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By Bishop E. Bernard Jordan
ISBN 0-939241-10-2
The Achiever's Guide to Success
2nd Printing
Copyright O 1996 by Bishop E. Bernard Jordan, Zoe Ministries, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 270, New York, NY 10008-0270. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without writ- ten permission from the author. Printed in the United States of America. Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptures are taken from the King James version of the Holy Bible.
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to my oldest daughter Naomi Deborah Jordan, who will boldly cany the Word of the Lord in her generation.
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In Gratitude We'd like to give the following individuals a special
thank you for their faithfulness and support in helping to make our dream come hue:
Yvo~rne Bnsco111 b Fn~~t i ly b Glynis E. McBen~t
Pastors Robert E. b Alnm W. Bell 111 Debornh Brower Tltel~~tn Ward-Brown Robert b Dbtn Dnvis Antlette Den11 Antber Estes 6
Felicin Fotcntnin Cy~tdee J e ~ ~ ~ i s o ~ t Joyce Lezuis
Peter b Helen Ferst Pastor Ben~tie b Delores Flttelle~t Adrienne Hays Elder Fitzgerald A. King Pastor Co~lnie Miles Proplretess Clterli Montgomey J n ~ t ~ e s b Gertnlde Tnylor Tl~eresn Wedlock J n ~ ~ t e s Wriglrt
Because of their generosity and obedience to the Spirit of God, we know that they have opened the door for miracles, and we believe that He shall cause the gems of wisdom that are contained within these pages to be made manifest in each of their lives, for the reward of the Lord is sure and addeth no sorrow!
In His Love and Service, Bishop E. Bernard & Pastor Debra Jordan
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YOU WON'T BE
SUCCESSFUL IN
BUSINESS UNLESS YOU
LOVE THE WORK THAT
YOU DO.
Ecclesiastes 3:22 "Wzerefore I perceive tl~at there is notl~ing better; tlzan tlznt a 171arz sho~ld rejoice in his OIVI I works; for tlzat is his portio~z: for who shall bring ltiln to see what shall be afrer hi171?"
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A LOVE FOR WHAT YOU DO WILL SUSTAIN YOU
AWIP P R O W E ENTHUSIASM AND THE
NECESSARY IMPETUS TO
YOUR D W E FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Ecclesiastes 5:18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and contely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his porrio~~.
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A LACK OF LOVE WILL PRODUCE AN APATHETIC
RESPONSE THAT WILL DRAIN YOU OF ENERGY
AND ROB YOUR VISION.
Ecclesinsres 2:lO ...fo r ~ n y heart rejoiced irt all nzy labour: arzd this was illy porriorl of all rny labour:
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h? YOU DON'T NAVE FUN IN YOUR UNCTION,
THEN YOU ARE IN THE WRONG FUNCTION.
YOUR CALLING MUST
PRODUCE JOY.
"Psal~ns 40:8 " I delight to do thy will, 0 nly God: yea, thy law is 1vit/~i1z nzy heart. "
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YOU ARE A PRODUCT
OF YOUR
ENVIRONMENT.
Proverbs 4:14-15 "E~zter rtot into the patlt of the wicked, and go not irl tlte way of evil inert. Avoid it, pass not by it, runt f,wil it and pass away. "
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IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN AN ENVIRONMENT
CONDUCIVE TO GROWTH, YOU
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I[F YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE COMPANY OF
FOOLS, FOOLISHNESS
WILL ERUPT.
Proverbs 13:20 "He that walketlt with wise rnen shall be wise: but a colllpartion of fools sl~all be destroyed."
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WORK SHOULD BE LOVE THAT YOU
MAKE VISIBLE.
Epl~esians 2:10 "For we are his tvork1nansltip, created itt Cl~rist Jesus uizto good works, which God I~atl~ before ordained that we sholtld walk it1 tltetiz. "
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WHEN YOU BECOME
A PART OF ANYTHING,
IT BECOMES A PART OF YOU.
Psalms 90:17 "And let the beauty of the Lord our God be lipon us: and establish tllou t11e work of our hands icpon us; yea, rlze work of our hands establish tltozc it. "
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YOUR LIFE IS A LIVING
EXPRESSION OF THE
USAGE OF YOUR MIND.
Isaialz 26:3 "Tlzou wilt keep hinl in perfect peace ivlzose mind is stayed 011 thee: because he tntstetlz in tlzee. "
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THE QUALITY OF
YOUR LIFE IS AN l[MDICATION OF THE TYPE OF THOUGHTS
THAT YOU THINK.
Ro17zans 12:3 "For l say, tl~ro~cglz the grace giver] icnto me, to evely I I I ~ I I rllnr is n~izorzg )loll, lzor to tlzirzk of I~irizselfrnolr Iziglzly tlznn he ollght to rlli~zk; bllt to tllirtk soberly, according as God hatlt dealt to every 1iza11 tlze ~neasltre of faitll. "
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SUCCESS IS A WITMESS TOTHELEVELOF
TRUTH YOU~VE
MASTERED IN LIFE.
Proverbs 23:7 "For as he tl~inketl~ in his heart, so is he ...
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FAITH IS A HIGHER
LAW THAN REASONING.
I Coriiztl~iaizs 2:5 "Tlzat your fair11 sl~ould rzot stand in rlze wisdonz of iizeiz, but irz t11e power of God. "
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FAITH, WNEN
WCOWORATED WITH GOD'S WORD, CAN
MAKE THE IMPOSSEBLE HIM-POSSIBLE!
Mark 11:22 "And Jesus arzstvering saith unto them, HAVE FAITH IN GOD. "
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FAITH IS THE
CONTINUATION OF
REASON, BUT IT IS
ADVANCED.
Jalnes 1:3-4 "Knowing tllis, tllat the trying of your fairlz tvorketll patience. Blrt let patience llnve her petfect work, tlzar ye rnay be petfect and entire, wa~ztirzg ilotl1ing. "
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FAITH EXPANDS
BEYOND THE
BOUNDARIES OF
RIEASON.
Jalires 2 2 0 "But wilt tlrorc. k~zobv, 0 vain 111a1z, that faith witlzout works is dead?"
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REASON IS FORMULATED BY LAW
AS 'MAN UNDERSTANDS
IT, YET FAITH
OPERATES BY A LAW
DICTATED BY GOD, WHETHER UNDERSTOOD
BY MAN OR NOT.
Matthew 168-12 "Wllich when Jesus perceived, he said ltr~to them, 0 ye of little faith, why rea- son ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet understand, neither renle171ber tlze five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither tlze seven loaves of tlze four tlzousand, and hotv 17zany baskets ye took lip? How is it rl~ar ye do not lirzderstand that I s ake it nor to yoti concentin b~ead, P t fat ye should beware of the f . eavetz of the Pharisees and the Sadducees? The11 understood they horv that he bade tlzenz nor betvare o the leaven of bread, but of the d octr~rze of the Pharisees and the Sadducees."
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FAITH GIVES
THE POWER TO
BELIEVE AND THE
POWER TO SEE.
I Peter 1:7 "Tlzar rlze trial of yolo faitl~, being ~nucll inore precious tlznrz of gold tlzat perishetlz, tlzough it be tried witlzfire, nzight be foltrzd trizto praise and izonolcr and glory at the appeariizg of Jesus Clzrist: " . --- . - 2 .
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]FAITH GWES YOU TWE ABXLITY TO APPREHEND
THE SUPERNATURAL.
I John 5:4 "For whatsoever is bont of God overcon~etlz tlze world: and tltis is rlze victo~y rl~at overro~izetl~ tlze world, even our fairlz. "
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FAITH ns THE APPAREL OF YOUR DREAMS.
Mattl~ew 17:20 "...for verily I say lerzro you, If ye have fair11 as a grain of mlcstard seed, ye shall say ltr~to tl~is mountai~z, Rer~tove hence to yorlder place; and it shall remove; and notl~i~zg slrall be , . .--w.- bnpossible tellto yolc. " A- - .. .>. - .
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R.~[ONEU MUST BE UNDERSTOOD.
Proverbs 13:7 "There is Re that tnaketll hi~ilself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that nlaketlz him- selfpooc yet hat11 great riches."
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I ]EFUOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND MONEY
AND THE LAWS THAT
GOVERN ITS
ACQUISITION, YOU WILL
NEVER APPREHEND
ITS POSSESSION.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 "For wisdorn is a defence, and rnoney is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giver11 life to tllern that have it."
