Dear Father,

I find the story of Jacob interesting, where he obtained greater flocks from Laban, his mother's brother, as a reward for his labor. The agreement between them was that all the speckled, spotted, and brown animals would be given as Jacob's wages, while Laban would retain the pure colored animals. At first, Jacob admits that his choice of speckled flocks was influenced by what You revealed to him in his dream; however, he also did something beautiful.

The Scripture says: “Jacob pilled and set rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree, before the flocks in the gutters, in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink. And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.” In the olden days, our ancestors believed that what a mother saw or experienced during conception could affect the appearance of her offspring.

The amazing part is that Jacob was not just aware of the analogy between sight and perspective and their influence on outcomes; he went out of his way to build before the eyes of the flocks what he desired to see. Despite having seen it in a dream, he did not leave it to chance. He proceeded and worked towards bringing into his world what he had first seen in Yours.

I believe one of the first limitations to fulfilling destiny is not circumstance, but perspective. How can we become what we do not see? These possibilities do exist in Your realm, but to make them a reality in ours, we must first believe it.

Translations;
Slide 1: English
Slide 2: French
Slide 3: Bengali
Slide 4: Hindi
Slide 5: Urdu
Slide 6: Portuguese

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SERMON TITLE: "YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE IN 144000,, THE DREAM I GOT: A CALL TO THE 144,000 MINDSET IN THE LAST DAYS"
Text: Job 33:14-15 + Heb 1:2 + Rev 14:1-5
Theme: God speaks in dreams, but THE SON speaks the final Word

INTRO: GOD STILL SPEAKS AT NIGHT
Job 33:14-15 _“For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it.
In a dream, in a vision of the night...”_

I Reagan l got a voice in a dream l received saying: “You and your people are in 144,000., a no by sight/ vision l didn't recognize it well and I woke up.
Why? Because God gives the dream Job 33:15, but THE SON gives the meaning Heb 1:2.

Heb 1:1-2 _“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son...”_

In this last age, every dream must be measured by THE SON.

POINT 1: WHAT "144,000" MEANS FOR US TODAY
Rev 14:4-5 “It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes... In their mouth no lie was found, they are blameless.”

God is not just giving us a number. He’s giving us a CHARACTER.
To be "in 144,000" today means 4 things:

FOLLOW THE LAMB, NOT MEN - Rev 14:4
That "anointed prophet" wanted you to follow him. The Lamb says “Follow Me” John 10:27.
In this last age Heb 1:2, we obey THE SON only.

WASHED BY THE BLOOD - RED7 - Rev 7:14 “...they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”
No purity, no calling. 1 Pet 1:16 “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

NO LIE IN THE MOUTH - A TRUE WITNESS - Rev 14:5, Acts 26:16
This age is full of deception Matt 24:24. God is raising witnesses who speak truth.

SEALED WITH PEACE IN THE STORM - Rev 7:3, John 14:27
Judgment RED7 and death SKELETON are coming. But the sealed have peace.

POINT 2: WHY GOD GAVE THE DREAM - "SO THAT YOU OBEY AND DON'T GO INTO DESTRUCTION"
Job 33:17-18 _“That he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man;
He keeps back his soul from the pit...”_

The purpose of the dream:
A WARNING - RED7, SKELETON. The age is ending. Don’t play with sin Rom 6:16.
A CALL - GREEN7. Come back to the Word Matt 4:4. Be fruitful John 15:5.
A CHOICE - Deut 30:19 “...therefore choose life”. Choose THE SON Heb 1:2.

God showed you the dream because He doesn’t want you and your people to perish 2 Pet 3:9.

POINT 3: HOW TO WALK IN THIS CALL TODAY
HEAR THE SON DAILY - Heb 1:2. Bible + Prayer. That’s your food.
REJECT FALSE CONFIRMATION - 1 John 4:1. Test every spirit. Peace is the proof Col 3:15, not titles.
LIVE AS FIRSTFRUITS - Rev 14:4. Set apart. Holy. Different.
BE A WITNESS - Acts 26:16. Tell others: “Repent, the Lamb is calling”.

