Hebrews 10:35-38
Do not let this happy trust in the Lord die away, no matter what happens. Remember your reward! You need to keep on patiently doing God's will if you want Him to do for you all that He has promised. His coming will not be delayed much longer. And those whose faith has made them good in God's sight must live by faith, trusting Him in everything. Otherwise, if they shrink back, God will have no pleasure in them.
When I started going to church, my finances were horrible. I had no extra monies. Although I had attended church most of my life, I had never tithed and didn't intend to. I thought it was only for rich people. It just did not make sense to me to give God one tenth of my7 money. After my bills were paid for many years, I didn't even have one tenth left over. That was a joke. No one had ever shown me Malachi Three verses eight through twelve, or it might have at least pricked my conscience. Let's take a look at it:
Dare a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me! And you say, "How do we rob you?" In tithes and in offerings.
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You are indeed accursed, for you, the whole nation, rob me.
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3 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, That there may be food in my house, and try me in this, says the LORD of hosts: Shall I not open for you the floodgates of heaven, to pour down blessing upon you without measure?
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For your sake I will forbid the locust to destroy your crops; And the vine in the field will not be barren, says the LORD of hosts.
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Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land, says the LORD of hosts.
When I began to reconnect with God it wasn't because of my finances. The challenges that I faced were in so many areas. I listened with great interest as the ministers explained about the tithing, the offerings, the Blessing and God's will for my life. I decided to give more than I planned and to work my way up to tithing. Finally, I was able to tithe after many months of hearing the Word of God, building my faith, Trusting God and prayer. After a few months a major crisis developed and it was financial. My only recourse was to pray. I was in faith but it was clearly an attack by the enemy that I had not seen coming. I did not draw back. The problem was not only eliminated but it was also remedied and removed. I got the VICTORY. However, the truth of the matter is that my Victory had been won many years ago by Jesus, I just needed to have the actual physical manifestation of it. Some might wonder if my life changed after I tithed. I can truthfully say that it did in a powerful way. Instead of having fewer discretionary funds, I have more and all of my needs are always met.
Don't let the enemy prevent you from understanding God's will for your life.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Faith is to be shared by Elaine Davenport (Monday, August 20, 2007)
Psalms 40:1-3
I waited patiently for God to help me; then He listened and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out from the bog and the mire, and set my feet on a hard, firm path and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song to sing, of praises to our God. Now many will hear of the glorious things He did for me, and stand in awe before the Lord, and put their trust in Him.
I'm not so popular in my family. Not like I was when I was in the world. I'm not surrounded in my family bu unbelief. That's what makes it such a challenge. I'm surrounded by a lot of belief.
I heard Hillary Clinton say that she doesn't wear her faith on her sleeve.
I don't deal in politics and it is likely that I won't even know who I am going to vote for until minutes before I go into the voting booth when I consult with God about it.
I guess wearing your faith on your sleeves means you keep it very private. That was the old way. It was the way that6 I and many others were raised. We were raised that only ministers or Sunday school teachers could be expected to want to engage you in a conversation about God. That was the protocol and that protocol was respected. I understand it.
Now this is 2007, and we have much more revelation. There are believers who still stick to the theory that their faith is a private matter. I won't bother them. However, we all have a mandate from God and it's in the bible since that's our Covenant, our instruction manual, our rulebook and Jesus is clear:
GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE. - Mark 16:15
So, if my family anyone that knows me expects me to be quiet about my faith; it's not going to happen. I'm going to preach the Gospel and I'm never going to stop. The good news is the gospel and it's good for me that my family is EXPECTING me to talk about it when they see me.
I waited patiently for God to help me; then He listened and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out from the bog and the mire, and set my feet on a hard, firm path and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song to sing, of praises to our God. Now many will hear of the glorious things He did for me, and stand in awe before the Lord, and put their trust in Him.
I'm not so popular in my family. Not like I was when I was in the world. I'm not surrounded in my family bu unbelief. That's what makes it such a challenge. I'm surrounded by a lot of belief.
I heard Hillary Clinton say that she doesn't wear her faith on her sleeve.
I don't deal in politics and it is likely that I won't even know who I am going to vote for until minutes before I go into the voting booth when I consult with God about it.
I guess wearing your faith on your sleeves means you keep it very private. That was the old way. It was the way that6 I and many others were raised. We were raised that only ministers or Sunday school teachers could be expected to want to engage you in a conversation about God. That was the protocol and that protocol was respected. I understand it.
Now this is 2007, and we have much more revelation. There are believers who still stick to the theory that their faith is a private matter. I won't bother them. However, we all have a mandate from God and it's in the bible since that's our Covenant, our instruction manual, our rulebook and Jesus is clear:
GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE. - Mark 16:15
So, if my family anyone that knows me expects me to be quiet about my faith; it's not going to happen. I'm going to preach the Gospel and I'm never going to stop. The good news is the gospel and it's good for me that my family is EXPECTING me to talk about it when they see me.