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MONEY IS THE SIGNAL
AND BASIS FOR TRADE
IN THE EARTH.
Gel1 43:12 "And take double tnoney in your hand; and the motzey tlzat was brolcghr agai~n ill the nloutlz of yoicr sacks, carry it agairl it] your iza~ld; peradventure it was an oversight:"
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R/][ONEY POSSESSES AN INNATE POWER THAT
SHOULD BE RESPECTED, BUT NOT WORSHIPPED.
I Tirnotlry 6:IO "For tlze love of money is tlze root of all evil: wlziclz while sonre coveted afrec they have erredfiom the faith, and pierced tlzemselves tlzrolcgk wit11 rlzany sorrows.''
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THINGS, FOR ALL THINGS ARE ASKING
QUESTIONS THAT
Ecclesiastes 10:19 "A feast is rltade for lalcgkter; and wine inaketl~ riter~y: bltt money answererlt all iltings.
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MONEY TESTIFIES OF YOURCHARACTER AND DEFINES YOUR
MATURITY AND INTEGRITY*
Proverbs 22:l "A good naine is mtlzer to be chosei1 tl~aiz great riches, and loviizg favour ratlzer tlzaiz silver or gold."
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MONEY WILL LABEL
YOU FOOLISH OR WISE.
Proverbs 21:20 "T11er.e is treasure to be desired and oil iiz the dwelliilg of the wise, but a foolislz inan spender11 it i~p."
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YOUR WISDOM CAN BE SEEN THROUGH YOUR
PROPER USE OR
Proverbs I4:24 "Tl~e crown of the wise is tlzeir ricltes: bur the foolisltness of fools is folly. "
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THE WORLD
WORSHIPS MONEY.
Luke 12:16-19 And he spake a parable ltrlto theln, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifillly: And he thought within hiinselj say- ing, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow lny fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my banzs, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and nly goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast ~nuch goods laid up for inany years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
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~ & ~ N E Y BECOMES A
GOD TO THOSE WHO
SEEK ITS POWER YET
CANNOT DISCERN THE
GOD OF THE POWER.
Mattl~e~v 6.24 "No I ~ I ~ I I can serve hvo masters: for either 11e will Izate the O I I ~ , arrd love the orJ~er; or else he will hold to tlze one and despise the o t l~e~: Ye carzlzot serve god and I ~ I ~ I ~ I I T I O I I . "
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MONEY IS NOT
PLACEABLE.
Luke 9:3 And he said icnto tlrem, Take notl~ing for your jour-ney, nei- ther staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neitl~er have hvo coats apiece.
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GENERATOR OF MONEY.
I Kin. 3:12-13 Behold, I have done accordi~zg to tlzy words: lo, I have giver1 thee a wise arzd an icnder- stallding heart; so tlzat tlzere was rzone like thee before thee, neitlzer after thee shall arty arise like 111zt0 tlzee. And I have also given thee illat rvhiclz tl~oic hast rzor asked, bat11 riches, and lzorzour: so tlzar there slzall not be any ar?zorzg the kirzgs like urzro thee all tlzy days.
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IF THERE IS A LACK OF WISDOM, THERE WILL BE A LACK OF MONEY.
Prov. 26:13-14 Tlze slotllful man saith, Tlzere is a lion it1 the way; a lion is in the streets. As tlze door tunzeth lipon his Izitlges, so dotlz rlze slotl$~l upon lzis bed.
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%F THEIRE IS A HARVEST
OF MONEY, IT DENOTES
ANABUNDANCE
OF WISDOM.
Proverbs 13:Il "Wealtlz gotten by varzity slzall be diini~lislzed: but he that gatlzeretll by labour slzall irzcrease. "
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DO NOT ALLOW MONEY
TO BECOME YOUR
MASTER, FOR YOU WILL
BECOME ENSLAVED TO
ITS CONSUMPTION AND
ACQUISITION.
Matt. 6:24 No man can serve nvo ~nasters: for either he will hate tlze one, and love the otlzer; or else he will hold to rlze one, and despise flze otlze~: Ye ca~znot seive God aizd inalninon.
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AND THE SLAVERY TO MONEY WILL EXTRACT
A CRUEL AND MERCILESS PRICE FROM THOSE THAT EMBRACE
Luke 1613 "No servant can serve
the one, and love rlze orller.; or else,
the o t l~e~: Ye cannot serve God and I ;At -.
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DOMINION WAS GWEN
TO MAN OVER ALL
THINGS.
Gen. 1:28 And God blessed tllem, and God said icnto tllem, Be fruit- fill, and mitltiply, and replenish the eartlz, and sltbdiie it: and have do~ni~zior~ over tlze fish of tlze sea, and over tlze fowl of tlze aic and over every living tlzing that movetlz iipon the earrlz.
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~ O N E Y IS A THING THAT MUST BE
MASTERED, FOR MAN MUST DISPLAY THE
DOMINION OF GOD IN THIS AREA.
Luke 16:9 "And I say unto you, Make to yol~rselves friends of tlze r?znrnnzorz of ~ozriglzteousrzess: tlzat, wlzerz ye fail, tlzey rnay receive you irzto everlasting habitations."
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MONEY SHOULD WORK TO ENLARGE YOUR
HABITATION.
Prov. 10:15 Tlze rich malt's wealtlt is his strolzg city: the destruction of tlte poor is their poverty.
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MONEY IS A TOOL OF
INCREASE. WHEN MANAGED WISELY, ITS
PURPOSE IS TO BRING
ENLARGEMENT INTO
YOUR LIFE.
Proverbs 10:15 "Tlte rich man's %vealtll is itis strong city: the destriiction of the poor is their poverty."
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MOI?IEY MUST BE
GIVEN ITS FIELD
OF EXPERTISE.
Eccl. 6:11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is rilan the better?
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MONEY IS DESIGNATED TO WORK FOR YOU, A h 9 YOU MUST BE ABLE TO DISCERN THE FERTILITY OF
THE FIELD IN WHICH IT IS PLACED.
Ecclesiastes 5:13-14 "Tliere is a sore evil ~vlzicli I have seeri icnder tlte slot, ~zarnely riclzes, kept for tlie owriers thereof to tlieir hiirt. "
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MONEY WILL RUN FROM THOSE WHO ARE
IGNORANT OF ITS LAWS, FOR THEY WILL
VIOLATE THE LAWS THROUGH THEIR
UNFAMILIARITY, AND INVITE POVERTY TO
DINE AT THEIR TABLE.
Proverbs 23:5 "Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."
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OBEDIENCE PRECIPITATES
SUCCESS.
Decct. 28:l And it shall corne to pass, iftltolc shalt hearken diligent- ly ltrzto tile voice of the LORD tlzy God, to observe and to do all his co~izmandrr~erzts ~ ~ ~ l z i c h 1 cor~lrllarld tllee this day, t l~at tile LORD tlzy God will set tllee or1 high above all rzations of the earth:
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THE ATTEMPT TO APPLY ANY OTHER LAW
BESIDES THE LAW OF GOD IS A VIOLATION OF HIS SOVEREIGN RULE, AND WHAT WILL LOOK
LIKE SUCCESS WILL ACTUALIZE FAILURE
WITHIN CERTAIN FACETS OF LIFE.
Deuteronolny 11:27 "A blessbtg, if ye obey tlle cominandntents of tlte Lord your God, which I comtnand you tltis day:"
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~PPPQRTE~VITY IS DRAWN TO
PREPARATION AND WILL ATTRACT THE THING
HOPED FOR, SINCE IT IS A DIMENSION OF
ACTIVATED FAITH.
Ecclesiasres 9:11 "1 returned, and saw under the sun, illat tile race is not to the n v ~ f t , nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understand- ing, nor yet favour ro men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to rlzem all."
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THE LAWS OF GOD WERE GWEN TO MAKE
YOU PROSPER.
I Jok11 2:2 And lze is the propitia- tion for our sills: arzd not for ours 01213; but also for tlze sins of the tvlzole it~orld.
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KEYS TO ALL THINGS PERTAINING TO LIFE
sl~alt thou divide for an irllzeritar~ce the land, whicl~ I sware unto their fathers to give tlze~iz. "
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SOW A SEED,
REAP A HARVEST.
Gal. 6:7 Be not deceived; God is rrot r,zocked: for whatsoever a inan soiverl~, that shall Ize also reap.
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SOWING AMD REAPING
IS AN IMMUTABLE LAW
OF GOD THAT IS BUILT INTO THE UNIVERSE.
