MARK 9;23 ‘Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

DAILY READING –Revelation 2; Nehemiah 3; Psalm 97

In the 18th century, there was a well-known female preacher in Britain named Mary Pryor. She was a woman of faith and teacher of the Word, who in her later years felt called to preach the Gospel in America.
When she was in her 60’s, after her last child had married, Mary Pryor decided it was time to embark on her mission to America. She then boarded a ship to go to Philadelphia. However, unknown to her the ship was in a terrible shape.
On the way, the ship sprung a serious leak, that caused the sailors and passengers to work the pumps night and day to keep it afloat. But despite all their efforts, they could not control the leakage and it appeared the ship faced the danger of sinking.
Mary resorted to constant prayers and seeking the face of the Lord until one day she received an assurance of divine deliverance.
That day, Mary emerged from her cabin, declaring to the people on board that God had shown her that all would be rescued that very day.
But this seemed unlikely as water was now entering faster into the ship than they could pump it out. Finally the ship began to sink under them. It appeared all hope of rescue was lost as they were faraway from any shore.The coast of America was still 600 miles away! But Mary urged the men to have faith and that rescue would come within two hours.
Just as Mary had promised, within the two hours, a rescue ship was spotted. It was just a sixty-ton fishing boat. But the fishermen agreed to take the sinking ship’s entire crew and passengers on board.
Following their rescue, the Captain, the crew and the passengers of the ship, gathered around Mary, in awe of the God she served.
Mary remained full of gratitude to God for His faithfulness to His Word. The ship landed in Philadelphia on March 15, 1798 with the rescued passengers thanking and praising God for His miraculous deliverance.

Certainly, all things are possible to those who believe.
In Acts 28, Paul was on his way to Rome, when their ship got caught in very dangerous winds.
Though all hope seemed lost and everyone else was panicking, Paul chose rather to seek God’s face .
When he heard the assurance of deliverance from the Lord, it gave him the boldness to face the situation with faith. And just as God had told him, every single soul on that ship arrived safely to Rome.
Certainly, no situation is too hard for anyone who has faith. In times of trouble the depth of our connection to God and our ability to hear His voice, will make the difference between life and death. We therefore have a personal responsibility to build up our faith as our guarantee of deliverance from any tight spot in life.
To be victorious in trials, we must keep our gaze on God’s Word. There is deliverance power and wonder-working power in the Word.
Even in situations where things may look hopeless or there seems to be no way out, always be assured that Jesus is always the way-maker and miracle worker.
As long as we abide in faith and stay focused on His Word, He will carry out an amazing rescue operation to deliver us, in ways and means we could never have fathomed.
This is why in times of trials, rather than focus on how bad the problem, keep the focus on how big your God is.
As long as our faith is in Him, He is able to deliver from every trouble and make a way where there seems to be no way.
This is why we should use every opportunity to build up our faith through diligent study of the Word and fellowship with the Spirit. As long as our faith in God remains strong we will always overcome.
What dominates your heart will determine your response to issues of life. The more God’s Word dominates our heart the more we will react in faith to whatever comes our way. If you lack the Word, you will automatically react in fear and fear is what breeds failure and defeat. But when faith in God dominates our heart, certainly, we can be sure of victory at all times.
While fear comes from looking at the impossibilities in the world, faith comes from looking at the possibilities in God’s Word.
Even when outward circumstances appear too difficult, through faith in God’s Word we can experience a supernatural turnaround.
Certainly today, as we keep blessing God and keep declaring Him faithful, surely He will show up and establish His Word and cause us to experience His amazing divine rescue from every tight situation.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for causing me to keep growing from strength to strength; and from victory to victory. Please help me to continually build up my faith through diligent study of Your Word so that I can always overcome the world in Jesus Name

QUOTE
Illuminate your world for you are a star destined to shine. WORDBITE 222.