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Be an Impact Player

Be an Impact Player “But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to….” (Numbers 14:24 NIV) In football, certain players are designated as impact players. They are players who make a difference in a material way. They are outstanding, enabling their team to be more effective. They are very focused on their mission. Unlike most of the world, they are on their field of life to make a difference. They want to win, and they give everything they have to accomplish their goal. Caleb, one of the spies sent to spy out the Promised Land, was an impact player. The Bible tells us he was a man of a different spirit who wholeheartedly followed the Lord. He was not a lukewarm, indifferent, casual believer. He believed that God could do anything through him. He was on a mission. Because he gave a favorable report based on his faith in God, Caleb was one of the few of his generation whom God allowed to enter the Promised Land...

The World is Passing Away Before Our Eyes!

The World is Passing Away Before Our Eyes!  The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 2:17 NIV) In 1 John 2:17 we are reminded that the world and the lust of it is passing away, but the man who does the will of God will live forever. These words hit me like a bullet between the eyes. In my own life so many of things I considered so important over the years are now gone! The company I worked for is now gone. Boards of companies I served on are now gone. Just through the aging process, we can see how we ourselves are “passing away.” Our bodies are temporary. Let’s face it. We are only renting or leasing them, having to turn them in at the end of the lease term. The Bible has so many references regarding the brevity of life. One is our life is like a breath that passes by and does not return. Wow! That is really brief! The KingdomNomic thinker develops the attitude, “I am going to live forever!” Because of this he has a fore...