Trying to Conquer Egypt

When Moses led several million children of Israel through the Red Sea and the sea closed behind them, they saw the bodies of their enemies washing ashore. Do you realize that had Moses parted the sea once again, Israel would have been able to waltz into a defenseless Egypt and conquer it? There was nothing stopping them at that point - other than the sea. Pharaoh was dead. He had been both god and king to the Egyptians. Without him, there was no repelling a surprise attack from their former slaves. Why didn't God think of that?

There are so many people who come to salvation in Jesus that spend their strength trying to tame their old flesh. The old man is not to be mastered, he is to be dead and buried! It's not about the ability to harness the old... it's all about stepping into the new! God has told us that He cannot put new wine in old skins without destroying the old skins. That's all so informative... but not very practical for someone who doesn't know how to step into the new.

Have you ever heard of 'meal replacement'? It's something athletes and dieters do. You replace a regular meal with something else that is known to be good for you. The result is - hopefully - that you're so full of carrots and protein that you have no hunger for Twinkies. Or even IF YOU ARE hungry for Twinkies, you are so full of good stuff that there is simply no room for anything else. Friends, this is the victorious Christian life. The world has a lot of nice things. Instead of trying to convince yourself that they really aren't nice (good luck with that), just try replacing them with God and His Kingdom business. You will discover that the worldly temptations fade, your strength will grow, and your hunger for God will grow as well.

All Things New Pt1

God's desire is to make all things new. New wine will not fit in the old wineskin. Just as such, nothing new from God will fit into the old container. When you received His spirit, you were 'made new'. Or perhaps when we were made new, His Spirit then came in.

2Co 5:17 MKJV
(17) So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Have we ever tried to explain things of God to someone who does not believe? They physically cannot contain the revelation. But when presented with the things of God, they are either drawn, or repulsed. Either way, a shaking of their minds and hearts occurs. They fight, they squirm, they get very uncomfortable. These are the 'birth pains' of a new believer. Then, a new creature is born. The earth behaves no differently. That which is truly new from God in the coming age will also require a new heaven and a new earth to contain it. As we approach the dawning of a new age, the earth shakes and travails.

Rev 21:1-5 MKJV
(1) And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. And the sea no longer is.
(4) And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there will be no more death, nor mourning, nor crying out, nor will there be any more pain; for the first things passed away.
(5) And He sitting on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said to me, Write, for these words are true and faithful.

Are you stagnating in your faith? Is anything or anyone moving you? Invite God to shake you.