Psalm 40:2-3 ‘He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God’

DAILY READING • Acts 18; Judges 9; Job 38

In March 2005, the story of Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe.
26-year-old Ashley was a young Christian woman who was trying to put her life back together after being recently widowed. She had a 5-year-old daughter, who was living with an aunt.
One evening in 2005, Ashley had just returned from work and was trying to make her way into her apartment when she was suddenly captured by an escaped criminal, Brian Nicholas. He had escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, where he was facing trial. He had stolen a gun from a sheriff’s deputy and ended up killing four people before escaping and forcing his way into Ashley’s apartment . There he held her hostage for seven hours.
For Ashley, in that dark moment, God was her own only recourse. She tried to reason with her captor, reading him passages from the Bible.
Amazingly she was finally able to convince him to surrender himself to the police. Her terrifying story, made national headlines and later became the inspiration for the Hollywood movie ‘Captive’.

Isaiah 25:4 says ‘For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.’

Many of us faced situations this year that tried to hold us captive. At some points we were confronted by health challenges, financial problems, relationship crises etc. But each time God helped us to escape from captivity through the manifestation of His miracle-working power.
Reflecting on the happenings in our lives in the past 12 months, we can not help but declare that God has been good and faithful.
In many instances, God brought us up from horrible pits, set our feet upon a rock and established our goings [Psalm 40:2-3].
Because memory is a catalyst for worship, let us take the time to recall God’s miraculous interventions this year, so as to give Him worthy praise..
Indeed we must be deliberate to count our blessings and not forget the many benefits of the Lord in our lives.
Looking back at all we overcame, it is obvious God’s covenant of exemption has been preserving us.
In every challenge, God has been our ever-present help in time of need. His blessings have prevailed above the attacks of the enemy. There were things the enemy meant for evil but God turned them all around for our good.
Indeed we have seen the power and wonders of God in diverse dimensions this year. And in these last days of the year, we have every cause to be continually thankful and bless the Lord. Truly God has done us well! By His grace the Egyptians we have seen this year, we shall see them again no more for ever!

PRAYER: Lord, I am overwhelmed by Your faithfulness to me throughout this year. Indeed I am truly grateful for all Your blessings and benefits in my life now and forever in Jesus Name.
QUOTE :
Thanking God in whatever situation you find yourself in life stirs up the Heavens to move on your behalf- WORDBITE 222

Shalom!

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