HORM Devotional

Isaiah 41:10 ‘Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.’

DAILY READING – Acts 19:1-20; Judges 10:1-11:33; Job 39

In 2012, an elderly member of Sofia West Seventh-day Adventist Church in Bulgaria had a remarkable answer to prayers. New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest holidays in Bulgaria. But while others were celebrating, Maria Bachvarova decided to spend the time in prayer.
Maria Bachvarova left her family and slipped into another room to pray in particular for her unsaved brother, Nikolai, who was 66 years old.
She was expecting Nikolai to join her family for the New Year’s celebration but that night he didn’t show up. He finally came next day and shared an interesting story. He said that by 10:30 p.m, he was on his way to Maria’s home. He went to the nearby tram stop and waited two hours for a tram, but none came. He was almost stranded when suddenly, a man and woman appeared from a nearby newly constructed apartment building and invited Nikolai to come into their home.
Nikolai entered a well-furnished apartment, and later ate a delicious meal and spent the night in a comfortable room. In the morning, his hosts woke him up and told him that a taxi was waiting outside. They had already paid the fare. Saying good-bye, they gave him a banknote of 50 Bulgarian lev, about U.S.$30. Nikolai had been flat broke.
After hearing this story Maria wept at how God had provided for her brother. She gave him a Bible and insisted that he go back and give it to the kind couple. Amazingly when Nikolai returned to the apartment building he found that it was unfinished and no one lived there.
When he returned to tell Maria, she understood that God must have sent angels to care for her penniless lonely brother on New Year’s Eve. She received the answer to her prayers for his salvation when this divine encounter so impacted Nikolai that he drew closer to God and started going to Church.

As the curtains finally closes on this year, let us stay in expectation and keep our eyes upon God because He is able to still answer our prayers and do inexplicable miracles.
We can still experience sudden angelic visitations and divine interventions.
Whatsoever we desire, no matter how small or big, God is able to accomplish it as we cast our cares upon Him, because He cares for us. [1Peter 5:7].
Looking back at this year, we can testify that God has taken good care of us. 2023 has been a race through 365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes and 31,536,000 seconds. But God saw us through every inch of this race.
As we look back now we can see how God has faithfully guided us through tight corners, given us breakthroughs, open doors and divine lifting.
God has enabled us to pass safely through a year we had not gone through before. And now here we are at the end of this race, about to cross over to the next year. What can we say today, but lift up our voice and give continual praise to our faithful God.
As we stand at the threshold of 2024, though we may not know what tomorrow holds, we are glad that we know who holds tomorrow. And He has assured us that, as we put our trust in Him we shall never be ashamed. Therefore, let us spend the last remaining hours of 2023, in earnest praise and appreciation to our awesome God! Indeed God has done all things well for us. And as we praise Him for a successful year, certainly He will go ahead of us to smoothen every path for us in the coming year.

PRAYER: Lord, I deeply appreciate You for enabling me see this last day of 2023. Father I am very grateful. May all honor, worship and adoration be unto You now and forever in Jesus Mighty Name.
QUOTE;
God is preparing you for the season He prepared your breakthrough. – WORDBITE 222.

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Psalm 40:2-3 ‘He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God’

DAILY READING • Acts 18; Judges 9; Job 38

In March 2005, the story of Ashley Smith made headlines around the globe.
26-year-old Ashley was a young Christian woman who was trying to put her life back together after being recently widowed. She had a 5-year-old daughter, who was living with an aunt.
One evening in 2005, Ashley had just returned from work and was trying to make her way into her apartment when she was suddenly captured by an escaped criminal, Brian Nicholas. He had escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, where he was facing trial. He had stolen a gun from a sheriff’s deputy and ended up killing four people before escaping and forcing his way into Ashley’s apartment . There he held her hostage for seven hours.
For Ashley, in that dark moment, God was her own only recourse. She tried to reason with her captor, reading him passages from the Bible.
Amazingly she was finally able to convince him to surrender himself to the police. Her terrifying story, made national headlines and later became the inspiration for the Hollywood movie ‘Captive’.

Isaiah 25:4 says ‘For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.’

