God picks the outcast to make His power perfect

Your sins will be laid on your children

“‘The Lord is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations.’”
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭14:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬

"HE lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected."

God picks and works through certain key people. Such people are the key where their actions will affect their entire family whether for good or bad.

If the key person obeys, the entire family can be saved and blessed. If the key person disobeys, the entire family can be in serious trouble. We see in the Bible when it came to Achan (Joshua 7) and Korah, their decision ( they were in authority for their families), affected not only their entire family but their livelihood, land, and possessions. Everything was not only cursed, they were all judged and eliminated. The Bible says those who refuse to be circumcised (spiritually now of the heart) will be cut off from Him.

As it says in Joel, while there is still time, come to Him.

“That is why the Lord says, “Turn to me now, WHILE THERE IS TIME. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”
‭‭Joel‬ ‭2:12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Is God your center?

Nehemiah 8:2-3 Ezra the priest did as they asked, bringing God’s law to Israel. The community included both men and women—anyone who was able to understand was welcomed. This gathering took place on the first day of the seventh month. 3 Facing the people in the square, next to the water gate, he began to read excerpts. The document was massive, and just reading parts took him six or seven hours, from daybreak until noon. Everyone who was there heard him: men, women—anyone with the ability to understand. As he read, they were focused and listened carefully to the book of the law.

When God's people had returned to Him from exile, the book of the law was read in front of the people for many hours. In fact, it was read from night to noon.

As individuals, when we return to Him and as we get our lives in order for Him, we need to be spending hours of our time in His Word and in prayer rather than being just Sunday or part time Christians and continuing our old way of life in sin and living as secular Christians.

The returning Jews did not know God's ways and law. As they had lived in exile, they had to learn what they did wrong and bring proper order. Today is no different, many Christians live lives of spiritual exile within the world. They do know a certain degree of sin they are living in but still they are ignorant of His laws and commandments for a holy living. As spiritual exiled Christians, many today live empty lives. Yes, they may go to church or they may go to church here and there, but their lives are empty regardless of their wealth, health, and families.

The exiled Jews were gone so long from Jerusalem that they did not know the rituals nor the prescribed ways of holding the feasts and days. Today, although we live in the age of grace, many Christians break God's laws in tithing, 4th commandment, live sinful lives, have not read the whole bible even though it is everywhere, and etc.

Our label as Christians will not allow us to enter heaven. We must be born again Christians who have the faith to overcome the world. If we are Christians, then we must do what the title says. A professional football player does what he is called to do. He practices for hours and hours to be a football player. As a professional Christian, our time must be to spend hours and hours in Him with the Word and prayer. God must be the center of our lives. Everything we do should reflect Him.

May we return to Him as a true people of God.

Do not choose your own leader

“Then they plotted among themselves, “Let’s choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!””
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭14:4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The background to this scene is after the twelve spies had come back from scouting the promise land. The ten spies or leaders of the ten tribes had given a bad report. Therefore, they instilled fear among the people and they were conspiring to go back to Egypt by abandoning Moses. It really meant they were going to abandon God.

The promise land represented a new level and season with a higher level of blessing. But in order to obtain this blessing, they had obstacles. These obstacles were the giants who were in the land. The giants appeared like impossible mountains to them.

As God wants to take us to a new level of anointing and blessings, your old demons will come back. These demons are plotting to convince you to go back to Egypt. They want you to pick leader and go back to Egypt. Picking your own leader is to pick your own church that is easier and another pastor that will give you an easier gospel. Going back to Egypt is going back to your old ways, habits, problems, addictions, depression, chaos, and sin. It is no longer walking with the Lord.

You must choose to fight and overcome these old demons. Conquer and possess the new land! Awaken and move forward. Circumcise that heart of yours and endure for His Glory! I know some of you are tired. You are a soldier for God. Much is at stake. No turning back. Arise and shine!

God came to pick Elisha out of 7000. Which are you? Elisha type or the 6999?