Gert. 8:22 Wltile the earrlt re~nairtetlt, seedtime nrtd harvest, n~td cold and Iteat, and s~t1711~ter arzd ~~irzter; and day aitd itigltt sltall nor cease.
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THE DEGREE THAT YOU SOW WILL DETElPMINE
THEDEGREETHAT YOU~LL REAP.
II Corintl~ians 9:6 "But tltis I say, He whiclt sotveth sparingly shall reap also sparirzgly; and he whiclz sowet11 bolc~ztifitlly shall reap also bountificll>~. "
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TITHING WILE
DETERMINE YOUR
BLESSING OR YOUR
CURSE.
Mal. 3:9 Ye are cursed tvit11 a curse: for ye have robbed n7e, ever1 this wliole natioll.
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TITHING IS A LAW THAT WILL VALIDATE YOUR
LICENSE TO PROSPER.
Malachi 3:8-10 "Will a Inan rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wlterein have we robbed thee? In titltes artd offeriitgs. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even tltis whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be rneat bt mine house, and prove me tow
herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you tlte windows of heaven, and pour you out a bless- ing, that there shall not be room eitorcgh to receive it."
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Leviticus 27:30 "And all the tithe of the land, whether of t l ~ e seed of the land, or of the fruit of the free, is the Lord's: It is holy unto the Lord. "
THE F~STFRUITS
BELONG TO GOD, NOT YOU!
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THAT WHICH BELONGS
TO GOD IS DESTINED
FOR CONSUMPTION.
Nehe~itiah 10:38 "And rlte priest tlze so11 of Aarwz shall be wit11 tlze Levites, whet1 tlte Levites take tithes: and tlze Levites shall bring up tlze rirlze of tirltes unto tlte lzoltse of our God, to tlze charizbers, into the treasure lzouse. "
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Hebrews 12:29 "For our God is n c o ~ ~ s u ~ n i ~ ~ g fire. "
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b , e . ,, .&& +' :A{ 9: :Q , accursed tllirzg, and have also I
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YOUR DISOBEDIENCE, FOR YOUR
TRANSGRESSION BECOMES HIS LICENSE
TO DEVOUR YOUR
Malachi 3:11 "And I will rebuke
shall llot destroy tl~ejkiits of yo~cr
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IF YOU DON'T GIVE THE TITHE TO GOD, THE
DEVIL WILL CONSIDER IT AN OFFERJNG UNTO
HIM9 AND HE WILL FORCIBLY EXTRACT HIS
HONORARIUM FROM YOUR LIFE.
Malaclzi 3.11 "And I loill rebuke tlze devo~rrer for yolo sakes, and ize shall rlot destroy the filrits of yolir grolntd: t~eitlter slzall your vine cast her h i t before tile time in the field, saitlt tlze Lord of hosts."
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YOUR FAITH IS
CREATIVE.
Hebrews 1I:I "Now faith is tlze sltbstarzce of tlzings lzoped fol; the evidence of tlzi~zgs not seen."
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GOD DESPISES THE
OFFERING OF
DISOBEDIENCE, FOR IT
DISHONORS THE
INHERENT INTEGRITY
OF GOD, AND FLAUNTS
OUR IRREVERENCE FOR
HIS INSTRUCTIONS.
Delrteroriomy 8:19-20 "Ar~d it shall be, iff11011 do at all forget the Lord t l~y God, and ~valk after otlier gods, arid serve tlter71, arzd worsllip tliern, I testi- fy agairist you this day tliat ye shall srrrely perisli. As the riatioris ~vlziclz rlie Lord destroyetlz before your face, so sliall ye perislz; because ye wo~tld rlot be obedierit lmto the voice of tlze Lord your God."
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IF YOU WANT WHAT
YOU'VE NEVER HAD, THEN DO SOMETHING
YOU9VE MEVER DOME!
Heb. 1l:l Now faith is the substance of tl~itzgs hoped f o ~ rlte evidence of tllitzgs not seen.
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YOU CAN NEVER HOPE TO ACHIEVE DIFFERENT
RESULTS IF YOU OPERATE THE SAME
WAY OVER ANP) OVER AGAIN.
Luke 5:38 But new ,vine must be put into new bottles; and botlz are preserved.
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THE CYCLE OF YOUR PRESENT WILL NEVER
CHANGE UNTIL YOU
CHANGE YOUR TACTICS*
Luke 18:22-24 "Now when Jesus heard rlzese things, he said ~crzto hi171, Yet lackest tlzort one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the pooc and tlzolt shalt have trea- sure in heaven: and come, follow Me. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowjitl, for he was very rich. And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowfitl, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!"
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WEALTH LOOKS FOR
IDEAS, FOR THEY
PROVIDE THE VACUUM
FOR WEALTH TO FILL.
Prov. 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prude~zce, andfi~ld out knowledge of rvirry inve~zrions.
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IF THERE ARE NO
IDEAS, THERE CAN BE
NO WEALTH.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 "For wisdonl is a defence, and tnoney is a defence: but the excellellc)~ of knowledge is, that wisdotrl giver11 life to tl~el~l rlmt have it."
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WEALTH LOOKS FOR
CREATORS, AND IS
I DRAWN TO THOSE WHO
/ THINK LIKE GOD.
Proverbs 8:12 "1 wisdom dwell with prltdertce, and fir~d olct knowledge of +vitt)i iizventiorls. "
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WEALTH IS FOUND IN
THE STRENGTH OF A
PLAN.
Prov. 15:22 Wirlzolct coutzsel purposes are disappoitzred: but it1 tlze iizulrirude of col~izsellors they are established.
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PLANNING PROVIDES
THE FRAME FOR AN
IDEA TO GROW.
Ps. 20:4 Grant thee according to tl~iize own heart, and fulfil all thy co~rnsel.
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AN IDEA WITHOUT A
PLAN CANNOT GO
ANYWHERE.
Proverbs 8:14 "Counsel is i~zine, and solind wisdo~n: I sin
iindersra~zdi~zg: I have srre~zgrl~. "
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WEALTH IS FOUND
WITHIN ONE'S HANDS.
Prov. 21:25 Tlze desire of tile slotl$tl killetlt lziln; for his lznrzds refuse to labolcl:
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EVERY MAN IS EQUIPPED TO
GENERATE WEALTH, BUT EVERY MAN IS NOT AWARE OF THE TOOLS
HE POSSESSES.
Proverbs 10:4 "He becometll poor tlzar dealerll with a slack l~a~ td : bur the hand of the diligent ~nnkerlz riclz. ''
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THE OMLY TIME THAT GOD INVITES MEN TO
CHALLENGE HIM IS THROUGHTHE PRACTICE OF
TITHING...FOR IT IS AN INCORRUPTIBLE LAW
THAT WILL EVOKE HIS FAVOR AND BLESSINGS.
Malnclli 3:10 "Briizg ye all the titl~es into the storel~oltse, that there rizny be !neat in ri~irze l~ouse, and prove me nolv herewitlz, sairlz the Lord of ltosrs, i f 1 toill not open yolc the wiitdows of heaven, and pour you our a blessi~~g, that there
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MEN FAIL BECAUSE THEY FAIL TO
ORGANIZE.
Prov. 20:18 Eveiy purpose is established by counsel: and rvitlz good advice nzake rval:
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~~RGANIZATION IS A TYPE OF PLANNING,
AND BRINGS ORDER-THE EVIDENCE
OF GOD'S PRESENCE--ONTO
THE SCENE.
Psalms 49:IO-11 "For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Their inward tho~ight is, that their houses shall continue for evec and their dwelling places to all generations; tl~ey call their lands afrer their own names. "
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MEN FAIL BECAUSE / THEY BECOME I
Prov. 29:23 A man's pride shall bring ltirn low: but honoltr shall uphold the humble in spirit.
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PRIDE EXALTS THE CONFIDENCE THAT MAN
HIAS IN HIMSELF AND DENIES TNE HONOR
THAT BELONGS TO GOD AND GOD ALONE.
Dan. 4:27 Wl~erefore, 0 king, let I I I ~ colcirsel be acceptable lrrrto thee, arld break offtlry sills by rigl~teoua~ess, and tl~ine iniquities by shorvi~rg mercy to the poor; if it ntay be a lerzgtl~eniitg of thy
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FALL BECAUSE IT
HERALDS YOUR
ASSUMPTION THAT YOU
Proverbs 16: 18 "Pride goetl? before desrnlcrion, and an izaliglziy spirit before n fall."
