Scripture Texts: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (KJV); 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (KJV); Exodus 3:7-9 (KJV)

MEMORY VERSE: “He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.” – 1 Samuel 2:8

Again, Brethren, happy new year!

God is the best storyteller, plain and simple. When someone's life or future is shattered, he has the power to make it into something beautiful.


God can change the way people, families, and nations live.

Individual
God, the Great Rewriter of History, stepped into Jabez's life at a low point, and the rest of his story is a happy one (1 Chronicles 4:9–10). God brought Jabez out of obscurity and put him at the centre of the Bible. Christians all over the world still pray the prayer that Jabez wrote. God took a man who started life in misery and without benefits or honour and turned him into someone who is much more blessed, favoured, and respected than his peers. He went from being a nobody to a famous person because of how history was changed.

Family
According to the Bible, God also changes people's lives and rewrites their family histories. And the Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you cry for Saul when I've told you I won't let him rule over Israel? "Oil your horn and go; I will send you to Jesse and the Bethlehemite, for I have found a king among his sons," says the Bible. When Prophet Samuel made David king over his brothers, he changed the story of Jesse's family for the better. After this, David became a man after God's own heart. He became the great king of Israel, a great psalmist, and an unbeatable warrior. He was also one of Jesus's ancestors.
Does your home have a lot of idols and bad things? Abraham and Gideon both came from strong families that believed in idols. These men gave their whole lives to God and turned into powerful tools that God could use. God gave them a reward by rewriting their family history in a wonderful way. Does your family tree show signs of long-term suffering, such as slavery, famine, poverty, illness, early death, etc.? Here to help you is the best Historian Who Has Ever Lived. If you're tired and stressed, He can help you feel better. He will change your account so you can sleep well.

Nation
We've seen that God changes the way history goes in a way that is clear and that the Bible backs up. We'll also hear about the amazing things that the Narrator and Rewriter of History has done in the past, present, and future to change national politics. The God we serve is amazing, no doubt about it.

In all, the Jews were slaves in Egypt for 430 years. Hard work, agony, and pain brought them to their knees, and they cried out to God, who makes new starts possible. God heard their prayers, and in the person of Moses, he sent them a rescuer. He said, "I have seen for sure how bad things are for my people in Egypt, and I have heard them scream because of their slave masters. I know their pains." And I have come down to rescue them from the Egyptians and bring them up from that land to a good land and a big land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (Exodus 3:7-.

The future of Israel was shackled, tortured, and changed. The Israelites were all against the Egyptian Pharaoh, who was a scary strong man, the Egyptian gods, and the Egyptian magicians and sorcerers. They needed help to deal with the hostile environment and the hostile people they were up against. So, they prayed to the Supreme Being to save them from the cycle of servitude, pain, shame, and misfortune that had been going on for four generations with their ancestors. God woke up with Moses to free Israel from slavery in Egypt. As a dramatic ending, God drowned the stubborn Pharaoh in the Red Sea.

Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon got the same kind of harsh punishment because the king thought he was as great as God. Soon after that, God showed how merciful He is by bringing the king back to life. The king then started to praise and thank God, and the kingdom grew again (Daniel 4:28-37).

Is it time for the One who can change the past to step in and help our country, my dearly loved ones? Let's pray to God about the wrongs our country has done and promise to do so often. In the name of Jesus, God will come out of hiding and change the past of your country, amen!

If you let God into your life in this new year, He will change it for the better.

You have to give your life to Christ if you want to meet the One who changes history. Say this short prayer if you want to give your life to Christ:

"Lord Jesus, I come to You now. Come into my life, take charge of my life, and change my world. I'm leaving the devil behind and moving into the Kingdom of Light. Thank you, Jesus. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray, "Amen."

Congratulations!!!

Peace!

Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional, Vol. 8, 2023, by Dr. D.K. Olukoya.