The Enemy wants you to stay home on Sundays by Elaine Davenport (Sunday, August 19, 2007)
Romans 10:17 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
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17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
THE MESSAGE BIBLE GIVES GREAT FOOD FOR THOUGHT WHEN IT SAYS:
Romans 10:17 (The Message)
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson
[The Message at Navpress] [NavPress]
14-17But how can people call for help if they don't know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust if they haven't heard of the One who can be trusted? And how can they hear if nobody tells them? And how is anyone going to tell them, unless someone is sent to do it? That's why Scripture exclaims,
A sight to take your breath away.
Grand processions of people
telling all the good things of God.
But not everybody is ready for this, ready to see and hear and act. Isaiah asked what we all ask at one time or another: "Does anyone care, God? Is anyone listening and believing a word of it?" The point is: Before you trust, you have to listen. But unless Christ's Word is preached, there's nothing to listen to.
I have been obedient in ministering to my brother regarding his salvation; I've trusted God. After a few years out of the blue; he called with what I detected was a sense of urgency and said: "I'm going to church with you this coming Sunday." I said: "Okay." I was pleased but calm. I called him back and this is what I said to him:
NOW THE ENEMY WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT HE CAN TO KEEP YOU FROM COMING TO CHURCH. THE GREATEST THING THAT HE WILL DO IS TO CONVINCE YOU THAT IT IS YOUR IDEA.
He then said:
I DON"T CARE, I'M COMING.
This went on for 3 weeks. He never came. However, I have great joy because he's reaching out to God. My prayer is that his spirit man will rise up and take ascendancy.
Yet.
God is faithful and I am patient and the enemy is a defeated foe.
Next, I was recently discipling a friend of mine. She said she really wanted to come to church. Of course when the big day came, I couldn't find her. I'm patient and I know that she is a child of God and that she will walk in the Blessing and disciple many or satan wouldn't try so hard to block her destined path.
You may have encountered these problems as well. The enemy picked the wrong people to try to block because I will cover them in prayer and trust God to deliver them.
I have great joy over this and I am in covenant. So no matter what it looks like; Satan can't steal it.
King James Version (KJV)
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17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
THE MESSAGE BIBLE GIVES GREAT FOOD FOR THOUGHT WHEN IT SAYS:
Romans 10:17 (The Message)
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson
[The Message at Navpress] [NavPress]
14-17But how can people call for help if they don't know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust if they haven't heard of the One who can be trusted? And how can they hear if nobody tells them? And how is anyone going to tell them, unless someone is sent to do it? That's why Scripture exclaims,
A sight to take your breath away.
Grand processions of people
telling all the good things of God.
But not everybody is ready for this, ready to see and hear and act. Isaiah asked what we all ask at one time or another: "Does anyone care, God? Is anyone listening and believing a word of it?" The point is: Before you trust, you have to listen. But unless Christ's Word is preached, there's nothing to listen to.
I have been obedient in ministering to my brother regarding his salvation; I've trusted God. After a few years out of the blue; he called with what I detected was a sense of urgency and said: "I'm going to church with you this coming Sunday." I said: "Okay." I was pleased but calm. I called him back and this is what I said to him:
NOW THE ENEMY WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT HE CAN TO KEEP YOU FROM COMING TO CHURCH. THE GREATEST THING THAT HE WILL DO IS TO CONVINCE YOU THAT IT IS YOUR IDEA.
He then said:
I DON"T CARE, I'M COMING.
This went on for 3 weeks. He never came. However, I have great joy because he's reaching out to God. My prayer is that his spirit man will rise up and take ascendancy.
Yet.
God is faithful and I am patient and the enemy is a defeated foe.
Next, I was recently discipling a friend of mine. She said she really wanted to come to church. Of course when the big day came, I couldn't find her. I'm patient and I know that she is a child of God and that she will walk in the Blessing and disciple many or satan wouldn't try so hard to block her destined path.
You may have encountered these problems as well. The enemy picked the wrong people to try to block because I will cover them in prayer and trust God to deliver them.
I have great joy over this and I am in covenant. So no matter what it looks like; Satan can't steal it.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Too much unbelief by Elaine Davenport (Friday, August 17, 2007)
The following is a copy of an email that I sent out this day. My prayers are that people will take this seriously.
The Lord is...not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (II Peter 3:9)
Revelation 20:12, 15, And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life...And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
*****WARNING*****
This email contains strong content that you may or may not be willing to hear; but it is quite factual.
Blessings to you my friend and or relative. (Or both...smile) As my family rushes to get ready to go to breakfast , I am eager to get this message to you. I'm not writing to you to tell you to visit my Blogs, I'm just writing to ask you to think about some things.
