The David Alliance

Caleb #1

 

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Joshua 14

Caleb… thirty verses define his life. Only 30, what do they say about him? 

If you could only have thirty verses about your life… what would they say. 

 

He had energy, health and enthusiasm… even at the age of 85

 

Numbers 13 he believed in Gods mission for his life.

What is Gods mission for your life. 

 

His mindset was I expect things from God, I expect his promises in my life. I expect God to use me. 

 

Caleb was faithful over the long haul.

What does take to change the world?

What is it in your deepest foundation that makes you who you are? That has created the cracks in your foundation. That has brought the gifts and the curses from the crucible of your upbringing. What is holding you back… is it your trials? your sin? Your lack of gifitngs… 

Where am I going with this…. I want to know what is truly needed to change someones life, to change someones world… change their future.

Why do we have this fascination with the belief that we must have some great track record of success, riches, fame or intelligence to change someones life. 

You can change someones life simply with a tank full of gas… 

My wife just recently changed a woman’s life by simply driving over to her house and handing her $200. How did $200 change someones life? Well this woman has been involved in the dark arts, in the new age movement and in spiritualism. My wife runs into this woman quite a few times a year for personal and health reasons. They have built a relationship… my wife has many times wondered the best way to share the Gospel with her… but has always just felt like it was not the right time. So a few weeks ago this woman found herself at her kitchen table crying out to - who else? God… the one she doesn’t believe in…. God… if there was one… that she could not pay her bills. She needed $200… God if you are really there I need $200… it was a real deep cry from her heart. My wife on the other side of the city heard God speak to her clearly… go take $200 to this woman. When my wife showed up at her door the woman lost it. She kept asking how Kim would know to do this… Kim simply said “God told me you needed $200”. It completely changed how this woman saw Jesus, how she understood you could have a relationship with God… it is a sense was the proving ground to believing she also could know Jesus”. You will never read about my wife’s world changing accomplishments, Her fb, instagram and have about 200 people total. She is not super smart, she is quite beautiful, but thats about it… but she’s not known for her beauty… how could a housewife, a simple homemaker change someones life? Simple, listen and obey! 

You have never heard of Edward Kimball changed America and the church… causing the gospel to reach millions and millions and probably still has an impact today. He was a simple Sunday School teacher who felt one day he needed to go the the shoe store and tell one of his students about how much Jesus loved him. This young man was DL Moody. Who later became one of our greatest preacher, teacher evangelists in our history.

When we reach eternity we will be shocked by who ultimately did the greatest reaching and changing of lives… we will also be shocked at how many TV evangelists and preachers will be overlooked. We will also be humbled at the fact that we could have been one of those greatly used by God… but we let our instagram account and facebook cred… stop us. We thought we were not spiritual enough, gifted enough, smart enough, talented enough, rich enough, biblical enough, well spoken enough… when all it took to change the world was a listen and a simple deed. 

 

What is wisdom?

Everyone wants to be smart, seen as wise… but what is wisdom? is it being the smartest in the room? on the internet? In your field? 

I once read of a man who had one of the top 3 IQ scores in the world. he lived alone, lifted weights and was basically a salesman… not much of a life, not much success but his IQ was off the chart… is this wisdom?

What is wisdom… how does your definition of wisdom stack up against Gods definition.

 

1 Cor. 2

 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 However, as it is written:

“What no eye has seen,
    what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”
    the things God has prepared for those who love him—

10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for,

“Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?”But we have the mind of Christ.

So What is wisdom? simply put it is the the mind of Christ! 

 

Thats a miracle

Christianity is not the product of reason… I criticize no man who does not have a relationship with Jesus to think otherwise. But the one who has been born from above, born again… regenerated he himself must understand where he lives. His regeneration must dominate his conscience impacting his very breath. When Christians try to live by reason they are moving of out Gods country into the enemy’s land. We belong in the supernatural realm even in our habitual daily existence. 

