Scriptures and Key Points:
- The choices we make everyday determine our future.
- Every life experience can become a life lesson that becomes part of our life message.
- “Lord, I’m available, would You do a work in me and work through me?”
- The Kingdom of God is built on relationships. First with God, then with one another.
- The degree of influence we have is determined by the level of our relationships.
- There were three different times where Ruth and Orpah were given a choice.
- Stay in your comfort zone or follow into the unknown, but sensing destiny.
- Orpah went back into obscurity.
Genesis 12:1-4 NKJV …“Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you…
- In making choices to live for Christ everyday, we have a promised future.
Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Ruth’s choice led her into a messianic destiny.
“You can’t do what you used to do. And you’re not the man you used to be. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be today’s man and tomorrow’s man for God.” – T.D. Jakes
- God isn’t looking for perfect people. He is a perfect God doing a work of perfection in and through us.
- When we become discouraged and doubt God’s promises, we tend to go back to what we’re comfortable doing.
- People like to benefit from the Gospel, but not necessarily be under the lordship of Jesus.
- You can only flourish where you’re rooted.
- Hypocrite – the stage actor, the performer
- How do we know the Living Word if we’re not getting into the written Word and allowing the Holy Spirit to give life to that Word?
Hebrews 12:2 NKJV Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith…
Matthew 6:33 NKJV But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness…
“Self is the opaque veil that hides the face of God from us.” – A. W. Tozer
- God wants to give us more than gleanings.
- He wants to give us stewardship.
Proverbs 22:4 NKJV By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life.
- God gives us blessings to be a blessing to the nations.
- We haven’t “arrived” until we arrive in the presence of God and He says, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”
- Make choices to be who God has called you to be.
Psalm 37:25 NKJV I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.
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