Psalm 103:3-4 ‘Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;’

DAILY READING – Luke 12:32-59; Genesis 22; Psalm 15

George Müller was an English evangelist and philanthropist greatly used of God in the past century. He was a man of faith and prayer, who founded schools and orphanages while serving as a missionary in Bristol, England. He cared for 10,024 orphans during his lifetime, and provided educational opportunities for them. He also established 117 schools which offered Christian education to more than 120,000 children.

It is however interesting to note that George Müller  started life on the wrong track. As a teenager he acquired the bad habits of lying, stealing and drinking.  When he was just 14 years old, he was out with his friends indulging in his vices while his mother was dying. He lacked a conscience and stole government money from his father. His father later sent him to the cathedral classical school at Halberstadt so that he could study to become a clergyman. Later on he went to the University of Halle to study divinity. There he started attending Christian prayer meetings and began reading the Bible regularly. After having realized the power of God, he left behind his life of sin and asked God to help him. He became an evangelist and began preaching in different churches. In 1836, he began to get deeply involved with orphans. Thousands of orphans were taken care of by him during his lifetime. And as an evangelist he traveled to over 42 countries to share the Gospel. He lived to the ripe old age of 92 years.

Indeed behind every glory, there is a story. George Muller could have lived and died as an unknown criminal, but for God’s grace that intervened. God gave him a change of identity and change of story so that where once he was despised, he became celebrated. In the Holy Bible, we also read the story of Jacob, who started off on the wrong lane, as a supplanter, with a bad reputation. But when he encountered God, God gave him a change of name and a change of story. We see the same Jacob transformed to become Israel, a patriarch and monumental figure in the Bible. The truth is that every child of God has a glorious destiny. However that great position also attracts great opposition. There are destiny -scattering forces whose assignment is to rob people of their glorious destiny. And one of the ways they accomplish their mission is by holding men in the bondage of sin and temptations. People like Joseph, David, Samson, were all confronted with this battle. And while some succeeded, unfortunately some also failed.

1Corithians 16:9 says ‘For a great door and effectual is opened unto me and there are many adversaries.’

Indeed every great destiny is confronted with great battles. And the greater your destiny, the fiercer the battles you will face. But we thank God for His grace that is always sufficient for us. Despite the times we sometimes miss it, God is ever willing and ready to help us get up and continue the race. The story of George Muller shows that there is no destiny so battered that God cannot recover it. God is ever willing to forgive, heal and restore.

Psalm 103:3-4  says ‘Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;’

Indeed if it had not been for The Lord on our side, where would we be? His grace has brought us thus far and we are grateful. This is why we praise Him. We are grateful to God that despite our past, He is able to give us a new song today.

It doesn’t matter how negative your story may have been, what matters is that God is willing to give you another chance. That is to say you can retrace your steps and head back in the right direction. You can recover from a life of sin and begin to live holy and righteous. You can recover from a life of mediocrity and low impact, and move forward to greatness. You can have a fresh start, you can make a U-turn and head back on the path of the destiny God has for you. You can make a comeback. Though the righteous may fall seven times, he gets up and keeps going forward. You may have been knocked down, but you don’t have to stay down. Get up, go back to the fork on the road where you missed it, take the right turn and continue on your journey. With God on your side, you can still make it in life, you can still succeed. There is a glorious destiny ahead of you, the world is awaiting your manifestation. And through God’s sufficient grace you will surely win the race in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for Your grace that has brought me thus far. I know that even now You have so much in store for me. Please grant me renewed  appetite for Your Word so that I can be strenghtened to live a life that pleases You always in Jesus Name

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God knows how to work everything together in your life for your own good.  WORDBITE 222.