Psalms 4:1b..... thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress;
This verse is one of the greatest testimonies ever written regarding the effectiveness of God's work on our behalf during times of crisis. It is a statement of thanksgiving for having been set free not from suffering but rather through suffering. The psalmist is declaring that the sorrows of life have themselves been the source of life's enlargement.
Haven't each of us experienced this a thousand times, even in the year that is about to end and found it to be true? Someone once said of Joseph that when he was in the dungeon, "iron entered his soul."
And the strength of iron is exactly what he needed. We all need the iron in life to enlarge our character. The iron is the true experience of life.
Joseph's dungeon was the very road to his throne and he would have been unable to lift the iron load of his brothers had he not experienced the iron in his own life.
Your life will be enlarged in proportion to the amount of iron you have endured, for it is in the shadows of your life that you will find the actual fulfillment of your dreams of glory.
So do not complain about the shadows of darkness you experienced this outgoing year - in reality, they are better than your dreams could ever be. For eyes have not seen nor ears heard, neither has it entered into the hearts of men what God has prepared for his own. Those who waited on him and endured sufferings and temptations.
I decree and declare into your life: You are marching gloriously into the year 2024. You'll look back and tell of God's all round faithfulness in Jesus name. Amen
Good Morning and happy last Sunday of the year.
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