God will answer your prayers!

In with the new and out with the old. Last year is now in the history books, and the new year is a story yet to be written. No matter what situation you may find yourself in, with God every day holds limitless possibilities. Jesus said, “Everything is possible for him who believes” (Mark 9:23).

The year ahead of us will have uncertain times. We will wonder what direction to turn. Doubt may flood our hearts when things don’t turn out the way we expect; we may even question God or even find ourselves arguing with God.

Abraham lived through such times. God called him to go to a land he did not know. The Lord promised to make him into a great nation, yet he remained childless. And when the child of promise was born God later asked Abraham to sacrifice him as a burnt offering. Nevertheless through all the uncertain times of his life, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness” (Romans 4:3).

In the days and months ahead we may also find ourselves facing impossible circumstances. Daniel faced the impossible. Nebuchadnezzar ordered all the wise men of Babylon killed when no one could tell him his dream and its interpretation; this included Daniel and his friends. Daniel asked God to show him the king’s dream and its meaning, which God did saving them from the king’s death sentence. Later in his life Daniel face the lion’s den because he continued to be faithful to God in prayer. God again rescued Daniel from certain death. And don’t forget Daniel’s three friends. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown into the fiery furnace but God brought them out unharmed. In the same way when we face the impossible and it seems we have no escape God will likewise come to our rescue because our faith is in Him.

We will also all face storms and tragedies through out this year. Paul went through the storm and was shipwrecked, but maintained his faith in God. Paul later wrote to Timothy, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7).

No matter what you may face—uncertain times, impossible situations or storms and tragedies—God will see you through. Believe God for answered prayer throughout this year because “Everything is possible for him who believes!”