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The Sons of GOD are not looking for recognition or promotion, they lead as a Son!

The term “Sons of GOD” is not gender-specific in these writings.  The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 1:

12 But those who embraced Him and took hold of His Name He gave authority to become the Sons of God!

As Sons of GOD, you rule with the heart of a servant, and you serve with the heart of a king.  Jesus gave us the perfect Example.

The Beloved Disciple recorded the Words and acts of Jesus in John chapter 13:

1 Jesus knew that the night before Passover would be His last night on earth before leaving this world to return to the Father’s Side. All throughout His time with His disciples, Jesus had demonstrated a deep and tender Love for them. And now He longed to show them the full measure of His Love.

Jesus knew that He would return to Heaven and be seated next to Our Heavenly Father.  Before His departure, He wanted to cement the realization of what it meant to be a qualified Son of GOD in the area of serving others.

2 Before their evening meal had begun, the accuser had already deeply embedded betrayal into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

3 Now Jesus was fully aware that the Father had placed all things under His control, for He had come from God and was about to go back to be with Him.

Jesus knew His destiny and His authority here on earth.

4 So He got up from the meal and took off His outer robe, and took a towel and wrapped it around His waist.

5 Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ dirty feet and dry them with His towel.

Here we have the King of kings as a servant, washing the disciple’s dirty feet.

6 But when Jesus got to Simon Peter, he objected and said, “I can’t let You wash my dirty feet—You’re My Lord!”

7 Jesus replied, “You don’t understand yet the meaning of what I’m doing, but soon it will be clear to you.”

8 Peter looked at Jesus and said, “You’ll never wash my dirty feet—never!” “But Peter, if You don’t allow me to wash your feet,” Jesus responded, “then you will not be able to share Life with Me.”

9 So Peter said, “Lord, in that case, don’t just wash my feet, wash my hands and my head too!”

If we want to share Life with Jesus, we must be willing to serve others, no matter how menial it appears to be.  Jesus revealed what it is to be a true Son of GOD… to serve others.

10 Jesus said to him, “You are already clean. You’ve been washed completely and you just need your feet to be cleansed—but that can’t be said of all of you.” For Jesus knew which one was about to betray him,

11 and that’s why he told them that not all of them were clean.

12 After washing their feet, he put his robe on and returned to his place at the table. “Do you understand what I just did?” Jesus said.

13 “You’ve called Me your Teacher and Lord, and you’re right, for that’s Who I am.

14-15 So if I’m your Teacher and Lord and have just washed your dirty feet, then you should follow the example that I’ve set for you and wash one another’s dirty feet. Now do for each other what I have just done for you.

Washing someone’s feet is a humble experience and clearly displays a willingness to serve others, what better way to show a servant’s heart!

16 I speak to you timeless Truth: a servant is not superior to his master, and an apostle is never greater than the one who sent him.

17 So now put into practice what I have done for you, and you will experience a Life of happiness enriched with untold blessings!”

Are you willing to wash the dirty feet of a beggar?  When you wash feet, you must stoop down to do so.  Serving others is a true sign of a Son of GOD.

Your lifestyle should reflect that Jesus Christ is in charge!

Each of us has a Promised land specific to our individual callings.  What is preventing us from entering in?  Trust.  Trust is firm belief in the reliability, Truth, ability, and strength of The Lord God Almighty.  You look nowhere else for your guidance and protection. 

The children of Israel who left Egypt, a picture of sin, except for two, did not learn their lesson.  The wilderness was one of great difficulty and challenges.  They had to trust GOD every day for manna on the ground.  This was an ongoing miracle that GOD trained them with in the wilderness.  HE intended for them to trust HIS Word.

The daily provision of manna was not the Promised Land, it was the training for the Promised Land.  They ate manna for over 14,400 days.  You would think that they developed trust in THE LORD.  They didn’t but their children did.

Character is the container that blessing is to rest in, and it doesn’t leak out!

When others succeed, do you rejoice or are you envious?  What comes forth reveals your character.  Character holds the blessing that the LORD would like to put on our life.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 5:

1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 through Whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;

4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the Love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit Who was given to us.