Many of you have children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren. Some of you are planning families right now or look forward to a future of having them. I am writing to tell you that we are on a COLLISION COURSE with the forces of hell. Yes we are.
I"LL TELL YOU WHY:
Recent studies have shown that a "mere" three percent of the younger generation are believers. I'll be exact. Believers in Christ. Not anything else. In my generation that number was around 65%. Most of you know this is true even if you haven't seen the data. When we talk about God, most of us have a tendency to think about ourselves; but SOULS BEING SAVED is what is important to God. Consequently...YOU WILL BE ASKED HOW MANY SOULS DID YOU SAVE when you stand in judgement. You'll especially be held accountable for those around you.
I don't want to see masses of our young people going to hell. What about you? I look forward to writing you to tell you of my new assignment. Right now, I am asking you to think about this and if you feel led; to pass it on. God is watching our actions and looking at our hearts. Love E
The Lord is...not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (II Peter 3:9)
Revelation 20:12, 15, And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life...And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
*****WARNING*****
This email contains strong content that you may or may not be willing to hear; but it is quite factual.
Blessings to you my friend and or relative. (Or both...smile) As my family rushes to get ready to go to breakfast , I am eager to get this message to you. I'm not writing to you to tell you to visit my Blogs, I'm just writing to ask you to think about some things.
Many of you have children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren. Some of you are planning families right now or look forward to a future of having them. I am writing to tell you that we are on a COLLISION COURSE with the forces of hell. Yes we are.
I"LL TELL YOU WHY:
Recent studies have shown that a "mere" three percent of the younger generation are believers. I'll be exact. Believers in Christ. Not anything else. In my generation that number was around 65%. Most of you know this is true even if you haven't seen the data. When we talk about God, most of us have a tendency to think about ourselves; but SOULS BEING SAVED is what is important to God. Consequently...YOU WILL BE ASKED HOW MANY SOULS DID YOU SAVE when you stand in judgement. You'll especially be held accountable for those around you.
I don't want to see masses of our young people going to hell. What about you? I look forward to writing you to tell you of my new assignment. Right now, I am asking you to think about this and if you feel led; to pass it on. God is watching our actions and looking at our hearts. Love E
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
MIRACLE IN TEXAS by Elaine Davenport (Thursday, August 16, 2007)
Years ago,in the early springtime, I was led to jump on a plane with a friend and fly to Houston, Texas to visit a church. Everything went wrong on the surface, but God sent a man of God visiting our country from Tanzania to help my good friend Vivian and myself. We all had a delightful time. I had never been close friends with anyone from Africa so making friends with Pastor Eric was a refreshing surprise. Pastor Eric was trying to open a private school for little orphans. He carried a lap top computer and showed us a video of the sweet little children singing about Jesus. He explained that he needed to secure funding for the school and he was in the U.S. looking for donations and or sponsorship. I thought everything looked good and I offered to re work his brochure to make it more English or U.S. friendly. Well, Pastor Eric went back to Tanzania and I rewrote the brochure and mailed it to him. I never heard from him again though I spent many years praying for him and his family, the children and the school. I just couldn't understand. The emails bounced back and I lost his address.
This year, I traveled Fort Worth, Texas for a huge faith conference sponsored by another church. In a town of 600,000 residents; this conference had 10,000 + ATTENDEES FROM ALL 50 STATES AND OVER 30 COUNTRIES. It was clear that there was a move of God there. As we left various sessions you could see people praying with people on the street or bringing them to salvation. It was wonderful to see the camaraderie, the generosity, the love and kindness.
On my birthday that week, I had went over to get in line and Sister Rose asked me to go around the corner to pick up a bottle of water that she had left in line. I said no problem and went on. On my way, I had taken twenty steps or so and I saw a man talking to a woman with a color brochure; my brain started racing and I shouted: "Pastor Eric" It was my long lost friend and God has been good to he and his family. There are no coincidences and God is good.
This year, I traveled Fort Worth, Texas for a huge faith conference sponsored by another church. In a town of 600,000 residents; this conference had 10,000 + ATTENDEES FROM ALL 50 STATES AND OVER 30 COUNTRIES. It was clear that there was a move of God there. As we left various sessions you could see people praying with people on the street or bringing them to salvation. It was wonderful to see the camaraderie, the generosity, the love and kindness.
On my birthday that week, I had went over to get in line and Sister Rose asked me to go around the corner to pick up a bottle of water that she had left in line. I said no problem and went on. On my way, I had taken twenty steps or so and I saw a man talking to a woman with a color brochure; my brain started racing and I shouted: "Pastor Eric" It was my long lost friend and God has been good to he and his family. There are no coincidences and God is good.
