Psalms 5:12 ‘For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.’

DAILY READING; Matthew 8:1-13; Exodus 39:1-40:38; Proverbs 18

The story of Rodney (Gypsy) Smith, is a fascinating tale of how God’s amazing grace reached down into the life of a poor, uneducated gipsy boy and totally changed his life.
Rodney Smith was born in a tent, raised on a Gypsy camp, never attended a school – not even for a day! – yet God used him to influence the lives of millions of people.
He was born to poor parents and his father was in and out of jail for various offences. When his father got converted during an evangelistic meeting, this influenced Rodney to also later accept Christ at the age of sixteen. He then taught himself to read and write and began to practice preaching. His beautiful singing voice earned him the nickname “the singing gipsy boy,” as he sang hymns to the people he met.
When he was 17 years old, God gave him divine favor and he was invited by General William Booth, founder of Salvation Army, to join him in evangelistic work.
This opened a big door for Rodney Smith into ministry. He later became an itinerant evangelist and worked with a variety of organizations all over the world, but particularly in Britain and America. He often held meetings where the crowds usually overflowed the halls and auditoriums. It is said that he never had a meeting without conversions. He conducted evangelistic campaigns for over 70 years and became a household name in many parts of the world and influenced the lives of millions for Christ.

It is truly amazing how God totally changed Gypsy Smith’s story. Though he was born into obscurity and mediocrity, all it took was the touch of God’s divine favor to turn his life around.
Though all the odds seemed against him, God’s amazing grace made all the difference.
So shall it be for us in this new month of November.
Today marks the first day of November. It is a season of the flow of God’s favour which will suddenly change our story.
Being the eleventh month, it may seem already late in the year and it may look like not much can be accomplished, but don’t forget that we serve the God of 11th hour miracles.

In Matthew Chapter 20, it seemed late for a group of laborers who had been unable to get work and it appeared they would go home empty-handed. But they were met by an 11th hour miracle and Matthew Chapter 20 tells us that they got jobs that gave them equal pay with those that started working long before them.
In the same vein, others may have gone ahead of you this year, but God is about to grant you the overtaker’s anointing.
One day of His favor is about to give you what will equal a whole year of labour.

A key attribute of righteousness is the clothing of God’s favour which compel men to do us good

Psalms 5:12 says ‘For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.’

As we abide in righteousness and walk in obedience to His Word, God will miraculously shift the odds in our favor.
When you are clothed with God’s favor, kings will lose their sleep and peace until they remember to bless you.
For your sake, God will put pressure on people in the corridors of power and they will be in a hurry to favor you.
While it may seem late in the year, suddenly you will find yourself doing the kind of jobs that will surpass everything else you have done before now.
Therefore keep faith alive and remain heavily expectant. Something good is about to happen. God is about to open doors for you that no man can shut. Though weeping may have endured for the night, your joy is about to break forth.
As you abide faithful in seeking and serving God, certainly, He will not forget you labor of love. He will surely reward you and make a way for you even where there seems to be no way.

In this new month, God will certainly exceed our expectations and give us the victory over every challenges in our finances, health, family etc. In the place of ashes, we are going to see beauty, favor, health, increase.
Therefore in every thing, let us keep thanking God for the manifestation of His wonder working power in our lives. Certainly, as we focus on giving God all the glory, He will surely change our story.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to always remain strong in faith and keep giving You all the praise because I know You are set to change my story and usher me into new dimension of wonders in this new month in Jesus Name.

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When God is on your side anything is possible. WORDBITE 201