1 Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.’

DAILY READING; John 13:1-20; 2 Chronicles 18; Psalm 78:21-37

In 2015, there was a report by the Gospel Herald and other Christian News Networks about a miraculous occurrence in Iraq. This was the time when war was raging between Iraq , its allies and the Islamic State.
In Baghdad especially, violence was a major problem with constant sounds of gunfire and explosions of car bombs.
While many people fled the region, one pastor felt called to stay back and continue his ministry.
At that time, Pastor Maher Fouad was overseeing Iraq’s only Christian radio station which was reaching up to eight million people. Despite the risks, he was determined to continue spreading God’s Word in Iraq.
The grace of God upon His life became glaring when he miraculously survived a bomb attack.
That day, their Church bus had broken down and Pastor Maher and a deacon from his church went to a garage to fix it. On reaching the garage, the mechanic told Pastor Maher that he didn’t have the needed motor part but directed them to another garage.
Just as Pastor Maher drove the bus out of the garage into the street, a bomb exploded inside the garage instantly killing the owner of the garage. Another car driving directly behind the Church bus was demolished and the driver also killed. However, Pastor Maher and the deacon were completely unharmed, without any scratch. It indeed seemed the bomb had waited for them to leave the garage before exploding.
It was an incident described by many as a miracle. God spared the life of Pastor Maher so that he could continue spreading the Gospel in the war-torn country.

Isaiah 54:17 says ‘No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord..’

Certainly divine protection is the heritage of the servants of the Lord. God will always make a way of escape for those who trust in Him.
No doubt, in these last days, wickedness is increasing upon the earth. Yet in the midst of all these evil, God will exempt His own.
Every day in the News, we can see the increasing concern over the security situations in many nations. Understandably, for many people the natural tendency is to want to run to safer nations. However, we have to understand that the safest place in the world is abiding in the center of God’s will.
Our security is not in our physical location, but in our spiritual location. Our focus therefore must be in ensuring we are abiding where God wants us to be and doing what He wants us to do. This is what guarantees our divine security.
Indeed those who follow divine leading will always enjoy divine backing. The most dangerous path becomes a safe place when God guides you, but the safest path becomes a most dangerous place if God does not guide you.

Though you may walk through the valley of the shadow of death you will fear no evil when God is with you. A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand but it will not come near you, because He will give His angels charge over you.
Certainly, when our focus is serving God, He will be committed to saving us. God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him and whatever labour we invest in to His kingdom is never in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:58 says, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.’

Dedication is the mystery behind distinction. How dedicated you are in serving God, determines how dedicated He will be in matters that concern you.
Our life does not get better by chance; it gets better by the choices we make. Our degree of commitment in seeking God determines the abundance of grace we enjoy in life’s race. Destiny is essentially a race of responsibilities, and the utmost responsibility for us is to seek God and His kingdom first. When we do, then we will be turned into a wonder among men.

PRAYER
Lord, I thank You for Your divine protection upon me and my family in these perilous times. Please help me to focus on always abiding in Your will for me. I know that when I seek You first, then indeed, every other thing shall be added unto me, in Jesus’ Name.

QUOTE
It takes a heart for God to make a mark in the sands of time. – WORDBITE 201..