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MEN FAIL BECAUSE THEY FEAR. FEAR WILL
BLIND YOUR VISION
AND ALTER YOUR
PERCEPTION OF TRUTH.
Proverbs 29:25 "Tlle fear of a ~ilaiz bringer11 a snare: but .rvhoso picfret11 Ilis rnut i ~ z the Lord shall be safe. "
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MEN FAIL BECAUSE
THEY REVEAL THEIR
KNOWLEDGE.
Prov. 17:28 Even n fool, when he I~olderl~ ltis peace, is colctzted wise: and lte tl~at shurretlz his lips is esteemed n tnniz of u~~del.stnildi~~g.
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ONE SHOULD KNOW
THE SEASON TO SPEAK
AND THE SEASON TO
REFRAIN.
Proverbs 13:16 "Every prudent rnarz dealer11 wit11 knowledge, bur a fool 1a)~erlz open his folly."
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MEN FAIL BECAUSE THEY LOSE THEIR
Prov. 29:18 Wltere there is tzo visiotz, rlze people perish: bur he tlrat keeper11 tlle latv, happy is he.
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THE DREAM IS YOUR
TARGET. WHEN IT IS
LOST, YOU HAVE LOST
YOUR DIRECTION.
Psalms 103:Z "Bless the Lord, 0 my soul: and forget not all his benefits: "
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MEN FAIL BECAUSE
THEY'RE DISLOYAL.
Prov. 28:18 Whoso ~valketlz uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
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DISLOYALTY CORRUPTS THE IMPARTATION OF
YOUR MENTOR IN YOUR LIFE AND WILL SHORT-
CIRCUIT THE CURRENTS OF SUCCESS EY YOUR
Jolttz 1 8 5 "Tltey answered hittt, Jeslts of Nazaretl~. Jesus saitl~ ~ t ~ t t o rheltt, I attt he. At~d Jttdas also, ~vlticlz betrayed hiitt, stood with tlze~tz. "
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MEN FAIL W E N THEY
BECOME INDEPENDENT THINKERS.
Prov. 28:26 He that mtsterl~ in ltis o+vn heart is a fool: but whoso +valketlz rvisel~j, lte sllnll be delivered.
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FORM OF PRIDE THAT
ISOLATES YOU AND
DENIES THE GREATNESS
II Kings 5:20 "But Gehazi, rile servant of Elisha the nla11 of God, said, Beliold, t i~y master hat11 spared Nat~laan rllis Syria~z, in rlor receiving at Ifis llands tltat which he brotlghr: bur, as rlze Lord livetl~,
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EN FAIL WHEN
THEY ALLOW
PROCRASTINATION TO
STEAL THEIR TIME.
Eccl. 3:l To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose lozder tlze heaven:
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PROCRASTINATION IS A SIGN OF GROSS
DISRESPECT TO THE
Pmv. 20:4 The sluggard will nor plow by reason of the cold; tl~erefore si~all ite beg hz harvest, and have noti~ing.
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WHEN REBELLION IS IN MANIFESTATION,
REGARDLESS OF THE
AREA, FAILURE WILL
ANSWER.
Pmverbs 21:25 "Tlze desire of file
slotl$d killer11 him; for his Ilands rejitse to labour: "
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MEN FAIL WWEN THEY
REJECT THE STRUGGLE.
Prov. 19:20 Hear counsel, and receive ilzsmtctiorz, tltat tlzou lnayest be wise ill tlzy latter end.
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STRUGGLE IS NECESSARY FOR
DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE WAR OF
OPPOSITION CREATES THE SPOILS OF
1 STRENGTH.
Luke 2261 "And tlte Lord runted, and looked icporl Peter. And Peter reinembered rlte word of rile Lord, how he had said lolto hint, Before the cock crow, thoic sl7alt deny rne thrice."
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY MAKE EXCUSES.
Pmv. 20:11 Eve11 n child is kt~owrl by his do i~~gs , wherlier his work be pure, nrzd tvherl~er if be rigltr.
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EXCUSES ARE LIES
THAT ARE CAREFULLY
DISGUISED AS TRUTH.
Prov. 21:2 Evety way of a t i ~ n t ~ is riglzt in his ow11 eyes: but the LORD por~deretll the hearts.
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EXCUSES HAVE THE
ABILITY TO FOOL
EVERY ONE EXCEPT
Gerlesis 3:10 "And he said, I heard t l~y voice in the garden, arld I was afraid, because I toas r~aked: and I hid rnyse(f: "
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CAST BLAME.
Gel]. 3:12 And (lie inari said, The ..* rvoinarz whoi,z rliolc gavest ro be
\t>irll rile, slie gave ?lie of the wee, and I did ear.
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REJECTION OF
Gett. 3:17 And ~crtto Ada111 11e said, - . ~p ., $' ~j&& ,>, ri4f
Because rltoir Iiasr hearkened iolto S' . z . -k4 ,#<+. d : I
tlie voice of thy wife, nltd ltnst !< i;'... &-p$ai . .h3, eaten oftlte tree, of which I $. $'??%&k. co171tttar1ded thee, sayittg, TIto~i *$
' +g.. .q sltnlt not eat of it: cursed is the ., P?G..$~. . ".A. y .. $ ground for thy sake; bt sorrow 1. d.:. $;:;
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~ S P O N S I B I L I T Y IS THE
Prov. 7:2-3 Keep iny cornnland~neilts, and live; and nly law as the apple of thine eye. Bind tlle~n upon thy jingers, write t l~em lcpolt the table of thine heart.
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UNLESS A MAN CAN DEVELOP HIS ABILITY
TO RESPOND IN A GWEN SITUATION, HE IS
DOOMED TO FAIL, FOR HE HAS BECOME AN
WHILE DENYING THE GRACE AND MERCY
Genesis 3:13 "And the Lord God said ~rrlro the ~~orllml, Wlzar is tlfis rlzat rllorr /fast do~ze? And the rtlorr~arz said, Tlze serperzr beguiled rile, and I did eat."
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Prov. 7: 7 And beheld anzo~zg tlze sinzple ones, I discerned anzong tlze y o u t l ~ , a yozing man void of understanding.
Prov. 7:22-23 He goetlz after her straightway, as an ox goetlz to the slauglztec or as a fool to tlze correction of the stocks; Till a dart strike tlzrough his liver; as a bird hasteth to tlze snare, and knowetlz izot that it is for his life.
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Proverbs 12:24 "Tlze ha11d of the ; , diligent slzall bear rule: but tlze
slorl$~lirl sl~nll be icnder tribute. "
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY EXPECT UNRIGHTEOUS
COMPENSATION.
Pmv. 17:23 A wicked marl taker11 n gift olrr of rl~e bosoril to pervert rhe Itlays of judgment.
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COMPENSATION CAN
ONLY BE DEMANDED
AS AN ACT OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Prov. 14:23 111 all labollr there is profit: but the talk of rhe lips tender11 01zly to pe~lltry.
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T O DEMAND COMPENSATION
UNRIGHTEOUSLY IS TO ATTEMPT ILLEGAL
ENTRANCE INTO PROSPERITY.
Proverbs 13:4 "The soitl of the sluggard desiretl~, and 11arlt tlothitzg: but the soul of the diliget~t sllall be rilade fat."
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CANNOT GIVE.
Pwv. 11:24 Tl~ere is tlznr scntteretlz, mzd yet i~zcrensetl~; nrzd tl~erp is tlzat ~vitl~l~oldetlt more tlzan is irleet, bur it tender11 to poverty
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A STINGY AND
COVETOUS PERSON'S
Pwv. 11:29 He tllat tmubletl~ his OM^ Izolrse shall inherit the ~vitld: and the fool shall be se~varlt to the wise of heart.
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WHEN MONEY IS NOT
ALLOWED TO FLOW?
THE LAWS OF ITS LIFE
ARE VIOLATED.
Proverbs 1:17-19 "Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. And they lay in wait for their own blood; rl~ey lurk privily for their own lives. So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; ~ 1 1 i c h taketh away the life of the owners tl~ereof: "
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY
Ps. 14:l To the chief M~isician, A
in his heart, There is 110 God. They are comipt, they have done abon~inable works, there is none that doer11 good. --=A - A..
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TO REJECT GOD IS TO
REJECT THE SOURCE OF ALL THINGS.
Gen. 1:l In tlze begilztring God created the lzeaven and the eartlz.
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I[F YOU REJECT THE
SOURCE, YOU CANNOT
ATTAIN.