ALTAR CALL / APPLICATION:
Church, the dream is not for pride. It’s for OBEDIENCE.
Rev 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice...”

PRAYER:
Father, in Jesus' name. Seal Your people Rev 7:3.
Give us grace to follow THE LAMB Rev 14:4.
Keep us from destruction Job 33:18.
Make us GREEN7 - holy, fruitful, obedient in these last days Heb 1:2. Amen.

FINAL WORD FOR YOU REAGAN:
Brother& sisters the dream is TRUE Job 33:14-15.
But the meaning is: Follow THE SON Heb 1:2.

A divine message the son speaks to you of this last age to obey & don't perish through this dream l got me Reagan, Jesus' servant and a witness appointed by Jesus to testify to what l have seen him in visions l saw. Acts 26:16, not a celebrity.

Rev 14:1 “...the Lamb... and with him the 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.”
The mark is HIS NAME. Carry it well.

All glory to Jesus John 16:14

LOST IN THE CHURCH

[GETTING LOST IN CHURCH]

Part Four

Keeping the Law

No one will enter Heaven by keeping the Law. For no one can keep all the Law without stumbling even in one point. And whenever you break one law, you have broken all of it.

Essentially, the Law was not given to the world to save people. It was given to reveal the sin that exists in the hearts of human beings and then show them that humanity needs a Savior—Jesus Christ!

So, it is strange that Jesus has come, yet people have refused to go to Him and instead have gone back to the Law.

If the Law could save, then what was the purpose of Jesus dying on the cross? It would have been enough simply to send the Law into the world, and it would have accomplished everything.

My brothers and sisters, sin is not merely an action; sin is a condition of the heart.

For example, when someone steals, people immediately judge the action. But they may fail to understand that the action has only revealed the sin that already existed within that person's heart. Therefore, before God, that person is a thief even before the actual act of stealing, because God looks at the heart.

For instance, if you give a person a law that says, “Do not steal,” and that law succeeds in preventing him from stealing 100% of the time, you have only succeeded in controlling his body from expressing sin outwardly. You have not removed the sin from his heart.

Therefore, at its very best, the Law cannot make a person's heart pure. And Scripture clearly says that no one will see God without a pure heart. Matthew 5:8

Therefore, anyone who approaches the Law in order to become holy has been seriously deceived. I compare such a person to someone who goes to a traditional healer to have a demon removed. What the healer may do is not remove the demon but merely suppress it—controlling it so that it does not cause trouble while it remains inside.

Jesus alone is able to transform you when you come to Him. He can change your very nature.

My brothers and sisters, the Lord did not come into the world looking for good people, perfect people, people who never sin, or people who are capable of perfectly keeping the Law. He came looking for people who recognize their need for His help, who will believe in Him, and above all, who will love Him.

Keeping the Law Under the New Covenant

Whenever people hear about keeping the Law, the first thing that often comes to mind is the Old Covenant and certain churches that emphasize the Law.

Because they consider themselves churches of salvation, they may think this message does not apply to them.

But from the perspective of “Getting Lost in Church,” this message may actually apply even more to spiritual churches than to others.

There is a great danger in reading the New Covenant through the mindset of the Old Covenant.

Someone may think that perhaps praying for a long time, fasting frequently, or performing many religious activities will make God accept them.

Someone may think that because they attend church every day, do not commit adultery, do not lie, give generously to God, help the needy, serve in church, sing in the choir, preach, or have a good relationship with the pastor, they will automatically be allowed into Heaven on the last day.

Many people in church have been deceived by these things. They even look down on others because they believe they themselves are safe.

Now, I am not saying that doing these things is wrong or unnecessary. Not at all.

Rather, a person should do these things after they have already encountered the Lord.

