Luke 18: 1 - 8 (NKJV)

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, ² saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. ³ Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ ⁴ And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, ⁵ yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”  Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. ⁷ And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? ⁸ I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

1 Thessalonians 5: 17 (NKJV)

 pray without ceasing, 

Our Saviour Himself is speaking to us in Luke 18 and saying you and I ought to pray always and never lose heart and give up praying!

My dear sister, never give up on prayer. Never do away with prayer. Never stop praying Never doubt your prayers are working something good for you. Believe me Prayer works!

Acts 5: 12 (NKJV)

And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. 

Acts 8: 5 – 7 (NKJV)

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. ⁶ And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. ⁷ For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

Acts 14: 3 (NKJV)

Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

Our scriptures this week show that God did signs and wonders through the hands of the early apostles. He is no respecter of persons. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. With Him there is no partiality of favouritism.

1 Samuel 30 vs 1 - 8 (NKJV)

Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, ² and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way. ³ So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive. ⁴ Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep. ⁵ And David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive. ⁶ Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. ⁷ Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. ⁸ So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”

In these verses of Scripture, we see David, a man who lost everything Not only did he lose everything, the men he led also lost everything. David was expectedly distressed, but on top of that there was talk of stoning him.

Psalm 91 verses 1, 9 and 14 (NKJV)

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

“Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,”

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.”

When you read Psalm 91 in its totality there are so many promises from God to you and I who are His daughters. Promises to:

Ephesians 6: 11 - 18 (NKJV)

¹¹ Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ¹² For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. ¹³ Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁴ Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. ¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; ¹⁸ praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

Welcome to 2021! By God’s grace we made it, glory Hallelujah!

I pray for you and I will STAND this year and be STRONG IN THE LORD in Jesus mighty name Amen!