Many of us faced situations this year that tried to hold us captive. At some points we were confronted by health challenges, financial problems, relationship crises etc. But each time God helped us to escape from captivity through the manifestation of His miracle-working power.
Reflecting on the happenings in our lives in the past 12 months, we can not help but declare that God has been good and faithful.
In many instances, God brought us up from horrible pits, set our feet upon a rock and established our goings [Psalm 40:2-3].
Because memory is a catalyst for worship, let us take the time to recall God’s miraculous interventions this year, so as to give Him worthy praise..
Indeed we must be deliberate to count our blessings and not forget the many benefits of the Lord in our lives.
Looking back at all we overcame, it is obvious God’s covenant of exemption has been preserving us.
In every challenge, God has been our ever-present help in time of need. His blessings have prevailed above the attacks of the enemy. There were things the enemy meant for evil but God turned them all around for our good.
Indeed we have seen the power and wonders of God in diverse dimensions this year. And in these last days of the year, we have every cause to be continually thankful and bless the Lord. Truly God has done us well! By His grace the Egyptians we have seen this year, we shall see them again no more for ever!

PRAYER: Lord, I am overwhelmed by Your faithfulness to me throughout this year. Indeed I am truly grateful for all Your blessings and benefits in my life now and forever in Jesus Name.
QUOTE :
Thanking God in whatever situation you find yourself in life stirs up the Heavens to move on your behalf- WORDBITE 222

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Joel 1:12 ‘The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men’

DAILY READING; Acts 17:16-34; Judges 7-8; Job 37

James Outram Fraser was a British missionary to China who was one of the most successful Christian missionaries in East Asia. His story is contained in the book, ‘Mountain Rain’.
He was born in London and by the time he was 20 years, he enjoyed a promising future as an honors student of engineering at Imperial College London and also as an accomplished pianist.
But his life changed drastically when a fellow student gave him a small booklet that stated that more than half the people in the world had not yet heard the Gospel.
James Fraser was deeply touched and gave up his worldly ambitions to become a missionary. Arriving in China at age 22, Fraser devoted his life to preaching to the unreached Lisu people, he lived in their mud floor huts and learned their language. But his first years of ministry were filled with a lot of discouragement and hardship and he had no converts. However, six years after, his breakthrough finally came when 600 Lisu people turned from their idol worship and accepted Jesus Christ. Eventually, through Fraser’s ministry almost all the entire natives became Christians. Although many tears were first sown through difficult labours, finally Fraser’s life reaped a large harvest and up till today, Christianity continues to thrive strongly in the region. His inspiring story is contained in the film ‘Breakthrough’.

If you go through a season of unproductivity or pass through the fire of afflictions, always remember that it is not the last chapter of your story. There is still something greater ahead. Despite the setbacks, what matters most is the faith and resilience power within you.
Though you may have passed through the water and fire, believe that you will eventually come into your wealthy place. It is only a matter of time.
Do not get discouraged if perhaps your score card this year fell below expectations. If your big dreams for this year did not turn out as planned and you are tempted to feel bad, remember that God is still in control of your life. He is able to re-write the score and tip the scale in your favor. Just be resilient in faith, and never stop believing God’s Word no matter how contrary the situation.
Stay praise-full, because praise attracts God’s Presence which makes the difference in your story. As long as you remain joyful you will eventually be fruitful. Lack of joy is what destroys the harvest of men.

Joel 1:12 says ‘The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men’

Let us never allow our joy to wither, rather let us keep blessing the Lord at every given opportunity.
In these remaining days of the year, let us be deliberate in joyfully thanking God for His grace and mercy that has brought us thus far. Truly God has been good and faithful to us. Therefore, let His praise continually be on our lips. As we thank Him for His goodness we have seen so far, it will open greater doors of favor, blessings, breakthroughs, divine turnarounds and miraculous change of story!

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace to always maintain my joy despite contrary situations. I know that You are able to turn the tide of the battle in my favor and give me the victory in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
There is something that God has placed within you that the world is eagerly awaiting to see. WORDBITE 222

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John 15:4-5 [NKJV] ‘As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.’

DAILY READING; Acts 17:1-15; Judges 6; Job 36

On 2nd February, 2018, Christian Broadcasting Network founder Pat Robertson suffered an embolic stroke at his home in Virginia Beach. Emergency medical personnel were immediately alerted and he was rushed to the nearest stroke center where he received treatment. Surprisingly, after only eighty minutes he was responsive and moving all of his limbs. He was discharged two days later and recovered fully at home.
For the 87-year-old Pat, the stroke should have been devastating, but rather he made a miraculous recovery because of his dedication to Kingdom service.
Speaking recently about the incident, Pat Robertson’s son, Gordon said that while his father was in the hospital, he observed something remarkable. While watching over him as he slept, Gordon was amazed to see his father praying in his sleep.
Over and over again, he was asking God, “What do You want me to do?”
Gordon was surprised that his father was not thinking about rest or slowing down after suffering a stroke but was already gearing up for his next assignment.
With such a heart panting to do God’s will, no wonder, Pat Robertson received a miraculous healing from what could have been a crippling illness. Ten days later he was back on air, hosting the 700 club, fulfilling his life calling.

