Today begins the countdown for this weekend.  I believe I’ve mentioned our church is hosting a Friday night and Saturday conference entitled: Hope for the Hurting.  We are tackling some major issues of entanglement Satan uses to entrap mankind into thinking there is no hope for me.  Already yesterday I was told of one of our men in Celebrate Recovery who had found sobriety and now has fallen, I talked to parents of a 16 year old son who is struggling with his sexual identity, and last night I got a call from another of our CR men whose wife had passed out from her drinking and he didn’t know what to do.  This was just the start I know of Satan’s attacks for the week.

I’ve begun reading the book of Daniel in my devotional time.  If you don’t know of him, take time soon and read of his courage and that of his three friends:  Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.  These men faced the fiery furnace and came out unscathed.  Daniel faced the lion’s den and came out untouched.  No matter what Satan is throwing into our lives, pathways, God is bigger, stronger and He is Mighty to Save.  I know the fear, the hopeless, helpless thinking that “I must do this all on my own” which Satan feeds into our minds.  But, praise be to God, Satan is defeated if we declare God’s Victory over him.

Pray for this coming weekend.  Our keynote speakers Friday night are a couple who have won the battle over sin and now use their story to glorify the Name of Jesus.  If you are local and reading this, come yourself and send anyone who is hurting.  God is going to be glorified–I am waiting in great anticipation!  To God be all Glory Great Things He has done and is going to do!