We want to live in the miraculous. We feel the need to experience it in a common day to day way. It may in fact feel like the best way to prove our walk with God. However many of us feel like the miraculous is for the other man, the super Christian… who one who was chosen by God to have a unique holy and chosen walk. The truth is we all walk in the miraculous every day… we simply have lost sight of it.

God created the very world we live in - in only six days. That is a miracle. He created every living creature big and small in this world… that is a miracle. he keeps life energy in all he created, that is a miracle. We live in this creation and that is a miracle. The God of all creation, of all eternity loves us, that is a miracle. He sent his son to our world… that is a miracle. His son lived a holy sinless life in order to die for us… that is a miracle. His blood cleansed us of our sin and made us righteous in his sight, that is a miracle. We now have freedom to live in his purpose, with his power for his kingdom… that is a miracle. He hears us when we pray and works on our behalf at the right hand of the father… that is a miracle. He will come back again and rapture us into his presence for all eternity… that is a miracle. We will rule and reign with him forevermore… that is a miracle. 

There is no sin, no power, no government, no king or ruler… there is nothing in all of creation, time and history that is as powerful as God himself and he lives in us… that is a miracle. He calls us sons and daughters… that is a miracle. He tells us to call on him as Daddy… that is a miracle. 

 

 

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Faith it till you make it

 

 

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There’s a concept in business called the Peter Principle. Its basic idea is that a person will promote or rise only to his or her level of competence within an organization. Beyond that threshold, that person either requires more education, coaching to achieve a higher degree of competence/skill, or someone more competent may come in to complete the task.

I believe our Christian life is much the same. We will rise to our level of faith within our walk and beyond that we either need more personal prayer and study, a mentor to train us up or someone else who comes in and fills the gap with their faith to get the desired answer to prayer. 

Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not yet seen. your faith is the evidence you have that God is at work in the invisible, the unknown, the spirit realm… how much evidence do you display in your actions and mindset?

Are you tired of waiting on others to pray in your answer, to speak of evidence you don’t yet see OR even to coach you up to stepping out. These are not bad, but God has called you to more… to a greater substance of faith in the invisible. I have heard a few people say that maybe your greatest element in faith is your imagination. its a strange way to think of it, but it is actually a Godly concept. God has called us to believe what we cannot see based on what he says. That is the best use of your imagination ever in life. What’s the worst use of our imagination? When we see the worst case scenario, when we use it to doubt, second guess and even plan our demise.

Life will rise and fall to your faithful expectations. To your faith level will be given the blame or fame for your life’s direction. 

There is no growth without faith, there is no fruit without faith, there is no miracle without faith. 

Unhappiness doesn’t come from the way things are, it comes from your perception or your faith level of how you think things will turn out.

Fear is always built on a lie deal with the lie, and fear will die! You deal with the lie by replacing it with gods truth, what has God said about this situation? God’s word brings faith with it and when faith comes in fear goes out! Fear cannot abide or dwell in the environment of the truth. You eliminate fears environment by dwelling in the environment of the truth. Faith is always built-in Gods word, built on the truth, live in the truth, and you and your future is fear proof and faith filled!

The Title

I was talking to a man -about my age and he told me he thought New Years resolutions were a waste of time. When I asked why he said they are unrealistic and don’t work. 

I asked him to define what a new resolution was… and he basically said its something you think you need to do or get better at…

And There’s the problem…

A goal or NY resolution whatever you want to call it is actually who you are choosing to become.

When you make a choice the power of that choice is not what you accomplished its what you became through that choice, through that goal.

If you choose to steal a pencil… its not about what you chose… its what you became. You became a thief.

Goals are really just tools that you use to build your legacy, build who you want to become. 

Show me a man who does not have goals and I will show you a man who does not not who he is or what he will become.

in a world where we fear the unknown… why would you choose to live a life of the unknown… sure there is no certainty in life, but to go into it daily, weekly, yearly without any map is the ultimate Russian roulette. 

