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Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Joseph had the coat of many colors…. It meant so much. But what did his brothers do? They dipped into GOATS blood to signify his death. There’s gotta be blood. Jesus died to redeem your vision for your life. He sets up the perfect grid: you are the fathers favorite. You get a dream. I have redeemed it for you. You will be tested to bring you into favor with man and intimacy with me (God) and you will receive a new coat of authority.
…But Joseph got another coat from Potiphar (Gen. 42:41, 42) It symbolized his dream. One of power, authority and prestige- but he had it all taken from him by a false accusation, a woman of desire and lust… I wonder if he thought, well that was my run. Not bad, but now its back to slavery for me… Obviously he hung on to the dream God gave him.
But Joseph was actually helping Potiphar achieve his dream, his cause at least. That can happen to us… I think Joe would have been ok with that - but God had greater plans.
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Family will be jealous of your dream and purpose
V. 24. They threw him into a well that was empty. No water… Water signifies life. This is a precursor of Jesus being thrown into the grave and he died.
V. 31 They kill a goat. This is before the understanding of sacrifices… but God knew that there has to be a sacrifice for the benefits to be paid for. Jesus was our sacrifice for the benefits he provided for our purpose/vision/Goals
Chp. 39
V.12 She grabbed his robe - this was Potiphar’s blessing on him. He ran from it. He would rather honor God and forfeit any blessing from a man then from God.
He loses his “position”.
V.23 He still prospers in prison. No matter what the world throws at you, if you continue to trust God with your PGV you will be blessed.
5 days ago
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The early years… Josephs father Jacob was a manipulator,
Joe came from a family of 4 moms, 13 boys, His grandfather Laban was a sheister/manipulator. His brothers Simeon and Levi killed an entire village, his oldest brother Reuben slept with his fathers concubine… Jacob openly loved Joe more than the others. The women in the house did not like each other… wonder wonder!!!
When Benjamin was born His mother Rachel died and everything just got worse.
Equation Passions, skills, talents, gifting + Godly choices + his purpose = an unstoppable PGV.
But he was given a dream - 2 actually. BUT THE DREAM WAS NOT THAT HE WOULD BE THE SECOND IN COMMAND OF THE WHOLE WORLD…
Gen. 37 - His father says go check on your brothers…
I believe Dad recognized Joes leadership and integrity!
V. 2 He is a young man of integrity. He tells his father that his brothers are up to no good. When you see their hearts you can imagine that they really are scoundrels.
V. 3 Dad loved Joseph more than the others. He gave him a coat. What did it resemble? PARENTS SOW THAT INTO YOUR KIDS! DREAMS, EXPECTATIONS, VSIONS. SPEAK INTO THEM. The coat represented: all of Gods attributes,
You hold a special place of authority
it signifies his position of favor in the family
and signifies he will receive the greatest inheritance.
7 days ago
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
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1. Identity in Christ
• Believers are a “new creation” in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
A new creature… still growing, still becoming, still learning.. you are NEW! How many people think that when they get saved everything is supposed to be perfect - Im new… but that does not mean your potential is fulfilled. It just means new. Like I got a new tomato plant… its only 4 inches tall, but its new.
So how do we grow that new creature… remember Frankenstein… ITS ALIVE. Ok, but how do we keep that new creature, creation alive and growing.
The obvious: Read your bible, ask for insight, pray, and obey what is says. I could preach every day on that but you get it… now do it!
But secondly you got to kill the old creature… he is still having on in certain areas.
• The old nature (sinful tendencies) has been crucified, and the believer now has the nature of God within them… so you have the position, just not the maturity yet. That is where you must continue to define your wants, needs, lusts of the flesh etc.. by what scripture says. Not by what you feel. How many of you know feelings lie… uh yea, hello? I am going to work out, eat better, save money, not use my credit card, not yell at my wife or kids, not belittle myself mentally, get a better job, quit biting my nails… it does not matter. Our flesh has lied to us - our feelings have lied to us and we give in and we fall back into that. But if we simply checked with the authority before we went by our feelings? What if we quickly scanned scripture to what it said we do and don’t do.What empowers us and what doesn’t .Then ask God to give us the power to grow into the creature… that new creation.
Next you gotta quit measuring yourself on the closet door… what do I mean by that. When I was a kid we measured our heights on the inside of the closet door in our kitchen. I wonder if its still there. But I would constantly go and look at those measurements and compare my height to my sisters… fail.
