God Sure is Pouring out His Blessings this Morning!
The following messages from Bill and Marsha Burns and Lorraine Ezell sure are timely in light of recent conversations and posts on the private FAM site, so I want to share them here as well, and hope and pray that they will bless and encourage everyone this morning as they have me! GOD IS MOVING…SO GET READY!!!
THE TRUMPET by Bill Burns — Sept. 28, 2009:
You will no longer have to wait for the manifestation of My presence, says the Lord. For these are the days in which I shall come and touch. These are the days in which I shall come and breathe upon you. These are the days that I shall come and release My people from the bondages of the enemy. For there is a cry going forth across the land; the cry of My Spirit; the cry of My voice. Listen and you shall hear. Watch and see and you shall know for I am about to perform in this land and among My people the greatest manifestation of My glory that ever has been seen on this earth. In the days of old they watched for the fire upon the tent; in those days they watched for the cloud. In these days you will watch for the manifest presence of the Holy One and the breath of the Spirit shall come upon you and move you as the wind of His glory; into the fullness of His purposes. For I the Lord God have not forgotten My people.
SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns — Sept. 28, 2009:
Refuse to allow fear or worry to keep you from My blessings, says the Lord. Quiet your soul and be resolute in belief that I am bringing complete restoration to every area of your life. Do not doubt or be double-minded. Stand strong and unwavering in your faith, for I will do all that I have promised.
Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
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Coffee Break – “Leeks And Garlic” by Lorraine Ezell
“We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick.” Numbers 11:5
The Lord miraculously delivered the Israelites out of the land of Egypt and was going to take them into the land of Canaan- a land that He had promised to give them. During their journey they began to murmur and complain. They wanted to go back to Egypt with its leeks and garlic. Can you imagine, God wanted to give them milk and honey and they wanted onions and garlic!
Aren’t we often the same way? God is trying to give us something so much better than we have and we keep wanting to hold on to the lesser instead. Why is that? Look back at Israel. In order to get to the milk and honey, they had to move, they had to get away from their familiar surroundings, they had to cross the desert, they had to go through a wilderness, they had to face some heat. When the Lord is trying to get something to us, He doesn’t always just “drop it in our laps”. Sometimes we have to make a move. Sometimes we have to get out of our comfort zones. Sometimes it means going through a desert, through a wilderness or even through a dry place. And because getting the good thing (the milk and honey) that the Lord wants us to have comes at a price, we would rather settle for what we have (leeks and garlic) than pay it.
Whatever you have to go through in order to receive God’s will for you will be well worth it in the end like we talked about last week. The problem is not on God’s end. He wants to bless you. He wants you in His will. He wants to give you good and perfect gifts. He wants to take you from glory to glory. The problem is with us when receiving involves some sort of sacrifice, self denial or commitment on our part. That being the case we have to ask ourselves, “Do I really want to settle for the “leeks and garlic”? Or do I want to receive all that God desires to give me, even if it cost something on my part?”
Have a great day. Is God trying to give you milk and honey but you are still wanting onions and garlic because you don’t want to go through what it takes to get the milk and honey?
For further reading: 2 Corinthians 3:18, Acts 14:22, Isaiah 1:19, and Luke 4:1-14
Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell, and available online and sent by email free of charge for the asking from About the Master’s Business Ministry, Inc.
So please feel free to call Lorraine at (601) 833-5278 or E-mail her at mastersbusiness@bellsouth.net
And you can visit her on the web at MastersBusiness.org.