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Deliverance: Samach Steadfast - David Mitts

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"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You. (Isa 26:3) To listen to the audio-only version click below  Giving Opportunity Message   Deliverance as we have stated is rescuing us from the Egypt of this world into the promised land of our inheritance. This deliverance is first and foremost an inside job. When Israel entered the Land of Promise, the Manna stopped. On the day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. The manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the yield of the land of Canaan during that year. (Jos 5:11-12) This is a very important success principle. Deliverance from Egypt was celebrated by the Passover. Our deliverance from the world system is celebrated by communion, a picture of the Passover. Manna represents provision in the wilderness, ...

Love and Rejoicing - David Mitts

Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; (1 Corinthians 13:6) Click here to listen to " Love and Rejoicing " Rejoice! A word of great encouragement. In the word is the emotion of joy. In Hebrew, the word root is samach. It is used throughout the scriptures as the word joy, the word gladness, and the word for rejoicing.  It is the emotion of the heart. The heart expresses joy as its native emotion. Let’s think for a bit what happens when we are joyful, rejoicing.  Think of a time when you felt the exhilaration of joy of rejoicing.  You weren’t just happy but thrilled in your heart by an experience or a relationship .  Joy isn’t the calm feeling of accomplishment but an exuberant emotion.  It exists when there is an agreement in the heart about something that is happening or has happened.  When a hope in the heart meets with the manifestation of that hope, joy is the outcome. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when...