Freedom AND Treasure
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“And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed. But every woman shall ask of her neighbor namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians” (Exodus 3:21-22, NKJV).
The thing that you are struggling with is not your problem; it is your training ground. It is the place where God is inviting you to go with Him on a journey to a new place. For Israel that journey was risky and difficult, but when they took those first steps of obedience to leave Egypt, the first thing that God did for them was to give them a huge plunder.
What are you hanging onto or settling for? Does it just seem easier to stay there with what is familiar then to rise up and take back what the enemy has stolen, and receive the victory treasure that God will give you?
God’s promise is that He will restore what the locusts have eaten. We have an enemy who is bent on robbing us everyway he can. God always makes a way of escape for us but we have to make the decision to take the risk, enter the battle, and trust Him to show us the way to our “promised land.”
Remember that our Salvation is complete with the promise of physical, financial, emotional, and spiritual well being in every area. Every time we make a decision to take back what the enemy has stolen, not only do we get freedom in that area, but we come out with great plunder.
“He also brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among His tribes” (Ps.105:37, NKJV).
Questions: What is keeping you from taking that first “risky” step of obedience? What are you hanging onto or settling for that keeps you from stepping out?
About the Author Emmie Stanley
Dear Emmie, my Spirit is Rejoicing so loud right now i can bearly type what i have to tell you b/c of this devo today!! Last week the LORD told me He would give me the courage to do what i had to do. i had no idea it would mean telling the man i’ve loved for 6 yrs to leave and not come back until he wanted to build a spiritual foundation with me and get the help he needed for the addiction to gambling. i’ve been through the wringer for sure yet the good news is…b/c of my obedience (did you ever notice the word “die” within this word?)and the dying to my fear of losing him…it was the beginning of what is now the preparation to go into the enemy’s camp and set the captive free! Several yrs ago a woman operating in the gift of knowledge, walked up to me and told me there was a “breaker” annointing on me. i’ve had other words like these spoken to me over the years yet forgot about them. Now that i am removed from the relationship, the LORD doesn’t want me to hate him or even feel sorry for him. He wants me to fight for his soul just like He wanted me 5 yrs ago for my atheist father who raped me at 15. God protected me through being used by the LORD to get him saved before he died. i actually got to watch as the LORD broke bondages like fingers flying off a hot flame! It was a miracle right before my eyes. The evil one did NOT take my dad to hell. The Power of the living God used little ole me to plunder and come out with silver and gold just like you’re talking about here.
Your words came on this very day the LORD has instructed me to go into the camp once again. This loved one is a Christian in bondage and can’t make wise choices b/c of it. Christ came to set us FREE and that’s the Victory that is about to happen. Please stand with me in prayer as i go in! Thank you so much! Blessings~trisha
judyd thank you for you kind words. i don’t always know what to say some times thanking the person who wrote the devotional is all i know to say because i think these devotionals a all great and some have come just when i needed them but all are so good and i enjoy reading them all
Sharon, I am sending you a BIG hug, my sister in Christ. You faithfully read this devotional and leave comments. Lots of times I do not know what to write in the comment section, but there you are, Faithful Sharon, leaving a post, speaking from your heart. God sees your heart. He loves you. Remember 2 Timothy 1:7 God has not given us the spirit of fear, but one of power and love and discipline. God bless you my sister. love and hugs, Judy
i am afraid of not doing a good job and people laughing at me
I just finished reading a book called “Do Hard Things” by Alex and Brett Harris. It is written for teenagers, to challenge them to “do hard things” and don’t live up to the low expectations that the world has for them. I began reading it to gain some insight in leading the high school girls at my church, but I ended up being inspired myself! I highly recommend this book to ALL ages…my mom is reading now in fact! :) I share this with you because what I learned from this book was that some of my decisions in the past were made due to fear of failure. So instead of taking the risk and trusting God, I would let an “uneasy” feeling that I had lead me to thinking “maybe this isn’t what God wants me to do since I just don’t feel good about it.” But now, I realize that it wasn’t God giving me lack of peace, it was my letting my pride and fear get in the way of pursuing some great and worthy accomplishments. At first I wanted to kick myself and wallow in self-pity…”wow…I can’t believe I missed many opportunities by being afraid!!” But then I realized that God did not allow me to learn this lesson just to have me feel guilty. He wanted me to start taking action and doing hard things and trusting in Him. SO…this might sound silly…but I have been wanting to play the piano for literally 10 years and now I see that I haven’t taken that step to do that because of pride…I don’t want to fail or do put the hard practice in… So, I decided to take the risk and put my pride away and be humble and my first piano lesson is TODAY. To be honest, I am excited but scared…I know it is going to be hard at time and that many failures will come before success and that MUCh time will have to be invested, but I am up for it. I know that this is something I need to accomplish so that later down the road I won’t be saying “I wish I would have played the piano…” TODAY is the day that we can all choose to trust God and take the risk and DO HARD THINGS. No one ever accomplished anything without taking a risk and stepping out in faith and putting the effort forward.
READ THE BOOK “Do Hard Things” It will really challenge you!!!
Wonderful devotional, Emmie! It spoke directly to me. I had just had prayer before reading my devotional and it was like “wow!” —– God was talking to me. Thank you and God bless you.
Thank you for this excellent devotional. It makes me take note about what am I doing with what God has asked me to do. Am I too fearful of what others might think or what if I fail in the attempt?