Post by cspain03 on Jul 30, 2014 15:06:58 GMT
Just wanted to share this for Joel Osteen, I know it's timely for my life, I pray it's encouraging for yours as well!
Don’t Just Pray to Become a Better Slave!
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“Therefore,
say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from
under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to
them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty
acts of judgment.’ ”
(Exodus 6:6, NIV)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
When the Israelites were in slavery, they were forced
to make bricks all day long. They were given quotas that were almost
impossible to meet. And at one point, Pharaoh got upset and had the
supervisors take away all the straw they needed for bricks. They had the
same quota, but they had to go find their own straw. No doubt they
prayed, “God, please give us straw. God, You know these supervisors are
going to get upset. We’re not going to make our quotas.” They had been
pushed down for so long. They had such a limited vision when they were
praying for more straw. In effect, they were praying to become a better
slave. God said, “That’s too small. I don’t want to make you a better
slave. I want to take you totally out of that bondage. I created you as
the head and not the tail, the victor and not the victim.”
Today, don’t just pray for improvement in your
difficult situation, pray for deliverance from it! See beyond your
circumstances and let Him lead you out into the place of victory and
abundance!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father,
today I release a slave mentality. I pray and ask for Your complete
deliverance from every form of bondage in my life. Help me to think the
way You think and see the way You see. Thank You for freedom all the
days of my life in Jesus’ name. Amen.
— Joel & Victoria Osteen
Don’t Just Pray to Become a Better Slave!
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“Therefore,
say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from
under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to
them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty
acts of judgment.’ ”
(Exodus 6:6, NIV)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
When the Israelites were in slavery, they were forced
to make bricks all day long. They were given quotas that were almost
impossible to meet. And at one point, Pharaoh got upset and had the
supervisors take away all the straw they needed for bricks. They had the
same quota, but they had to go find their own straw. No doubt they
prayed, “God, please give us straw. God, You know these supervisors are
going to get upset. We’re not going to make our quotas.” They had been
pushed down for so long. They had such a limited vision when they were
praying for more straw. In effect, they were praying to become a better
slave. God said, “That’s too small. I don’t want to make you a better
slave. I want to take you totally out of that bondage. I created you as
the head and not the tail, the victor and not the victim.”
Today, don’t just pray for improvement in your
difficult situation, pray for deliverance from it! See beyond your
circumstances and let Him lead you out into the place of victory and
abundance!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father,
today I release a slave mentality. I pray and ask for Your complete
deliverance from every form of bondage in my life. Help me to think the
way You think and see the way You see. Thank You for freedom all the
days of my life in Jesus’ name. Amen.
— Joel & Victoria Osteen