In the outskirts of Monrovia, a dynamic church began its preparation for the annual Mother of the Year Program.  As the wonderful event was fast approaching, Konwloh, a member of the planning committee, anxiously thought about ways to make the program spectacular.  She wanted this year’s Mother’s Day to be very special because her stepmother had been selected as the Mother of the Year. Because of that, she made a special request to the program director to allow her make a special presentation.  She wanted to let everybody know that her stepmother deserves the title because she is a wonderful and rare type of stepmother.

As pleasant as life may be, we need to recognize that we live on a fallen earth and consequently, susceptible to disaster.  It is quite unsettling but that’s the reality of sharing this earth with Satan and his cohorts.  However, despite the circumstances, our situation here on earth is not hopeless all because of Jesus Christ.  He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly; he came to set the captives free; to open blind eyes; to enlighten and give hope and strength to the weary.  What a privilege!

The first insurgency occurred in Heaven when Lucifer and his cohorts attempted to dethrone God.  Can you imagine—overthrow the almighty God, the creator of Heaven and Earth?!!  Now, that is what you call “a lot of nerves”! However, their movement was definitely crushed and the insurgents expelled from Heaven. 

Isaiah 53:6 - .  All like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Have you ever tried picking up the broken pieces of a shattered glass or pottery and putting them back together?  If so, wasn’t it a painstaking task? First of all, depending on the extent of the damage, you would probably have to search all over the place to retrieve the broken pieces. Then after collecting all of the broken pieces, you are left with yet another daunting task of putting the shattered object back to its original form.

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