• The believer’s life is defined by their position in Christ, not by their past or external circumstances.
Game alert, spoiler alert… news flash wake up call
A new creation has no past.. he’s new…
Finally we gotta
2. Renewed Mind
• Transformation happens through the renewal of the mind (Romans 12:2).
• Aligning thoughts and actions with God’s Word is critical to living as “The New Man.”
• The believer must reject limiting beliefs and affirm their identity in Christ.
I was able to master the 5th position on guitar in one week simply building a system around it… something that I actually stole from how I learned how to type. Build your own renewing master class. Build your own system.
And bonus…
*Go through some deliverance ministry and deep spiritual counseling/accountability/friendship.
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
My best Ty… he can tell me anything.. .meaning he can call me fat, slow, a jerk… and its all good. I get it. But If I tell my wife or any of the women in my life something as simple as “you look a little frumpy…” it’s hell to pay.
So what gives…
A Yugoslavian proverb states: tell the truth and run.
Men internally have a better coping mechanism to deal with their guy friends when they get heckled or picked on. They simply joke back, or subtly admit to it…
hey Garth quit being such a cry baby, you wuss.
And I would shrug and go yea… I am kinda being a little girl about this.
My best friend last month face timed me so I could do some online personal training for him. I took my shirt off to show him how to move the cable across his body and how to activate the proper pictorial muscles… long story short he called me the next day (he lives a day away) and said I look big as ever, but I’ve got a bigger belly than he has ever seen on me… now believe it or not, I do have reasons why that is - and its not fat. But long story short I was not mad, chippy or did I give it any thought… I just laughed and said yea its my life now. I think I even joked back and said “but at least im still ugly”.
Rabbit trail…
If mom is on high alert, you will grow up on high alert, anxiety, depression, self doubt, condemnation etc… it will be what you eat daily and you will later on in life continue to feed on it.
Trauma can be ignored… or better said “can be normal” if you see it as an outside stimulus that you get to choose how to respond to.
Ever hear someone screaming at someone and their phone rings and they turn into a totally different person? They are choosing (on their own) how to respond to that stress or trauma. They are choosing to make that issue they are yelling at something they feel like they control. Or better yet, they feel like they can control it by a negative response. People will say well I couldn’t help it he made me angry… no not really - you chose to get angry over it.
How did Jesus handle pain, regret, stress, anger… etc… well he ignored it… by that I mean he turned to what was in control / or should I say who was in control. - the Father, his father, our father. God the Father. We say oh yea of course… but we don’t do that until it is our last option. We do not ignore it (burying it and not talking about it is not ignoring it… it will show up in our life somehow, eating, drinking, shopping, outbursts etc…) we chew and brew on it, we combust over it, we overreact to it, we anger over it. But if we went to who was in charge knowing full well that he wants the absolute best for us… we can bring it to him and ignore it from there on. In the garden of Gethsemane he is under a ton of stress, but no one knows… he does not tell anyone or act out. He goes to the father and when his prayer time is over, he heads out to face the executioner.
Again, its not that we don’t feel it, we just choose not to react to it, we go to the father.
You may say, yeah but what about when Jesus got angry and tipped over the tables and chased out the tax collectors and people in the temple. Well, he did not react, he responded. He knew his fathers heart and he chose to show his Fathers displeasure. He angered and sinned not as scripture says. Whats the difference for us? We do not go to the father first. God might indeed tell us to get angry in a Godly way - but only if we go to him first and not just react angrily. There is a lot of nuance here but I know you get it.
There is another world out there, and its in this one. Paul Elard
I would ask which one does your mind live in.
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Part 2
Consistent and persistent… but the obvious thing that makes him so easily recognized is he doesn’t change his tactics… at all… well then why don’t we recognize him faster… thats where we are going today.
Satan has always hated God's Word which is His truth. Satan has not changed his tactics -
- Let us always remember the importance of worshiping God in Spirit and in Truth.
