He Goes Before You – Just Trust and Obey.

 

“When we walk with the Lord,

In the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
When we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.”
— John H. Sammis

Not too long ago, I woke up with a heavy heart. The night before, I had gone to bed discouraged. I had been seeking the Lord about something personal, and the silence felt long. Several times, I found myself waking up in the middle of the night—wrestling, praying, waiting.

That morning, as I went to God in prayer again, the Lord gently laid a scripture on my heart. I’d like to share it with you:

Isaiah 45:2-3 (KJV):
“I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.”

That verse came as an encouragement. The Lord reminded me that He is El Roi—the God who sees. He sees my struggles, hears my unspoken prayers, and goes before me even before I show up. Yes, the road may be crooked, and the path unclear, but He promises to straighten it. Even in darkness, He unveils treasures—lessons, strength, and unexpected blessings.

Friend, I want to remind you today:
God will never break your heart. He knows what’s best for you and is committed to ensuring you receive it in His perfect time. All He asks is that you trust and obey. Align your life with Him. Put strategies in place that reflect your faith. Seek His kingdom first—and watch Him move in response.

He’s not just watching from a distance; He’s involved, intentional, and near. So even when the silence is loud or the answers delayed, remember this:

You are not stranded.
You are not unseen.
You are not alone.

Just trust.

Stay revived. 🌿

Bodies That Fire Has No Power Over - An Identity Not Survival

There’s a constant tune the enemy plays—an old, deceptive rhythm—and it got me thinking deeply. The enemy, the age-old crooked serpent, hasn’t changed strategies. He simply adapts them to times and seasons, replicating situations and circumstances with a heightened sense of “mine is different.” I’ve been caught in that rhythm before. But you know what? The Lord, our God, works in mysterious ways. Often, His greatest mysteries are wrapped in the very moments Satan thought would break us.

Recently, while studying the book of Daniel and the story of the Hebrew boys thrown into the fiery furnace, something clicked. I had known the story since childhood—it felt like a Bible tale. But now, I’ve come to see its reality.

The enemy still binds God’s people and throws them into fiery furnaces—marriages under pressure, broken homes, toxic workplaces, failing businesses, career stagnation, and health crises. And then he waits, hoping to see destruction. He watches to see if we’ll curse the God we serve. But in all his calculations, he forgets one thing: the God we serve is not passive—He is the Great God who shows up as the Fourth Man in the fire. He looses our bonds and causes us to walk free in the midst of the flames.

These Hebrew boys were later described as “men whose bodies the fire had no power over.” God didn’t just give them victory—He gave them an identity. That which the fire could not consume.

Their enemies waited to see them die. But instead, they saw the impossible. “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?”

(Daniel 3:24).  

“Look! I see four men loose, walking in the fire, and they are not hurt… and the fourth is like the Son of God” (Daniel 3:25).

The miracle wasn’t just survival—it was that even in the fire, they walked free.

This is our reminder: we are not alone. Even if we walk through fire, God is in the fire with us—and if God is with us, victory is certain.

God is raising bodies, homes, businesses, and destinies that fire has no power over.

Do you trust God won't break your heart?

God will not break your heart.

God didn't just plan a survival rescue for you, but He wants to raise you up as a gate.

Stay Revived!

Daniel Called and God Answered

                                       

Where is your heart’s disposition?  

What is your heart fixed on?

While studying the book of Daniel, I realized something profound: Most prophets and priests were first called by God—they heard His voice, received His instruction, and responded. But Daniel’s story was different. He was taken into captivity, bound and constrained physically and culturally. He had every liberty to follow other gods in a foreign land, yet he chose to honour the God of his fathers. Daniel called on God—and God answered.

"But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies…" (Daniel 1:8)

As a result, "God gave Daniel Favour
in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs…"  

And "Daniel and his companions were found ten times better…"

Daniel encountered God personally. He placed a demand on God—not just for himself, but for his generation—because he chose a life of consecration. He didn’t only restrain from the king’s meal; he also restrained his heart, fixing it solely on God.

His consecration opened him as a gate of wisdom, knowledge, and spiritual insight—not just in divine matters but in all areas of understanding during his time.

Daniel’s love for God wasn’t based on witnessing miraculous victories. It was rooted in knowing God’s ways. And because of that, God revealed Himself to him.

Are you on the Lord’s side?

Life-changing encounters may not come in the place of comfort, but at the moment we make bold, God-honoring decisions—and run with them.

Daniel may have been a captive, but he experienced true freedom because he fixed his eyes on God. He lived free because he discovered his true identity in God.

Even if your physical circumstances suggest otherwise, you can take a different posture in God. Only He can bring true liberty.

Though Daniel was bound, his life became a sweet melody even to his captors, who called him “the one who has the spirit of the Holy God.” Yahweh wasn’t just an inherited deity—He became Daniel’s personal God.

Daniel called—and God answered.

You may feel bound, but Yahweh is your liberty.

Stay Revived!

My place of rich fulfilment.

A week ago, during a prayer meeting and Bible discussion, a question came up: “Does God forget?” I knew the answer was no—God doesn’t forget. But in that moment, it didn’t feel so simple. My mind wrestled with the question, and it triggered a flood of memories—both the high points and the painful moments I’ve walked through in life.

The next day, I found myself stuck on this scripture:

Psalm 66:11-12 (NKJV):

“You have caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but You brought us out to rich fulfillment.”

In that moment, I realized the question wasn’t just theological—it was deeply personal. It was a reflection of life’s journey with God: from pain to promise, from fire and water to fulfilment.

God is always with us. His hand is in every season—even the painful ones—drawing us through, not to leave us broken, but to bring us into rich fulfilment.

No matter where we find ourselves in life, God is saying, “There is provision for rich fulfilment.” The enemy may think we’ve reached our end, but God declares otherwise. Even when men have trampled us or the fire has tested us, God has brought us out. The past tense in Scripture is intentional—it speaks of a finished, perfect work.

Christ has promised that whether or not we feel His hand in the moment, He has already led us to a place of rich fulfilment.

What ever it is your rich Fulfilment is or you would desire it to be, God's plan for you is rich Fulfilment.

Stay Revived!