
Do you like fruit juice?
To many people, the juice is the best part of the fruit. Not only is it good to drink, but it makes eating the fruit much more pleasurable. No matter how much good fruit rests inside, and no matter what type of fruit, the juice doesn’t just drip from it.
The juice has to be squeezed from the fruit.
The same is true with us. God has to squeeze us sometimes to release the best of what’s inside us.
Just at the time you feel you need a ‘hug’ from God, He ‘squeezes’ us instead.
Look at everyone that God used in the bible. Very few of them signed up for their assignments. And, very few of them knew themselves what was inside of them until God squeezed it out…
Faith.
Potential.
Integrity.
Strength.
Love.
Devotion.
Purpose.
From telling Abraham to go to a place He will show him (Genesis 12:1), to testing Him by telling Him to offer His only son (Genesis Chapter 22).
From God allowing David to have to flee from Saul (1 Samuel 21-24) to allowing Him to have to flee from his own son (2 Samuel Chapter 15).
From God allowing His own son and our Savior to be crucified (Luke 23), to allowing the apostles to beaten for Him (Acts 5:41).
Jesus even warned us that He would have to ‘squeeze’ the best out of us through difficulty, so that we can bear more good fruit for Him…
John 15:2 (NKJV)
2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away;[a] and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
The pruning process, much like squeezing, is not easy, but essential in making us productive in God’s Kingdom.
Before we think of God as being cruel for squeezing the best out of His children, remember that we do the same thing in our society. The military, law enforcement, the medical field and many other professions place those aspiring to be a part of them through rigorous training to get the best out of them.
Remember, God doesn’t test us so that He will know what we will do…He already knows. He tests us so that we can develop and increase our faith. So that we can find out what we will do…So that we can find out what’s really inside of us. He tests us to squeeze the best out of us. WHY DOES GOD ‘TEST’ US WHEN HE ALREADY KNOWS…
When you feel that God is being unfair. When you feel you are being challenged. When you feel you God is putting more weight on you that you can handle, remember…
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)
13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Don’t let the enemy manipulate you in your challenge to get the worse out of you. Increase your level of consecration and fellowship with God, and allow Him to squeeze the best out of you.
Get ready for the squeeze!
BE BLESSTIFIED!
Yes, that’s true talk… I am blessed with your words.. We are been tested all day long. thanks – Israel
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God bless you my friend!
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lovely follow up comment to an awesome blog post.
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Thanks so much! God bless you!
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Yes, that is it. I am ready for the squeeze. Thanks for the insight. God is with you!
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Blessings to you my friend!
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oh yes…great to see you blessed with the post as much as I was….
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SQUEEZE ME LORD
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Hallelujah! God bless you Isabelle!
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Am a living testimony to this
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Me too my friend:-) God bless you!
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Bless you too sir
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oh wow….would love to hear your testimony to the Glory of God the Father and Jesus His Son……
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Thanks for following my blog; you are very kind. Please have a very good day.
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God bless you. I look forward to reading. Thanks for following mine as well. BE BLESSTIFIED:-)
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I am honored by your friendship.
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Thank you. I’m honored by yours as well. God knows how to connect us with good people:-)
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Amen. Thanks for being a friend. Please follow my UTLOT blog.https://utlot.wordpress.com/
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Just followed. Thanks for the invite:-)
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You are very welcome. Thanks for your kindness.
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be blessed……
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Thank you very much.
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Dear MInister Aldtric: Your post was such a beautiful exposition on how we need to yield ourself into the hand of a God who knows how to get the best of us……i enjoyed the read.
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Thanks so much! Blessings to you1
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