Philippians 3:13-14 (KJV) 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
As we close out 2025, most of us are so grateful and thankful to the Lord for keeping us! And even though we had challenges, God hasn’t changed. Not only that, He wasn’t even surprised or caught off guard!
Amos 3:7 (KJV) 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
2 Chronicles 20:20b (KJV) 20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
So, what have we learned from this past year? If we’re honest, we learned a lot. It’s in times of crises that we really see where our faith is. If we only have “strong” faith when everything is going well, even the unsaved can do that. But what about when a crisis or a challenge confronts us? Do we stand firm and strong on God’s Word or fall apart like a $2 suitcase? How did you do this past year?
What I’m seeing is that God’s heart is for this end-time revival to come forth but He needs our cooperation. If we – the Christians – wimp out when things look bad, what are we going to do when the persecution really heats up?
Has God changed? No – a thousand times NO! He’s still the same as He’s always been. However, until the earth lease is up, God has limited what He will do in the earth apart from His people. He has given dominion to mankind and even though satan gained that dominion when Adam committed high treason, Jesus bought it back for us in His redemption. Now we are the ones with power and authority from God to take dominion over satan and his kingdom and reinforce Jesus’ victory over satan. But we must exercise this authority. Jesus is waiting ‘til His enemies are made His footstool and then He’s coming back for us!
Genesis 1:26 (KJV) 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Brothers and sisters, we have a job to do and this is the time to do it! Let’s purpose in our hearts to be in the right place at the right time, doing God’s will.
We are strong in the Lord and in the power of His might and no weapon that comes against us [viruses, poverty, persecution] will be able to prosper!
Have a very Blessed and Prosperous 2026!
Hebrews 13:8 (KJV) 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Malachi 3:6a (KJV) 6 For I am the LORD, I change not;
’Til next time — Pamela