Psalm 34:5

‘They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.’

DAILY READING – Luke 23:26-56; Genesis 42; Psalm 33

By the early 20^th century men were beginning to question the authenticity of the Bible. Naysayers were having a field day by claiming that the Bible was full of errors because there were no more ancient scripts that supported its originality.  This was so because from the original first copies of the Bible that ever existed, men had made newer copies of it by hand. And over the centuries as men continued to make new copies, the older copies have somehow either been lost or destroyed. As a result  by the 20th century none of the old original scripts of the Bible were anymore in existence. People then began to argue that the newer versions of the Bible contained errors and were not in synch with the original ancient scripts. These arguments sought to overturn even the authenticity of Christianity itself.  However in 1947 God began an orchestration of events that astounded the world and firmly shut up the mouth of these naysayers.

 In 1947,  a Bedouin shepherd boy was looking for his lost sheep and threw stones into a cave where he thought the lost sheep might be hiding. To his surprise what he heard was the echo of the stones hitting jars. Curios, he went into the cave. There he discovered ten tall jars with scrolls carefully placed in them. Not knowing what it was, he took some of the scrolls and initially wanted to sell them to a shoemaker to use for the inner lining of shoes, but he later sold them to an antique dealer, who realizing their value took them to the Jewish authorities. This was the opening chapter to the astonishing discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. What is amazing is that those scrolls had been lying in that cave undisturbed for 1900 years! And just when it mattered most God caused these ancient scripts to be discovered.  Their discovery would be one of the most important finds in the history of modern archaeology. Eventually some 800 different manuscripts would be found in eleven other nearby caves. The discovery of the dead sea scrolls proved the arguments of the naysayers wrong. Though these scripts were at least a thousand years older than the oldest Bible Script at that time, it was amazing to discover that their words were the same words as those found in the modern Bibles. This indeed proved that there were no errors in the modern Bible, and it brought to a halt the argument of the naysayers. 

The truth is that we can always trust the faithfulness of God. He knows how to defend His Name and how to defend His people. He knows how to show up at the right time. In John 20, Jesus had just been crucified and risen from the dead. One evening the disciples were huddled together in a room behind locked doors for fear of being arrested. They seemed to be at their wits end. They had become a mockery now that it seemed their master was no more.  It seemed all hope was lost. But then suddenly Jesus walked through the door.  He was alive! And in the events that followed He proved to the world that His disciples had not believed Him in vain.

Psalm 34:5 says ‘‘They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.’

The truth is that those that put their trust in God are never put to shame.  Perhaps you have been believing God to vindicate you over certain issues. Though it may seem to be taking long, it doesn’t mean that it’s not going to happen. Perhaps it may seem you have become a mockery among men as they continually ask ‘where is your God?’. But your God is about to show up. He will  do things in your life that will let men know that this can only be the finger of God. Indeed God is able to prove Himself alive and well in your situation. Just remain faithful and trusting. Stay in faith and keep on confessing God’s Word. Stay encouraged. Your time is coming. The enemy doesn’t have control or the final say. People don’t control what happens to you. The Most High God has the final say over what happens. He’s in control of your destiny. And just when men think the case is closed, He will show up to vindicate you. You are about to see God move in amazing ways to prove you before men. You can’t explain it, but suddenly things will happen that will put to shame your detractors and authenticate your testimony as a child of God. Suddenly the tables will turn in your favor. In this season, get ready to see unusual happenings as God steps in to fight your cause and undertake for you.

PRAYER: Lord, Thank You for arising for me and manifesting Your goodness in my life to such a degree that no one will be in doubt of Your good hand upon my life. Thank You Lord for turning things around in my favor in Jesus Name. 

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God’s promises in Christ in your life may appear delayed, but never forget that delays are not denials.  WORDBITE 222.