Trials and testing develop our character.

Paul commended Timothy as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 2:

19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state.

20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state.

21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.

22 But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the Gospel.

23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me.

Because of Timothy’s proven character, Paul trusted him by sending him to the Philippian church.  Timothy was found to be trustworthy.

FATHER is always preparing us for greater breakthrough.  GOD disciplines us so HIS blessings won’t kill us.  If you improperly handle increased anointing, it will result in pride.  That is why many cannot handle greater financial wealth.  They will begin to believe that they are entitled and special.

Wisdom spoke in Proverbs chapter 16:

18 Your boast becomes a prophecy of a future failure. The higher you lift yourself up in pride, the harder you’ll fall in disgrace.

19 It’s better to be meek and lowly and live among the poor than to live high and mighty among the rich and famous.

20 One skilled in business discovers prosperity, but the one who trusts in God is blessed beyond belief!

Can we navigate greater recognition by others when our fruitfulness increases?  Will we remain humble?  Increased anointing gives us more access to pride, arrogance, independence, and other things that are dangerous to us.

Our character needs to be proven so that we will successfully navigate through the challenges of a greater anointing.  Can you be entrusted and truly reflect Jesus Christ in a greater anointing?  Our words and actions should reflect the Jesus is in charge!

Once trust in THE LORD is settled, you can be entrusted with your Promised Land!

Each of us has a Promised land specific to our individual callings.  What is preventing us from entering in?  Trust.  Trust is firm belief in the reliability, Truth, ability, and strength of The Lord God Almighty.  You look nowhere else for your guidance and protection. 

The children of Israel who left Egypt, except for two, did not learn their lesson.  They went around the mountain for forty years in the midst of constant miracles and the Presence of GOD, yet they just didn’t get it!  Their lack of trust caused them to die off in the wilderness, a few short miles from The Promised Land.

All growth is rewarded with pruning and all death is rewarded with resurrection.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 15:

1 “I am a True sprouting Vine, and the Farmer Who tends the Vine is My Father.

2 He cares for the branches connected to Me by lifting and propping up the fruitless branches and pruning every fruitful branch to yield a greater harvest.

You and I are meant to progressively produce more fruit on behalf of The Kingdom of GOD.

3 The Words I have spoken over you have already cleansed you.

4 So you must remain in life-union with Me, for I remain in Life-union with you. For as a branch severed from the Vine will not bear fruit, so your life will be fruitless unless you live your life intimately joined to Mine.

If you don’t bear fruit, judgment will prevail in your life.

5 “I am the sprouting Vine and you’re My branches. As you live in union with Me as your Source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless.

We are to be co-laborers with Christ in all that we say and do.  He is our only Source of Life and power.

6 If a person is separated from me, he is discarded; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire to be burned.

Those who live separated from Christ will suffer a fiery judgment.

7 But if you live in Life-union with Me and if My Words live powerfully within you—then you can ask whatever you desire and it will be done.

We must fully embrace the Words of Jesus to expect successful answers to prayer.  When we are in Life-union with Him, we will not ask amiss.

8 When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are My Mature disciples who glorify My Father!

Our fruitfulness is a testimony to our maturity in Christ!  When we fully trust His Words, good fruit will manifest, and He will prune us so that we produce greater fruit.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 14:

25 As massive crowds followed Jesus, He turned to them and said,

26 “When you follow Me as My disciple, you must put aside your father, your mother, your wife, your sisters, your brothers; it will even seem as though you hate your own life. This is the price you’ll pay to be considered one of My followers.

Are you willing to forsake all to follow Jesus?

27 Anyone who comes to Me must be willing to share My cross and experience it as his own, or he cannot be considered to be My disciple.

28 So don’t follow Me without considering what it will cost you. For who would construct a house before first sitting down to estimate the cost to complete it?

29 Otherwise he may lay the foundation and not be able to finish. The neighbors will ridicule him, saying,

30 ‘Look at him! He started to build but couldn’t complete it!’

31 “Have you ever heard of a commander who goes out to war without first sitting down with strategic planning to determine the strength of his army to win the war against a stronger opponent?

