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Have you had any recent breakthroughs or victories? Has your diligence paid off, and have you been rewarded lately? When you look back and count God’s blessings, do you have a sense of pride and accomplishment? Are you in a celebratory mood?
It is good to cherish our triumphs, but we must not get careless after our victory! When we let our guard down momentarily, our enemy the devil often pounces. We must be vigilant after our victory.
As we approach the end of 2014, it is customary to take stock of the year’s activities, and to count our blessings. Our boast however, must be of the Lord for making things happen, and not be of ourselves (Jeremiah 9:23-24). As we give glory to God for everything (whether for our trials or triumphs), it is advisable to keep doing those things that brought us victory in the first instance: uniting with God, trusting His Word, expecting patiently, performing diligently, and praying our way through every challenge!
When we refrain from the good practices that brought us victory, we are liable to pride, and inevitably, to a reversal of fortunes (Proverbs 16:18).
Regardless of the way 2014 ends, we have to count it a successful year because we are alive and hopeful. With this mindset, let us rest in God during the upcoming Christmas period, knowing that every good thing we have experienced came from Him.
As we celebrate Jesus, let us do so prayerfully and vigilantly, understanding that our victory, protection, and sustenance depend on Him. God’s blessings have made us rich, and there is indeed no sorrow added on! (Proverbs 10:22).

Lesson of the Week

1. Keep praying, keep working, and keep believing. (Psalms 144:1-2).
2. Be grateful to God; confess this to others (1 Thessalonians 5:18).  
I will always remember God’s victories in my life, seeking Him, working hard, and trusting Him completely for my breakthroughs. Those that trust God are never let down; He is faithful to fight our battles for us, and to grant us peace. Yes, I will rejoice in the victories God has given me, but I will do so in gratitude to Him, and in continuing prayer and faith. Only through this attitude is He glorified!
I will openly declare my gratitude to God to those I encounter. I will never deny Jesus His glory!
And yes, I have other dreams and aspirations that have not yet been achieved. But I will be patient, trusting that in His good time, God will answer my prayers and bless me richly (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
The reason for my victory is to accord God all the glory, and bring others to the saving knowledge of Jesus! I pray for vigilance in victory and the wisdom to win souls by declaring Jesus as my deliverer, provider, and protector.
Be watchful, brothers and sisters, and keep your faith in God and His Son Jesus Christ. Your life depends on it, even as you celebrate your victories.
May the Lord keep you as the head and not the tail, and may your victory inspire others to serve Him also.
Blessings and Protection from ‘The King of Kings’!

Weekly Nugget: "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Peter 5:8; KJV).

Dr. Kene D. Ewulu ministers from Columbia, South Carolina, The United States.
All scriptures were linked from www.biblegateway.com

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