Keeping the Law without encountering the Lord or being born again is an insult to the cross of Calvary.

If someone could enter Heaven simply by doing all these things, then why did Jesus have to die on the cross?

So, salvation is not primarily about what we have done, but about what the Lord Jesus has already done on the cross.

Outside the cross of Jesus, there is no true love, no holiness, no righteousness, no relationship with God, no Christianity, and no salvation.

Therefore, when we look at the cross with grateful hearts and connect it to everything we do, we enter into His love and develop a relationship with Him.

And we know that the life of every relationship is communication.

Without communication, there can be no genuine love or meaningful relationship.

Have you ever had a relationship with someone you love who was far away from you, while the two of you stopped communicating?

Even in English, we say:

“The more the communication, the stronger the relationship—and vice versa.”

This means that the degree to which a person hears from God and communicates with Him determines the closeness of that person's relationship with God.

For the Word says:

“My sheep hear my voice.”
John 10:27

#ToBeContinued...

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Part Three

CIVILIZATION / RESPECTABILITY

One of the greatest things religion could achieve at its highest level is to try to make a person extremely good and civilized.

However, being civilized is not a fruit of the Spirit, it is not holiness, and it is not Christianity.

A civilized person may be someone who believes that he can calm God's anger through good behavior and by keeping religious laws. The origin of this kind of civilization is the attempt to please God by conforming to the spirit of this world—by obeying human expectations more than the will of God.

Many people assume that being loved and accepted by the world is the same as being loved by God.

But Jesus Himself was not "civilized" according to the standards people often use today. How could He be, when He called Herod, the ruler of His country, "that fox"? (Luke 13:32)

Where have you ever seen a "civilized" person make a whip of cords, drive people out of the Temple, overturn the tables and chairs of the merchants, and scatter their money? (John 2:15)


Tell me, where have you ever seen a civilized person behave like that?

It amazes me that today civilization and politeness are sometimes mistaken for Christianity.

THE GRACE OF GOD

> "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."
John 1:17



Jesus did not come to establish salvation through the Mosaic Law. And if the Law given through Moses could not accomplish God's ultimate purpose of restoring humanity to Him, then holiness cannot be achieved merely by keeping laws.

Rather, it is through the grace of God, freely given to the person who looks to the Lord.

However, I am not saying that there is no law under grace. What I mean is that the law operating within grace is the law of love.

Love must come first, and obedience follows.

To put law before love is slavery. And the Lord clearly said that God's children are free. (Matthew 17:26)

Therefore, we do not obey God's commandments in order to create love within ourselves. We obey because we have already begun to love God.

Remember what the Word says in John 14:15:

> "If ye love me, keep my commandments."



Notice the order of the words. The order matters.

Love comes first.

He loved us first. (1 John 4:19)

Therefore, when we obey His commandments, His laws, or His truth, it should be because His love has taken root in our hearts.

Otherwise, we risk falling into the very spirit of deception and error that has existed throughout history—the spirit of religion.

If you read 1 Corinthians 13, beginning from verse 1 onward, you will see the Apostle Paul explaining how empty it is for a person to perform even something apparently spiritual or divine when there is no love in his heart.

SALVATION: GRACE AND WORKS

Salvation is by grace, and it is freely given because of the finished work of the Cross of Jesus Christ.

Therefore, any attempt to offer our own achievements as payment for acceptance before God is essentially an insult to the Cross, because it suggests that Christ's sacrifice was insufficient.

And the Lord will not accept anyone who attempts to approach Him on such a basis.

GRACE VS. WORKS

Today, a large number of believers are lost in the Church because they have failed to properly distinguish between these two concepts: works and grace.

The way of life often passes through truths that appear to be in tension.

I do not mean grace alone while completely rejecting obedience. Neither do I mean works alone while ignoring grace.

It is not everything done by God, nor is it everything done by us.

