CliffdaleCast

Reprepare the places our Father had prepared. We will face opposition. Let us not think that just because 2020 is over that there won't be any opposition. If we're moving forward, we'll always face opposition. If you're not facing opposition, you aren't moving.

Our peace does not come from the problem. Even after all this 2020 crud is over, there will be more problems. There will be a tomorrow and it will have challenges of its own. We have to prepare for tomorrow. Get determined today to rejoice through the trials of tomorrow.

There came a point in history, when God placed the very first puzzle piece. "Let there be light." He places each puzzle piece exactly where He desires it to go. In this great puzzle there is a place for you. A specific place God has set aside for you.

A Christian must be firmly connected to the vine. We must do whatever it takes to stay connected. When we do that we put ourselves in a position that we can't help but produce good fruit.

The woman with the issue of blood believed Jesus would heal her. What she believed had to bring her to a point of action. Do you believe, to the point of acting?

You don't have to be ashamed of the glory of God. We have the opportunity to move from faith to faith, strength to strength. Don't move back. don't move back to the fear, the doubt. Fear causes us to shift blame.

We desire to walk out the lifestyle of a disciple. Discipleship costs us everything. Are you willing to give that up?

In the Garden, when Adam and Ever partook of the fruit, their eyes were opened to things they should not have seen. Fear, doubt, shame. Eve saw the fruit and desired it. Partaking of the fruit their eyes were opened to their nakedness. Where they were once comfortable with God, connected, they then created a disconnect. And God knew. He knew when they ate they fruit, He knew they would, He knew where they were when they did. When He called for them, it wasn't because He didn't know. It wasn't for His benefit, but for theirs. When God calls for us, it's not for His benefit, but for ours. We need to know where we are. He calls to us in the midst of the darkness so that we can see where we are.

Do we really trust the way we say we do? Do we really love the way we say we do? Almighty God chose to love you and I. Because he chose to love you, He chose to trust you, He chose to invest in you and He knows ALL that you've done. He knows all the garbage, all the icky stuff and He still chose to pull you up into the light and seat you with Him.

Jesus and God gave the best that they could give. God gave his son. Jesus gave his life. And the Holy Spirit...well He has to deal with you for all eternity. We want to invest only in what we think deserves investment. We often times give to others what they give to us rather than what God would give. We don't see others as deserving. But if we are to follow after God we must love the unlovable, trust the untrustworthy. What would you not do for the kingdom?