Intro from Chuck D. Pierce:
Dear Praising Ones:
I hope you are doing well. Thank you for praying for me as I have traveled and ministered all over the world. Dutch Sheets and I are proceeding forward with the Time to Plow tour. We just finished the Northwest, including Alaska, and are headed to other regional gatherings.
As I travel, one thing that I frequently hear is how someone has been offended because of something. There is a way for us in the Body of Christ to get past offense. THIS IS THROUGH PRAISE!
The following focus is to help us develop a disciplined life of praise so the Lord enthrones Himself in our midst. I am sending this out for you to use through the Blowing of the Trumpets at the New Year on September 29.
Praising seven times a day sounds glorious. However, I do think this will be more difficult than we think. The attitudes of the world invade us on a daily basis. Below are several guidelines that can help you develop this discipline so all offense in your life can be removed.
Offense can be personal, corporate or even attitudes toward the political ways of the world. Whatever can cause you to stumble, I decree all stumbling blocks be removed! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion International Ministries
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"Keys to Praise God Seven Times a Day for Seven Days - to Remove All Offenses!"
Chuck D. Pierce, Corinth, TX
I have been meditating for two weeks on Psalm 119:163-165: "I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law do I love. Seven times a day and all day long do I praise You because of Your righteous decrees. Great peace have they who love Your law; nothing shall offend them or make them stumble."
Offense is usually the emotional issue of our lives that stops us from advancing. So many people live with offense. In King David's life, he not only stayed one step ahead of death, but found the key to moving forward in his life by staying beyond offense.
Once Yeshua began to advance the Kingdom through His ministry on Earth, we find the same issue in His life. John the Baptist kept sending his disciples, along with various Pharisees, to question His ministry. They wanted an explanation of both His works and actions.
In Matthew 11:1-6 it says, "Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities. And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, 'Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?' Jesus answered and said to them, 'Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: the blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the Gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.'"
In other words, He was saying to John, "Everything you prophesied, I am doing. But let Me add one more word from Heaven – don't get offended and stumble and quit advancing in Father's plan for your life and the Kingdom." (Photo via Pixabay)
The word "offended" in the Greek is "skandalizo," which means to put a snare or stumbling block in the way. The noun to which it is related refers to the bait stick of a trap. In the New Testament, skandalizo is always used metaphorically as that which hinders right conduct or thought, hence, "to cause to stumble."
In Merriam-Webster Dictionary we find this definition of offend: "To transgress the moral or divine law; to sin, violate a law or rule or do wrong; to cause difficulty, discomfort, or injury; to cause dislike, anger, or vexation; violate, transgress a contract; to cause pain or to hurt; or to cause (a person or group) to feel hurt, angry, or upset by something said or done."
The Lord knew that stumbling blocks would come into each of our lives. However...(continue reading)