Psalrlts 53:l "The fool harh said ill Ifis Itearr, Tltere is no God. Corrupt are tlte)~, and have done abontir~able iniq~riiy: illere is notie rltar doer11 good. "
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CANNOT SERVE.
Matt. 20:26 But it shall not be so alnorlg yolc: blcr whosoever will be great arnollg you, let 11i111 be yofir minister;
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TO REFUSE SERVITUDE
IS TO ATTEMPT ILLEGAL
II Kings 4:31 "And Gehaii passed on before tlierii, atld laid rlze staff ~cporz t l~e face of rlze child; bur there was ~ieirl~er- voice, nor henri~ig. Wlierefor-e he went again ro rneer h i ~ ~ z , arid told him, saying, TIte child is not awaked. "
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BE SUPPRESSED, BUT
MANAGED.
Pmv. 18:14 Tlle spirit of n 111an will si!smin his i~lfinnity; but n woiirzded spirit itjho cnrl bear?
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IF EMOTIONS ARE
NOT MANAGED, THEY
CAN DISTORT YOUR
PERCEPTION OF
Proverbs 16:32 "He tltat is slow to k ' anger is better rltntz the rizighty; nrzd lze rltat rltletlt his spirit rlta~z he #.. rlmr tnketlz n city.'"
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY CANNOT SEE PURPOSE.
Eccl. 3:1 To every tltiitg there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
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WHEN PURPOSE IS NOT DISCERNED, DESTINATION IS
OVERTURNED.
I Samuel I5:24 "And Saul said iclzto Sanzuel, I have si~zned: for I have rralzsgressed rlze coinmand~nent of rlze Lord, and rl~y words: because I feared rlze people, and obeyed their voice. "
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I MEN FAIL WHEN THEY
REJECT AUTHORITY.
Prov. 19:16 He rlzat keeper11 rlre co1111~1ar7d1irer7r keeperh Iris olvrl soccl; but he that despiserlz his rijays shall die.
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THE REJECTION OF AUTHORITY IS THE
EMBRACE OF DEFILEMENT.
Plav. 19:25-26 S~nite a scor-~tel; and tlte si~nple will beware: and reprove one tliat lzatlt undersmnd- ing, a ~ i d he will tozdersmnd kliowl- edge. He tliat wasteth Iiis fathe); and clzaserli away his 11tor11e1; is a so11 tliat catrseth sharize, arid bri~igetli reproach.
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AUTHORITY PROVIDES
A COVERING; THE
REJECTION OF IT BRINGS AN EXPOSURE
TO THE ELEMENTS OF
FAILURE.
Proverbs 17:11 "An evil rrlnn seeker11 orlly rebellior~: tilerefore n cruel rnesserlger sl~crll be serlt agairlst 11iril. "
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY
Gen. 3:23 Therefore the LORD
of Eden, to rill tile gmtcndfiv~n God sent hiilt fortlzfi-om the garden
1vl1e11ce he was taken.
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A LIE WILL LEAD YOU
TO DESTRUCTION AND
VEIL ITSELF AS A
WORKABLE GOAL.
Proverbs 19:5 "A false wihless sl~all be itrlprli~ished, and he rl7at speaketlt lies sl~all 1 2 0 r
escape. "
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY
Matt. 25:lO Aizd rvkile tlzey went to blr)! tlze bridegroom caine: and tlzey tllat were ready went in witlz lzir7z to tlze rflarriage: and tlze door was slzltr.
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I[F YOU TRY TO PLANT
TOMATOES IN THE WINTER, THEY WILL
Eccl. 3:l To every rllirtg tllere is n senso~t, arid n tir,le to every pltrpose itnder tlte Itenverz:
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FAILURE WILL APPEAR
WHEN YOU CANNOT
ASCERTAIN YOUR TIME.
Ecclesiastes 3:l "To every tiling rl~ere is a season, and n rirrle ro every pitrpose ttrlder the lzenvel~: "
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MEN FAIL WHEN
THEY MISS THEIR
CONNECTIONS.
1 Sarrz. IO:9 -10 And it ~ a s so, tltat wlterz he had tunzed ltis back to go fio~rt Sa~nuel, God gave hirrz anotlter heart: and all tltose signs cnrne to pass tl~ar day. And wlterz flzey ca~rle tlzitl~er to tlze Itill, bellold, a corrtpmty of prophets rrtet Itinl: and rlte spirit of God carrze ~cpon ~ ~ I I I , a~td lze prophesied airtong tltern.
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OBEDIENCE TO THE
INSTRUCTIONS OF THE
LORD WLLL CAUSE
YOU TO RECEIVE HIS SUPPLY THROUGH
THE VESSELS OF HIS
I Kill. 17.15-I6 And she ,vent and did accordir~g to rhe saying of Elijnh: and she, and he, and her Izouse, did eat ina~zy days. And the barrel of rrzeal ii~asred rlof, 12eitlzel- did the cruse of oil fail, accordir~g to r11e word of rlle LORD, wl~ich he spoke by Elijnh.
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WHEN YOU MOVE m DISOBEDIENCE, YOU
MAY MISS YOUR SUPPLY.
I Kirtgs 17:9 "Arise, get thee to Znr-ephntlt, ~vl~icli belongerlt to Zidon, and dwell tl~er-e: behold, 1
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY
MISS THEIR LOCATION.
NLIIIZ. 14:22-23 Beca~rse all tl~ose r11er1 wllick have seer1 iity glory, arid rlty n~irncles, which I did in Egypt and ill tlte wildenless, and have tempted rile r~ow these tell rimes, and have rtot hearkened to rny voice; Stcrel~ tllej sltall not see the ln11d rvlliclt I srvare lcrlto their fatlters, rleirlzer shall any of tltent t l~at pro-
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2 Kin. 2:2 And Elijnll said init0 Elisha, Tany here, Ipray t11ee;for rile LORD hat11 sent ?lie to Betlzel. And Elisha said rcllro hini, As rlze LORD liverlz, and as rl~y soltl liverh, I will ?lot leave rllee. So tlzey \vetzr dow11 ro Betllel.
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WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN
THE PLACE OF YOUR
PROVISION, YOU
CANNOT RECEIVE.
I Kings 17:3-4 "Get thee I~ence, a~td flint thee eashvard, artd hide rl7yselfb)l tile brook Cllerirlt, tlzar is before Jordart. Atld i f sltall be, tllat rhoic sl~alt drink of the brook; and I /lave cornrltattded tlte raverls to feed thee tl~ere."
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY CANNOT FOLLOW
I Kings 13:21-22 "And lze cried ltrlto tile man of God that ca~ite fror~z Jltdnlt, sayi~tg. Titus saitit rite Lord, Fomsmuch as titoic lzast disobeyed tlze ~~zorttit of tlze Lord, mzd hast not kept tile corr~ntartd~~zenr whiclz tlze Lord tizy God corrt~narzded tlzee, Bur cnlrtest back, n~zd izast earell bread nrzd drunk $varer irt tlte place, of rlte which rile Lord did say to thee, Eat rto bread, and dl-ink no water; tity carcase shall not cor~ze irnto tile sepltlchre of rity farlzers. "
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY CANNOT SEE THEIR
WORTH.
Prov. 3 3 . P ~ t s t in the LORD \vitl~ all tltine heart; and lean not icizto tlzir~e ow11 ir17dersrandi17g.
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YOUR POTENTIAL
WILL CAUSE YOU TO
UNDERESTIMATE THE
ABILITY OF GOD
Jltdg. 6:15 And he said rcrtto hiin, 011 111y Lord, ivhere~oitll sltnll I save Isrnel? Deliold, r~tyfnr,lily is pool- ill Mnriasselt, nizd 1 a111 tlze least iiz I T Z J fatllel-'s I~oicse.
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I IF YOU ARE DEAF
I TO THE VOICE OF 1 INSTRUCTION, YOU
/ MIRACLE CALL YOUR
NAME.
R Kings 6:15-18 "And ivlieri tlie servant of the tnan of God loas risen early, arzd gone fortli, behold, an host co~izpassed the city botlz wit11 horses and chariots. And his servant said ritlto hirn, Alas, rizy ~nasier! how shall we do? Arid he aizswered, Fear not: for tlzey tliat be rvitlr rcs are ttiore r/ian they rliar be ~ ~ i t l z tlter~i. Alzd Elislia prayed, and said, Lord, Ipray ilzee, operz his eyes tlint lie may see. Atid tlie Lord opetied tlte eyes, of rlre yo~tzg ttinft; nrid he snw: a)id, beliold, ~/ze rizoltnmilzs were fit11 of liorses arid chariots ofjire ro~itid aborct Elisha. "
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MEN FAIL WHEN THEY
DISRESPECT OTHERS.
