Lamentations 3:22 ‘It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassion fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.’

DAILY READING; Matthew 21:1-27; Numbers 17-18; Ecclesiastes 11:1-8

On the evening of March 1, 1950, an amazing miracle took place when an entire choir escaped a gas explosion in a Church building where they were scheduled for choir practice.
Members of the West Side Baptist Church located in Beatrice, Nebraska were known for their prompt attendance to rehearsals. For 30 years, the choir leader had always required members to be on time for Wednesday night practices that started at 7:20 p.m.
On the afternoon of that fateful day, their pastor, Rev. Walter Klempel had been at the church and before he left the building, he lit the coal furnace at about 5:30 p.m so as to get the place warm for the choir practice that night. However, after he left, it appeared that a broken pipe leaked gas into the Church which on reaching the lit furnace caused a massive explosion.
Around 7.20 pm, the town was rocked by the explosion that shattered house windows and caused a power outage. The blast was so intense that it destroyed the entire Church building.
People were alarmed knowing that 15 members of the choir were supposed to be at the Church at that particular time for their practice.
Miraculously, no one was in the Church building, because the Choir members had all been delayed for different reasons.
It was extremely rare for any member to be late for rehearsal, but on that particular night, they all had reasons for lateness. Their reasons ranged from oversleeping to inability to get their cars to start, or being delayed by their children etc.
The incident was so amazing that it captured several News Headlines. One choir member told the News media “Most often everyone was there on time. I can’t remember a time where anybody came late.”
Yet through divine intervention, they all escaped the deadly explosion. This incident was featured in an episode of “Unsolved Mysteries” that aired in 1990.

Indeed there are times God allows delays in order to deliver us from destructions.
He can allow obstructions in our schedules in a bid to stop us from being at the wrong places.
The Bible says that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. (Psalm 37:23)
As we trust in Him, God knows how to lead us away from temptations and guide us to be at the right places.
Some of the seeming setbacks and disappointments we may encounter could actually be blessings in disguise.
While we may be worrying or getting frustrated over disruptions to our plan, in reality, it could be God’s way of orchestrating deliverance and working things out for our good. (Romans 8: 28)

As long as you love God and trust in Him, things are bound to work together for your good.
When we pay the price of prayers and diligent study of the Word to seek God and follow His guidance, He ensures we are delivered from traps and dangers.
As long as we walk by faith and acknowledge God in all our ways, He will surely direct our paths.
What was meant to be a disadvantage, God will turn it around to become an advantage.He will cause adversities, and closed doors to all work together for our deliverance.
This is why in every trial we count it all joy, because we trust that God is in perfect control of our lives and destiny.
No matter what has happened in your life, no matter the disappointments, keep thanking God for everything. Keep praising Him in every situation.
Though you may not see how initially, eventually, as you keep blessing God, every disappointment will turn around to become a blessing in the end
Where you were meant to stumble, God will cause you to soar. In the place of ashes, God will give you beauty, favor, health, increase and wonders without number.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for Your continual faithfulness in my life. I praise and bless You because even right now I know You are turning around every situation to my favor, and turning every mourning into dancing for me 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