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"Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart... Jeremiah 1:5"  The most important question in your life that you must first ask yourself and make sure you get the correct answer is, "Who am I?" Because if you do not know who you are here on earth, you may live a life that has no benefit, especially to your creator.  Why do I say this? You were created for God's purpose, "You are not a result of a natural process." God created you for a purpose, which is why He told Prophet Jeremiah, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you," For your life to be beneficial to God, you must fulfil His purpose.  So, the important thing here is to ask yourself, "Who does God know me as?" Then He says, "And before you were born, I set you apart." If Jeremiah was set apart for a special work, then everyone is set apart for a special work. For Jeremiah, God told him, "I appointed you as a

"Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty." Job 5:17: The act of God disciplining humans in scripture is described as an act of love because if you err and God decides to leave you alone, your end will be bad. The punishment mentioned here is not to destroy you but to make you fear doing what God has forbidden. Proverbs 3:11-12 says: "My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in." Therefore, God's discipline is akin to how a parent disciplines their child to foster obedience and manners. The Word of God in Hebrews 12:6-11 says: "And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: 'My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone

" All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God's gift. Ecclesiastes 3:13 GNT " The blessing of God is in the work of our hands. Work is a blessing from God. God created humans to live a life of joy and pleasure, not a life of hardship and suffering. But for a person to live such a life, they must work. Joy and pleasure are the results of work. Genesis 2:2 says, "By the seventh day, God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day, he rested from all his work." Here we see that even God worked and then rested, enjoying His work. What we learn from today’s Word is: 1. Enjoy the Work You Do: The work you do is not a burden but a responsibility that you should perform with joy. Sin made our work hard and burdensome (Genesis 3:17-19). But now we have been forgiven, and that curse is lifted from us. Therefore, if there are things making your work burdensome, pray to God to remove them so you can start enjoyi

"Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds." Psalm 7:9  There are things in our lives and in the world at large that cannot change until God is involved, because there is a great spiritual power from Satan that enables these things to exist and continue to operate.  The Word of God says in Acts 10:38, "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him." You see that phrase "Holy Spirit and power"? For Jesus to save those who were oppressed, He needed the power of Holy Spirit, and it is also written there "God was with Him". Because some people cannot be freed from the oppression of the enemy without God's intervention.  The Word of God also says in the book of Isaiah 59:14-16, "So justice is driven back, and righte

"He answered and said to me, 'This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.'” Zechariah 4:6 By the grace of God, today you have reached the halfway point of the year 2024. It is not by your might or your power. Therefore, we have a reason to humble ourselves before God and give thanks to Him. As you reflect on everything you have gone through from January until today, the things God has brought you through, the blessings He has given you, and how He has protected you from all evil, let us praise God with these words: "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side," let Israel now say, "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us; Then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath was kindled against us; Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul; Then the swollen waters would have gone over