Some have gone too far into the direction of legalistic works. Others, after thinking they have understood grace, have been pushed to the opposite extreme and become lost in a distorted understanding of grace.

If you approach Scripture with a distorted "grace-only" mindset, you can become lost in that extreme. Likewise, if you approach Scripture entirely through the lens of works, you can also become lost.

The Bible clearly says:

> "Faith without works is dead."



Yet it is also a great deception to perform works merely so that you can be considered a person of faith.

Yes, the Lord carried the Cross for us, and that is grace.

But have you ever asked yourself why He also told us to take up our own cross and follow Him? (Luke 9:23)

That is where we discover that we also have a part to fulfill.

Once you understand that it is not grace without responsibility, do not overreact and jump with both feet into legalism.

If you do, you will fall into another dangerous deception: believing that God can be found through human effort.

Some people believe that if they pray for extremely long periods, jump up and down, give this or that offering, perform certain religious activities, or do particular things, then God will finally hear them.

Sadly, such ideas have become widespread in the house of God today.

I have often wondered about the prophets of Baal and how they cut themselves with swords and knives until blood flowed while calling upon their god in the days of the prophet Elijah.

Could that not also be a picture of people who would arise in our generation, believing that God's goodness can be obtained through religious effort and works of the law?

May God bless you greatly.

#ToBeContinued...

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LOST IN THE CHURCH

Part Three

CIVILIZATION / RESPECTABILITY

One of the greatest things religion could achieve at its highest level is to try to make a person extremely good and civilized.

However, being civilized is not a fruit of the Spirit, it is not holiness, and it is not Christianity.

A civilized person may be someone who believes that he can calm God's anger through good behavior and by keeping religious laws. The origin of this kind of civilization is the attempt to please God by conforming to the spirit of this world—by obeying human expectations more than the will of God.

Many people assume that being loved and accepted by the world is the same as being loved by God.

But Jesus Himself was not "civilized" according to the standards people often use today. How could He be, when He called Herod, the ruler of His country, "that fox"? (Luke 13:32)

Where have you ever seen a "civilized" person make a whip of cords, drive people out of the Temple, overturn the tables and chairs of the merchants, and scatter their money? (John 2:15)


Tell me, where have you ever seen a civilized person behave like that?

It amazes me that today civilization and politeness are sometimes mistaken for Christianity.

THE GRACE OF GOD

> "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."
John 1:17



Jesus did not come to establish salvation through the Mosaic Law. And if the Law given through Moses could not accomplish God's ultimate purpose of restoring humanity to Him, then holiness cannot be achieved merely by keeping laws.

Rather, it is through the grace of God, freely given to the person who looks to the Lord.

However, I am not saying that there is no law under grace. What I mean is that the law operating within grace is the law of love.

Love must come first, and obedience follows.

To put law before love is slavery. And the Lord clearly said that God's children are free. (Matthew 17:26)

Therefore, we do not obey God's commandments in order to create love within ourselves. We obey because we have already begun to love God.

Remember what the Word says in John 14:15:

> "If ye love me, keep my commandments."



Notice the order of the words. The order matters.

Love comes first.

He loved us first. (1 John 4:19)

Therefore, when we obey His commandments, His laws, or His truth, it should be because His love has taken root in our hearts.

Otherwise, we risk falling into the very spirit of deception and error that has existed throughout history—the spirit of religion.

If you read 1 Corinthians 13, beginning from verse 1 onward, you will see the Apostle Paul explaining how empty it is for a person to perform even something apparently spiritual or divine when there is no love in his heart.

SALVATION: GRACE AND WORKS

Salvation is by grace, and it is freely given because of the finished work of the Cross of Jesus Christ.

Therefore, any attempt to offer our own achievements as payment for acceptance before God is essentially an insult to the Cross, because it suggests that Christ's sacrifice was insufficient.

And the Lord will not accept anyone who attempts to approach Him on such a basis.