Satan will
suppress the truth - his work in your life waters down Gods truth
Twist truth - in the garden of eden, in the desert
Hide the truth - cults, religions, the law over the spirit
Deny the truth - they will know the truth but believe a lie. Human selfishness and wickedness
Destroy the truth - burn bibles, change history,
Molest the truth (others twist it)
Ignore the truth - don’t read your bible
Disguise the truth - Who Jesus is, Who the Holy Spirit is, wether or not scripture is actually trustworthy
So how is the breakdown happen in our lives - how is it
Deconstructed the truth/lie
#10 Hell
#9 Unfulfilled personally, potentially, problems etc…
#8 I choose not to act on the truth
#7 I choose not to believe the truth
#6 I am not sure what the truth is
#5 I believed a lie - I lost the & the other person won.
#4 I was told a lie and it lined up with my preconceived biases
#3 I believed it as truth and it worked
#2 I was enlightened by new information
#1 I was seeking a solution (wether I realized it or not) - Jesus is the answer - the TRUTH
We all see the truth differently due to our back ground!
For instance!
When children are sexually abused there internal trust compass get’s smashed.
- Religious upbringing
- Poor family upbringing
- Poor father figure
But if truth is to be our foundation in life, it is so important than we must have some basis in which to guide ourselves by!
God’s word washes our mind. It transforms our mind, It sensitizes our heart and soul to what is false and what is true.
his word gives us a clear understanding of what truth is and is a guide to help us compare it to what others say!
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
What does it take to open up a combination safe? NUMBERS? - Thats knowledge
37, 21, 3
Knowledge isn’t truth
Truth isn’t wisdom
Wisdom is simply truth (not necessarily knowledge - acted on)
*We used to think a tomato was a vegetable (knowledge)
***But now we know its a fruit (truth)
****Wisdom says don’t put it in a fruit salad.
HERE IS A SECRET…
The truth doesn’t change you…
what you believe doesn’t change you…
what you practice changes you. So you better practice the truth and not just knowledge.
The Truth Shall Make You Free
John 8:
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide (continue) in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
33 They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
V. 31 Continue: The Greek verb "μένω"
(menó) primarily means to remain or stay in a given place, state, or relation. It conveys a sense of persistence and continuity, often implying a steadfastness or enduring presence. In the New Testament, it is frequently used to describe the believer's relationship with Christ, emphasizing a continual, abiding connection.
**what does If 1 John 1:6 say -
If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.
V. 32 Set you free GK
"eleutheroó," "free" or "liberated," and פָּדָה (padah, H6299) meaning "to redeem" or "to ransom."
Usage: The verb "eleutheroó" is used in the New Testament to denote the act of setting someone free or liberating them from bondage or oppression. It often carries a spiritual connotation, referring to liberation from sin, the law, or spiritual death through the work of Jesus Christ.
Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of freedom was highly valued, associated with citizenship and the rights that came with it. Slavery was a common institution, and the act of freeing a slave was a significant event… especially in relation to the Exodus from Egypt, which symbolized God's deliverance of His people. The New Testament writers, particularly Paul, used this cultural understanding to explain the spiritual freedom believers have in Christ.
HELPS Word-studies
How do you continue in the truth… well the most obvious way in scripture is to speak the truth..
YOu speak it
It cleaned you Making your more combustible and powerful to the truth
Then creating you more like Christ, more blessing, more insight, more power… By speaking the word of God. Not just reading, not just thinking, not just attending church and hearing it - but you speaking it.
It might be the most underrated least used powerful tactic in a Christians walk.
The word of God coming out of your mouth is a catalyst a lightening rod for Gods work in your life.
Thinking is not praying… is it meditating.. yes, but not praying -
Speaking Gods word… SO THAT IT PERMEATES OUR MINDS AND HEARTS.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness”.
John 17:17
Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word (that means spoken word) is truth.
John 6:63
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
John 8:45-47
But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God."
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Ephesians 1:13
In Him you also trusted, after you heard (someone had to speak to hear) the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
John 15:7 if you abide in me and my words abide in you, you can ask whatever you will and it will be given unto you.
Deuteronomy 8:1… The Lord spoke to Joshua
3 ….that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.
18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, (not your head, not your heart, not your mind - but your mouth) but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Satan doesn’t hate that you know the truth… he hates when you speak the truth and practice the truth.
John 1:
In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 He existed in the beginning with God.
3 God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,
and his life brought light to everyone.
***GET THIS GET THIS…
THERE ARE THINGS IN YOUR LIFE THAT ARE CREATED - THEY ARE THERE - THEY ARE READY - THEY ARE SET - THEY ARE READY TO GO!!! - there CrEaTeD…
But you gotta speak life to them!
