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From beggar to royal family!

The scriptures speak of those who are reduced to begging. Beggars are mentioned in the Old and New Testaments. A beggar is one who is reduced to poverty or the practice of asking for charity. When a beggar met Peter and John just outside the temple (Acts 3), the anointing of God came upon the beggar and he was healed of his infirmity and arose from his poverty. 1 Samuel 2:8 says: “He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He has set the world upon them”. Before knowing Christ, we were spiritually poor, and most of us would beg God to help us, hoping that He would have mercy on us and intervene in our circumstances. But thank God for His grace. In Christ, we are no longer beggars. We are now a royal priesthood. We are now children of the King! We are also priests of the most high God (1 Peter 2:9)! Truly He has raised us up and seated us with Christ in Heavenly places. We no longer have to beg God for an act of  kindness. He is now our loving Heavenly Father who loves to bless His children with precious and eternal gifts. You might have been a beggar at one time, but now you belong to the Royal family!

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He sets us on the rock!

We are all subject to the scourge of sin. It is embedded in our Adamic nature. However, by God’s love and grace, He made a way for us to be delivered from this sin nature.  Psalm 107:20 (EHV) says: “He sent his word and healed them. He rescued them from the pits that trapped them.” As we listen to the news, we can clearly see that there are multitudes of people that are in a pit of some kind. Whether it is addictions, poverty, sickness, disease or something similar, we all need to be delivered from the pit that the enemy has prepared for us. The Psalmist knew what it was to be delivered from a pit: “He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps” (Psalm 40:2). He also revealed to us that God sent His Word and healed us. Jesus is the living word of God! He has also sent us His written word. The enemy might say to you that there is no hope, but God’s word declares that in Christ, we have eternal hope. Hebrews 10:23 says: “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful”. Today, God is still healing and rescuing those who are trapped in a pit! If you are currently in a pit, cry out to God. He will deliver you and set you upon a rock and establish your steps!