Jeremiah 29:11

 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.    

•  DAILY READING –  Luke 10:21-42; Genesis 18; Psalm 11

Lecrae Devaughn Moore, popularly known  by his first name, Lecrae, is an American Gospel artist, songwriter, record producer, and actor.  He is well known around the world, especially for his music.  Though today Lecrae is a successful Grammy award winning Gospel artiste, his success story may not have happened, if not for what one police officer did years ago.

One night as a teenager, Lecrae was arrested by the police for trespassing and possession of drugs. As he sat handcuffed at the back of the police car, he knew he was in trouble and would go to jail. He waited as the police officers searched his car for more incriminating evidence. Eventually one of the police officers came back holding in his hands, not more drugs or gun; but a Bible. Lecrae recognized it as the Bible he normally kept in his car as a good luck charm. The Police officer looked at him and then said ‘Son, you’ve got a Bible in your car. Do you know what that Bible is about?’

Lecrae said he didn’t, but would like to know. The officer then said ‘Today, I’m going to let you go, ‘cause I want you to get into that Bible and I want you to start living it.’  He then removed the handcuffs and set Lecrae free. Sharing his story recently on CBN news, Lecrae, said what that police officer did became a turning point in his life. Prior to then he had grown up on the streets as a child of hip hop, his life was wrapped up in gangs, drugs and promiscuity. But from that day, his life changed. He decided to know more about the God of the Bible. He joined some friends at a Christian conference, where he heard what Jesus did for him on the cross. And there, weeping, he repented and gave his life to Christ. Today, through his music his intention is to reach many young souls headed the wrong way and give them direction, just as that police officer did for him years ago.

Truly, there is no destiny so battered that God cannot redeem. God is in the business of second chances. Lecrae started out on the wrong track, he could have lived and died as an unknown criminal, but God’s grace intervened. Through that police officer,  God gave him a chance to change his story.

In the bible we also find the story of Jacob, who started off on the wrong lane, as a supplanter, with a bad reputation. But when he encountered God, he received  a change of name and a change of story. The same Jacob is transformed to become a patriarch and monumental figure in the bible.

It doesn’t matter what has happened to you in the past or the negative experiences you may have had.  What matters is what God says about you. God alone has the final say over your destiny. By  His grace you can always experience a supernatural  change of story. You can recover from poverty, disease, disfavor etc. you can recover from a life of mediocrity and low impact, and move forward. You can recover from broken relationships and hurts and have a fresh beginning. No matter how long that negative  situation may have lingered, you can always make a U-turn and locate yourself in the glorious destiny God has preordained for you.

You can’t undo the past, but you can change the present and the future with the Lord’s help.. Jeremiah 29:11 says God wants to give you “a future and a hope”. So allow God to heal you of the past and transform your life into something beautiful. He did it for Jacob, He did for Lecrae, He can also do it for you.

And this should be an encouragement to parents over the destiny of their children. No matter how unpromising your child may seem now, know that God is able to do a work of grace in that young life. Don’t ever give up in your prayers. Surely, God will give you an amazing testimony.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the hope and glorious future You have ordained for me. Please enable me to meditate constantly on your Word so that my heart can be filled with the faith I need for a supernatural change of story in Jesus Name.

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God knows how to work everything together in your life for your own good

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