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
What are five things Christian entrepreneurs need to know?
Here are five things Christian entrepreneurs should keep in mind: followed up by 3 mistakes Christian entrepreneurs make.
- Biblical Principles must be a Foundation: Integrate biblical values like integrity, honesty, fairness, and stewardship into all business practices. This builds trust and sets a strong ethical standard. Ultimately wether or not your business succeeds… is secondary, what is foundational is that you make God look good.
Lets just be honest, most Xn’s don’t know scripture well enough to run their life… so even more you should know it to run your business… life first - yes! Then your business!
- Faith-Driven Decision Making: Seek God's guidance in business decisions through prayer and discernment. Trust that God has a purpose for your business and align your plans with His will… But if you don’t think that Jesus would make a decision based on your motives… than don’t you make the decision.
- Serving Others: View your business as a ministry and an opportunity to serve others. Focus on meeting the needs of your customers, employees, and community, demonstrating Christ's love through your actions
- Balancing Profit with Purpose: While financial success is important, don't let it overshadow your mission and values. Find ways to use your business to make a positive impact on the world, whether through charitable giving, ethical sourcing, or community involvement.
And here is a secret that has helped me tremendously: Don’t have a goal of how much money you want to make… have a goal of how much money you want to give away. Not just tithe from your business, but give away to those in need… than work backwards from there.
- Community and Accountability: Connect with other Christian entrepreneurs for support, encouragement, and accountability. Sharing your experiences and challenges with like-minded individuals can provide valuable perspective and guidance. and like scripture says, find wisdom in numbers. Ask other entrepreneurs wether Xn or not to help you, steer you and invite criticism from them.
3 mindset mistakes
a. You don’t think there will be stress… being a Christian entrepreneur does not make anything easy. Jesus had stress… thats why he had to get away constantly and pray. He had stress in the garden of gethemene to the point where he had hemitidrosis.
b. You don’t think you will have to work as hard… you have the favor of God on your side… but you still gotta put in the work. Look you might have to work harder because you won’t cheat, steal and lie… I don’t know of any church or business that magically grew because they were christian. Pray like crazy, and work like mad.
c. You won’t fail… oh how I wish this was true… that is like saying because I am a christian I won’t sin… yeah and hows that going for you. Yes you will get smarter and mistakes should be less and less, but you will fail. The average entrepreneur fails 6 times before he finds his niche! So try, fail, pray and move on.
*Bonus: mistakes are from the enemy… maybe, but maybe not. Mistakes will allow you to learn, pivot and may make you a lot of money.
Colonel Sanders bucket of chicken was actually a mistake he sold the buckets to one if his franchise because someone else bought them by mistake… and the franchisee Pete Harmon turned them into an iconic idea that sold millions of dollars of chicken and to this day still gives people a warm good feeling.
Twitter was a pivot, PayPal was a pivot even Wrigley gum was a pivot.
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com
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Im not a wine or beer connoisseur by any means… I in fact don’t like the taste of alcohol at all… but still even outside of that… to learn how to brew beer or grow grapes and make wine… I think I would rather watch paint dry.
John 2:1-11
1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
4 “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”
They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
DO you want the supernatural, the miraculous in your life… lets first ask how and then we will ask what it possible.
How?
A miracle… here is the set up. A request was made… and then obedience. Not for the sake of showing off or a personal need, but rather for a friend that shouldn’t have to look bad in the eyes of others. Running out of wine would be like running out of food at your wedding party, oh and the music stops, the lights go off etc… Wine was the symbol of celebration and of joy for the couple… half of your guests weren’t served and the other half would have to eat the stale pretzels at the bar… no music, no lights, no dancing, no nothing… not much of a celebration. Thats what no wine meant in this context…
But Mary makes a request… and then more than the request itself she looks to the servants and says “do whatever he says”. That is the secret right there… its not the request its doing whatever he says to do after the request is made.
How many people miss the miracle not because they lacked the ask… but they lacked the obedience.
But when you combine the ask and the obedience…
Watch what happens… what the miracle really stood for - as his first miracle - was that he could transcend and supersede all natural, spiritual and physical laws.
He could usurp and discard the laws of nature, time, knowledge, agriculture, wisdom, work and networking.
What do I mean… well what does it take to produce the best wine ever?