So if you know who you want to be…

If you believe you know what God has called you to do, Then I see no greater tool, no greater pathway than to start each year fresh with your list for legacy living. 

Do you have a pulse… than you can choose your legacy

Do you still have emotions and feelings that create energy and focus.. then drive those into a mission for your life. 

This year your legacy is waiting for you to write another chapter…

1 - Who you will love more

 2 - What habit you will master to influence others

 3 - What plans you will make to overcome failure  

 4 - How you will start each day on point

and this book will be turned into a movie that your family will watch again and again and again….

you are writing the script every day for this movie, you are the star, you are the director, the writer, the producer and the lead actor. The movie is yet to be titled… because the title is chosen by your family after you have died. Choose your future wisely, choose your legacy now.

If you’ve got a goal, a resolution… you’ve got hope in who you choose to be.

 

 

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You don’t know what you don’t know

 

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You don’t know what you don’t know because you don’t know enough to know what you don’t know… and you don’t even know it.

If you think Im confused… then you are even more confused! 

 

I have a friend of mine who tells a hilarious story… he is at home… his wife comes home from girls party. She is looking really good. One thing leads to anther and they end up in bed doing what married couples do. Afterwards she is tired and just falls asleep… but Brett is hungry… (I can relate) they are newly married and he is young… they are just a block away from a  White Castle… he gets up out of bed, doesn’t turn any lights on in the bedroom - he doesn’t want to wake his wife. He throws on his clothes and walks down to get a burger. While standing in line, he just feels like people are starting at him. the clerk seems a little put off helping him, he gets his food and eats it walking back home, gets inside his apartment and finishes his food watching TV. Just before he heads to bed he walks into the bathroom and literally loses his mind. He is howling… He without realizing it put his wife’s blouse on and not only that it had her name tag from the party still on her shirt. Hello my name is Lisa…. when he tells the story he just laughs in shock and says how could I not see or realize I had my wife’s blouse on… she is not a big woman… but Brett also is a smaller frame dude….

 

You don’t know what you don’t know because you don’t know enough to know what you don’t know… and you don’t even know it.

 

John 8

31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 

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33 “But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said. “We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, ‘You will be set free’?”

34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin. 35 A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. 37 Yes, I realize that you are descendants of Abraham. And yet some of you are trying to kill me because there’s no room in your hearts for my message. 38 I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. But you are following the advice of your father.”

39 “Our father is Abraham!” they declared.

“No,” Jesus replied, “for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example. 40 Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing. 41 No, you are imitating your real father.”

They replied, “We aren’t illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father.”

42 Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me. 43 Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me! 44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don’t believe me! 46 Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.”

48 The people retorted, “You Samaritan devil! Didn’t we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?”

49 “No,” Jesus said, “I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father—and you dishonor me. 50 And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God is going to glorify me. He is the true judge. 51 I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!”

52 The people said, “Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say, ‘Anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!’ 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

54 Jesus answered, “If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, ‘He is our God,’[i] 55 but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.”

57 The people said, “You aren’t even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham?”

58 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I am!” 59 At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.

 

We are counting down to a new year… may it be in our hearts heading into 2022 a simple prayer…

Father help me see what I do not see, so that I may be more like you. 

Guilty!

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I remember years ago working out in the weight room at Northwest university. I was talking to a young kid who was probably only about 2 years younger than me. I was 24 at the time… I asked him about his work out and in explaining to me why he did what he did he said “well Im a professional baseball player”. Wow, I said who do you play for, he said I was drafted by the reds… I was impressed. Until days later I was talking to one of the football players I knew and he said “he was drafted by the reds… yes - but he only plays on their farm team. 

It got me thinking… what really makes you a professional athlete. Like when can I say I am a professional football player? If I am on the practice squad? If I am drafted by them but never play a down… 

Here is a question for you… are you a professional Christian… or just on the farm team. Or maybe you were drafted by Jesus… but you have never really played.

