The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: measure of the gift of Christ.
EPH 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led
captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
EPH 4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended
first into the lower parts of the earth?
EPH 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above
all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
EPH 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some,
evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
EPH 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the
ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: ECC 5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to
utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth:
therefore let thy words be few.
ECC 5:3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a
fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
ECC 5:4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he
hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
ECC 5:5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou
shouldest vow and not pay.
ECC 5:6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say
thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall
remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
MAT 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
MAT 17:22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The
Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
MAT 17:23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised
again. And they were exceeding sorry.
MAT 17:24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received
tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
MAT 17:25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus
prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings
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