1Thessalonians 5:16-18 ‘Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.’

DAILY READING; John 10:22-42; 2 Chronicles 9; Psalm 74

Mojtaba Hosseini was once one of the leaders of a secret growing house church movement in Iran. But, he was arrested as a “threat against national security,” and put in a notorious prisoner, in the same block with murderers, robbers and drug dealers.
Rather than be sad, Hosseini soon believed that God allowed him to come to the prison to shine the light of the Gospel in the prevalent darkness.
He then began to look at the desperate prisoners around him with a new set of eyes, as God sees them.He saw poor people, people who had committed the worst crimes and felt hopeless and alone.
Ordinarily, it would have been impossible for him to be allowed by the Islamic authorities to evangelize to the prisoners but Hosseini realized that God allowed him to be arrested and brought inside the prison to reach those lost men.
He then began to share the gospel of Jesus Christ among his fellow prisoners and gradually the men began to respond. Hosseini never prayed for God to release him, rather his focus was to accomplish the purpose for which he had been sent there.
As he continued to preach, more and more prisoners gave their lives to Christ. Instead of seeing his stay in prison as punishment, he faced it with joy, knowing that God’s will was being accomplished.
After three years in prison, Hosseini was finally released in 2015 and moved to another country, where he continues to use every opportunity to serve God and spread the good news of the Gospel.

James 1:2-4 tells us to count it all joy when we fall into divers temptations. Why? Because we have a victorious destiny in Christ:
Sometimes in life, we may face unjust situations, disappointments, challenges and overwhelmed by the many different trials that come our way. But we should react to them through faith in God’s word, knowing that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him.
God knows every setback and challenge you have ever had to face. And He sometimes allows the storms as part of the process of making you stronger. Therefore quit focusing on the trials that come your way, rather use every such opportunity to go deeper in your relationship with God. Use the time to go deeper in prayers, study of the Word and worshipping God. No matter how difficult the road may be, the most important thing is to always ensure we are in the will of God, and not that we are suffering as a consequence of sin or ignorance. When we are in God’s will, His grace will always be sufficient for us.
We therefore praise God as our expression of our confidence in His ability to deliver us.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 says ‘ In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.’

In spite of how things may seem, we keep choosing to be grateful, because we know that God is in control. What the enemy meant for evil, God is able to turn it all around for our good. The very thing the enemy thinks will steal our joy, should be the very reason why we praise God, because when we are thankful, it opens the door for God to do miracles, signs and wonders.
In Acts 16, Paul and Silas were about to be executed, they were in the mid-night of their lives. But they prayed and sang praises aloud to God in the prison, God showed up and brought amazing deliverance to them.

There is no mountain that God’s presence cannot level and no sea that He cannot dry up. Therefore in everything let us keep giving Him thanks, because His grace and mercy will always carry us through to victory.

PRAYER: Lord i thank You because no matter what I may face I know You are able to see me through. Even right now, I know that You are turning things around for my good in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. WORDBITE 222.