Psalm 30:11-12 ‘You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.’ [Amplified Bible]

DAILY READING; • Matthew 23:1-12; Numbers 22:41-23:26; Song of Solomon 3:6-5:1

The Colgate-Palmolive Company is one of the oldest companies in the world. It was started nearly two hundred years ago by a young man named William Colgate. At 16 years of age, William decided to leave his poor home and step out to seek his fortune. As he headed for the city with everything he owned tied up in a little bundle, he met an old neighbor along the way. William then told this man of his mission to go to New York city, to practice the only trade he knew which was soap and candle making.
The old man knelt down and prayed earnestly for young William and then gave him this advice: “Someone will soon be the leading soap-maker in New York. It can be you as well as someone else. Be a good man, give your heart to Christ, pay the Lord all that belongs to Him, make an honest soap; give a full pound, and I’m certain you’ll be a prosperous and rich man.”
When he got to the city, William heeded the old man’s words, and joined a church and gave his life to Christ.
He worked hard at soap making and paid tithe from the first dollar he earned. As his business grew, he continued to increase his tithe. Soon William became highly successful. Later in his life, he made the work of God such priority that he devoted the whole of his yearly income to the Lord.
Today, the Colgate-Palmolive Company is a $15.6 billion global company in more than 200 countries around the world. All this became possible because many years ago, a young man decided to trust the Lord with his whole life and his future.

Just like William Colgate stepped into an unknown future trusting God, many of us stepped out into this historical year with only our trust in God. At the beginning of the year, as the disturbing news of a global pandemic dominated headlines around the world, many didn’t know where the end of the year would find them.
But certainly those that put their trust in God will never be ashamed.
Despite the social challenges, health risks, financial instability and all the peculiar problems of this year; here we are today, seeing the last month of this year.
God has shielded His people from the rage of the enemy and preserved us from the waves of the storm. Despite all that we passed through, this year didn’t see our end, rather we are seeing its end.
Indeed we have so much to be thankful to God for. Time and time again the Blood of Jesus kept speaking ‘Passover’ to the enemy concerning our health, our finances, our family and relationships.
God fought our battles known and unknown. In every challenge, He made us more than conquerors and continually gave us the victory over the plans of the wicked.
Therefore on this first day of December, it is time to deliberately give God worthy praise. It was not by our power or might, it was not by our wisdom or intelligence, it was not by our hard work or smartness, it was only because of the Lord’s mercies that we were not consumed. His mercies remain new every morning and even in this new month, His amazing mercies continue to speak for us.
We stepped out unsure of what the year held, but by trusting in the Lord, He is bringing us to a flourishing end.
In this month of ‘Deckember” God will go further to decorate us with new colors. He will crown the year for us with good things. And because every divine agenda speaks loudest at the end, as the year ends, be prepared for sudden prophetic fulfillments of God’s promise of glory. It doesn’t matter how the year may have started, be assured that God is bringing it to a beautiful conclusion for you.
Indeed by the Blood of Jesus, it is your time to see beauty in the place of every ash you may have seen this year. Surely, every mourning shall be turned into dancing for you and every spirit of heaviness replaced with the garment of praise.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for Your great and amazing doings in my life this year. You are indeed the God of wonders! And as I praise You today, I know You are set to do yet more amazing things in my life in this crowning month of the year in Jesus Name. ..

QUOTE
Praise always guarantees you power for a raise, learning to praise God in season and out of season is key to fulfilling destiny. – WORDBITE 222..