GRACE VS. WORKS

Today, a large number of believers are lost in the Church because they have failed to properly distinguish between these two concepts: works and grace.

The way of life often passes through truths that appear to be in tension.

I do not mean grace alone while completely rejecting obedience. Neither do I mean works alone while ignoring grace.

It is not everything done by God, nor is it everything done by us.

Some have gone too far into the direction of legalistic works. Others, after thinking they have understood grace, have been pushed to the opposite extreme and become lost in a distorted understanding of grace.

If you approach Scripture with a distorted "grace-only" mindset, you can become lost in that extreme. Likewise, if you approach Scripture entirely through the lens of works, you can also become lost.

The Bible clearly says:

> "Faith without works is dead."



Yet it is also a great deception to perform works merely so that you can be considered a person of faith.

Yes, the Lord carried the Cross for us, and that is grace.

But have you ever asked yourself why He also told us to take up our own cross and follow Him? (Luke 9:23)

That is where we discover that we also have a part to fulfill.

Once you understand that it is not grace without responsibility, do not overreact and jump with both feet into legalism.

If you do, you will fall into another dangerous deception: believing that God can be found through human effort.

Some people believe that if they pray for extremely long periods, jump up and down, give this or that offering, perform certain religious activities, or do particular things, then God will finally hear them.

Sadly, such ideas have become widespread in the house of God today.

I have often wondered about the prophets of Baal and how they cut themselves with swords and knives until blood flowed while calling upon their god in the days of the prophet Elijah.

Could that not also be a picture of people who would arise in our generation, believing that God's goodness can be obtained through religious effort and works of the law?

May God bless you greatly.

#ToBeContinued...

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Something about HONOR.
We don't honor people, we honor the solution they offer.

OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL
 
DATE: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12TH 2026
 
THEME: INPUT DETERMINES OUTPUT II
 
MEMORISE: But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Luke 12:48

READ: Matthew 25:14-30 

14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

MESSAGE

Referencing the example I gave in the first paragraph of yesterday’s teaching, if God gives you an assignment, He will provide you with the resources you need to execute it. Some of those resources will be around you, and others will be within you. As we see in today’s memory verse, to whom much is given, much is expected, so the more resources God gives you, the more results He expects from you.

People who feel that God has not given them enough resources must be careful that they do not become like the servant who despised the talent his master gave him, as we read in today’s Bible reading. Some people feel that the resources they have are insufficient and try to wait for God to give them something better or more before they can start being faithful with the little they have.
Beloved, this is a wrong mindset. A person who cannot be faithful with what he or she has received should not expect to receive more. God only gives more to those who have proven themselves faithful in little things.

I hail from a village that was not on the map. My father was so poor that people who were also poor called him poor. Even though my parents were poor and I did not have many resources growing up, God gave me one talent, and that is my brain. I used the talent God gave me very effectively by studying diligently, and gradually, I acquired many more resources with it. The Lord gave me salvation in 1973, and from that point onward, I became a very useful vessel in His hands. When I reflect on the great things God has enabled me to achieve despite the limited resources I started out with, always praise the Lord for His faithfulness. Indeed, when a fellow is faithful with little, more will be committed to him or her.

Child of God, look around and within you, and you will see all the great gifts that God has given to you. Don’t fail Him; please, use those gifts to win more souls to the Kingdom of God. Use them to gain so much influence that when you speak, people will be willing to listen and serve the same God that you serve.I pray that the Almighty God will use you to accomplish mighty things in His Kingdom as you serve Him faithfully with the gifts He has given you, in Jesus’ name.

REFLECTION

Are you serving God faithfully with the gifts He has given you?

HYMN 12: ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS

1. Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.
Christ, the royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See his banners go!
 
[Chorus]
Onward, Christian soldiers!Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.
 
2. At the sign of triumph
Satan’s host doth flee;
On, then, Christian soldiers,
On to victory.
Hell’s foundations quiver
At the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise.
 
3. Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
Where the Saints have trod.
We are not divided;
All one body we:
One in hope and doctrine,
One in charity.
 
4. Onward, then, ye people;
Join our happy throng.
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song:
Glory, laud, and honor
Unto Christ, the King.
This through countless ages
Men and angels sing.

Let God Transform Your Mind (Romans 12:2)

Every day, something is trying to shape the way you think.

Social media.

Friends.

Culture.

Entertainment.

News.

Opinions.

Past experiences.

Even your own fears and insecurities.

What we constantly allow into our minds eventually influences our attitudes, decisions, and actions.

That's why the Bible gives us this powerful instruction:

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

Following Jesus is more than changing what we do.

It is allowing God to change who we are from the inside out.

The world may tell you:

“You are only valuable if you succeed.”

God says:

You are His creation.

The world says:

“Get revenge when someone hurts you.”

Jesus says:

Forgive.

The world says:

“Follow your heart.”

God's Word teaches us to:

Seek His wisdom.

The world says:

“Do whatever makes you happy.”

Christ calls us to:

Follow Him, even when obedience is difficult.

Transformation begins with what we allow to occupy our minds.

What are you watching?

What are you listening to?

What voices are influencing your decisions?

What thoughts are you repeatedly believing about yourself, other people, and God?

Be intentional.

Spend time in Scripture.

Pray.

Worship.

Choose conversations that strengthen your faith.

Be careful about the content you consume.

When negative thoughts come, compare them with God's Word.

When fear says, “You cannot do this,” remember God's promises.

When guilt says, “You are beyond forgiveness,” remember the grace of Jesus.

When pride says, “You don't need God,” remember that every good thing comes from Him.

When the world tells you to compromise your faith, remember who you belong to.

Renewing your mind doesn't happen once.

It is a daily process.

Every morning, you have another opportunity to surrender your thoughts to God.

Ask Him:

“Lord, help me see myself, other people, and the world through Your eyes.”

As God transforms your thinking, your actions begin to change.

Your words change.

Your relationships change.

Your priorities change.

Your choices change.

And eventually, your life begins to reflect Christ.

You don't have to become perfect overnight.

Just keep allowing God to work in you.

One thought.

One decision.

One day at a time.

Don't let the world shape you more than God's Word does. Let Christ transform you from the inside out.

What thought or mindset do you need to surrender to God today?

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NEVER BECOME TOO OLD FOR WAR

Many believers think there comes a point where they can stop fighting. They have been in church for years, they know the Scriptures, they have experience, and they assume the battles are behind them. That is not the picture the Bible gives us.

Look at Caleb. At eighty-five years old, he was not asking for an easy inheritance. He was asking for the mountain occupied by giants (Joshua 14:10–12). While others would have looked for somewhere peaceful to settle, Caleb asked for the hardest territory.

His age had not changed his attitude. He said the same strength he had forty years earlier was still with him. He had not spent his life pursuing comfort. He had spent his life preparing to drive out God's enemies. That is the mindset believers are meant to have.

The problem with many Christians is not that they have grown old. It is that they have grown comfortable.

Some people have been born again for ten or fifteen years and already speak as though they have arrived. They assume maturity means the fighting is over.

The question is not, "How long have I been saved?" The question is, "Is there still an enemy occupying territory that belongs to God?"

As long as there is something resisting God's will in your life or around you, there is still work to do.

That enemy may be sin. It may be fear. It may be pride. It may be a mindset that has survived for years. Whatever it is, your assignment has not changed.

Caleb refused to let age become an excuse. Abraham fought kings in old age. David spent his life fighting the Lord's battles. These men did not retire from spiritual warfare because they had lived long.

God is still looking for people who refuse to stop fighting until every enemy has been driven out.

Ask God to show you the enemies still occupying space in your life. Then fight. Not with excuses. Not with resignation but with the determination of Caleb.

It's my birthday today, pray with me so I will always be relevant and available in the battlefield.

Shalom!