32 If he knows he doesn’t stand a chance of winning the war, the wise commander will send out delegates to ask for the terms of peace.

33 Likewise, unless you surrender all to Me, giving up all you possess, you cannot be one of My disciples.

The ultimate test of True discipleship is trusting HIM and forsaking all aspects of the world.  When you fully commit to trust IN HIM, HE will progressively prune you and eliminate unproductive and needless aspects of your life.  HIS pruning may be temporarily painful but is necessary to produce a greater harvest of fruit.

Delay causes us to see what is in our hearts that needs to be dealt with!

It is estimated that David waited between 13 and 15 years to become king after he was anointed to become king.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Samuel chapter 24:

3 So Saul came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to attend to his needs. (David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.)

4 Then the men of David said to him, “This is the day of which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you.'” And David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

5 Now it happened afterward that David’s heart troubled him because he had cut Saul’s robe.

6 And he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.“

7 So David restrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way.

David had within his own power to bring the prophecy of becoming king to pass.  However, he didn’t.  He was not moved by what others were recommending.

8 David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down.

9 And David said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?

10 Look, this day your eyes have seen that the LORD delivered you today into my hand in the cave, and someone urged me to kill you. But my eye spared you, and I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’s anointed.‘

11 Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you hunt my life to take it.

12 Let the LORD judge between you and me, and let the LORD avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you.

This is a valuable lesson for us to not get ahead of what THE LORD is doing.  Let us wait on HIS timing and not allow ourselves to take matters into our own hands thus circumventing HIS timing.  We must not trust our own understanding above HIS.

David refused to bring about fulfillment of his own promise.  That is the temptation in delay… to move things forward by our own ability.  Instead, David participated in Kingdom fashion with GOD’S process.  Maturity developed in David’s journey to the throne developed his character to be able to successfully  reign.

Perceived delays in our walk are meant to develop our character as well in preparation for success in our individual callings.

Those who we are in conflict with, are actually tools to help us become patient and longsuffering.  Conflicts and challenges make us aware of our need for dependency on THE LORD.  Those who feel they are entitled have placed their own will above GOD’S Will and that is a recipe for disaster.

Delay causes us to see what is in our hearts that needs to be dealt with!

The children of Israel feared men more than they feared GOD.  That was true of King Saul as well. Delay revealed this fear in both stories.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5:

18 in everything give thanks; for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

GOD is sovereign and, in the end, HIS Divine Intent will prevail over any issues you are dealing with.  Even though you are going through tests and trials, you should give thanks that HE will work things out on your behalf.

Anxiety is the cause of spiritual dementia.  You have forgotten all HIS benefits.  Anxiety causes you to forget GOD’S promises, to forget what HE has done, we don’t recall the testimonies of THE LORD. 

Learning how to simplify in the delayed seasons is critical.  We need to simplify our lives so that we are not spread to thin so that we can keep anchored in what FATHER has said. 

Complexity encourages confusion.  Simplification encourages clarity.

We should go back to confessing what THE LORD has said, declaring what HE has promised.  The battle over the hearts and mind is huge in seasons of delay.  Our progress is that we have remained faithful during the time of delay.  Our hope has not wavered, and we have not allowed ourselves to become depressed or filled with anxiety.

THE LORD is constantly measuring us in what we can handle or carry.  Our stewardship of what we are successful with now will determine what we will be given later.  With this understanding, let us look at the Parable of the Talents.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 25:

14 “Again, Heaven’s Kingdom is like a Wealthy Man Who went on a long journey and summoned all His trusted servants and assigned His financial management over to them.

It is vital that we understand the servants were all believers.

15 Before he left on his journey, He entrusted a bag of five thousand gold coins to one of His servants, to another a bag of two thousand gold coins, and to the third a bag of one thousand gold coins, each according to his ability to manage.

FATHER will only give us what we can potentially manage at the time.

16 “The one entrusted with five thousand gold coins immediately went out and traded with the money, and he doubled his investment.

17 In the same way, the one who was entrusted with two thousand gold coins traded with the sum and likewise doubled his investment.

