WHAT ARE YOU CARRYING?

We can become so focused on what we are doing for God that we forget to ask what is happening within us.

Jesus said:

“For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” (Luke 6:45)

Eventually, what fills us finds its way out.

If we continually carry frustration, it will surface.

If we carry bitterness, it will colour how we see people.

If we carry fear, it will influence our decisions.

But when our hearts are being filled with the presence, truth and love of Christ, something different begins to overflow.

Grace enters our conversations.

Peace steadies our reactions.

Compassion changes how we see people.

Hope becomes something we naturally give away.

Being a Kingdom Carrier is not only about what we carry to the world.

It is also about what we allow God to build within us.

So perhaps the question for this weekend is not simply:

“Where is God sending me?”

But:

“What am I carrying when I get there?”



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LOVE THAT OVERCOMES

There’s an interesting story in Numbers that contrasts two ways of looking at obstacles. The Israelites have escaped slavery in Egypt and traveled to the edge of the Promised Land. And before they all enter, Moses sends 12 men to spy it out.

One spy named Caleb comes back with this report:

“Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” (Numbers 13:30)

What a great faith statement! Unfortunately his confidence was not shared by others.

But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we. There we saw the giants; … and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.” (Numbers 13:31, 33)

Why did they have that viewpoint? Because of how they viewed themselves. If we look at a problem and say, “I’m just a grasshopper,” then we fail before we start. We defeat ourselves if we think we can’t go somewhere or do something that God has commanded.

In our world today, we can face all kinds of threats and fears. Yet we need to resist and declare, “We can overcome this.”

What image are we made in—a grasshopper's? No. We are made in the image of God.

So now the question is, do we act like Him? Do we think like Him? And most importantly, do we love like Him?

As John 3:16 says,

“God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son.”

Let His heart of love resonate through everything that you do.

Love casts out fear. Love overcomes all obstacles. Faith works through love. When you have that, you are reflecting the image of the Father. You’re truly becoming like Him.

Paul, who faced incredible persecution, wrote,

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love. (1 Corinthians 16:13-14)

When we do this, we are more than overcomers. As Romans 8:37 explains, we are more than conquerors through the love of Christ given to us. We need to view ourselves as God’s love extending to a hurting world. And when we overflow with His love, no obstacle can stand—for His love never fails.

God bless you.

What if your economic wilderness is not a dead end?

Perhaps the question is not only, “How do I escape this economy?”

Perhaps the deeper question is:

“What is the way of the Lord within this economy?”

“This is the way; walk in it.” — Isaiah 30:21

Can the Word show you a way where the economy shows you none?

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TODAY'S BIBLE READING
Saturday, August 22
OLD TESTAMENT
RUTH 2 — Ruth Meets Boaz
NEW TESTAMENT
1 JOHN 4 — God Is Love
MAJOR PROPHETS
ISAIAH 33 — The Lord Is Our Judge and King
Today's Reflection
Ruth 2
Ruth goes out to glean in the fields and is providentially brought to Boaz, a man of kindness and integrity. Her humility and diligence, together with Boaz's generosity, remind us that God can guide our steps even when we cannot see what He is doing.
1 John 4
John teaches that God is love and that those who belong to God should demonstrate that love toward others. We are also called to discern what is true and remain grounded in the truth about Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 33
Isaiah points God's people toward the Lord as their ultimate security. When human strength fails, God remains our Judge, Lawgiver, King, and Savior.
KEY VERSE
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
— 1 John 4:8
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your unfailing love. Help us to recognize Your guidance even when we cannot see the full picture. Give us hearts that love others sincerely, wisdom to discern truth from error, and confidence to depend on You as our King and Savior. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen.
WE STUDY. WE PRAY. WE OBEY. WE GROW. UNTIL WE ARE TOTALLY TRANSFORMED.
TODAY'S CHALLENGE
Show God's love through a deliberate act of kindness today. Trust Him with the things you cannot see, and let your actions demonstrate the love you profess.