Rehoboth: God Is Making Room For you!And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So, he called its name Rehoboth, because he said For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land." Genesis 26:22 In this particular text before we get to this point, we find that Isaac's men have already dug two wells. Each time, they were met with resistance by local herdsmen. Isaac named both wells to represent the challenges that he faced. The first well he named Esek (Well of Contention) and the second he named Sitnah (Well of Seperation). Despite all the challenges that he encountered, he continued to dig and the third well brought no dispute. And because of that, he named this third well Rehoboth which means "broad place" or "room." And, I am here to tell you that like Isaac, God is making room for you! Isaac found favor because he was willing to move only as instructed by God. Genesis 26:2 says that the Lord appeared to Isaac and said "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. Stay in the land for a while and I will be with you and bless you." God had already made covenant with Abraham and the promise was being fulfilled through Isaac. But, I can imagine that Isaac may have had some weary days considering that his every attempt was met with opposition. But no matter what the challenge, Isaac obeyed God, stayed planted, and kept digging. If you know that you have clearly heard the voice of the Lord concerning your situation, keep digging, no matter what kind of opposition you find yourself up against. Many times, we have not possesed all that God has for us because we stop at Esek and Sitnah but God is saying keep digging!! He wants to enlarge your territory but you've got to keep being faithful in your hard place and He will make room for you right where you are! But if we are willing to tell the truth, we will admit that it's not just outside opposition that's holding us back. Sometimes it's our own fears and insecurities that are stunting our growth because we are trying to measure ourselves against other people. But, you have to understand that there is a unique calling on your life. What God has put in you has only been purposed to come through YOU. So if God has called you to do something, it doesn't matter how many other people are doing it...God will make room for your gift! There are people who have been assigned to your life and they need what you have to give. You don't have to do it like anyone else. Do it like God gives it to you. So if God has placed a burden on you to write a book, it doesn't matter how many people are writing books...keep digging! If God has given you a voice to sing, it doesn't matter how many people are recording albums...keep digging! WHATEVER it is that God has given you to do, just know that He is about to make room for you...keep digging!! Rehoboth: God Is Making Room For You!
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Welcome to 2020! If you are reading this...we made it!! I am excited about what God is doing in this season of my life. But, if I am completely honest, in the past a new year really brought about mixed emotions for me. Being excited about a fresh start coupled with the fear that I wasn't sure what that year would hold. I had been living with these emotions since the passing of my mother 18 years ago. I could vividly remember how happy she was to have crossed over into a new year not knowing that 31 days into that year, she would be called to eternal rest. So with each passing year, I would be secretly gripped with fear. But this year, I decided that fear no longer had authority over my mind. That I would no longer allow the enemy to cause me to be bound. This year I am walking in Kingdom Authority! Believing God that this is the year of my Harvest. Not because this is a "new year new me," but because I have a seed in the ground. I have prayed and labored over it so I can declare in agreement with God's Word that every tear that feel in 2019 will manifest back to me in joy (Psalm 126:5). And that every promise concerning me is YES and AMEN (2 Corinthians 1:20). This is our winning season. After reading Isiah 40:31 in my devotional time, I heard in the spirit "A Fresh Wind For A Fresh Win." Because we have waited in expectation, God is about to renew our strenghth and cause us to win!! We are about to reap the manifested blessings of God because of our labor. God is about to cause us to triumph because everytime we had a right to quit, we still refused to give up. This is our season of uncommon, unconventional, unbelievable harvest...and it is so! I don't know what God is gracing you to do on this year, but whatever it is go after it! Pursue the call of God on your life like never before. Commit yourself to being intentional about walking out your purpose and refuse to allow the enemy to cause you to accept mediocrity. Your are the child of a King. Walk in that authority! #WeWin
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