Daily Wisdom

Col 3:10 “And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.”

Encouragement by itself will not sustain one’s spirit. Only a changed spirit will find lasting encouragement. Meaning the good that we do can only be observed, whereas the bad that we do can be absorbed (It shall be unclean – Hagg 2:13; vss 10-19). Point being, transformation is better for the soul than encouragement. Defilement (sin) can be transferred; people with colds don’t catch health, people with health catch colds. Refusing to change (transformation) one’s spirit cannot be overcome by encouragement alone. A disobedient spirit is dangerously contagious, while a transformed spirit can be observed and mirrored.

Is our walk observed or absorbed? Both are contagious, be cautious… HSAY

Daily Wisdom

 Ezra 6:22 ‘… for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.’ 

It shouldn’t be surprising that our Father is able and willing to do that which we’re often unwilling to do, change of heart to His will.  The Lord changed the very heart of Assyria, their enemy, to help strengthen their own hands. (Pro 16:7) ‘When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.’ When we learn to joyfully change our own heart to His will, then we don’t have to worry about our enemies/obstacles, because our Father will change the rest. 

Being a Christian doesn’t change what you deal with, it changes how you deal with it… HSAY