Mal. 2:9 Tlzerefow have I also r~znde you co~ttenzptible mld base before all tile people, according as ye ltave ?lor kept rizy ~ v a ~ ~ s , but have been partial ill rlze law.
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ONE CAN NEVER
PROSPER UPON THE
DENIGRATION OF
ANOTHER.
Job 13:lO He will sllrel)~ reprove you, if ye (lo secretly accept persons.
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LOVE IS THE HIGHEST
LAW OF THE UNIVERSE.
11 Sarilltel 21:7 "Blrt the king spared Mephiboshetl~, tllr so11 of Joi~arhnr~ the so11 of Sa~rl, beca~rse of the Lord's oar11 rllat nVas benveerz rherrl, Oenoeerl Da13icl and Jorlrrtl~arz rlle son of Salrl. "
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ENVY STRIPS YOU OF THE AWARENESS OF
YOUR PERSONAL POTENTIAL, THEREBY
SENTENCING YOU TO A MORASS OF
FRUSTRATION AS YOU ARE CRIPPLED
THROUGH THE POWER OF COMPETITION.
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WEALTH RESPONDS
TO THE DOMINATING
THOUGHT IN YOUR MIND.
Prov. 23:7 For ns he rl~inketl~ in I~is heal% so is he:
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YOU WILL ATTRACT
WHAT YOU TRULY
BELIEVE, FOR YOUR
DOMINATING THOUGHT
WILL FORCE ITS
EXPRESSION IN YOUR
LIFE.
Joshua 1:8 "Tliis book of tlze laiv sltall riot depart occt of thy ri~oirtlt; hlct tltou shalt riteditnte rltereiri dny ar~d riiglit, tliat tltolc riiayest observe to do accordirtg ro all tliar is u3rit- tert tliereiri: for tltert rltolt slialt rriake tlzy way prosperous, arid tlieri
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WEALTH BEGINS IN YOUR HEAD.
Roin. 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transfomzed by the renewing of yozcr nlind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
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YOUR MIND IREALLY MATTERS, WHICH IS
WHY YOUR MIND MUST
BE RENEWED THROUGH
THE WORD OF GOD.
Ephesiaits 4:23 "And be renewed in rlte spirit of your mind; "
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THAT GOD IS IN YOUR
Psalms 145:19 "He willfulfill the desire of them tlzat fear him:"
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6 6 1 1 b ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 9 9 LITERALLY bEE;2:.lm
I Jo111z 5:14-I5 And tliis is tlze cotlfidetice tllat we have in lrim, tl~at, i f rve ask any tlzing accorditzg to his will, he hearer11 us: Atid iftve know tliar lze hear us, +ohatsoever Joe ask, we know tlzat we have the petitiotis tliat +ve desired of hitti.
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YOUR DESIRE BECOMES
TNE EVIDENCE THAT
GOD HAS CALLED YOU
TO MANIFEST HIS VISION.
Psalrns 37:4 "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."
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IF YOU CAN SEE TO
AIM, YOU CAN HIT
Heb. I1:I Now faith is the substance of things hoped f o ~ the evidence of things not seen.
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ACCURACY LN YOUR STEERING.
Is. 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
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IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING AT, YOU MAY
HIT A WALL.
Josl~ua 6:2 "A~zd the Lord said urzto Joshua, See, I have given itzto thine hand Jericha, and the king thereoj and the mighty meit of val- OUK "
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TRUTH IS THE POUNDATION FOR
TRUE RICHES.
Proverbs 10:22 "Tlze blessing of the Lord, it maketlz rich, and he addetlz no sorrow with it."
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TENACITY WILL
ENABLE YOU TO KEEP
ON FIGHTING WITH
PERSISTENCE UNTIL
YOU WIN THE SPOILS.
Luke 18:5 "Yer because this widow rrottblerh me, I will avenge 1zel; lest by her contitzual coming she weary me. "
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DETERMKNATION
Prov. 8:17-18 I love tlteiit tltat love nte; and tltose tlzat seek ine early sltallfind me. Ricltes and Itonour are wit11 me; yea, durable ricltes and righteous- ness.
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AN ATTITUDE THAT
WILL NOT LOSE FOCUS
WILL ENCOMPASS THE
POWER OF FAITH
AND FORCE THE
MANIFESTATION OF
THE DREAM.
Proverbs 10:4 "He becontetlz poor tlzat dealer11 with a slack hand: but tlze hand of rlze diligent maketl~ rich. "
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ALL DREAMS NEED A
DEADLINE, BECAUSE A
DEADLINE CREATES THE FRAME FOR ITS
CONSTRUCTION.
Psal~ns 69:13 "But as for tne, my prayer is [alto thee, 0 Lord, in an acceptable time: 0 God, in the tilulrittide of thy tnercy hear ~ n e , in the truth of illy salvation."
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IMAGINATION...PT~S THE PLACE OF
YOUR IDEAS.
Gen. 11:4 And tltey said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower; whose top may reach tinto l~eaven; and let us ntake us a ~tatne, lest we be scattered abroad upon tlte face of the wlzole earth.
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IMAGINATION IS THE ABILITY TO SEE
UNHARNESSED
POSSDaITES.
Genesis 11.6 "And rlze Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now notlzing will be restrainedfro~n tizern, which rhey have imagined to do."
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IMAGINATION
Genesis 11.4 "And tltey said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower; whose top may reach unto heaven; and let rcs make us a nante, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the wltole eartl~. "
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THE SLOTHFUL PERSON IS THE HABITATION OF POVERTY, FOR THEY DO NOT OPERATE BY
THE LAWS OF PROCUREMENT.
Proverbs 24:33-34 "Yet a little sleep, yet a little slum be^; a little folding of the Rands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelletll; and t l~y >want as an anned man."
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MONEY SEEKS THE
MINDS THAT ARE
READY.
Proverbs 24:14 "So shall the knowledge of wisdom be urzto rlty soul: when thou hasr found it, tlten rltere slzall be a reward, and rlty expecrario~z slzall nor be cur 08"
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YOUR ECONOMICS ARE
LEFT UP TO YOU!
Luke I9:15 And it canle to pass, that when he was retltn~ed, having received the kirzgdorn, then he com~nanded these servants to be called ur~to him, to w11ott1 he had given the money, that he might blow how rmtch every man had gained by tradirlg.
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DESTINY IS NOT LEFT
UP TO CHANCE BUT IT
IS A MATTER OF
CHOICE!
Dertteronolny 30:19 "I call heaven and earth to record rltis day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:"
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LEARN TO SEE
1 COI: 2:9-10 But as it is tvritten, Eye hat11 not seen, nor ear lleard, neitlzer have entered into tlte heart of man, the tlzings wlticlz God ltatlz prepared for tltein tllat love lziln. But God hat11 revealed tl~ern ltrzto us by his Spirit: for tlle Spirit senrcl~etlz all tltings, yea, tlte deep tlzirzgs of God.
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ONE MUST ALWAYS
LOOK BEYOND HIS
PRESENT IN ORDER TO
SEE HIS FUTURE.
Job 42:s "I 11ave heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but nolo mine eye seeth thee."
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START GROPING WHILE
Jalrzes 2:20 But wilt thou knovv, 0 vain man, rlzat faith without works is dead?
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SOMETIMES, YOU MAY
NOT SEE THE WHOLE
PICTURE, BUT DON'T BE AFRAID TO REACH
TOWARDS THE PART YOU CAN SEE!
Exodus 14:10 & 13 " A I I ~ when Pllaraoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted lip rlzeir eyes, and, behold, tlze Egypriar~s marclzed after tllem; and tlzey were sore afraid: and tlze children of Israel cried out unto tlze Lord. And Moses said unto rlze people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see tlze salvatiorl of rlze Lord, which lie will shew to yo14 to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to
.. day, ye shall see them again no
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BOTH SEEK NABITA-
TION...THEY WILL
RESPOND TO YOUR
Is. 48:17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemel; the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teachetlz thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
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POVERTY WILL
MANIFEST IN THE
VACUUM OF WISDOM.
Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of tlze Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and irlstntc- rion."
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6 6 y ~ ~ 9 9 HIDES IN THE
SKIRTS OF A 6 6 N ~ 9 9 .