God is committed to our healing and preservation when we are committed to seeking first His Kingdom.
Our fulfillment in life lies in walking in God’s purpose for our lives. The pain and the problems that sometimes come our way cannot stop us as long as we stay focused on our vision and calling.
Pursuing after your vision will keep you flourishing even in the most difficult circumstances. It is only where there is no vision that people perish.
As long as we are bearing fruit, God will prune us, fertilize us and ensure we produce greater fruits. But anyone who refuses to be fruitful runs the risk of being cut down as exemplified in the parable of the unfruitful fig tree in Luke 13. For three years, the owner came seeking fruit but found none and so decided to cut it down. This parable shows that God comes annually to check on our productivity. He expects us to have grown, blossomed and prospered where He has planted us.
Therefore, each year we must ensure we are running with our God-given vision and making progress. This means we cannot procrastinate or put on the back-burner what needs doing today. Isaiah 55:6 says: “Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. .’
Our fruitfulness will be determined by the extent to which we seek the Lord and abide in His word.
Jesus says in John 15:4-5 [NKJV] ‘As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.’
The New Year comes with another opportunity to ensure we have a good record of fruit-bearing in God’s Kingdom. Let us ask God for the wisdom to maximize our days
As our hearts pant after God, surely He will release to us overflowing blessings of fruitfulness, progress, health, and divine preservations.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to make seeking Your Kingdom top priority in my life. As I do, I thank You Lord, for overflowing my life with multiplied blessings of divine health, prosperity, fruitfulness and preservation in Jesus Name
QUOTE;
Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will set you free – WORDBITE 222

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Proverbs 23:18 ‘For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.’

DAILY READING; Acts 16:16-40; Judges 4-5; Job 35

The Book ‘Rush Of Heaven’ is the amazing miracle story of Ema McKinley .
Ema McKinley was an athletic, woman who was dedicated to her job. But on a busy weekend in 1993, while climbing on a high loft to search through stacked boxes she suddenly fell and passed out. She was found by a coworker who immediately called 911. At the hospital Ema developed widespread medical problems including a rare chronic and progressive nerve disorder that left her entire body in severe pain. After she was discharged from the hospital Ema was bound to a wheelchair and she would remain like that for the next 18 years.
Her doctors at Mayo clinic did their best but to no avail. She only got worse as her left hand stiffened into a permanent fist, her neck and spine ultimately curved to nearly a 90-degree angle, making rest and relaxation excruciating.
Despite her condition, she drew closer to God, kept thanking Him in faith and believed that someday He was going to heal her. That ‘someday’ was the night before Christmas Eve 2011. That day, Ema fell out of her wheelchair and because there was no one around to assist her, for eight hours she lay on the floor in excruciating pain, crying out to Jesus for help. And then the unexpected happened! Ema received a divine visitation. As she saw a bright light and a vision of the Lord, she suddenly felt her twisted body returning back to its normal position. Jesus was straightening out her crooked foot, her neck, her spine and her left hand that had been clenched into a fist. Then she felt God’s power lift her from her wheel chair where she had been for the past 18 years. And by faith she took a few steps and found herself suddenly able to walk.
Ema’a miraculous recovery astounded her doctors at the Mayo clinic. It was an amazing Christmas gift to her family and friends who were in awe of God’s love and power.

Against all hope, Ema believed God would heal her, and finally it happened. The force of expectation is a very powerful force. It is a supernatural force that eventually draws to us whatever we are expecting. Indeed expectation is the mother of manifestation. God has promised to grant our expectations. But the question is what are you really expecting from God? Every man sets the stage for his own miracle. What you expect is what you will receive. God is able to do what He said He will do in your life. And no matter the situation, God is always faithful to His Word.
Maybe like Ema, you have been believing God for a miracle for so long, don’t give up hope yet. Your expectation will not be cut off. Diligently feed on God’s Word to build up your faith for great expectations. As you keep looking unto God, believing His Word, you will never be ashamed.

