Category: New Year Message

Posted in New Year Message, PRAYER, Safe with Jesus, Uplifting Christ, WORD OF GOD

God Prepares Ahead of Time

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Did you know that for every situation you have encountered in this life, God prepared you ahead of time? This is difficult for some to comprehend because certain situations or circumstances jump on us as a surprise. And we wonder, “Where is God?” But the truth is that God is Omnipotent and Omniscient. He knew what would happen. So, He prepares us ahead of time.

Throughout the scriptures, there are repeated instances where God prepared His children before a challenge or problem happened. Let’s consider Daniel. Before King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream, God gifted Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego with an unusual aptitude. They understood every aspect of literature and wisdom, which prepared them in advance. God also gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams (Daniel 1:17).

God gifted Daniel before the King had the dream. So, When the King sent for him to be killed, Daniel asked for some time. He used this time to pray to God for a solution. And God revealed the secret to him.

No wonder the scripture says “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.” (Psalms 37:23-24, NLT)

In this year, God has already equipped you with every resource you need to achieve the desires of your heart. The storm or challenge will come but do not despair. Like Daniel, go to God in prayer and he will show you what to do. You will feel the fear but dig into His word for encouragement. I have resolved that eagerness to push ahead in life comes from encouragement. And you need this every day.

In conclusion, pay close attention to things happening in your life. Some are preparing you for unknown things yet to come. For the challenges or problems you see now, the solution lies within so go to God, in prayer, for direction. God bless you.

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God Is Able

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Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us

(Ephesians 3:20, AMP)

Ephesians 3:20 says that God is able to do…more than we dare ask or think. This means that the limits you have set for yourself are not from God. Any limit you see is not with God. God is able.

If you can think it, God is able. If you can imagine it, God is able. If you can make the move forward, his support is readily available.

In this year, what do you want to do? How far do you want to go? Everything lies with you. God is able.

Permit the Holy Spirit to change your heart, to change your thoughts so that you can see from God’s viewpoint and know that there is no limit with God. This will shape the way you pray and/or ask from God. He will also help you to see God in the realm of possibilities. Always remember that God is able.

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Equipped for Exploits

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Then the king promoted Daniel [to an exalted position] and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon

(Daniel 2:48, AMP)

To be equipped means to be supplied with the necessary items for a particular purpose according to the oxford dictionary. It also means to prepare (someone) mentally for a particular situation or task. In this year, one word that you should remember in every situation or circumstance is equipped. God has already equipped you for that.

An exploit is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as a brave, interesting, or unusual act: There is something brave, interesting, and unusual you are going to do this year, and you are (already) prepared mentally for that.

The Scripture says in Daniel 2:48 (AMP) that then the king promoted Daniel [to an exalted position] and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

Before Daniel was promoted and presented with many great gifts, there was a task: not a good one; one that’s unusual. The King was ready to destroy all the wise men of Babylon if they fail to tell him about his dream and the interpretation. According to the wisdom of Babylon, no man had ever done that yet the king would show no mercy if they fail to meet his deadline.

The good news was that before King Nebuchadnezzar had that dream, In Daniel 1:17 (NLT) God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams. That is God equipped Daniel before this task or situation.

Therefore if you are alive to see this day, this week, this month, this year, then know that God has equipped you for exploits. The right people are within reach. The resources are available. The opportunities are visible. The mysteries are solved. The only thing to be done is to do what Daniel did. Daniel and his friends went to God and presented the case before Him. And because God had already gifted him in that area, the answers flowed smoothly that night.

The reason why you see different people with different challenges is that God permits His children to face challenges He knows that they are prepared (spiritually) for. This is why it is suicidal to think that what worked for your colleague would work for you. We are different people with different gifts which in turn attract different challenges.

I pray that God helps you to realize the gifts or the necessary items He has equipped you with to do exploits in this year and beyond in Jesus’ Name. Amen