Hearing from God by Elaine Davenport (Wednesday, August 15, 2007)
One of the hardest things for me as a believer has been trying to tip toe around my mom in my faith walk. I love my mom but she doesn't want to hear a whole lot about God even though she believes. She once told me that she doesn't believe that people can really hear God speaking to them. I once quietly said: It's true." After that, I left it alone because I don't like confusion or drama. Smile.
However, yesterday in my meditation time the Holy Spirit explained that something special was being done with a reserved seat for me at an even that I planned to attend. I couldn't see how. (If I could see it faith wouldn't be necessary, right?)
As I drew nearer to the event, I was so leery of the anticipated crowd; mainly because I was late. I walked in and saw no one. I walked into the auditorium and saw that the seat I really wanted was taken. There were just a few people there. My friend quickly walked up to me and told me that the seat that I desired was saved for me. PRAISE GOD. I quickly ran to sit in it. About five minutes later, hundreds of people came rushing to get seats and they came from everywhere. It was powerful.
God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 1 Corinthians 1: 9
However, yesterday in my meditation time the Holy Spirit explained that something special was being done with a reserved seat for me at an even that I planned to attend. I couldn't see how. (If I could see it faith wouldn't be necessary, right?)
As I drew nearer to the event, I was so leery of the anticipated crowd; mainly because I was late. I walked in and saw no one. I walked into the auditorium and saw that the seat I really wanted was taken. There were just a few people there. My friend quickly walked up to me and told me that the seat that I desired was saved for me. PRAISE GOD. I quickly ran to sit in it. About five minutes later, hundreds of people came rushing to get seats and they came from everywhere. It was powerful.
God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 1 Corinthians 1: 9
Sunday, August 12, 2007
IT"S HARD TO LOVE A STRANGER THAT"S RUDE (but it can be done) By Elaine Davenport (Monday, August, 13, 2007)
I love God. That much is clear, but I have a responsibility to do more than that. I recently went to a Faith Conference and it was oh so wonderful. The Message Bible greatly describes a recent challenge that I faced:
1 Peter 1:6-7 (The Message)
The Message (MSG)
I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it's your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.
I left a Healing line to go back to my seat and a lady from another country told me to go all the way around because she did not want for me to go past her. Of course, I was shocked but I did as she instructed. I remember thinking how rude that was and that I had never encountered that before. As I traveled the long way around, I was instructed by ushers because of the volume of people to go even another direction and it seemed to go on and on.
When I arrived at my seat, I was surprised when a young school teacher whom I did not know told me not to lose my joy. I realized that she was so right and I began to ask God to forgive me for not loving the lady (instead of dwelling on why she did that) that would not let me pass by her. I began to ask God to Bless her and I still will continue to pray that He will do this. She will likely stay on my prayer list for the rest of my life. It was a test and though I did not get 100%; I passed. Next time I'll ace it. You see, we are required to "LOVE" even if they are a stranger and no matter how they act. God doesn't love them any less than me or you. Blessings
If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 2If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. 3-7If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
8-10Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
11When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.
12We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
13But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
THE MESSAGE BIBLE
1 Peter 1:6-7 (The Message)
The Message (MSG)
I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it's your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.
I left a Healing line to go back to my seat and a lady from another country told me to go all the way around because she did not want for me to go past her. Of course, I was shocked but I did as she instructed. I remember thinking how rude that was and that I had never encountered that before. As I traveled the long way around, I was instructed by ushers because of the volume of people to go even another direction and it seemed to go on and on.
When I arrived at my seat, I was surprised when a young school teacher whom I did not know told me not to lose my joy. I realized that she was so right and I began to ask God to forgive me for not loving the lady (instead of dwelling on why she did that) that would not let me pass by her. I began to ask God to Bless her and I still will continue to pray that He will do this. She will likely stay on my prayer list for the rest of my life. It was a test and though I did not get 100%; I passed. Next time I'll ace it. You see, we are required to "LOVE" even if they are a stranger and no matter how they act. God doesn't love them any less than me or you. Blessings
If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 2If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. 3-7If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
8-10Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
11When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.
12We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
13But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
THE MESSAGE BIBLE
Saturday, August 4, 2007
WORD FOR THE DAY by Elaine Davenport (Sunday, August 12, 2007)
Malachi 3:8-10 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
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8Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Thou shalt not steal. What a powerful group of words. Yet, I hear so many versions of excuses from people about tithing. Let me jus6t say I originally had a hard time with it myself. In fact, when I first tried tithing the devil attacked my finances so bad that I quit for a whole year. During that time by the mercy of God, I saved money for my emergency back up. Then I began again successfully and never looked back. If at first you don't succeed; try try again.
King James Version (KJV)
Public Domain
[A Public Domain Bible] [KJV at Zondervan] [Zondervan]
8Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Thou shalt not steal. What a powerful group of words. Yet, I hear so many versions of excuses from people about tithing. Let me jus6t say I originally had a hard time with it myself. In fact, when I first tried tithing the devil attacked my finances so bad that I quit for a whole year. During that time by the mercy of God, I saved money for my emergency back up. Then I began again successfully and never looked back. If at first you don't succeed; try try again.
