1 Sam 7:12, Genesis 2:20, Psalm 121:1-8, Hebrews 12:2, Job 42:5, Exodus 14:10, Joshua 5:13, Daniel 3:15-18, Daniel 6:22, Esther 7:10, Nehemiah 1:11

Men and brethren, with the unpredictability of the year 2020, you will surely agree with me that Jehovah Ebenezer has been your helper. It is important to appreciate God and count His many blessings just like Prophet Samuel did. 1 Sam 7:12.  I have said in the beginning of the year that when you look to Jesus through good times and bad, He will give you the tools, courage and strength necessary to finish and finish well because he is your eternal helper. We must remember that God gave us freedom and liberty so that we could work with Him in bringing His rule and reign on the earth. He wants you to take charge. He wants you to take responsibility. He created the animals, but Adam named them (Genesis 2:20). What are you still waiting for God to do for you that he has given you power to name and become? You still have today to declare them into existence. Speak them forth and it shall come to pass. Amen

I have seen many people who just lay down in complete to the poundings of life, they feel they have prayed too much, sowed seeds too much, fasted too much, they are now lost without a cause, some are fighting the battles they never initiated. Some have given it their all. Some are waiting in anticipation for the storm of life to hit them, and to hit them hard, darkening their sun, their star and then they have nobody to turn to. Strength gone hope faded. And then the storm of life comes again and again hammering their family, their businesses, and their marriage and sometimes it seems that God is absent. I want to announce to you, there is hope because the coming year is loaded with blessings and opportunities. The Psalmist said “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2. He knew that God is the author and finisher of all he ever wanted. What do you want God to do for you today?

The scripture says “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” Hebrews 12:2. We ought to learn to look up as we shall cross into 2021 today. Many people dwarf their lives and hinder the best possibilities of growth in their souls by looking downward, looking at the past. soon 2020 will become a past tense. They keep their eyes ever entangled in mere earthly sights and scenes, and miss seeing the glory of the hills that pierce the clouds, and of the heavens that bend over them. We grow in the direction in which our eyes habitually turn. We become like that toward which we look much and intently. Yet there are those who never look upward at all. They never see anything but the things that are on the earth. They never see the stars. They never think of God. They do not pray. They have no place in their scheme of life for divine things. They cannot see Jehovah Ebenezer, where He started and where he has led them to.

Right where you are, it is important to note that the land God gave the children of Israel was neither flat nor monotonous nor without Giants. It had hills and valleys and you need both. Sometimes you may have to climb some mountains; you must persevere to get to the crest. It is here that we discover not just the finger of God but taste His goodness. From here we will have a clear view of what life is all about. In Job 42:5, Job gave us the summary of his valley experience ‘I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee’. In going through the valley of tears Job discovered God anew. He went through the tunnel but he came out knowing God’s faithfulness and awesomeness. Despite all he lost, God was there and would not allow Satan go beyond his brief. God brought Job out stronger and richer than the enemy had imagined. So will God give you victory as you stand on all the declarations He has made over your life if you gaze your eyes and fixed your eyes on Him.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills’ is a resolution born of intense longing. Now the hills that the Psalmist is thinking about were visible from no part of that long-extended plain where he dwelt; and he might have looked till he wore his eyes out, before he could have seen them on the horizon of sense. But although they were unseen, they were visible to the heart that longed for them. He directs his desires further than the vision of his eyeballs can go. Just as his possible contemporary, Daniel, when he prayed, opened his window towards the Jerusalem that was so far away. Daniel 6:10; Also, Abraham was commanded by God to look. Genesis 13:14; and just as so this psalmist in Babylon, wearied and sick of the low levels that stretched endlessly and monotonously round about him, says, ‘I will look at the things that I cannot see, and lift up my eyes above my frustration and predicament, to the realm that sense cannot behold, but which I know to be lying quiet and concrete beyond the narrowing horizon before me.’

Looking is a choice, a determination, a prayer. The bible says, there was the look of longing, and the longing which made non-vision into a look; and there was the effort to divert his attention from the things around him to the things afar off; and there was the realization, by reason of the effort, of these distant but most certain realities. And so, unless we take up and persevere in maintaining a habitual attitude of stirring up and lifting up ourselves, gravitation will be too much for us, and down will go the head, and down the eyes; and down will go the desires, and we shall be like men that live in some mountainous country, who never lift their gaze to the solemn white summits of the supernatural manifestation.

Have you come to the place where you are losing your breath of life by slow motion? With no more fighting spirit left? Your boat is fast sinking and searching for open door seems not realisable. And every road of life you had taken brought regret to your today and you feel you cannot make it, you have come to the point of no return. One thing is left to do, look up to God. God will take care of you even as you face evil. How does He do this? He promises that nothing will ever separate us from the love of God. Romans 8:25-29. May Heaven grant you a last minute miracle.

Men and brethren, you can tell a lot about a person by where he looks for help in times of trouble. When a person has sudden attack what comes out of his mouth determines the magnitude of the intake of word and faith. Hear me; I have got good news for you today. LOOK UP …..FOR HELP IS ON THE WAY in 2021.

If you are worried what 2021 will bring to you, let me motivate you today with people that looked up to God:
Number One: When Moses was cornered at the Red Sea…he did not call for the Army because there was none, he called on God’s Army. Exodus 14:10
Number Two: When Joshua went up against the city of Jericho, he did not use bombs and yet the thick wall came down. He called on God and spiritual dynamite was released. Joshua 5:13
Number Three: When the Hebrew boys were facing a fiery death; a terrifying challenge. It was either turn or burn! Turn from God or burn to death. They called on God and God showed up in the fire. Daniel 3:15-18
Number Four: When Daniel was about to become the main course of meal in the Lion dens. There was no need calling animal control. He called on God and Angel was released to shut the mouth of the Lion. Daniel 6:22
Number Five: When Esther was faced with seeing her people destroyed because of prejudice. She called on God and the missile returned to the sender Esther 7:10
Number Six: When Nehemiah saw the city of Jerusalem destroyed and in ruins, he called on God for strength to rebuild it. Nehemiah 1:11. May God grant you a last minute uncommon favour. Amen

Finally, sometimes, God will allow you to be fruitless to expose your need for total dependence but if your vision is so big that only God can accomplish it, then you obviously must pray and stay connected to Him in 2021. If prayer isn’t absolutely necessary to accomplish your vision, your goal isn’t big enough. I decree, heaven shall fight your battles beginning this last day of 2020 and you shall have last minute testimonies that will overflow to 2021.

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