Luke 18:4-5 And lze would not for a wl~ile: but afterward Ize said witlzin Izinzse& Tllo~igh I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet becaltse t11is widow trol~bletlz aze, I will avenge he< lest by her colztinual coming she wen131 me.
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THE FIRST ANSWER IS
NOT ALWAYS THE FINAL
ANSWER.
Luke 11:7-8 And he from vvitlzin shall answer artd say, Trouble nze nor: the door is n o ~ j slzlct, artd aty children are wit11 rite in bed; I cartrtot rise and give rltee. I say lirzto yoti, Tltolcglz lze will nor rise artd give him, because he is hisfrierzd, yet becalrse of his ir~tportunif)~ he will rise altd give hilit as n7m1y as he rteederlt.
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TIME MUST BE
GRANTED TO INVOKE
THE POWER OF
PERSUASION IN A MATTER.
Luke 18:5 "Yet because this widow tlaubletlz me, I will avenge he6 lest by her continual coming she weary me."
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DEFEAT TEASES
THE ELITE.
Eccl. 5:15 As he came fort11 of his motlter's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour; which he may carry away in his hand.
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NOSE WHO NAVE
MASTERED THE LAWS
OF ACQUISITION ARE
NOT MOVED BY THE
APPEARANCE OF
SETBACKS.
Rom. 4:20 He staggered not at the protnise of God through unbelief; bur was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
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FAILURE IS SIMPLY A
SIGNAL TO TRY IT
AGAIN.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I retunzed, and saw lcrzder tlze slot, tlzat tile race is ~zot to tile swift, nor tlze battle to tlze strong, neitlzer yet bread to tlze wise, nor yet riches to nzen of zcndersta~zdi~zg, nor yet favour to men of skill: but ti~ize and chance happenetlz to tl~em all."
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THE NATURAL ORDER
OF LIFE IS TO GIVE AND
Luke 6:38 "Give, and it shall be giver? ltrlto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken togetlzel; and ntrznilzg ovet; shall met1 give into your bosoln. For with the same measure that ye nzete withal shall it be ineasured to you again. "
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WEALTH CAN ONLY
BEPRODUCEDBYA
VISIONARY-SOMEONE
W O HAS GIVEN
HMSELP TO
LEARNING DISCIPLKNE.
Proverbs 1:5-6 "A wise nlan will heal; and will increase leanzing; and a mart of understanding shall artairt ~rltto wise co~tnsels: To understand a proverb, and rl~e irzterpretation; tlte words of tlte wise, and their dark sayings."
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Num. 14:9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neitlter fear ye the people of tlte land: for they are bread for us: tlteir defence is departed from rltem, and tlte LORD is witlt us: fear tl~em not.
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JOSHUA UNDERSTANDS THAT CHALLENGE IS
THE PROCESS OF GROWTH WITH
TREASURES THAT MAY BE OBTAINED AT EACH STAGE.
Nlcntbers 14:6-9 "And Joshua the son 01 Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephtcrzrteh, wlziclz were of tlzenz that searched rlte land, rent their clothes: And they spake mto all the comparzy of tlze cl~ildrerl of Israel, saying, Ute land, wlzich we passed throlcgh to search it, is an exceeding good land. Iftlze Lord delight in us, rltert he will bring US into this land, and give it us; a land ~vlzichj7owetlz with milk and honey. 01zly rebel riot ye agairzst the Lord, neither fear ye the people of tlze land; for they are bread for tcs: their defence is departedfronl them, and the Lord is with us: fear thern not."
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DISCIPLMIP MAN.
Josl~. 11:15 As tlze LORD comnzanded Moses his se~vant, so did Moses co~lz~na~zd Joshua, and so did Joslzlm; he leji notlling tc~zdotte of all tlzat tlze LORD cornnza~zded Moses.
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JOSHUA UNDERSTANDS
THAT ME MUST FOLLOW
BEFORE ME CAN LEAD.
Ex. 24:13 And Moses rose up, and his initlister Josltua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
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JOSHUA KNOWS HOW
TO TAME HIS APPETITES
AND RULE HIS SPIRIT.
Numbers 27:18-20 ''And the Lord said ilrtto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a ntan in whom is tlte spirit, and lay thine hand upon him: And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all tlte congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient."
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JOSHUA THINKS WITH A
REMEWED MIND.
Deut. 34:9 And Joshua tlte son of Nlrn wasfit11 of tlte spirit of 1visdo1n; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and rlte cltildren of Israel hearkened unto hint, and did as tlte LORLI cotnmanded Moses.
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JOSHUA IS A m~ OF PRINCIPLE AND
UNDERSTANDING.
Josh. 9:26Arzd so did he unto tlzern, mzd delivered rlzem out of tlze harzd of the cl~ildrerz of Israel, t l~at rlzey slew tl~ern nor.
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OSHUA IS A MAN
WHO COMPREHENDS
THE ABILITY OF
Deuteronoti~y 1:38 "B~i t Joslllta tlte son of Nun, which star~detlt before thee, he shall go in tlzirlter: encoltrage hinz: for he sltall cause Israel to irllzerit it. "
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JOSHUA SEEKS THE H A W PROBLEMS.
Josh. 7:19 And Josh~ca said icnto Achan, My son, give, Ipray thee, glory to tlte LORD God of Israel, and ntake confessioit ltrlto hint; and tell me now wltat rltou hast done; hide it not from me.
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JOSHUA IS NOT AFRAID
OF A STRUGGLE, FOR HE UNDERSTANDS TIPAT
VICTORY ONLY APPEARS
FOR A PRICE.
Joshua 3:10 "And Josltlta said, Hereby ye shall blow that tlte living God is a~norzg you, and tlrat he will wirlrout fail drive olct from before you tlte Canbaanites, and tlte Hittites, and tlre Hivites, artd the Perizites, and tlze Girgaslzites, and tlte Amorites, and the Jebusites. "
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JOSHUA IS STRONG AND
OF A GOOD COURAGE.
Joslz. 10:40 So Joshua srnote all tlze courztry of tlze hills, and of tlte soutlz, and of tlte vale, and of tlte springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as tlze LORD God of Israel commanded.
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JOSHUA DEMVES HIS
STRENGTH FROM HIS
KNOWLEDGE OF THE
STRENGTH OF GOD, AND REMAINS FEARLESS
FOR GOD IS WITH HIM.
Josllua 4:14 "On that day tlze Lord mag~tified Joshua in tlte sight of all Israel; and tlzey feared him, as they feared Moses, all tlze days of his life"
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JOSHUA SPEAKS
THE RPGHT THWGS
TO HIMSELF.
Prov. I8:4 The words of a mart's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flobviizg brook.
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PUEFLECT HIS
Joslzlca 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but tholc shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is writ- ten therein: for then thole shalt make thy way prosperous, and the11 thou shalt have good success."
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JOSHUA DISCEPAS THE SEASONS AND
THE TIMES.
Josh. 18:2-3 And there remained arnorzg the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hat11 given you?
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JOSHUA KNOWS WHEN
TO PLANT AND REAP, AND WILL UTILIZE
EACH SEASON (TO HIS
ADVANTAGE.)
Josh~ta 14:10 "And now, behold, the Lord hat11 kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. As yet I arn as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for wa?; both to go out, and to come in."
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JOSHUA EMBRACES
CHANGE AS THE
CATALYST TO NEW
PLATEAUS PN LIFE.
Josh. 5:2-3 At tltar rinte rite LORD said itrlto Joslntn, Make tltee sharp knives, nrtd cilrit~ilcise again the children of Israel rite second tirile. And Joshua riinde lti~?t sharp Xilives, ni~d circit~itcised rite cl~ildrert of Zsruel at tlte Itill of tlte foreskirts.
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JOSHUA IS NOT A MAN
OF STAGNATION, BUT
HE IS A MAN OF GREATNESS THAT
CONTINUALLY SEEKS
TO LOOK OVER NEW
Josh. 6:27 So rile LORD was with Jositun; and 11is fn~ne was noised ritrorrgitolit all the coiint~-)<
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JOSHUA IS A MAN WHO
KNOWS HIS GOD AND WILL NOT ENTERTAIN
ANY PRESENCE WHICH
ALTERS HIS FAITH IN
GOD.
Josl~ua 11:20 "For it was of tlze Lord to izarderl tlleir hearts, tllar they sl~o~tld corrle ngai~zst Israel in battle, rl~at he 111ig11t destroy tlzem ~ctrerly, arld rlzat tlzey iiligl~r have rzo favo~o; but he nlight destroy tlzem, as rlze Lord cornmarlded Moses."
