Breakthroughs

 

“So David came to Baal-perazim, and he defeated them there, and said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” So he named that place Baal-perazim (master of breakthroughs).”

— 2 Samuel 5:20

A break through is a bursting open because of God’s sudden judgment.

Today people pray for a breakthrough to get what they want. God burst through for David because David’s enemies, sinful Philistines, came against Israel, God’s chosen people.

God judged the Philistines who had tormented the Israelites for generations and sought battle against David. The Philistines were afraid of David becoming mightier then eventually defeating them. 

God’s judgment caused the breakthrough. God judged the Philistines and their penalty was destruction. David happened to benefit from God’s judgment against his enemies, the Philistines. God used David and his army to exact His judgment on the Philistines. 

A breakthrough isn’t for personal gain but because of a situation needing God’s intervention. Sometimes God uses His children to burst through with His intervention.

If we, God’s children, get anything because God broke through against His enemies, that is a blessing

Changed

Changed

 

“Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.”

— Romans 12:2

 

Do not make your mind and character like that of another man or woman of this age or of past ages. Everyone is sinful and unrighteous. Each person strives after things of this world-has earthly desires.

 

Instead, allow God to change you into the excellent likeness of Jesus to make you mind and character to be like His mind and character. This enables you to grow into a closer relationship with God and will cause others to see Jesus through your life.

 

Your becoming like Jesus in mind will enable you to able to test/examine thoughts and things to know if it is good and acceptable because it comes from God and is His perfect. This process will grow your character to be like Jesus. 

 

This is how you are able to present yourself to God as a living and holy sacrifice/offering to Him, one acceptable to Him. (Romans 12:1). So, allow God to mold your mind and character into the likeness of Jesus’ mind and character. By that, have a close relationship with Yahweh, the eternal I AM.