THIS IS THE GLORY YEAR
Your Story, His Glory
03/02/2023
In this world we have trials and tribulations, but Christ has overcome for us all (John 16:33). We have all experienced pain and trauma at some level. What we do with the pain and trauma becomes our choice. We either become a prisoner to the pain or we become free from it through Christ Jesus. We either give our power over or we take it back. I urge you to get your power back and do something with what the enemy wanted to destroy you with. Christ suffered, but He overcame. Christ suffered, but He suffered for a Kingdom purpose. There is purpose in your pain.
We see through the life of Christ how He endured to the cross and He overcome the world for you and me. From the moment of His birth there was a hit out for His life. His parents had to hide Him to keep Him safe from the order to slaughter all male children two years and younger (Matthew 2:16). He was persecuted because of His ministry (Luke 4:28-29). He was betrayed by His own disciple and deserted by His friends (Mark 14:43-45 and Mark 14:50). His own people thought He was insane (Mark 3:21). People falsely testified against Him and He was falsely arrested (Mark 14:56-59). He was publicly humiliated as they beat on His head, spit on Him and mocked Him (Mark 15:16-20 and Luke 23:8-12). He was beaten to the point of death (Matthew 27:26) then publicly crucified like a criminal (Matthew 27:33-39).
Many of you know how it feels to be betrayed, violated, falsely accused, publicly humiliated, abandoned, persecuted, judged, treated like a foreigner, and misunderstood.
What do you do about the trauma, the pain, the disappointment? You surrender it at the feet of Jesus. Then you get up and move toward the goal of the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14). You turn to the Romans 8:28 and Genesis 50:20 God He is and allow Him to turn your pain and trauma into a story for His glory and the saving of thousands of lives. What you went through was not in vain. God does not waste anything so let Him use you for His glory.
Christ overcame for you and now you overcome the enemy by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony (Revelation 12:11). “And if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us” (Romans 8:17-18). Family, this is the glory year! It is the year for you to be overtaken by God’s glory and to testify to others for His glory! He is turning your trauma to triumph!
