Revelation 12:11 ‘And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death’

DAILY READING – John 5:1-18; 1 Chronicles 18-19; Zechariah7

Stuart Hamblin was a famous radio personality, songwriter, cowboy singer and motion picture actor.
Though raised in the ways of the Lord as the son of a Methodist minister from Texas, he didn’t handle his fame very well. He engaged in drinking, brawling and other destructive behaviors that landed him in jail many times.
However, this all changed through a divine encounter with God. Though, Hamblen missed his way, yet in all his rascality God did not forget nor abandon him. God gave him a new beginning and brought restoration.
In 1949, when Billy Graham was in Los Angeles for evangelist meetings, Hamblen’s wife persuaded him to attend one of the services. God met him at that meeting and something changed in his life. Early the following morning he requested an appointment with Graham – which was granted – and during their conversation Hamblen surrendered his life totally to Christ.
When Hamblen’s conversion became public news, a lot of people were surprised at his transformation. He no longer drank, and even refused to advertise alcohol on his show. Later on Hamblen ran into a friend of his, the famous actor, John Wayne, who asked him about the rumor around town that he had changed his ways. In replying, Hamblen told Wayne that it was no secret what God had done for him and that God could do it for Wayne too. On hearing that, John Wayne said it sounded like a song and suggested Hamblen write a song out of it. The result was one of Hamblen’s best known songs, ‘It is No Secret What God Can Do.’ It was a crossover song that is regarded as the first to become Number 1 in the gospel, country, and pop categories. Hamblen’s song has been heard in every small city, town and hamlet in America and in countless places around the world – in more than 50 languages.
Later in life, Hamblen devoted his time to serving Christ and started a new Christian radio program titled, ‘The Cowboy Church of the Air’, which was very successful and became nationally syndicated. Indeed, it is no secret what, God can do!

It is true sometimes we may miss the mark, but thank God for the Blood of Jesus that is able to cleanse us from all sin and bring restoration to us. No matter how far we may stray, the Blood of Jesus is always available to bring restoration to us. All we need to do is to retrace our steps and come back to the place where we missed the road and take the right turn. It’s never too late to do the right thing.

God’s gifts are without repentance. No mistake you’ve made is too much for the mercy of God. Nothing you’ve done has canceled your destiny. You can still become who God created you to be. That’s what grace is all about. That’s why it’s called ‘amazing grace.’ Christ paid the price 2,000 years ago and through His blood, cleansing and restoration has been provided for us, even when we miss the way.

Hebrews 9:13-14 says, ‘For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the Blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?’

Through the power in the Blood, the sin barrier between God and man is totally broken. Cleansed and restored, we can then come boldly into the presence of God. And because of the price Christ paid at Calvary, we can celebrate the freshness of God’s grace, and the living energy of His love.

Through the Blood of Jesus we can all experience a supernatural change of story. Indeed the resurrection power at work in you can deliver you from every negative situation. The same power that raised Christ from the dead can raise you from any dead situation in life. It is the same power that caused Christ to triumph over every force of darkness, disease and destruction.
And by the same power at work in you, there is no pit you cannot come out from.
Indeed through the Blood of Jesus God’s power is available to do exceedingly above all we could ever ask or imagine.
All we need is to constantly walk in a conscious understanding of our covenant rights and privileges.
Let us therefore deeply feed on the Word daily, knowing that when we truly believe, nothing can be impossible to us.
Certainly, through the power in the Blood of Jesus, it is our season to experience a divine turnaround that will establish us as living wonders.

PRAYER:
Lord, I thank You for Your grace that has been lavishly and abundantly made available to me. I thank You for the price of Your Blood that has made been paid to give me eternal victory in Jesus’ Name.

QUOTE
Your heart needs to be filled with the Word of God to the point of overflow. – WORDBITE 222.