Genesis 50:20 [NLT]
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.”
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In the bustling streets of Boston during the late 1800s, an evangelist named Samuel Logan Brengle lived with a burning passion for holiness. His devotion to God wasn’t just public—it was deeply personal. Every sermon he preached, every soul he reached, flowed from a life lived for the Lord. But that path wasn’t without pain.
While preaching one night at a Salvation Army meeting, Brengle was violently struck on the head by a drunken man who had been thrown out of the service. The blow from the brick was so severe it nearly took his life and confined him to a hospital bed for eighteen long months. For many, that would have spelled the end. But for Brengle, the fire of God’s calling only grew hotter.
During that long recovery, he began writing articles on the subject closest to his heart—holiness. Those writings eventually became the timeless classic Helps to Holiness, a book that has since transformed lives around the world. Brengle often said, “Had there been no brick, there would have been no book.” Remarkably, that very brick used to stone him was later engraved with Genesis 50:20—a testimony that what was meant for harm, God used for good.
Brengle’s life reminds us that when we walk in the fear and honor of the Lord, even the attacks of men become instruments in God’s hand to amplify His glory.
Samuel Brengle’s story is a clear picture of Isaiah 43:2, which says when you walk through the water, it will not overflow you, and when you go through the fire, it will not burn or consume you.
When you live for God, even the stones thrown at you become building blocks for your next elevation.
The Blood of Jesus is the believer’s eternal guarantee that no matter what harm men intend, God’s purposes will prevail. The enemy may strike with persecution, rejection, or betrayal, but when you honor God in the fire, He will elevate you before men.
Samuel Brengle passed fiery trials and persecutions but came out refined and victorious. This is the same outcome available to anyone who trusts God and honors Him before men.
No affliction, opposition, or insult can cancel God’s plan if you continue to walk in reverence and obedience. What the enemy meant for evil will turn around for your good. The very moments meant to break you will birth what God will use to bless nations through you. Therefore, in this season, refuse to bow to the winds of opposition. Keep walking in reverence of God’s Word. Keep honoring the Lord because your turnaround is coming, and every test will end in your resounding testimonies of glory and victory.
PRAYER:
Lord, please enable me to always stand in faith no matter the oppositions I may face. Thank You, Lord, for always fighting my battles and giving me the victory at last in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE:
To enjoy divine opportunities, you must be willing to take the risk of faith.
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