WORD FOR THE DAY by Elaine Davenport (Saturday, August 11, 2007)
Jude 1:20 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
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20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
I often hear people that are not Christians talk about their interpretations of what's in the bible, but they never mention the Holy Ghost. It's something that they don't understand or believe. Unfortunately there are Christian churches who don't deem it necessary to speak in tongues. However, as a building faith site, this could pretty much be our mantra; that we build ourselves up in our most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost. I do and it has changed my life and the lives of those around me.
King James Version (KJV)
Public Domain
[A Public Domain Bible] [KJV at Zondervan] [Zondervan]
20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
I often hear people that are not Christians talk about their interpretations of what's in the bible, but they never mention the Holy Ghost. It's something that they don't understand or believe. Unfortunately there are Christian churches who don't deem it necessary to speak in tongues. However, as a building faith site, this could pretty much be our mantra; that we build ourselves up in our most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost. I do and it has changed my life and the lives of those around me.
WORD FOR THE DAY by Elaine Davenport (Friday, August 10, 2007)
Psalm 55:17 (King James Version)
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17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
In this nations Business School, they teach people about being proactive. In fact, Stephen Covey became a noteworthy author because of his approach to it all. However, it all sounds so much like the biblical principles that we've been taught. Words written by holy men of God thousands of years ago.
Our instruction here is simple. Develop a daily prayer life and routine and God will hear our voices.
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17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
In this nations Business School, they teach people about being proactive. In fact, Stephen Covey became a noteworthy author because of his approach to it all. However, it all sounds so much like the biblical principles that we've been taught. Words written by holy men of God thousands of years ago.
Our instruction here is simple. Develop a daily prayer life and routine and God will hear our voices.
WORD FOR THE DAY by Elaine Davenport (Thursday, August 9, 2007)
Psalm 55:22 (King James Version)
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22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
One night I could not sleep. I had a situation that I desperately needed to get out of but there was no way out. I prayed and was led to read 1 Corinthians 13 on Love. I remember thinking this makes no sense. Soon after I had cast this burden on God in prayer and read 1 Corinthians 13; I came to realize that there was a way out and it would require a financial loss on my part if I was willing to not let my pride get in the way. I took the way out that God gave to me.
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22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
One night I could not sleep. I had a situation that I desperately needed to get out of but there was no way out. I prayed and was led to read 1 Corinthians 13 on Love. I remember thinking this makes no sense. Soon after I had cast this burden on God in prayer and read 1 Corinthians 13; I came to realize that there was a way out and it would require a financial loss on my part if I was willing to not let my pride get in the way. I took the way out that God gave to me.
WORD FOR THE DAY (Wednesday, August 8, 2007)
Proverbs 4:20-22 (King James Version)
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20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
The Word of God is a guidepost for your life. Please, if you face any challenge and don't know which course to take...go to the Word. If someone comes to you for advice , sit down and take them through the Word of God. Keep it at the ready.
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20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
The Word of God is a guidepost for your life. Please, if you face any challenge and don't know which course to take...go to the Word. If someone comes to you for advice , sit down and take them through the Word of God. Keep it at the ready.
WORD FOR THE DAY by Elaine Davenport (Tuesday, August 7, 2007)
Ephesians 6:16 (King James Version)
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16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
An umbrella protects me from the rain, but I prefer a raincoat with a hood. The bottom line is that they both work the same way. They don't look the same but they both work and serve their purposes. Your faith is designed to do a whole lot for you. Dig it out and crank it out every day. Put on your shiled of faith and make a decision today that it is there for:
WHATSOEVER
WHOSOEVER
WHENEVER
HOWEVER
and WHY (ever) you need it. Make that decision today.
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16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
An umbrella protects me from the rain, but I prefer a raincoat with a hood. The bottom line is that they both work the same way. They don't look the same but they both work and serve their purposes. Your faith is designed to do a whole lot for you. Dig it out and crank it out every day. Put on your shiled of faith and make a decision today that it is there for:
WHATSOEVER
WHOSOEVER
WHENEVER
HOWEVER
and WHY (ever) you need it. Make that decision today.
WORD FOR THE DAY by Elaine Davenport (Monday, August 6, 2007)
Mark 8:34 (King James Version)
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34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself (or herself) , and take up his cross, and follow me.
Are you the "whosoever"? I am.
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34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself (or herself) , and take up his cross, and follow me.
Are you the "whosoever"? I am.
