Galatians 6:9 ‘And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

DAILY READING; Philemon 1:1-25; Jeremiah 19-20; Psalm 128

Victor Torres was a gang warlord and heroin addict in New York City’s violent streets. At the age of twelve, he stabbed a young man and was taken to juvenile court. From there he quickly headed into a downward spiral.
At age fourteen he began to use heroin; by the age of seventeen, he had been imprisoned three times. From using drugs he transitioned to selling drugs.
His mother believed that through her prayers, God would spare her son from this dark lifestyle.
Every day, she prayed for Victor, asking God to save him and make him a minister of the Gospel. However, the more she prayed the worse Victor became, yet she never gave up.
Then God began to move. God made a young pastor named David Wilkerson to leave his own state and move to New York to begin a ministry for troubled called ‘Teen Challenge’.
His mother’s prayers made Victor to find help at Teen Challenge. Through the ministry of David Wilkerson, founder of Teen Challenge, Victor came to realize that God had a purpose for his life.
From the dark and violent streets of his past, Victor Torres gave his life to Christ and went on to Bible College. And just as his mother had prayed he eventually became a Gospel minister.
Today, he has traveled to over 30 countries of the world – sharing the message of hope in Jesus Christ. In 1971, Victor founded the New Life For Youth ministry, one of America’s most successful ministries, helping literally tens of thousands of young men and women, over the course of 40 years, find freedom from drug addiction and gang life.
In 2017, a movie was released in the theatres titled ‘Victor’, which was based on the real life story of Pastor Victor Torres.

If you are praying over any situation and it only seems to be getting worse, don’t get discouraged. Don’t walk by sight rather, walk by faith.
Why we should never give up is because we often face our greatest battles on the eve of our greatest victories.

In 1 Samuel 16 Prophet Samuel anointed David to be the next king when he was still a youth, but thirteen years went by, and there was no sign of it happening. Rather it seemed the worst of times for David as he was pursued up and down by Saul. And to make matters worse the home of David and his men at Ziklag were attacked and their families carried captive.
It seemed to be David’s darkest hour. But David encouraged himself in the Lord his God and pursued the Amalekites and recovered all that he had lost. And just three days later, in the very next chapter [1 Samuel 31] king Saul was killed in a battle. David soon became the king as God had promised him.
The point is that David was closest to the manifestation of God’s promise when he faced his greatest challenge. Sometimes when it seems like everything is coming against you, it may just be because you are at the verge of your greatest victory.
Weariness is a strategy the enemy often uses to try to get you to give up when you are closest to your miracle. Many times breakdowns come just before the point of your breakthrough. It is often darkest just before the day dawns, This is why you must never get weary in well doing. No matter how hard the road may seem keep going forward. There is a plan and there is a purpose. Every step you take is bringing you closer to your victory.
Understand that it is when you endure to the end that you reap.
Persistent and consistent prayers is necessary to stop the gates of hell from prevailing in our lives and in our families.
Indeed we must travail in prayers in order to prevail in life. We must kneel in prayer to stand in victory.
If we refuse to grow weary in praying, we will surely reap the promises of God in our lives.

PRAYER: Father, please grant me the grace to seek greater intimacy with You through consistent prayers and the study of Your Word. Please, help me to press on to victory in Jesus’Name.
QUOTE:
The treasures of God are never on the shallow end, but are always buried in the depth of God’s Word. It takes a personal discovery to get there. – WORDBITE 222.