Romans 8:28:
‘And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
’DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 14:26-40; 2 Kings 9; Jonah 4
When Israel declared its statehood on May 14, 1948, immediately the surrounding Arab nations declared war on the new nation. However Israel was no match for its enemies, as it grossly lacked weapons and manpower. Yet, against all odds, the Jews won the war. Many of the pitched battles became epic and smacked of the miraculous.
In one of these stories of miracles, Israeli soldiers were told that a small Jewish village was under attack by Syrian invaders. Immediately a small group of Israeli soldiers, riding in homemade armored trucks went to aid the besieged villagers. However while going, they took a wrong turn and accidentally entered into Lebanon. When they realized their mistake it was too late, heading towards them were twenty brand new Syrian armored cars carrying soldiers, ammunition and artillery. The Israeli soldiers were grossly outnumbered and would have been no match in a gun battle with this Syrian convoy. However the Israelis immediately fired at the first Syrian truck and amazingly hit a tank loaded with gasoline, causing an explosion, which set fire to the truck behind it, full of hand grenades. As the trucks began to explode one after another, the loud booms could be heard for miles and the scared surviving Syrian soldiers abandoned their cargo and fled. The Israelis captured the remaining undamaged vehicles and Syrian weapons. By the time they finally reached the besieged Jewish village where they were originally going, the invading Syrian soldiers having heard the commotion from the explosions had fled, after they heard rumors that the Israeli forces had invaded Lebanon. And that’s how one wrong turn saved an entire Jewish village and at the same time supplied the Israeli army with much needed armored trucks and weapons. The wrong turn the Israeli soldiers took turned out to become a miracle.
Indeed God can turn our mistakes to miracles. In the journey of life, we have sometimes taken wrong turns. We have all made mistakes, at one time or the other, no one is immune. However regardless of any mistake you may have made, if you turn to God, He is prepared to turn that mistake, into your miracle.
Romans 8:28: speaks of God’s ability to turn situations around. It says
‘And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.’
All things include your failures and your mistakes. Though we may take wrong turns, when we get back on track and align ourselves to God’s will, God will turn things around for us.
Deuteronomy 23:5 says, ‘The LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing.’
The word ‘turned’ in this verse is the same word we find in Exodus 7:14-15, where the Lord tells Moses to confront Pharaoh with the rod which was turned to a serpent.
Indeed what was meant to kill can be turned around by God to become a life-giver. Sickness can be turned to health, poverty can be turned to prosperity, stress can be turned to strength. God can transform the impossible into the possible. He can turn a curse into a blessing, your mistake into a miracle.
Indeed when we love God all things work together for our good.
Deuteronomy 23:5 tells us why! It says ‘The Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.’
Indeed God loves you, He cares for you, and that’s why He will turn things around for you. You may have made mistakes, but God is at work to turn your stumbling blocks into stepping stones.
Indeed there is no situation God cannot turn around. There is no night so dark, His light cannot penetrate. You may not know what to do, but God knows what to do. Just turn over the situation to Him in prayer. God knows the end from the beginning. He knows how to fix our lives, He is the potter that knows how to put us back together even when we are broken. You may not immediately see how things will work out right now, but just trust God. He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we could ever ask or imagine. He has it all figured out. No matter what happens, God has it all under control. He has a plan and a purpose. And as long as we are sincere in following Him, He will cause everything to work together for our good.
He will make miracles out of your mistakes. He will turn your mess into a message, and He will cause your scars to become your stars.
Though you may have taken a wrong turn, God is able to turn it into your miracles. Where you may have recorded losses, God is about to turn it to profiting. What was a disadvantage, God can turn into an advantage. And this will happen when we hand over our situations to Him in prayer.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for a positive change of story in my life. Indeed I know everything is working together for my good. By Your grace I am moving from glory to glory in Jesus name.
QUOTE
When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. WORDBITE 222.
[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK FAITH CLASSICS]