WORD FOR THE DAY by Elaine Davenport (Sunday, August 5, 2007)
1 Corinthians 12:3 (King James Version)
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3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
I won't make this long. I have been working on my discipleship abilities. In witnessing to a wonderful friend; she mentioned a very negative experience that she had at a small church. We must all realize that when God calls us and we accept that we are held to a higher standard of right living. Of course, you will be tested and tried, but your walk must be blameless. Many people fail to make Jesus Lord and master of their lives; but with the help of the Holy Ghost it can be done. A lot of the church world has been blinded to believe they don't need the Holy Ghost. It's not true. I cannot emphasize it enough. Are you making Jesus LOrd of your life? A good compass is this: At every turn, for every decision, every thought, every question, every action, can you ask yourself: "What would Jesus do and then do that?" If not, you've got work to do and angels stand at the ready to help you. PRAISE GOD.
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3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
I won't make this long. I have been working on my discipleship abilities. In witnessing to a wonderful friend; she mentioned a very negative experience that she had at a small church. We must all realize that when God calls us and we accept that we are held to a higher standard of right living. Of course, you will be tested and tried, but your walk must be blameless. Many people fail to make Jesus Lord and master of their lives; but with the help of the Holy Ghost it can be done. A lot of the church world has been blinded to believe they don't need the Holy Ghost. It's not true. I cannot emphasize it enough. Are you making Jesus LOrd of your life? A good compass is this: At every turn, for every decision, every thought, every question, every action, can you ask yourself: "What would Jesus do and then do that?" If not, you've got work to do and angels stand at the ready to help you. PRAISE GOD.
WORD FOR THE DAY by Elaine Davenport (Saturday, August 4, 2007)
God isn't late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn't want anyone lost. He's giving everyone space and time to change.
10But when the Day of God's Judgment does come, it will be unannounced, like a thief. The sky will collapse with a thunderous bang, everything disintegrating in a huge conflagration, earth and all its works exposed to the scrutiny of Judgment. MESSAGE BIBLE 2 PETER 3: 9, 10
I used to read this passage in verse 9 and think it applied to anything that I wanted it to. Then I found out that these scriptures are referring to the last days. A lot of people in the world and in the church or shall I say: "in pursuit of holiness" don't "act" like these are the last days. The people in the world are blinded and can't hear or understand just yet; but they will. That is my prayer for them. Please join me in pr5ayer for them. Blessings
10But when the Day of God's Judgment does come, it will be unannounced, like a thief. The sky will collapse with a thunderous bang, everything disintegrating in a huge conflagration, earth and all its works exposed to the scrutiny of Judgment. MESSAGE BIBLE 2 PETER 3: 9, 10
I used to read this passage in verse 9 and think it applied to anything that I wanted it to. Then I found out that these scriptures are referring to the last days. A lot of people in the world and in the church or shall I say: "in pursuit of holiness" don't "act" like these are the last days. The people in the world are blinded and can't hear or understand just yet; but they will. That is my prayer for them. Please join me in pr5ayer for them. Blessings
Thursday, August 2, 2007
What is Spiritual Warfare? by Elaine Davenport (Thursday, August 2, 2007)
Luke 10:19 "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and
scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall
by any means hurt you."
Yesterday after much prayer I was led to fast and pray. All I heard was "Spiritual warfare." I thought to myself how serious this must be and I began to get myself entrenched in the Word of God on that subject. I found out some things that are very important.
See "faith" is something that we have and none of us want interference. I'm pretty brave and I want to see my interference coming or know about it in advance. Smile. Almost always I do not.
I have a bank account that was lower than I wanted it to be a few days ago. Today, I went to check on it; it had spiraled downward. Do I call it an attack of spiritual warfare or my own carelessness? The truth is I don't know but I'd guess it was more of a combo of my carelessness which resulted in a set up that didn't happen because God gave me great favor at the bank.
While trying to gain an understanding of exactly what Spiritual Warfare is and isn't; I began to hear some things that were happening around the world on the news. So much of it sounded like vicious attacks of the enemy.
We've got to gain in our understanding of what Spiritual Warfare is and we must come to know beyond the shadow of a doubt that it is real. That's what we'll be talking about in the days ahead. We'll build your faith and out you of the offensive at the same time. Be ready.
scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall
by any means hurt you."
Yesterday after much prayer I was led to fast and pray. All I heard was "Spiritual warfare." I thought to myself how serious this must be and I began to get myself entrenched in the Word of God on that subject. I found out some things that are very important.
See "faith" is something that we have and none of us want interference. I'm pretty brave and I want to see my interference coming or know about it in advance. Smile. Almost always I do not.
I have a bank account that was lower than I wanted it to be a few days ago. Today, I went to check on it; it had spiraled downward. Do I call it an attack of spiritual warfare or my own carelessness? The truth is I don't know but I'd guess it was more of a combo of my carelessness which resulted in a set up that didn't happen because God gave me great favor at the bank.
While trying to gain an understanding of exactly what Spiritual Warfare is and isn't; I began to hear some things that were happening around the world on the news. So much of it sounded like vicious attacks of the enemy.
