Are we ‘entitled’ to the fulfillment of the promises of God we have claimed? The idea of faith vs entitlement was presented at a conference I attended a while back. The speaker presented the idea that the enemy tries to deceive us into believing that we are “entitled” to what God has promised us. It…
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No Thorn, No Grace – Part 2
And HaAdon (Adonai) said to me, “My Chesed (loving-kindness) is ad kahn (sufficient for the purpose, enough, has always been) for you, for My ko’ach (power) is perfected in weakness.” With lev samei’ach (pure, joyful heart) therefore will I boast in my weaknesses that the gevurah (strength, power) of Moshiach (Messiah) might be a shelter…
No Thorn, No Grace
Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in…