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God Will Make Your Day!

Matthew 8:1-3

1When he came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." 3Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy.

The month of January 2008 is almost over, most have already given up on their new year’s resolutions, and then there are those who feel as if they have simply left off from last year’s troubles and worries. The major excuse for not keeping up with self-proclaimed resolutions is that they have been tried and nothing seems to be working in the physical. I am not one who believes in resolutions. Why? Because, I know that I can do all things through Christ.

A perfect example of this is the leper in today’s scripture. His simple prayer worked! He prayed; “Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean.” What a marvelous and wonderful prayer! What an example of confident faith in the leper. He had no doubt that Jesus could heal him. Sometimes our prayers are not filled with faith. We do not pray with complete and full trust that God shall “Make Your Day!”

What is it in your life that you need to release in 2008? You need to let go and let God take control. Release it before it is too late. It does not matter what it may be, if it is keeping your from fulfilling the life that God has planned for you, release it, and let it go. We can learn from the leper. We need to pray in confidence that God will heal us, deliver us, and bless us. God will lift whatever burden is eating away at our body, mind, heart or soul. God is ready and willing to MAKE YOUR DAY! How do I know this? He has already made my day! AMEN!

Adapted By: Elder Michael L. Hargett
Associate Minister
Peace of God Outreach Ministries
Pastors and Overseers Gary & Patricia Stern
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