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JOSHUA WEE ATTACK
THE GATES OF HEEL.
Delct. 1:38 Bl~ t Joshua tlie soil of N~tii, wliiclz stnnderli before thee, he slinll go in tliifher: eticoro-nge hiiii: for he sliall cause Israel to inherit it.
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YOSPWJA IS A MAN OF GREAT EXPLOITS WHO
IS NEVER ENTmIDATED
BY THE PRESENCE OF
HELL.
Joslllra 10:42 "And all these kings and their lai~d did Joshua take at one tiine, because the Lord God fought for Israel."
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JOSHUA UNDERSTANDS THE ART OF WAR AND
UNDERSTANDS THAT
HELL MUST BE DRIVEN
OFF THE LAND.
Joslllta 10:40 "So Joslz~ra nizote all the colrizrry of tlze kills, and of tile sourl~, and of rlze vale, atld of the spriizgs, a~zd all tlzeir kings: Ize left ~zolze re~izaiizi~zg, bur utterly destroyed all tlzat breatlzed, as tlze Lord God of Israel cori~manded. "
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JOSKUA DOESN'T SLEEP WITH THE ENEMU, FOR HE
]KNOWS THAT
COMPROMISE WKL CORRUPT a I s VISION.
Niir~z. 32:12 Save Caleb [lie so17 of Jephurinel~ the Kerzezire, arid Joshiia the so11 of N~tn: for they have ~olioll)~ followed the LORD.
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JOSHUA LOOKS PAST
CONFUSION TO DISCERN
VISITATION.
Josh. 7:25-26 Arid Joshua said, Wlty llast tltou troubled us? the LORD sltall trouble tltee this day. Artd all Israel storted hirlt wit11 stones, and bunted tlrem witlt fire, after tlrey ltad storled tlte~n witlz
And tlzey raised over hirn a great Ireap of storres lrrtto tlris day. So tlte LORD tunred fro111 tltefiercer~ess of Iris a~tgel: Wlterefore tlte rrarlle of tlrat place runs called, T l~e valley of A c h o ~ ltrzto this day.
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THAT ALL THINGS
WORK TOGETHER FOR
GOOD TO THEM THAT
LOVE GOD AND WHO
ARETHECALLED
PURPOSE.
Joslrlra 7:6-7 "And Joshcia rent his clotlzes, and fell to tlte eartlz upon his face before tlze ark of tlze Lord 1r11til the eventide, ize arzd tlze elders of Israel, and pcct didst ciporl their lzeads. And Joshcra said, Alas, 0 Lord God, wlzerefore hast tlzoci at all brought tlzis people over Jorda~c, to deliver us into rlze lzmzd of tlze A~norites, to destroy cis? would to God we lzad been corltent, . . . . ,- . .
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ORDER AS THE EVIDENCE OF GOD m OPERATION, FOR GOID IS A GOD OF ORDER.
Josln~cn 6:10 "And Joslzrta Izad
shall ~zot sltorct, nor iizake mzy noise
,:r word proceed orct of yortr iitorctln,
- . . -- . . rcrztil tine day I bid yorc slzout; tlzen - ... - '- __Y slnall ye shortt. " . . . .~ . . -. ',, . '-
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JOSHUA WILL IREST TO
REGAIN STRENGTH, BUT
HE'S NEVER LAZY.
Joslz. 3:l And Joslzltn rose early it7 rl~e i11oi7zilzg; ntld rlze)~ ~ t n o v e d fiot71 Sllittii~z, ntld cnr71e to Jordai~, he ntid all tlze children of lsr-nel, atzd lodged tliere before tlze)~ passed ovei:
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LAZINESS IS A STATE
OF INACTFVITU
WITHOUT PURPOSE.
Joshua 1:14b-15 "...ye sl~all pass before your bretlzren anned, all tlze mighty men of valou,: and help rlzem; Until the Lord hat11 given your bretltren rest, as he hast given you, and tltey also possessed the land which the Lord your God givetlt tltenz: then ye sl~all retlcnt until tlle land of your possession, and enjoy it, whiclt Moses tlte Lord's servant gave you on rlzis side Jordan toward the sunrising. "
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JOSHUA FOLLOWS LNSTRUCTIONS AND HAS AN EAR TO HEAR WTWAT
THE SPIRIT OF THE
]LORD ]IS SAYING.
Joshua 8:26 "For Joshua drew not his hand back wherewith he stretched out tlte speal; until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. Only tlte cattle and rlte spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto tltemselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he cornn~artded Joshua."
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HIS MENTOR.
and to tile Gndires, and to itnlf tile tribe of Mntlasseh, spoke Joshua, saying,
setvallt of rile LORD coinlilanded )rofi, saying, Tile LORD your Gocl 11atl1 give11 you rest, ntld ilntl~ giver] you this lalld.
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JOSHUA DOES NOT
ENTERTAIN ms OWN
VISION UNTIL THE
DEATH OF HIS MENTOR.
Josl~lla 1:l "Now afier. t l ~ e dear11 of Moses the senlaltt of the Lord it cnri~e to pass, tlinr the Lord spake ltrzro Joshua t l ~ e sort of Null, Moses' tilir~ister; snyirtg, "
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JOSHUA'S MANHOOD
IS TRANSFERABLE.
Josh. 1:16 And they ansrt~ered Josl7ua, sayirzg, All rl7at tlto~c cor11ritatldest us rve will do, artd \t~l7itl7ersoever tl~ou serldest us, we )till go.
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JOSHUA'S EXAMPLE OF
LIFE WAS DUPLICATED
AMONGST THE MEN OF
ISRAEL, FOR THEY
WERE ABLE TO FOLLOW
SURE FOOTSTEPS TO
Joslzua 1:16 "And they a~zswered Josl~ua, saying, All tlzat thole COIII -
r~zandest cis we will do, and rvlzirll- er-soever- tlzolr se~tdest us, we will go. Accordirzg as we liearkerzed lrrzto Moses i17 a / / thirzgs, so will we hear-ken lozto tlzee: orlly rlze Lord
, . tliy God be rvitll thee, as lie tvos ..-..iL,._ - - -- ivitlz kloses. "
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JOSHUA KNOWS REBELLION IS AS TIPE
SIN OF WITCHCRAFT...
IT ATTEMPTS TO CURSE
WHAT GOD HAS
BLESSED.
Josl~ctn 11:l.Y "As the Lord com- rna~lded Moses his servarlr, so did Moses c o ~ n ~ ~ z a ~ l d Joslnra, and so did Joslrun; he left rlorhi~lg urldo~te of nll tllnr tile Lord co~?lr?zaizded Moses. "
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JOSHUA MASTERS HIS
INTERNAL ENEMIES.
Joslzlta 8.35 "Tlzere was not a ~rord of all tl~ar Moses corrlnla~ld- ed, vvhich Josltltn read rtot before all the corlgregariorl of Israel, wit11 the worrle~l, and the little ones, and the strangers t/lat were co~zversnllt ori1011g r11e1r1. "
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ENCOUNTEREDTME
AND PURSUES DOMINION OVER
Josh. 6:10 And Joslzua had
uizril the day I bid you shont; theit shall ye slto~ir. . ~ ii'
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aii~buslz, and abode befiveen Beflzel and Ai, on tlze wesr side of
if Ai: bur Joshua lodged rhat night . .:a *L; . .. -,. . . . .. anlortg the people." -- .. a .
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JOSHUA IS LIBERATED FROM IBEKIVaG A
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FOR HE UNDERSTANDS
THAT THE APPROVAL
OF MEN IS ALWAYS
DECEPTIVE AND
ELUSIVE, AND GOD IS THE ONLY SOURCE
OF APPROVAL.
Joshua 11:23 "So Joslnta took tlie wl~ole land, nccordiiig to all rlzat the Lord said triito Moses; arid Joslnta gave it for an iril~eritnrice lcr~ro Israel according to rl~eil. divi- sioris by tlieir tribes. And the larid rrsredi,vrn bi~ai: "
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JOSHUA IS AN
ACHIEVER. JOSHUA WAS ABLE TO
EXECUTETHENEXT PHASE OF HIS
MENTOR~S MINISTRY UPON THE DEATH OF
MOSES.
Joshlra 6:27 "So rlze Lord was rvirll Josltua; mzd Itis fa~tle rvas noised tIt,vlcgholct all rl~e courzrry "
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