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Because everything comes from Him and exists by His power and is intended for His glory, God had already purposed to harden my hometown's heart. Yes, this is still my hometown; I can't change that. I did not choose her and, judging from her response to my assignment, she did not choose me either. I did not create my hometown nor did my hometown create me. Indeed, we were both predestined by God, for each other; according to His purpose. Predestination, in many respects, simply means, "It's already done." It may seem unfair that, in the grand scheme of things, we have no say. But, because we're not our own creation, it's not our call. That sentiment is best transcribed in The New Testament book of Romans. Romans 9 (NIV) ¹¹Yet, before...

https://be-an-encourager.blogspot.com/2026/06/your-complaints-are-blocking-your.html This sermon will challenge you to stop focusing on what you don't have and start thanking God for what He has already done. If you've been frustrated, discouraged, impatient, or questioning God's timing, this message will help you develop a spirit of gratitude and faith. In This Message: • Why complaining is more dangerous than you think • How negativity can keep you spiritually stuck • The hidden cost of an ungrateful attitude • Why God's provision doesn't always look like your preference • How gratitude unlocks peace, joy, and breakthrough • The difference between a complainer and a worshipper God has been faithful through every season of your...

So many, including ministers, priests, and other church leaders, using the same verbiage, have rebuked me in error saying: "That's why God is doing this to you." As though I have done something to warrant the situation this city has subjected me to. Proper discernment is key. They almost got it right. But again, this is God's assessment of my situation: "Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed." Isaiah 66:5 Unfortunately, due to lack of understanding necessary to properly discern, they themselves continue to forfeit their own reward by continually pursuing their...

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Fifty-three years in the making. Your journey into championship, this time around, was beyond epic. Since the moment God spoke your name in my hearing, I've lifted up this passage on your behalf. It's only fitting that you now have it: [Zechariah 4: 6-7] "⁶Then he said to me, “This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. ⁷Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel’s way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, Your people will shout: ‘May God bless it! May God bless it!" CONGRATULATIONS ### NBA Champion ### Great leadership matters. Stay ready. It's just getting...

DISCERNMENT Understand what it is you're witnessing. Assess it from a scriptural standpoint. The church inserting herself against those whom God is exalting. They did the same to Jesus. There is nothing new under the sun. Therefore, from where else would the interference come? ### Why not simply keep your hands off? Oh well. The cost is high.

```markdown Bittersweet. This assignment has been a continual place of joy and sadness. Joy, because of certain manifestations; yet, sadness, because of the consequential revelations of those particular manifestations. Even as I was provoked to anger last night, by the constant barrage of compassers, I realized that my response mirrored Jesus's. "When you meet them and see their behavior, you will understand that these things are not being done to Israel without cause. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” Jesus was highly offended and seemingly out of control when he encountered thieves thieving at his father's house. That's right — sweet, gentle, peaceful Jesus threw a whole temple tantrum, causing a complete uproar, when He...

https://be-an-encourager.blogspot.com/2026/06/god-is-listening-to-your-prayers.html Someone once told me that “Prayer Doesn’t Work”. My answer to them is "Prayer Works". Prayer moves the hand of God. God is not the Wizard of Oz, nor is God a Magician in a crackerjack box with a magic wand to grant our every wish and whim. Jesus on the cross is not a good luck charm, hanging on a necklace that we hold on to get a prayer through. God is not our personal glorified bellboy, nor is He a genie in the bottle. We can't conjure God up only when we feel we need Him to grant our commands or use Him as a credit card; nor will God allow us to. We also play a part in God answering our prayers. A. W. Tozer stated: "Prayer will become effective when...

Glorious Sabbath Day People of God: When you are truly walking in Jesus's likeness and operating according to His ordinances, it's highly likely that, at some point in your journey with Him, you will be treated like Him. Research Question: Did Nazareth treat Jesus like a fraud? Feedback Yes, the people of Nazareth treated Jesus with severe skepticism and hostility, essentially viewing his claims of divinity and messiahship as fraudulent. According to the Synoptic Gospels, his hometown neighbors could not reconcile the grand spiritual authority he claimed with the ordinary, local carpenter they had watched grow up. The biblical accounts highlight how this rejection manifested and why the community treated him as a pretender: The...