- It takes a supreme knowledge. To fully learn winemaking, including both viticulture (grape growing) and enology (wine production), typically takes around 2-3 years through a dedicated program at a university level, which usually involves a bachelor's degree in viticulture and enology, plus years of hands-on experience through internships in a winery;
- It takes years of time for grapevines to mature and grow the right grapes. It will take about 8 years for a vineyard to mature to grow a award winning wine. Plus aging the wine in bottles or vats for years more after that.
- It takes seasons of sun, rain and harvest… the right conditions for quite a few years in a row.
- It takes laws of agriculture with weeding, fertilizer, insect and pest protection.
- It took a network of people picking the grapes, crushing the grapes, containing the wine… aging the wine, testing the wine and then getting it to the wedding party.
And lets not forget that he miraculously created 180 gallons of the finest wine they had tasted. the master of the banquet was the head server or chief steward who was responsible for the arrangements and execution of a wedding or feast- he has tasted wine for years… he is an expert.
Give God your request… obey his commands- not just his written commands, but his still small voice that speaks to you - begin to walk in obedience- and watch him bypass all things that should be stopping it in the natural and the supernatural and watch your life turn miraculous.
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com
Matthew 1:23
18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.
20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus,[i] for he will save his people from their sins.”
22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
23
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,[j]
which means ‘God is with us.’”
Immanuel - God is with us… he is here!
Jan. 12th, 2007 - 7:51am - Morning rush hour in a New York subway
Joshua Bell played 6 masterpieces on his 3.5 million Dollar Stradivarius violin.
“Three minutes went by before something happened. Sixty-three people had already passed when, finally, there was a breakthrough of sorts. A middle-age man altered his gait for a split second, turning his head to notice that there seemed to be some guy playing music. Yes, the man kept walking, but it was something. A half-minute later, Bell got his first donation. A woman threw in a buck and scooted off. It was not until six minutes into the performance that someone actually stood against a wall, and listened. Things never got much better. In the three-quarters of an hour that Joshua Bell played, seven people stopped what they were doing to hang around and take in the performance, at least for a minute. Twenty-seven gave money, most of them on the run -- for a total of $32 and change. That leaves the 1,070 people who hurried by, oblivious, many only three feet away, few even turning to look. “
$20 of that $32 was from the one person who recognized Bell, and who had just seen him play the night before at the Library of Congress, so the 26 givers among the 1096 commuters pitched in a whopping $12, including a lot of pennies. There was never a crowd, and the fears never materialized that there might be a need for extra security. So the moral or message of the story seems to be simply that commuters might have walked by the Mona Lisa also, and that you can’t expect “random people” to notice and appreciate great art on their own without some kind of guidance, commentary or marketing. Even the title of the article hints at the expression “pearls before swine” that is the credo of elitism itself. It’s hard for people to believe there is something amazing going on when there is no crowd, and nothing telling you to pay attention.
The 6 people who stopped to listen to Bell just thought he was good, but when interviewed later they admitted that they didn't realize how good, they just liked it. Lots of people stood in line to buy lottery tickets nearby and did not even glance his way, and of course the music fans with their iPod earbuds missed everything. Would you have noticed? Would I? There was apparently one guy, named John Picarello, who really noticed, and who spent 9 minutes listening to Bell, realizing full well how good he was.
God actually had the same experiment… he sent his son to a world of millions…. Did anyone notice him?
HE’S HERE HE’S HERE HE’S HERE… DID YOU SEE HIM?
Immanuel -
to Isaiah
Isaiah 7:14
King Ahaz is sinful, evil King and he has reigned in Judah for his own desires. Now he is going to get crushed by the Syrian nation and Isaiah comes to him and says… where you are at right now… Don’t matter. This don’t matter. For in time there will be a virgin, who gives birth to the Messiah, and he will be with us”.
These Kings coming against you… they will be like cigarette butts in the gutter at the end of time… they will mean nothing.
Here is ONE way to put it: Is where you are at… is that what life is about?
Drug dealer… is this what life is about?
CEO Millionaire…is this what life is about?
Single Mom struggling… is this what life is about?
Prison inmate…
High School Vixen or the HS nobody
The Professor
The addict
The single adult
Is this what life is about….
None of this really matters - because Jesus is coming…
Back then it meant through a virgin, but now it means in the second coming.
PERSPECTIVE PEOPLE - Your life doesn’t really matter - but Gods agenda does.
Thats hard to hear… James 4:14 your life is a vapor!