Acts 2:14

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

It is often said that we could have minor setbacks, but we could have a major comeback. One of the best example of a major comeback was that of the Ford Motor Company.During and after World War II, Ford Motor almost collapsed due to the reluctance of the management to modernize the company. When Henry Ford II was released from his military duties, he overhauled the company and led the comeback of the motor vehicle behemoth.

Truth be told, we had failed and will all fail. But amidst of all these failures, we should correct wrong decisions and directions. Peter is the perfect example of a man who wrote a better story out of his failure. He almost drowned because of a waving faith. He was called satan by the Lord Jesus Christ. He denied Christ three times. But Peter made a comeback. On the Day of Pentecost, Peter preached and 3,000 people got to know the Lord.

What we need to understand is that the Lord is always the one who holds our hand and let us stand when we fail. Failure is not the end of our Christian service. We need to have the courage to correct our mistakes and make the best comeback for the Lord.

Judges 6:12

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

Today's Thought: A rightly positioned faith diminishes the power of fear over our lives.


There was a story often told by a preacher. A mother asked her 5-year old son to get tomato soap from the kitchen. But the child objected because it was too dark. The mother told the son that it will fine as Jesus is in the kitchen. The little boy went to the kitchen, opened the door and shouted: Jesus can you hand me the tomato soup?

In the text that we have, the Lord proclaims Gideon to be a man of valor. But Gideon could not fathom what the Lord is speaking of. He told the Lord that their clan is the weakest in all of Manasseh and he is the least of his father's house. Gideon was afraid of the Midianites and he asked for signs to be sure of God's power.

We all have fears in our lives, but the Lord plans great things for us if we will just believe, trust and obey Him in our lives. He is the same God who had done great things in the past, in the lives of other men. With the Lord's help, we will surely arrive at what the Lord thinks of us.

Luke 24:21-23

But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

Today's Thought: The promises of the Lord Jesus Christ are the foundations of our faith.

When Satan tempted Jesus Christ, he promised Jesus what the Lord had actually said. There are promises written in the Bible, but they should be read according to the will of God. These promises are not guarantees that we will have what we want, but we can trust the Lord on what we need. We can trust Him to be with us to continue comforting and encouraging us.

Many times we struggle because we are expecting God to work in ways which He has not promised. Our society is filled with people proclaiming what they say are God's promises concerning health and wealth and the things of this world—but often what they confidently declare is not actually what God said. Faith that is based on anything other than God’s Word will lead to trouble.

The two disciples Jesus talked to following His resurrection revealed that they had been looking for Jesus to overthrow the Romans and make Israel an independent nation again. But that is not what Jesus had been teaching them. They did believe God, but they believed the wrong goal because they did not understand what He was intending to do in their lives and in the world.

Luke 24:36-37

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

Today's Thought: The Lord has given us peace that the world cannot give.

When Jesus died His disciples were in terror, they were afraid what would happen to them now that their Master was already executed. They did no believe Him on His promise of ressurection. The angels told them about it, the women at the tomb recalled to them what happened and the disciples from Emmaus had narrated the same.

D.L. Moody said:
They say that a man cannot make a will now that lawyers cannot break. I will challenge them to break Christ’s will. Let them try it. No judge or jury can set that aside. Christ rose to execute His own will. He left His peace and His joy for every true believer, and no power on earth can take it from him who trusts.

If we don't believe in the promises of the Lord, then we are going to forfeit the blessing of peace in our lives. It is only through believing in the goodness of God and the promises He has made that we can live in peace and not in terror.

Hebrews 11:24-26

By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

Today's Thought:Do not  exchange the Lord for the world; the blessing for a curse. 

Moses could have enjoyed his position in the Pharaoh's family, but he chose to renounce his privilege and be with God's people. In making the decision, Moses knew the cost, loss and suffering therein, but that decision shaped his life as he esteemed the Lord than the world. Moses understood that he was more blessed to stand with the Lord, even though rejected and despised.

Jesus died for us. He was despised and rejected by men, and He did all these for us to be called the Sons of God. The Bible says that Moses counted the cost of choosing the Lord, but he still did. The question is how willing are to suffer for the Christ. If we are faced with the same question in our lives, are we going to chose the Lord over the world? 

We need to stay with the people of God, even it means sharing their reproach. As much as we know that the Lord is going to strengthen us and give us our portion, let us also push to suffer with Him in eager anticipation of His kingdom.