We've got to gain in our understanding of what Spiritual Warfare is and we must come to know beyond the shadow of a doubt that it is real. That's what we'll be talking about in the days ahead. We'll build your faith and out you of the offensive at the same time. Be ready.
Monday, July 30, 2007
One Afternoon with an Atheist by Elaine Davenport (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)
There may be people who may read this; who knowingly or unknowingly may be looking to see if this is a critical piece. That is not the nature of this writing. It's simply about a personal experience that clearly shaped my walk with God.
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When I was younger and not walking close with God; I had an enlightening experience. It was what my friend Rose calls a "defining moment."
I always had two or three jobs even when I had a good job. We had moved into a new house and the financial needs became more demanding. I needed to be able to work at home and still earn extra monies. It so happened that an opportunity arose that allowed me to make money and a lot of it writing meaningful greetings cards and I leaped at the challenge.
BACKGROUND
I had written poetry for many years; all of my life in fact. When we were newly married in the middle of the night; something would wake me up and whisper poetry in my ears and I would jump up and write it down. When I became convinced that it could wait til morning, I would later find that it couldn't, it would be long forgotten. All I knew was that it was beautiful. So I ended up with a huge stack of poetry in a bin from these nightly writings. My husband and I even thought of putting a computer in the bedroom for my nightly writings but we decided against it.
THINGS HAPPEN TO BELIEVERS
I knew the Lord as a little child. I am very thankful. I know that this doesn't happen to everyone. God is love. I knew this as a child, but something happens to believers as we live in this world. I became sensitive to all of the unbelief that surrounded me in the wrong way. In my poems, Gods' name would just pop up. Or Jesus name would just pop up. I really couldn't explain it but they would be in the writings and nothing else would go there. I could be writing on anything, any subject and God's name, His hand was always in it.
I GOT THIS JOB OFFER
I heard about a place that paid for your poetry if they could convert it into Greeting cards. I began to do some research and wrote a stack of materials. I went to the business and met the owner. I literally spent the entire afternoon there. I don't recall her name and honestly I wouldn't say it if I did. The lady paid me extremely well and promised me that she would give me a byline on the back of the Greeting Cards that were published. She then gave me a very large assignment. I was so excited.
THEN THE BOOM FELL...
This is a true story. As I was leaving she said: "One small thing. You mention God in your poetry, can you just leave that out? I usually don't accept writings with Gods' name in it but you didn't have it in there a lot; but can you just do it less?"
She explained that she was an atheist. Now I had never met an atheist before. I couldn't even understand how someone could have that mindset. I was shocked. I remember thinking how I couldn't tell by looking at her. That was the most alarming thing.
MY RESPONSE...
I went numb. Those "visions of sugarplums" danced right out of my head. I just said the expected good-byes. For some reason I had parked a very long ways from the business. The walk back to my car was way too long. I was overcome with great sadness. I knew in my spirit that I could never return. I could not compromise my faith.
LOOKING BACK
I am very proud, because I wasn't walking close with God then. There comes a time when we will all face DEFINING MOMENTS; what will you do then? What choice will you make?
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When I was younger and not walking close with God; I had an enlightening experience. It was what my friend Rose calls a "defining moment."
I always had two or three jobs even when I had a good job. We had moved into a new house and the financial needs became more demanding. I needed to be able to work at home and still earn extra monies. It so happened that an opportunity arose that allowed me to make money and a lot of it writing meaningful greetings cards and I leaped at the challenge.
BACKGROUND
I had written poetry for many years; all of my life in fact. When we were newly married in the middle of the night; something would wake me up and whisper poetry in my ears and I would jump up and write it down. When I became convinced that it could wait til morning, I would later find that it couldn't, it would be long forgotten. All I knew was that it was beautiful. So I ended up with a huge stack of poetry in a bin from these nightly writings. My husband and I even thought of putting a computer in the bedroom for my nightly writings but we decided against it.
THINGS HAPPEN TO BELIEVERS
I knew the Lord as a little child. I am very thankful. I know that this doesn't happen to everyone. God is love. I knew this as a child, but something happens to believers as we live in this world. I became sensitive to all of the unbelief that surrounded me in the wrong way. In my poems, Gods' name would just pop up. Or Jesus name would just pop up. I really couldn't explain it but they would be in the writings and nothing else would go there. I could be writing on anything, any subject and God's name, His hand was always in it.
I GOT THIS JOB OFFER
I heard about a place that paid for your poetry if they could convert it into Greeting cards. I began to do some research and wrote a stack of materials. I went to the business and met the owner. I literally spent the entire afternoon there. I don't recall her name and honestly I wouldn't say it if I did. The lady paid me extremely well and promised me that she would give me a byline on the back of the Greeting Cards that were published. She then gave me a very large assignment. I was so excited.
