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My dear brothers and sisters, in today’s world it is very difficult to find someone who is faithful; whether a friend, a spouse, an employee, a worker or anyone. Some time or the other that person will become unfaithful to you. And this is the time we try to search for the one who is always faithful. He is none other than our Lord Jesus Christ. As St. Paul says to the Thessalonians, “The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:24.

Many of us would have watched movies or pictures or TV serials or short commercial films. The main theme in all is revenge. Due to some reason one character in the film becomes the villian and swears to take revenge on the hero or heroine. And in the end of the film the revenge is taken and the film is over. There are many cases like this in real life too; maybe in your life too; where your want to fight against a relative or friend or neighbour and take revenge. But this is not what the Holy Bible tells us to do. In Exodus 14:14 we read “The Lord will fight for you and you have only to keep still.” It is very difficult to forget incidents and to forget the bad that some people have done to us. Sometimes, we want to fight back by doing the same that they did to us. But if we do the same, then what is the difference between them and us. For Romans 12:21 says, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." The Word of God teaches us to “Love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.” – Matthew 5:44.

“Ah! Lord God. It is you who made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.”- Jeremiah 32:17. No matter what we are going through right now, no matter how impossible the situation may be, no matter how helpless we are, no matter how hopeless we feel, we should remember one thing, “NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD.” God sees differently than we do, as the word says, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways.” -Isaiah 55:8. We see with human eyes and assume things which are not in God’s plan. For he always has a perfect plan for us; as he says, “For surely I know the plans I have for you, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”

The Bible is full of God’s promises and it reminds us that He is faithful. When difficult times enter our lives it is always easy to focus on ourselves and on our problems. We also tend to blame God that he has sent us these difficulties. But that is wrong because, “The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.” – Psalm 145:9. King David always prayed, “And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised good things to your servant.” – 2 Samuel 7:28. God always promises to do good to his children. “O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him.” – Psalm 34:8