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A GOOD FINISH

“The end of a thing is better than its beginning…” – Ecclesiastes 7:8   REFERENCE: Ecclesiastes 7:8-9   I have seen long-distance races where the person who eventually won fell early in the race and lagged behind a bit. There are football marches where a team struggles to find itself, struggling with a loss in the first half, only to return with a good finish. You may have started life or this year on a sad note or struggled through pain; it gets better from here. You are the God who gives beauty for ashes and gladness out of despair....
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THANKFUL FOR INDUSTRY

“And about the eleventh hour, He went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’ They said to Him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.’” – Matthew 20:6-7   REFERENCE: Matthew 20:1-16   Amongst the bible Jews, the eleventh hour is 5 pm (an hour to the close of work). Hiring these men by 5 pm suggests they stood all day looking for a job with no luck. The day pictures the useful and...
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THANKFUL FOR ESCAPES

“Our God is the God of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.” – Psalm 68:20    REFERENCE: Psalm 68:19-20   “If you cannot thank God for what you received, thank God for what you escaped.” When we get to heaven, and God shows us our lives on earth, we will see many things that God protected and saved us from that we knew nothing about; we will realize that while we cried about things we wished we had, there were tragedies that God spared us from that could have been fatal.   God is the God of...
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THANKFUL FOR SALVATION

"This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief." – I Timothy 1:15   REFERENCE: I Timothy 1:12-17   As I travel down memory lane and look at my life, I remember the nights of uncertainty about the future and fear; I remember the constant harassment in dreams and the mental torment. Bound by bad habits that were harmful to me but I couldn't break free from, I was a hopeless wreck. Then, one Sunday morning, the light of Jesus' love came into my heart,...
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THANKFUL FOR BREATHING

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” – Psalm 150:6   REFERENCE: Psalm 150:1-6   We often ignore the greatest gift God has given us: life itself. This season of Thanksgiving, I want to remind you that the greatest reason for Thanksgiving is not because you have but because you are. We find it difficult to thank God because we get occupied by unpaid bills, unanswered prayers, unmet deadlines, broken relationships, and unfulfilled dreams. Many of us are guilty of being preoccupied by the seemingly unfair events around us; we envy our friends’ perceived better lives and worry about how...
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THE UNEQUALED GOD

"But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful." Psalms 86:15   REFERENCE: Psalm 86:15-17   People call many things or men 'gods,' but only one God exists. I learned early as a believer that the qualities in our main verse distinguish God from every other God. We may find these qualities in parts of whatever people worship, but only in the Almighty God do you find them all wrapped up in one. This is why He is the unequaled God. When you know the character of someone, you can predict how they...
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YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." ~ Philippians 4:13   REFERENCE: Philippians 4:10-13   Recently, God has been telling me to live from inside out and not outside in; in other words, I should not let circumstances condition my response, but I should determine what I want to see, drawing from the Christ in me. Paul said that with Christ, you have the strength to overcome challenges and become all that God has designed you to be. Let us go on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment through faith in Christ Jesus. You have what it takes;...
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WAIT ON THE LORD

"Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!" ~ Psalm 27:14   REFERENCE: Psalm 27:10-14   I remember the excitement of learning about the germination of seeds as a young kid in science class. Our teacher told us to plant a bean seed in a tin filled with soil. It takes a particular time for the germination, but the curiosity and impatience of youth got the better of me. I woke up every morning to scoop out the soil, wondering how long it would take to sprout. Sadly, it...
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HE IS MINDFUL OF YOU

“For He will deliver the needy when he cries, the poor also, and him who has no helper.” ~ Psalm 72:12   REFERENCE: Psalm 72:12-14   Satan’s most fatal arrow against the Christian is to convince him that God is against him or has abandoned him, especially in his time of pain and need. Just imagine the life of a young orphan. Jesus often assured His disciples – “I will not leave you as orphans” – because the feeling of abandonment is devastating to one’s destiny. God wants you to know that He is mindful of you. Satan wants you to...
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DON’T ACT HASTILY

“But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:20   REFERENCE: Matthew 1:18-25   The rumor is going around town. Mary is pregnant and is hiding it from Joseph. After many side talks, Mary tells Joseph. He is flustered, angry, indignant, and feeling cheated. He wonders who can be responsible for this pregnancy as he scans through all the men in...
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