Without God’s help –
you couldn’t find the door
to get out of your house.
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“the Lord gave (Joseph) success
in everything he did” — Genesis 39:3 NIV
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It wasn’t just Joseph’s awesomeness
“The Lord said ...
I am
sending
you (Moses)
...
to bring my people ...
out of Egypt.”
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But Moses said to God,
“Who am
I that I should
...
bring the Israelites
out
of Egypt?”
— Exodus 3:7-11 NIV
It’s not about you Moses.
→ God
can do anything
through anybody
“have no fear ...
for the Lord
your God
is with you
wherever you go”
— Joshua 1:9
Bible in Basic English JK
“The LORD said to Gideon,
‘You have too many men.
I cannot deliver Midian into
their hands, or Israel would
boast ... ‘My own strength
has saved me.’ ”
— Judges 7:2 NIV
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God wants the credit
“Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.”
— Psalm 127:1 NIV
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abide in Jesus --
bring forth much fruit
“without me you can do nothing.”
— John 15:5 KJV jk
“We were under great pressure,
far beyond our ability to endure,
so that we despaired even of life.
... this happened that we might
...
rely on ... God” — 2 Cor 1:8-9 NIV KJV
“we have this treasure
in jars of clay
to show that this
all-surpassing power
is from God & not from us.”
— 2 Corinthians 4:7 NIV
“Sarah ... was past
child bearing age”
— Hebrews 11:11 NIV