18 But the one who had been entrusted with one thousand gold coins dug a hole in the ground and buried his master’s money.

19 “After much time had passed, the master returned to settle accounts with his servants.

20 The one who was entrusted with five thousand gold coins came and brought ten thousand, saying, ‘See, I have doubled your money.’

21 “Commending his servant, The Master replied, ‘You have done well, and proven yourself to be My loyal and trustworthy servant. Because you have been a faithful steward to manage a small sum, now I will put you in charge of much, much more. You will experience the delight of your master, who will say to you, “Enter into the joy of Your Lord!” ’

With what we have been given, we are to prove ourselves loyal and trustworthy.  In return, we will be entrusted with greater responsibility and resources.

22 “Then the one who had been entrusted with two thousand gold coins came in and said, ‘See, My Master, I have doubled what You have entrusted to me.’

23 “Commending his servant, The Master replied, ‘You have done well, and proven yourself to be My loyal and trustworthy servant. Because you were faithful to manage a small sum, now I will put you in charge of much, much more. You will experience the delight of Your Master, Who will say to you, “Enter into the joy of Your Lord!” ’

We must not compare ourselves to others who may have greater resources.  We are to focus on our own calling.

24 “Then the one who had been entrusted with one thousand gold coins came to His Master and said, ‘Look, sir. I know that you are a hard man to please and you’re a shrewd and ruthless businessman who grows rich on the backs of others. 25 I was afraid of you, so I went and hid your money and buried it in the ground. But here it is—take it, it’s yours.’

26 “But His Master said to him, ‘You’re an untrustworthy and lazy servant! If you knew I was a shrewd and ruthless businessman who always makes a profit, why didn’t you deposit My money in the bank?

27 Then I would have received it all back with interest when I returned.

28 But because you were unfaithful, I will take the one thousand gold coins and give them to the one who has ten thousand.

THE LORD judged the man for being not only lazy, but also untrustworthy.  He did nothing for The Kingdom.

29 For the one who has will be given more, until he overflows with abundance. And the one with hardly anything, even what little he has will be taken from him.’ 30 “Then the master said to his other servants, ‘Now, throw that good-for-nothing servant far away from me into the outer darkness, where there will be great misery and anguish!’ ”

Those who are trustworthy will overflow with abundance.  Those who aren’t, will suffer severe judgment.  It’s your decision.

There is value in delay!

Yesterday’s writing revealed that Aaron’s sin was a result of the fear of men versus the Fear of GOD.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Samuel chapter 13:

5 Then the Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. And they came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth Aven.

6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits.

7 And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

Fear of men caused Saul to respond and take matters into his own hands.

8 Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

9 So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me.” And he offered the burnt offering.

10 Now it happened, as soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

It was unlawful for the king to make a burnt offering.

11 And Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash,

12 then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the LORD.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.”

Saul made a soulish decision which cost him the kingdom.

13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.”

Saul walked in the fear of men whereas David walked in the Fear of THE LORD, a man after GOD’S own Heart.

As we saw in the previous writings, Aaron was under pressure from the leaders wanting him to make a golden calf.  The fear of the opinion of people and here in this case where the people were scattering out of fear, Saul responded in the same manner.

Whenever THE LORD is exposing insecurities in us, HE is doing us a favor.  Insecurity is wrong security exposed.  It reveals our level of trust in THE LORD.

Saul told Samuel, “You did not come within the days appointed.”  Saul did not take ownership of his own actions; he blamed Samuel for his sin.  Illegal sacrifices are totally unacceptable to THE LORD!

By deflecting responsibility, we delay our own progress.  You cannot speed up GOD’S process, but you can slow it down.

In both situations (Aaron and Saul), we have delays caused by THE LORD.  Why would THE LORD cause a delay?  It is never punishment.  When a breakthrough has been delayed, something we prayed for, things that are in us that we didn’t know were in us, rise to the surface and they must be dealt with.

When HE exposes what is in my heart, I can confess because when I recognize what I didn’t see before and I recognize it and acknowledge it, I can repent and remove the hindrance in my walk.  The delay will result in strengthening the foundation which HE can build something more significant in my life.  He can entrust me with greater power and authority.

