Psalm 46:1 

 ‘God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.’

• DAILY READING – John 20:19-31; 2 Chronicles 32; Psalm 88
In his book, ‘Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations,’ Paul Tan, told the story of what happened in a local church in Beatrice, Nebraska on March 1, 1950. He wrote that on that day, choir practice was scheduled for 7:30 pm at the church. But when the pastor, his wife and daughter were ready to leave for the meeting, they discovered that the little girl had soiled her dress and needed to be changed. This made them to come late. Another person meant to be at the meeting was a high school sophomore named Ladona, who usually used to come early, but that evening she  had trouble with her geometry and so stayed back to finish her homework. Two sisters were delayed from coming to the meeting  because their car wouldn’t start. A church member, Mrs. Schuster, who normally arrived for choir practice at 7:20pm, had to stop over to see her mother who needed her help. Another church member took a nap and overslept. And so, one after another, the members were detained for various reasons.

Meanwhile at the church, unknown to anyone a gas leakage had occurred. And just five minutes to the scheduled choir practice, at 7:25pm, the church building suddenly exploded! When everyone arrived a short time later, they were amazed to see how their lives had been miraculously spared. The fact that all of them failed to come on time—something that had never happened before—had to be more than coincidence. As far as they were concerned, the Lord had been their shield and protector.

Psalm 46:1 says ‘God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.’

Indeed it is because of The Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed. This is why we praise Him at all times and in all things. God is always good. Even when sometimes things seem to go wrong, we keep blessing The Lord at all times, because we trust He is working it all out for our good.  Indeed God knows how to turn disappointments into blessings for us. In every situation God is always working behind the scenes, to manifest His goodness towards us. This is why in everything we give Him thanks. 

When the men of Ammon, Moab and mount Seir, gathered to fight 

King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20, it looked like trouble. But what Jehoshaphat did not know was that God was using those nations to bring wealth to his kingdom. But as he and his people praised God, victory was cheaply delivered to them. And it would take the men of Judah 3 days to gather the great spoils, brought to them by their enemies. In the same way what may appear as trouble right now God is able to turn around to become a blessing to you. This is why we keep praising Him. 

Indeed God is fearful in praises. And as you praise Him today, He is about to cause an unexpected shift in your situation. He is about to come from an angle no one ever expected. He is about to do the unprecedented, the miraculous. He will turn your mourning into dancing and give you beauty for ashes. 

Indeed God is able to handle whatever comes your way. If He could stop the sun for Joshua, and part the red sea for Moses, and give Abraham a child at an old age, certainly He can turn any situation around for you. Indeed He is able to turn every disappointments into blessings for you. 

PRAYER: Lord, thank You for giving  me a supernatural turnaround. Indeed by Your grace every disappointment is being into a blessing for me in Jesus Name.   

QUOTE 

The battle you are faced with today is a good warfare because God has already foreordained  victorious end for you. – WORDBITE 222. 
 [ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK FAITH CLASSICS]