THIS MONTH, YOUR TESTIMONY WILL BE REAL

Post date: Aug 31, 2020 11:24:37 PM

God allows people to gather and plot evil, allows them to carry their plots out, keeps them alive and active to watch for the result, but God usually prevents those evil to be as they intended. In their wickedness they sold Joseph, in their jealousy they humiliated him, in hatred they stripped him of his best, but they could not strip him of God’s dream, of God's plans, and of God’s purpose; even in the very height of their evil plot and cover-up, God made provisions for Joseph after they stripped him of his parent’s best gift. There is a plan that will unfold, a plan that adversity cannot stop and will not stop; a plan that the forces of darkness do not understand and will not prevent despite their preparations, knowledge, and ability to do whatever they want. Did you know God is plotting your rising up irrespective of your feelings and understanding of events and past bad experiences? Your testimony will be real, not just a feeling. Joseph had his; you will have yours. God is doing it and you will see and have it.  

Due to your present experience and understanding; due to what you know and see now, due to the delays in answer to your prayers, due to the inabilities to see your dreams, your labor, and your desires fulfilled the way you want them to, and due to the words from people who saw and knew you before, you may think or feel you are a mistake; you may think and feel where you are right now is a mistake; what is happening to you and around you, in your marriage, finances, and profession are mistakes, or a result of your past deeds, or weaknesses. But all those thoughts and feeling will soon begin to fade, will soon disappear, and will soon end. You have given all of yourself over to Jesus Christ, He will not fail you and He will not disappoint you. It might that days, months, or even years, but the result will come, it will be sweet, the result will last long, it will change you, it will change people, it will be a testimony for you, in you and through you. It is very certain that when God finishes His plans in you and through you, people will praise Him, they will come to God and follow Him through you, they will trust Him and they will thank you for being an inspiration to them for the next blessings.

God had taken you to where you are right now because He has a plan for you now and for your future, it is not because He hates you and is allowing you to be a victim of the evil thoughts and actions of men. In ever circumstances His plans will work, His purpose will be fulfilled, and His desires will be seen in the lives of those who thrust their lives, their future, their sorrows, and their pains into the hands of the Almighty God. He will keep you safe even in times of pains and uncertainties, in times of darkness and sorrows, and in times when hope fades and miseries of all kinds seem to be the order of the day and season. “Open the city gates and let the faithful nation enter, the nation whose people do what is right. You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever; He will always protect us.” Isaiah 26:2-4

The brothers of Joseph did what they wanted to do, did what they were able to do, But God did what He wanted and able to do in the life of Joseph. This was his testimony. “After the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said,  what if Joseph still hates us and plans to pay us back for all the harm we did to him? So they sent a message to Joseph, before our father died, he told us to ask you, please forgive the crime your brothers committed when they wronged you. Now please forgive us the wrong that we, the servants of your father's God, have done. Joseph cried when he received this message. Then his brothers themselves came and bowed down before him. Here we are before you as your slaves, they said. But Joseph said to them, don’t be afraid, I can't put myself in the place of God. You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good, in order to preserve the lives of many people who are alive today because of what happened. You have nothing to fear. I will take care of you and your children. So he reassured them with kind words that touched their hearts.” Genesis 50:15-21. For prayers, Click here