When everything else fails, God does not fail.
He will keep His children forever because He is able to.
1Th 5:23 NET Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Th 5:24 NET He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.
God is faithful and trustworthy to fulfill His promises of keeping.
Don’t stop trusting God. Rely on His ability to keep His promises because He can and He will.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
It’s a new year with new possibilities to live a new life and fulfill purpose and destiny.
Let’s take advantage of every God-given opportunities, and reach for the apex.
We shall finish the year 2025 well, amen!
God still makes ways
As the year 2024 runs to an end, God still makes ways where there is no way.
And if there are things that are not achieved this year, 2025 brings new beginning and hopes.
The confidence of a believer is in his God’s ability to do the impossible.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Isa 43:19 EasyEnglish Look! I will do something that is new! Now it appears quickly. Surely, you can see it. I am making a road in the sandy places. And I am making streams in the wild places.
Giving thanks
Giving thanks in both the good and the bad seasons is the character of the one who trust God.
We make a merry when things go our way, and we thank God when it turns out not the way we desire.
We should thank God whether it’s favorable or not favorable.
In all things, give thanks for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
1Th 5:18 NET in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Discard the stinking trash
….So do not hide the trash; discard or throw away the trash. It is a garbage, a nuisance to you. It will stinks eventually if you hide it.
Think of the trash as all the stuff in your life that makes you miserable, unhappy, unfulfilled, and anything that causes painful memories.
Let the Lord take control of the rest and pray for restoration in the name of Jesus.
Encouraging Word from Max Lucado
“we see unanswered prayer, Jesus saw answered prayer. Where we see the absence of God, Jesus saw the plan of God.
Note especially Matthew 26:53: “Surely you know I could ask my Father, and he would give me more than twelve armies of angels” (NCV).
Of all the treasures Jesus saw in the trash, this is most significant. He saw his Father. He saw his Father’s presence in the problem. Twelve armies of angels were within his sight.
Sure, Max, but Jesus was God. He could see the unseen. He had eyes for heaven and a vision for the supernatural. I can’t see the way he saw.
Not yet maybe, but don’t underestimate God’s power. He can change the way you look at life.”
From Max Lucado, Bible gateway, October 12, 2024
Jesus all time best prayer line
I pray that your (God’s) will for my life be done, and that the enemy will not have power over me, amen!
Luke 22:42 NLT
[42] “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
https://bible.com/bible/116/luk.22.42.NLT
Most reliable God
God is still the best source of strength, succor and hope.
Isaiah 33:2 AMP
[2] O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You. Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense], Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
God does not disappoint!
Humans only give up on Him when it matters most.
Isaiah 33:6 AMP
[6] And He will be the security and stability of your times, A treasure of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is your treasure.
When we trust God, hope and wait on Him, the results are always pleasant and lasting.
A God we cannot hide from
Psalm 139:1-3 NIV
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. [2] You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. [3] You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
What can we hide from the Lord?
Nothing!
Where can we hide from the Lord?
No place! He sees it all.
How can we hide from the Lord?
No way and no means! He understands every thought and process.
A beautiful exchange
Isaiah 43:2,4 NLT
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. [4] Others were given in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you.
The Lord delights in His people. So, He would “trade” others for our place and for our good.
He does these things from His good heart to the people that He loved and to the people that follow Him.
A good example is found in Exodus 12:35-36. The Israelites enjoyed unparalleled favor before the Egyptians so much that they gave the Israelites anything and everything they asked for.