Psalm 34:5 says “They looked unto him and were lightened and their faces were not ashamed.”
As long as you put your trust in the Lord, you shall never be ashamed
Jesus has paid the ultimate price for our deliverance from every captivity.There is no pit so deep that the Blood of Jesus cannot bring us up from.

Zechariah 9:11 says ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’
As the year rolls to an end do not give up your expectations .Delays are not denials.
Proverbs 23:18 says “For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.”

Certainly, the birth of Jesus has brought to us the assurance that no matter how long or how tough any challenge, ultimately we shall have the victory.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for being in control of my life and perfecting all that concerns me. I know that even now You are at work in my life to turn tests and trials into big testimonies for me in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
God’s promises in Christ in your life may appear delayed, but never forget that delays are not denials. WORDBITE 222.

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1 John 3:8 ‘..For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

DAILY READING; • Acts 16:1-15; Judges 2-3; Job 34-

If you spend Christmas in Senegal, you might be a little surprised or even confused.
Senegal, home to the largest mosque in West Africa and with a 95 percent Muslim population, is widely recognized for its strict adherence to Islam. And yet each year at Christmas, streets and houses are aglow with holiday lights and storefronts filled with tinsel and Christmas trees. Christmas decorations light up city squares and Senegal’s vendors peddlle different shimmering Christmas ornaments.
Though only a minor percentage of the population are Christians, Christmas is celebrated in a very big way in Senegal. However the celebration is not about the birth of Christ, rather it is only a cosmetic and commercial event with focus on the fanfare of the season.

While the Senegalese people are greatly attracted to the glitter and sparkle of Christmas, they hardly understand the reason for the season. They revel in the traditions and celebrations but never grasp the spiritual significance.
Certainly, Jesus did not come to the earth to establish the commercial funfair that the world today calls Christmas. He came to execute God’s well laid out plan to destroy the devil and set men free.
Jesus came to fulfill the promise that God made in Genesis 3:15, which was that the Seed of the woman, would crush the head of the serpent.
Indeed the arrival of Jesus at the manger in Bethlehem marked the beginning of the destruction of every works of darkness.

1 John 3:8 says ‘For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Jesus came to bring an end to the enemy’s threefold agenda of killing, stealing and destroying.
Therefore the celebration of Christmas is the celebration of the Child that was born to save the world and set it free from bondage.
Jesus has come to be your burden bearer. He has come to fight your battles.
While the world may focus only on the glitter of Christmas, let our focus be on the fact that God’s Son has come to free the captives and lift the burdens of men. He is the friend that sticks closer than a brother.
He is there to catch your tears and chase away your fears.
Let this season be a reminder for us to always draw closer to God so that the full benefits of Christ’s birth will be made manifest in all our lives.

PRAYER; Father, I thank You for the blessings of this season. Please grant me the grace to do all I need to do spiritually to draw closer to You so that I can enjoy constant victory in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
When you apply The Word of God, it will work for you, anywhere and anytime- WORDBITE 222.

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Matthew 1:23 ‘Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.’

DAILY READING; Acts 15:22-41; Judges 1; Job 33

Dawn Cypret is called the Christmas miracle because she was revived from the dead during the Christmas season of 2011.
In December, 2011, Dawn Cypret was preparing for Christmas like everyone else. On her way to do some Christmas shopping, she stopped by to complain to her doctor about a burning pain in her throat. Blood test results were taken and she went on to her day’s business.
Just as she came home from her shopping the doctor called her and said the tests revealed she was about to have a heart attack and she should call an ambulance immediately!
Dawn did as instructed. As the ambulance rushed her to the hospital , Dawn and her husband Mike both prayed desperately, asking God for a miracle.
At the hospital doctors discovered four of her arteries were almost completely blocked, and she would need quadruple bypass surgery.
Christmas was just a week away when dawn went in for surgery. Friends and family prayed fervently for her.
Surgery was successful but five hours later, she flat lined and was rushed back into surgery where she died on the table.
They called in a pastor to pray for her. Then, miraculously after, Dawn had been dead for 20 minutes, without any medical explanation, her heart started beating again.
Two days later, on Christmas Eve, Dawn was alert and talking and she told everyone what she experienced those twenty minutes she was dead. She had been to Heaven and seen Jesus.
Soon Dawn recovered fully enough to be discharged from the hospital. Many called her ‘The Christmas Miracle’ and her miraculous story of revival and survival is captured in her book, ‘Heaven Is Closer Than You Think’.

