Ours for the taking!

The path of Christianity is filled with highs and lows. We stumble upon trials and tests that shake us to the core. Sometimes we get to the knife edge and contemplate giving up. Every new day proves that the struggle is more real than the day before. Truth is, the pressure that sits on us on either side works not to crush us, neither do life's puzzles leave us in despair. There's infinite strength building from within despite the possibility that the surface suggests otherwise. Although shaken to the point of loosing hold of the hope we profess, we are not smashed! The revival that awaits our hearts is nothing close to the former testimonies we have had. Not a bit!

In Haggai 2:9 we see the promise of the latter being greater than the past. ''For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory within it' Zech 2:5. This promise is huge. It's ours for the taking! We are in for much much more. Picture a dry perched land coming to life at the arrival of rain. Imagine desolate cities now made of rubies with sparkling stones for its gates. This analogy presents a huge come-back for a land that has previously experienced a shaking. It's much the same as what scripture say of us getting a heavenly dwelling should our mortal bodies wear down.

It may be the darkest hour of the night closing in on you and nothing may seem to make sense right now, but one thing is for sure. The morning is drawing nigh. Shouts of joy will soon be heard from the camp of the righteous. You will spread out on either side and your descendants will dispossess nations. The Lord will deliver you from all fear and anxiety. In peace will you lie down and sleep and awake because the Lord makes you dwell in safety.You are being crafted to shine with the brilliance of furnished gold. Simply put, this furnace serves not to discolour, but shape. Rejoice.