Grace and Peace be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ. Beloved, today you have moved into a new phase in your 21 day journey. Today is day number 12. You are well into double digit days on your journey. Congratulations to each and every one of you. That is awesome. Remember this is a process. You don’t have to be perfect, but you want to be committed.
In yesterday’s blog, I mentioned one of my favorite and key verses in my journey to transformation. Today I would like to look at it and I invite you to meditate on this. Let’s look at the text:
KJV
Rom. 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
In the HCSB it is rendered this way:
Rom. 12:12 Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.
Three short but powerful clauses. Rejoice in hope. This imperative teaches me not to wait for proof that God has come through in order to praise him. I, in my transforming, need to praise God before my miracle is in place. Again, this is a ridiculous paradigm for the secular world, but verse one of this chapter states that I need to be holy and acceptable to God. So when I have a promise from God, when I read his word, his word, that gives me hope, is a reason to rejoice. Don’t just be glad, rejoice. What are you hoping for? It means when dealing with God, don’t take on the posture “I’ll believe it when I see it”. Have you ever reserved your praise for fear of looking stupid? Have things you were hoping for that have not appeared yet, made you reluctant in your praise. Change your perspective today. Operate in expectancy today.
Be patient in affliction. The word affliction means, pressure, distress of mind, distressing circumstances, trials, affliction. Affliction is always a problem. No one is ever glad to be really distressed. The Apostle teaches us, this is the time to be patient. Do not rush to make decisions “under pressure”. Don’t make life decisions when you are in distress. In distressing circumstances, wait, examine your choices, be deliberate in making decisions. How many wrong decisions have we made under the proverbial gun, then regretted the choice? Often, you will realize that what you thought was an emergency was not really an emergency at all. If you waited a moment longer, a better alternative would have been available to you, that is not available now that you have made the decision. Be patient.
Finally, we all need to be persistent in prayer. This actually means, pursue prayer. You need prayer. You are saying to yourself, I pray. I understand that. So do I, but what I had to ask myself is, do I pursue prayer? Do I go after prayer the way I pursue my degree? My goals? My wife? (SELAH!!!!) Sorry, back to my point. We need to pursue opportunities for prayer. That said, let’s pray.
LORD, bless this reader. Prosper there way. May their transformation, please you and improve them. Be with them today, as you have been. Finally, I speak hope into their lives. I speak a reason to praise you, into their lives. And I believe you LORD, for a testimony in their lives. I speak this and prophesy it, in JESUS name.
Amen.
I believe it and I have no Doubt. Rejoice in hope, Today. Be patient in affliction, Today. And Pursue Prayer, Today.
Remember, drink as much water as you can, and make a point of cleaning toxins out of you body during this process. You are doing well.
Also, remember to start planning now, to bring someone to church with you this Sunday. Whichever church you belong to, make up your mind to bring someone with you. Go get them and bring them with you. Treat them to lunch afterwards. Invest in the Kingdom. There is no more important goal for the believer than to share your faith. Go public with your faith. Ask several people to come to church with you. I believe there is a miracle for you, in your obedience.
Live Life on Purpose and not By Mistake,
Yours Because I am His,
Leo Colon
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