Rom 8:11 “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raisedChrist from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”
John 12:24 "The truth is this. A kernal of wheat must be planted in soil. Unless it germinates it will be alone--a single seed. But its transformation will produce many new kernels--a plentiful harvest of new lives.”
The difference between being planted and being buried is the expectation of what is going to happen next. Destruction and decay, or development and increase.
You may feel like you are being buried, but the truth is you are being planted.
A seed must be planted to germinate and grow, and mature and be fruitful.
Eph 3:20, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to His resurrection power that works in us.”
I am not facing the end, but a new beginning.
I Cor 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it."
You face big challenges when you have a big destiny. Gen. 50:20, “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.”
Burial is permanent, planting is temporary.
No matter what is happening to you, you can do the right thing. That’s the difference between being planted and being buried.
Came to pass, not to stay, I am anointed, equipped, well able, I am more than a conqueror.
The new shoot of life from the seed just wiggles through the dirt.
Don’t get discouraged, the very thing the enemy sends to harm us, God allows to promote us.
Bitterness, self-pity, condemnation, shame, will all cancel out faith.
What are you expecting a new beginning or an untimely end.
No matter what comes it is not a surprise to God
James 5:7, “Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waitsfor the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.”
The farmer knows. He does not guess or hope. He does his part and God does the rest.
James 5:11 “We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. Job is an example of a man who endured patiently. From his experience we see how the Lord's plan finally ended in good, for he is full of tenderness and mercy.”
Job got double for his trouble.
I’ll never get out debt. I’ll never get well, I’ll always be single, this child will never be any different…. Have unshakeable confidence, you are planted, not buried.
Like Job, expect to come out on the other side better. Increase.
Don’t concentrate on your problems, concentrate on your God. No difficulty can defeat you. No person can keep you from your destiny.
Numbers 10:35, “Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Rise up, O Lord! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you.”
What are you letting arise?
Psalms 34:3,4 “Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
