YouAreCloserThanYouThink

TODAY’SSCRIPTURE

";…Hesaidtotheparalytic,‘Isaytoyou,arise,takeupyourbed,andgotoyourhouse.’Immediatelyhearose,tookupthebed,andwentoutinthepresenceofthemall,sothatallwereamazedandglorifiedGod,saying,‘Weneversawanythinglikethis!’"
(Mark2:10b-12,NKJ)

TODAY’SWORDfromJoelandVictoria

InMarkchaptertwo,theBibletalksaboutamanwhowasparalyzed.HeheardthatJesuswasintownteachingatanotherhouseandknewthatHecouldhealhim.TheparalyzedmanconvincedfourofhisfriendstocarryhimonhisbedovertowhereJesuswas.Whentheyarrived,thehousewassopackedthattheycouldn’tgetin.Doyouknowwhathappenednext?Insteadofjustgivingupandgoinghome,themanwassodeterminedtogethismiraclethatheconvincedhisfriendstoclimbupontheroof,cutaholeinit,andlowerhimdowntowhereJesuswas!

Nowthismanunderstoodthatyouareclosesttoyourvictorywhenyoufacethegreatestopposition.Alotofpeoplewouldhavejustgivenup.Theywouldhaveseenthecrowdandgonehome—eventhoughtheywerejustafewfeetawayfromtheirmiracle.Don’tletthatbeyou!Whatareyoubelievingfor?Don’tgiveupjustbecausethereisopposition.Don’tletothersdiscourageyoufromseeingyourmiracle.KeeppressingthroughtodaybecauseyouarecloserthanyouthinktothevictoryGodhasinstoreforyou!

APRAYERFORTODAY

"HeavenlyFather,todayIreleaseallofmycaresandanxietiesonYou.Itrustthatmybreakthroughiscoming.Ichoosetopressinandstandstrong.IbelieveYourWord,andIbelievethatYouwillrewardmeasIdiligentlyseekafterYou.InJesus’Name.Amen."