Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

As you read in the verse above, God's plans for us are always to give us good things, things that will give us peace and joy, things that will build our lives.

We must understand that the good things of God, at certain times, will not always be pleasant situations for us, because sometimes to acquire EXPERIENCES, KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, FAITH AND COMMUNION WITH GOD, difficult situations may occur, but believe that in all of them you will be a WINNER and be BLESSED and God's purpose will always be accomplished.

Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

All of God's purposes for our lives actually lead us to the greater purpose which is SALVATION and this was the main reason for Jesus' coming on earth as a man.

Therefore, we must rejoice in the Lord, because in our journey in this world, He will always be with us, providing us with new experiences, teaching us to be better for God and one day, very soon, we will receive the reward for our faithful life to God, who is SALVATION.

Revelation 22:10 And he said to me, do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy. 12 Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.

Rejoice then, because despite your struggles and difficulties that you face, GOD INHABITS IN YOU, and always shows you new things to transform your character, your thoughts and your attitudes, so that one day, finally, the fulfillment of the God's definitive plan for our lives, which is to live alongside him eternally, which is SALVATION.

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Habakkuk 3:17 Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, 18 ​yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. 19 GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places.

The Lord bless you and keep you.

Pastor Val Martins