John 15:4-5 ‘I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.’
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In 2022, Qatar became the first Arab country to host FIFA World Cup. Everything was put in place to ensure their national team won the opening match. But as they faced Ecuador’s national team the world was surprised as Ecuador defeated them by 2-0. Thus Qatar became the first host country to lose its opening match in the 92 years history of the World Cup.
However, Ecuador’s victory was not ordinary.
Several videos on social media show the Ecuador players, most of whom are Christians, praying before each match.
Beyond their professional preparation they relied on God for His divine help and despite all the odds against them they surprisingly won the victory. After the match, several of the players of the Ecuadorian national team, publicly showed their Faith and devotion by kneeling together, praying and giving glory to God. They did this before a principally Muslim audience and in a country where there’s great restriction against Christianity.
The Ecuador team had no intimidation or reservation as they returned all the glory to God, because they recognized Him as the source of their astonishing victory.
The secret of great accomplishments is in realizing you cannot do it alone and relying on God’s empowering grace.
And for us to operate by grace, we need to stay plugged in to Christ, just as an appliance plugs into electricity to function.
Jesus said: “ Apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:4-5 NIV).
Truly, victory is not about what you have, but about Who you have. We must stay strongly connected to God and continually acknowledge Him in all our ways, if we want to go far in life. [Proverbs 3:6] As we celebrate God at every opportunity, He will crown our efforts with success.
The road to your promised land will often be marked by giants. To overcome them, you need to fortify yourself with prayers, faith through in-depth study of God’s Word and fellowship with the Spirit. Certainly, when you fight by God’s help, your victory is sure. This year, let us keep giving God all the glory and continually acknowledge Him as our source and sustainer. As we celebrate Him at every juncture of our journey, surely nothing will hinder our triumphing always and breaking forth on every side.
PRAYER: Father, I thank You for the grace to always depend on You for victory in all my endeavors. I thank You for Your Presence that is making all the difference in my life and causing me to triumph always in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE: You will never become too smart on your job not to need God. WORDBITE 222..
Shalom!
GOODHEART EKWUEME
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