 

 

Mark 16: 15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. 16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. 17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.[e] 18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”

19 When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 

This is the job description for followers of Christ. But I guess you are only a true follower of Christ if you choose to accept the job description. 

It says these are the signs that follow them that believe… those that accepted their work and their job description have these signs follow them. I will even be a little more vague… maybe not a demon or snake handling, but definitely the power of the Holy Spirit shows up… but he shows up while you are at work in your role as a follower of Christ. 

Follow is such a bad word really. I can follow a professional football, I can follow someones music career I can even follow a chef or an artist… but following does not put me in the same category as these individuals. 

 

Now to those of you who may say “well these are not my gifts” I would say only because you are not following him, you are not choosing the job description. Jesus was not talking about gifting in this passage, it in fact was just before he went up to heaven… he was talking about his last instructions for those who come to believe in him.

And to those who would say I have not ran into any demon possessed people or snakes or people trying to poison me… I would say yes and you will never get tackled in football sitting on the sidelines. You must get in the game and take on the job description. Today in fact I was really under attack spiritually… and then it hit me… Im in the game. Oh, ok, I get it… nice try satan, nice try demonic attack. I am in the game, I put it in Gods hands and kept being a follower of Christ, sharing the gospel, praying for people, believing for miracles, reading praying etc… I AM IN THE GAME! 

If you could google me to see if I was a “professional follower of Christ” you would find me all over the internet! 

Would we find you?

3 Ways to immediatley Change your life

 

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3 ways to immediately change your life!

 

Read - 

Everyone wishes they were smarter… read.

Everyone wishes they knew the bible better… read.

Everyone wishes they heard Gods voice more… read.

Everyone wishes they knew what to say… read.

Everyone wishes they new more about $, Relationships, piano, health, goals, success, gardening… it doesn’t matter - read. 

 

What is a key component of following Christ? Transformation of our mind… by the renewing of your mind you become like Christ. 

 

7 keys to comprehension, by Susan Zimmerman

 

Good readers use the following 7 keys to unlock meaning. 1. They create vivid mental images of sounds, sights smells all sensory images. 

2. They use background knowledge to add meaning before during and after.

3. They ask questions before during and after.

4.they make inferences and predictions, trying to draw conclusions as they read.. 

5. They determine the most important ideas or themes, 

6. They synthesize information, they track how it evolves. 7. They use fix up strategies to understand words & concepts they don’t get- skip ahead, reread, ask questions, and use a dictionary. They use all these strategies whether reading calculus or readers digest

 

 

Meditate

What do I mean… the deep breath, sigh, moan etc… well I am a fan of breathing techniques. My favorite is breathe in for the count of 7 and exhale for the count of 21. It relaxes and gets my body ready to think. I like to take some scripture and just repeat it and ask God to show me what it should light up in my life. The bible says we should meditate on his word… the hebrew word is the same one used when a cow chews its cud. You just keep chewing on it until God starts to speak to you. How powerful is it when you start to apply in and through your imagination Gods word to your life. Amazingly powerful. Just think of what its like to think of winning the lottery… it immediately changes our mood. Or when we think about great times with family… it has immediate changes in our psyche. 

 

Psalm 40 has a beautiful verse that says “ears you have dug for me”. Why would God dig ears… well you did a hole to put something into it. he has dug ears for us to put his word into it and bury it deep into our understanding. 

 

 

Meditation

The biggest tragedy to Mary and Martha was that Martha never stopped to listen to Jesus, only the voices in her head.

 

 

 

 

Save - interest

There are so many apps right now you can load on your phone and just daily save a few dollars or invest a few dollars… stocks, bonds, crypto… pick something! 

 

The greatest mathematical discovery of all time is compound interest.  Albert Einstein

 

and let’s not forget it starts happening immediately. 

 

Life is short… lets use it to the best of Gods ability…all he asks is that we put in some work.