Jeremiahs Vault pt. 3

The last part that I want to focus on is When God commands "J" to do 4 things in 1:17
1)Get ready- before any great battle or great event you need to get ready, you need to get prepared.
2)Stand up- well try doing your daily routine sitting on the floor, it's going to take extra effort. No great achievement was accomplished sitting down. Stand up and fight.
3)Tell them everything- If we fail to tell people about Gods love and sacrifice we may delay their destiny and ours. Who knows, maybe the next words that come out of your mouth will shape the world of someone else. Don't cut corners with the word of God.
4)Don't be afraid- In this world there are over 1,000 phobias (some ridiculous ones too) but God has not called us to be afraid. You look throughout his word and before any great man/woman did something impossible for God they face their greatest challenge...FEAR. remember "Your GREATEST fear sets up the stage to show how GREAT your God is!"

Jeremiahs Vault pt. 2

A couple of verses down God asks a question that raises a couple of eyebrows, an unexpected question "What do you SEE?" (1:11) why would God ask such a question? why is it important to be able to SEE? I believe a big part of leadership has a lot to do with how you see! now I'm not just talking about having 20/20 vision but about having EYES OF FAITH. An eye to see God bigger than your problems, to see yourself as a leader, to see your people not as they are but as the individuals God designed them to be, to see the vision/plan that God has laid out. Vision impaired means destiny derailed. Leaders need to have great vision. "What do you see?" is a question you and I need to ask ourselves daily.

Jeremiahs Vault

The book of Jeremiah is one of my favorite books in the bible, the story reminds me a lot of "me!" as I journey in the this book I want to venture off in his footsteps. Just in the first chapter alone we see the birth of a next generation leader. I will be sharing 3 things that caught my attention from the 1st chapter of Jeremiah throughout the week:
•Jeremiah 1:4-7- We all have heard this story plenty of times, but if you haven't then give it a read. The call of Jeremiah is like no other. God goes back to the beginning as He gives Jeremiah specific details of how and when he called him. These scriptures also reminded me of another thing (which might seem odd) but it reminded me of the "ROCK!" The "Rock" has a famous line that is small but straight to the point and that is, "IT DOESN'T MATTER..." I could just picture "J" (Jeremiah) giving God an excuse "But God I am only a boy" and as he was getting prepared to give his next excuse, God interrupted him with a loud, "IT DOESN'T MATTER!!" See with God no excuse is valid, no excuse is to great, no excuse is worth it. I'll always remember what Fernanda would always tell me when I wanted to slack off in my scripture classes "No excuses just results." as much as I hated hearing that, it was true. "Excuses birth complacency!"

BIBLE JOURNEY...

HEBREWS-
1:4- doesn’t it always seem like good guys always end up last
1:5- do you believe God can do the UNBELIEVABLE?
2:2- the birth of my vision starts when I write it out
2:3- vision is not an overnight thing, it takes time to develop.
2:4- how do you know if your right with God? You live by faith! How does a life that’s lived by faith look like? 1. You live in the uncertain 2. You live facing your fears 3. You live totally depended on GOD.
2:5- death always wants more! More dreams, more un-purposeful lives, more of US, don't give death what it wants, "DIE EMPTY"
2:8- what goes around comes back around.
2:18- where is your power coming from? God or your man made idol(s)?
3:2- “Lord, do great things once agin in our time.”
3:19- “a deer that does not stumble” Lord keep me from stumbling, please!!
JOHN-
8:2- dang people were willing to follow Jesus even early in the morning.
8:11- how do you build people up, just like Jesus did right here.
8:20- God has perfect timing, never to early never to late but always on time.
8:29- “I always do what is pleasing to him” the bible talks about pleasing God in the book of Hebrews when it says “without faith it is impossible to please HIM…” this shows that Jesus lived a life full of Faith.
8:32- MC 1st year, the Truth has set me free!!
8:35- no matter how bad you screwed up, how far you moved, how many disappointments you have caused you (son/daughter) will always belong to the family!
8:42- who’s your daddy?
8:54- give honor where honor is due. GOD I honor YOU!