit of self-giving and devotion Christ has shown for His church. Wives are never made to be second to men in general, but the wife is specifically called to accept her husband's leadership which should never be bossy or intimidating. 

Peter wrote in 1 Peter 3:7 '7Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honour to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. This term used by Peter is not derogatory. He was quite literally saying that, physically the woman should be treated as a precious item that might break if not treated properly. Some women are strong and able and that is great but, some are not and, the Christian wife should be free of all the hustle and bustle of human life and cherished by her husband.

To have a husband or wife is a blessed gift, as they come together in Christ, they both grow towards a deep relationship with Jesus. Sadly, this is not possible if, one of the partners is not saved. It can cause division and even argument. However, the partner who is saved, should stand firm in Jesus and do everything they can to allow Jesus to be shown and witnessed.

Lord Jesus, we pray for married partners to be jointly saved and walking with You. Bless those with encouragement as they stand firm with their request that their partner be saved. In Jesus' name. Amen.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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