The birth of Jesus has brought the miracles and possibilities of Heaven closer to us. We no longer have to agree with the negative conditions of life on the earth, rather through the power of Christ we can experience the miracles we desire.
Jesus has come as our Savior, our healer and our deliverer. His birth over 2000 years ago, was God’s invasion of planet earth to set humanity free from the bondages and oppressions of darkness.
Jesus is our Emmanuel, God with us. [Mathew 1:23 ]. He is the incarnate Word. His Name is called wonderful, counselor, the Mighty God, the everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace.
He is our eternal hope of salvation and our help from ages past. He is the great shepherd of our soul, He’s the soon-coming king!
Without Him we had no hope. But today, through Him, every chain of captivity has been broken off and we are able to serve and worship God in spirit and in truth.
Today at Christmas, we celebrate that the Almighty, Glorious God became a man, taking on the limitations of time and space, and came to bring light into the world.
The goodness that Christ brought into the world is what we are celebrating today that is His birthday.
Let us continually give God worthy praise for the gift of the divine possibilities we now have through Christ’s coming to the world.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for giving us the amazing gift of Your son Jesus Christ. Please help me to experience my own tangible miracles of wonders in this season in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
Praise is proof that you believe God to do what He said, He would do in your life, – WORDBITE 201.

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Corinthians 1:4 (TPT) ‘I am always thanking my God for you because he has given you such free and open access to his grace through your union with Jesus, the Messiah.’

DAILY READING; Acts 15:1-21; Joshua 23-24; Job 32

The performance of George Frideric Handel’s ‘Messiah’ has become an inseparable part of the Christmas festivities. However the story behind the composition of this classical music, is a remarkable reflection of God’s faithfulness.
Though George Frederick Handel had been a famous musician, by 1741, he faced a health and financial crisis. He found himself heavily in debt after a string of musical failures, and it seemed he was headed for the debtors’ prison. Added to that, a cerebral hemorrhage had paralyzed his right side. He could no longer write, and doctors gave him little hope for recovery.
Often he would wander through the streets of London, angry at life.
However, despite his seemingly hopeless situation, God’s faithfulness showed up. When he travelled to France and underwent treatment for his paralysis, his health greatly improved and he was able to write music once more. But then he was still faced with great financial challenges. At that time, England was passing through hard economic times, and many of his intended concerts and performances had been canceled.
Then one night, a friend of his, showed up at his home and explained that he had just written a libretto from the Bible and believed that Handel was the man to set it to music. Reading through it, Handle identified with Christ’s suffering when he read such lines as “He was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief”.
As Handel picked up his pen to begin writing the music, he could feel the presence of God. Handel composed ‘Messiah’ in a record 24 days, without much sleep or food.
The first performance in Dublin on April 13, 1742, was a huge success. The ‘Messiah’ would become one of the greatest music in history. It changed Handel’s fortune and became his crowning achievement. Today George Frideric Handel is regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time..
At a time when Handel thought his life and career was over, God’s faithfulness showed up, and his later end became greater than his beginning.

Just like Handel, at some points in life, we have faced situations that would have broken us if not for the miraculous deliverance of the Messiah.
The Birth of Christ changed the world.
God’s Son came to free the captives and lift the burdens of men.
Jesus has come as our Savior, our healer and our deliverer.
Through Him, every chain of captivity has been broken off and we are able to serve and worship God in spirit and in truth.
Through His Blood we have been washed from sin and now have the victory over the devil, hell and the grave.
These are the things we celebrate in this Christmas season. As believers, we know personally the huge difference Christ has made in our lives. Out of gratitude for what God has done for us, we should respond by continually praising and blessing Him for the amazing gift of Christ.
The celebration of Christmas is the celebration of the Child that was born to save the world and set us free from bondage.
Let our focus in this season be on blessing and celebrating God for sending us His only begotten son to save us from perishing and cause us to flourish.
Through Christ we are now more than conquerors and destined to triumph always.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You for sending Christ to the world to make a huge difference in our lives. Today I praise and glorify You in appreciation of Your amazing love and goodness in my life in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE;
It takes a heart for God to make a mark in the sands of time. – WORDBITE 201

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John 3:16 ‘For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”