THEN THE BOOM FELL...
This is a true story. As I was leaving she said: "One small thing. You mention God in your poetry, can you just leave that out? I usually don't accept writings with Gods' name in it but you didn't have it in there a lot; but can you just do it less?"
She explained that she was an atheist. Now I had never met an atheist before. I couldn't even understand how someone could have that mindset. I was shocked. I remember thinking how I couldn't tell by looking at her. That was the most alarming thing.
MY RESPONSE...
I went numb. Those "visions of sugarplums" danced right out of my head. I just said the expected good-byes. For some reason I had parked a very long ways from the business. The walk back to my car was way too long. I was overcome with great sadness. I knew in my spirit that I could never return. I could not compromise my faith.
LOOKING BACK
I am very proud, because I wasn't walking close with God then. There comes a time when we will all face DEFINING MOMENTS; what will you do then? What choice will you make?
Friday, July 27, 2007
JUST A REMINDER (TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2007)
I Corinthians 13 v. 8a. LOVE NEVER FAILS
Blessings to you my friend today. All is well. I am delighted to be able to speak to you today to encourage you. I am glad that there is a light around you and that your love is far reaching without exception. Yes, I know that I don’t see you very much and my plan to keep in touch with you falls short sometimes; but I care about you. I have some very special words for you today. This is why you have this letter.
You know, even though you may not ever hear this or maybe you do but just not enough…you’re a great person. You have special talents and only you can do some things that no one else can do. This makes you very unique. Many have noticed. Sometimes you have this way about you of cracking a joke or saying something witty or wise that no one but you could pull off. Sometimes it’s just a smile or a laugh. It makes those of us who know you, feel rewarded. When this happens we all say that you’re special and we’re very glad that we know you. Did I ever tell you that you are also generous? You are greatly capable of giving of yourself, your time, your energy, your compassion to those around you. Let’s talk about those talents that you have. Not the known ones but the ones yet to come: the creative and generous things that you think that you’ll do one day.
Let me tell you that we all have those kinds of ideas. I was amazed when someone told me that God puts those ideas right there in your heart. Really. Psalms 37: verse 4 says: “Delight yourselves in the Lord and he will give you the hidden desires of your heart.” I found this to be true as I began to delight in God, He began to give me my hidden desires in my heart. It surely is a good thing.
My main purpose for writing to you is to tell you how much God loves you. It’s a whole lot. He loves you. YOU ARE the apple of God’s eye. He wants you well, healthy and whole with everything in your life in place…EVERYTHING. You are special. I just wanted to tell you that God knows it and I know it too. Stay connected to Him, He’s the POWER SOURCE. If you know someone who can stand to hear this message, I encourage you to share it with them. Many thanks. Be well my friend, be well. Love Sister Elaine
Blessings to you my friend today. All is well. I am delighted to be able to speak to you today to encourage you. I am glad that there is a light around you and that your love is far reaching without exception. Yes, I know that I don’t see you very much and my plan to keep in touch with you falls short sometimes; but I care about you. I have some very special words for you today. This is why you have this letter.
You know, even though you may not ever hear this or maybe you do but just not enough…you’re a great person. You have special talents and only you can do some things that no one else can do. This makes you very unique. Many have noticed. Sometimes you have this way about you of cracking a joke or saying something witty or wise that no one but you could pull off. Sometimes it’s just a smile or a laugh. It makes those of us who know you, feel rewarded. When this happens we all say that you’re special and we’re very glad that we know you. Did I ever tell you that you are also generous? You are greatly capable of giving of yourself, your time, your energy, your compassion to those around you. Let’s talk about those talents that you have. Not the known ones but the ones yet to come: the creative and generous things that you think that you’ll do one day.
Let me tell you that we all have those kinds of ideas. I was amazed when someone told me that God puts those ideas right there in your heart. Really. Psalms 37: verse 4 says: “Delight yourselves in the Lord and he will give you the hidden desires of your heart.” I found this to be true as I began to delight in God, He began to give me my hidden desires in my heart. It surely is a good thing.
My main purpose for writing to you is to tell you how much God loves you. It’s a whole lot. He loves you. YOU ARE the apple of God’s eye. He wants you well, healthy and whole with everything in your life in place…EVERYTHING. You are special. I just wanted to tell you that God knows it and I know it too. Stay connected to Him, He’s the POWER SOURCE. If you know someone who can stand to hear this message, I encourage you to share it with them. Many thanks. Be well my friend, be well. Love Sister Elaine
THOUGHT YOU"D ENJOY THIS (MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007)
1 Corinthians 13 (The Message Bible)
1 Corinthians 13
The Way of Love
1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 2If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. 3-7If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
8-10Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
11When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.
12We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
13But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
1 Corinthians 13
The Way of Love
1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 2If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. 3-7If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
8-10Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
11When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.
12We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
13But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
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