Deuteronomy 23:5 ‘but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee’
DAILY READING; 1 John 3; 2 Chronicles 36; Psalm 90
Jack Coe was one of the ministers of the Gospel used mightily by God during the 20th century. One of the most memorable things that happened to Jack Coe was his arrest in Miami, Florida, for “practicing medicine without a license”, which was considered a felony.
In 1956, Jack Coe set up his tent, to hold a crusade in South Florida, and many people came from all over the city to attend. In the meetings, the Spirit of the Lord moved with signs, wonders, healings, and miracles. Though the people were blessed, the government officials in Miami were not pleased.
They accused Jack Coe of praying for the sick without a medical license and the city’s next action was to send him to a jail cell in the Dade County prison on February 8th, 1956.
However what the enemy meant for evil, God turned it all around for good. Without planning to, the Miami officials ended up giving Jack Coe’s ministry a great publicity.
The Miami Herald Newspapers headlines carried the new of his arrest, and Jack Coe took advantage of the incarceration by posing for a photo behind the steel bars in his cell.
When Christians read the News, and viewed his photos, they were outraged that a man of God could be thrown in prison for believing God could heal sickness and disease. So many Christians called the Miami Herald newspaper that, for the first time in the history of that newspaper, its switchboard broke down. The Staff of the Newspaper was swamped for days with expressions of outrage from Christians throughout the country.
When the case was charged to court, it brought even more national attention to Jack Coe. And finally in a packed-out courthouse, Jack Coe won the case. All this ended up giving Jack Coe greater fame and expanded the scope of his ministry, making him to plan even more healing crusades.
Romans 8:28 speaks of God’s ability to turn situations around for us. It says;
‘And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.’
And again Deuteronomy 23:5 says, ‘The LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing.’
The word ‘turned’ in this verse is the same word we find in Exodus 7:14-15, where the Lord tells Moses to confront Pharaoh with the rod which was ‘turned’ to a serpent.
Indeed what was meant to harm you can be turned around by God to promote you. God can turn a curse into a blessing for you and turn your misfortune into a miracle. Sickness can be turned to health, poverty can be turned to prosperity and stress can be turned to strength.
Indeed when we love God all things work together for our good.
There is no situation God cannot turn around. There is no night so dark, His light cannot penetrate. In situations where you don’t know what to do, always trust that God knows what to do. Just turn over the battle to Him through prayer and thanksgiving.
Even when you may not immediately see how things will work out, just keep trusting God. He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we could ever ask or imagine. He has it all figured out. No matter what happens, God has it all under control. He has a plan and a purpose. And as long as we are sincere in following Him, He will cause everything to work together for our good.
So don’t fret or bother yourself no matter what oppositions you may be facing today. Just keep looking unto Jesus. Keep looking to The Word of God and maintain your praise.
God knows how to turn the table in your favor. This is why we need not bother about evil schemes against us, because whatever the enemy meant for evil, God is able to turn it all around for our good.
Where you may have recorded losses, God is about to turn it to profiting. What was a disadvantage, God can turn into an advantage. Indeed God is able to turn your mourning into dancing and turn your sorrow into joy.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for a positive change of story for me in this season. I know that even right now, You are causing everything to work together for my good. By Your grace I am moving to greater heights of glory in Jesus name.
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Eat God’s Word and boost your Joy level – WORDBITE 222