DAILY READING Acts 14; Joshua 22; Job 31

The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. But one Christmas tradition that is constantly observed in many nations is the exchange of Christmas gifts.
In 2017, the entire nation of New Zealand hosted a nationwide gift exchange program in Christmas. It was unique and remarkable because virtually the whole country was involved. This gift exchange program was aimed at ensuring that everyone in the country got a gift at Christmas. Thousands of people in the country signed up to take part in the national gift exchange, including the nation’s Prime Minister.
The exchange of gifts at Christmas has profound effect and hugely impacts the economy of many nations.
Sales increase so dramatically at this period, that Christmas is the largest economic stimulus for many nations. In some countries the retail industry generate trillions of dollars during the Christmas holiday season.
In some places, Christmas shopping season can start as early as September and some consumers begin even earlier.
Many people look forward to the coming of the Christmas season, besides the exchange of gifts, it is the season for fanfare , merrymaking and celebrations.

The truth is that most people focus on the temporary delights of the Christmas season while its true significance is lost
With the so much hustle and bustle, around Christmas, little attention is paid to the real reason for the season.
At the heart of Christmas is the fact that God gave the greatest gift of all to mankind.
God gave us a gift we will never be able to repay. In exchange for our sins and shame, God offered us eternal salvation by sending His son, Jesus Christ, to earth as our Savior.
God gave His only Son, born in a humble stable, to shed His blood on the cross, as redemption for us.
As we prepare to spend Christmas with our friends and family, we are encouraged to share not only gifts, but also share with them the Good News of the salvation made available through God’s great gift to mankind.
Christmas is a yearly reminder of God’s love. And out of gratitude for what He did for us, we should respond by giving thanks always to God for His indescribable gift of a loving saviour.
In the midst of the celebrations, let us spend some times in sober reflections, as we appreciate God for loving us so much that He sent to us the greatest gift of all.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your love so richly revealed through the precious gift of Christ to me. Because He lives, I live also. Certainly, through Christ I can do all things in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
Praise always guarantees you power for a raise, learning to praise God in season and out of season is key to fulfilling destiny. – WORDBITE 222.

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Luke 1:78-79 ‘Through the tender mercy of our God; Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death’

DAILY READING – Acts 13:26-52; Joshua 20-21; Job 30

The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast side of South Africa. It has long been of special significance to sailors, many of whom refer to it simply as “the Cape”.
This southernmost point of Africa is a place which for centuries has experienced tremendous storms. For many years no one even knew what lay beyond that cape, for no ship attempting to round that point had ever returned to tell the tale. Among the ancients it was known as the “Cape of Storms,” and for good reason. The first European to see the Cape was Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias, who was searching for the southern limits of the African continent. He later successfully sailed around that very point and found beyond the wild raging storms of the cape, a great calm sea, and beyond that, the shores of India. After his discovery, the name of the cape was then changed from the ‘Cape of Storms’ to the ‘Cape of Good Hope.’

Before the birth of Jesus, men had no hope as sin and death reigned upon the earth.
Fear prevailed as no one knew what lay beyond the grave.
At that time the world was heavily influenced by the culture of the Greek and Roman empires and their religions held little hope for the dead.
The general belief was that once the body was dead, the soul lived in a miserable twilight existence of sadness, silence and hopelessness. Thus death was to men of those days the ultimate disaster.
Against this dreary backdrop, Jesus was born to bring light into the world. The greatest gift ever given to mankind was a savior who would bring God’s magnificent light into this darkened world.
Speaking of His birth, Luke 1:78-79 says ‘Through the tender mercy of our God; Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.

Christ’s birth brought great joy and salvation to mankind.
On the night Jesus was born, an angel announced to shepherds in the field: “I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day … a Savior which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10-11).
For this wonderful gift of a saviour and deliverer, let us continually praise and bless the Lord.
Christ coming to the world has given us the hope of eternal life. This hope is what has set Christianity apart from other religions and philosophies. And just like those ancient explorers, through Christ, today we can see what lies beyond the storms of life. Therefore we don’t have to ever live in fear or defeat.. We don’t have to be stopped by the tempest and billows of life. We have crossed over from the cape of storms to the cape of good hope in Christ.

PRAYER; Father, I thank You for sending Jesus into the world to deliver us from the hold of sin and death and give us new hope.. I receive the grace and strength today to truly live the redeemed life ordained for me in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE;
God is preparing you for the season He prepared for your breakthrough. WORDBITE 222.

Shalom!

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