Delay will reveal our level of the Fear of THE LORD.

As Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5:

18 in everything give thanks; for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

This includes delays!

There is value in delay!

Old Testament examples are symbolic pictures, as examples providing us with a warning so that we can learn through what they experienced.

To continue from yesterday’s writings:

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Exodus chapter 32:

7 And the LORD said to Moses, “Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.

8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!'”

Notice that THE LORD referred to the children of Israel as Moses’ people.

9 And the LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!

10 Now therefore, let Me alone, that My wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them. And I will make of you a great nation.”

There are things set in motion that THE LORD wants to do when sin manifests.  Sin requires judgment. If there is no one to pray, it will happen.  However, you have the ability to stop what is set in motion by interceding.  Had Moses not interceded for the people, they would have been wiped out.

11 Then Moses pleaded with the LORD his God, and said: “LORD, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people whom You have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a Mighty Hand?

12 Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, ‘HE brought them out to harm them, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce wrath, and relent from this harm to Your people.

13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your Own Self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'”

14 So the LORD relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people.

FATHER will hear our prayers of intercession on behalf of those who are in desperate need of our prayers.

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Peter chapter 3:

9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Don’t give up on those who are currently unrepentant.  FATHER is longsuffering.  What does FATHER want, someone to pray!

Jesus interceded for you and me when He spoke in Luke chapter 23:

33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the Right Hand and the other on the Left.

34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.

And Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ Who died, and furthermore is also risen, Who is even at the Right Hand of God, Who also makes intercession for us.

Additionally, it is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 7:

22 So all of this magnifies the Truth that we have a superior covenant with God than what they experienced, for Jesus Himself is its guarantor!

23 As additional proof, we know there were many priests under the old system, for they eventually died and their office had to be filled by another.

24 But Jesus permanently holds His priestly office, since He lives forever and will never have a successor!

25 So He is able to save fully from now throughout eternity, everyone who comes to God through Him, because He lives to pray continually for them.

26 He is the High Priest Who perfectly fits our need—Holy, without a trace of evil, without the ability to deceive, incapable of sin, and exalted beyond the heavens!

When delays occur, don’t be concerned.  Jesus Himself intercedes on our behalf as we are tested so that we will display our trustworthiness to ascend to a higher level of fruitfulness.  Intercession is vital!

There is value in delay!

Old Testament examples are symbolic pictures, as examples providing us with a warning so that we can learn through what they experienced.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Exodus chapter 32:

1 Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

The people had just been delivered from the jaws of Egypt, they experienced the parting of the Red Sea, they had been given the Ten Commandments, they had been nourished with manna daily, they satisfied their thirst from the water that came from the Rock, yet they quickly corrupted themselves because they were impatient.

2 And Aaron said to them, “Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.”

3 So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.

4 And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

5 So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD.”

6 Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

Of all people, Aaron facilitated the corruption of the people.  Aaron is the same one whose rod was used in front of Pharaoh to bring forth a miracle by casting down his rod that became a serpent swallowing up the sorcerers’ rods.  He was 83 years old at that time.  Clearly, Aaron’s mindset was corrupted.

7 And the LORD said to Moses, “Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.

8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!'”

The test of time will determine whether you are qualified or not to enter into your Promised Land.  Whatever you trust in will manifest during any perceived delay in receiving your promise.

Idolatry in the Old Testament is called greed in the New Testament.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 3:

5 Live as one who has died to every form of sexual sin and impurity. Live as one who has died to the desires for forbidden things, including the desire for wealth, which is the essence of idol worship.

6 When you live in these vices you ignite the anger of God against these acts of disobedience.

When you tithe and are charitable, you express the death of those acts of disobedience related to greed.  Greed will talk you out of giving your firstfruits as well as giving to those in need.  Idolatry is in the spirit what adultery is in the natural.  Those two areas of disobedience often go hand in hand.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 1:

2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;

8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Delay tests your faith and patience.  If you are double-minded, it will surface during a delay.  FATHER opens the door to those who HE can trust with greater power and authority.  Your trust IN HIM is tested by delay of the promise/prophecy given to you.