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Whatever giant you’re facing…Whenever the enemy attacks… Remember this:

The fight is already fixed.


You’re not fighting for victory—you’re fighting with victory.


As long as you use your God-given weapons—faith, prayer, the Word, and the power of His Spirit—you cannot lose.


“The battle is not yours, but God’s.” (2 Chronicles 20:15)

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.” (Isaiah 54:17)


So don’t back up…Don’t give up…Don’t throw in the towel…

Fight on—because heaven already wrote the ending. 💪🏽🔥

 
 
 

Luke 2:41–49



There is a danger that doesn’t come with warning signs. No alarms.No announcements.No flashing lights, It’s the silent drift. The kind that doesn’t happen all at once—but happens in moments… One day at a time.


The Bible says Mary and Joseph were on their way home from Jerusalem.They had just come from a major spiritual gathering—the Passover feast.They were faithful.Consistent.Committed.

These weren’t sinners in the street—these were saints in the sanctuary.


And yet…they lost Jesus.


The Danger of Assumption

Scripture says they were: “Supposing Him to have been in the company…” They assumed He was there. And that’s where many of us are right now.


We assume He’s with us because:

  • We still go to church

  • We still know the songs

  • We still use the language

  • We still wear the title


But assumption can replace intimacy.


You can be around spiritual thingsand still be disconnected from the Savior.

You can know how to “do church”and still not know where Jesus is in your life.


Spiritual proximity is not the same as spiritual possession.


The Subtle Drift

They didn’t lose Him in rebellion.They lost Him in routine. It didn’t take years.It didn’t take a lifetime. It took one day.


One day of distraction. One day of assumption. One day of going through the motions.


One day you felt the conviction—and ignored it anyway. One day you heard the warning—and did it anyway. One day you said, “just this once”—and did it anyway. One day you knew better—and did it anyway.


And just like that—you’re still moving…but He’s missing.


Looking in the Wrong Places

The Bible says they searched for Him among: “their kinsfolk and acquaintances…”


They checked with family. They checked with friends. They checked with the crowd.

But they couldn’t find Him. Because everybody around you may not know where Jesus is.


Some people can hype you—but they can’t help you.

Some people can shout with you—but they can’t show you where He is.

Some people can walk with you—but they don’t know Him for themselves.

And if you’re not careful,you’ll mistake noise for presenceand crowd for connection.


The Cost of Neglect

It took one day to lose Him—but three days to find Him. Because it always takes longert o recover what you neglected... than it did to lose it. Neglect is expensive.


It costs you:

  • Sensitivity

  • Clarity

  • Peace

  • Direction


You don’t lose God overnight—you drift. And the scariest part is—you can keep moving and not even realize He’s gone.


The Turning Point

When they realized Jesus was missing,they didn’t keep going forward. They turned around.

They went back to Jerusalem—the place where they last experienced Him.


And that’s the word for somebody reading this:

You don’t need something new. You need to go back.

Back to prayer. Back to seeking. Back to hunger. Back to sincerity.

Because you can’t find Jesus going further away from where you left Him.


The Good News

When they found Him... He was in the temple. Still teaching. Still present. Still about His Father’s business.


In other words: He never moved. They did.


And that’s the hope of this entire text— Even if you lost Him…you can find Him again.

He’s not hiding from you. He’s waiting on you.


Final Word

You can lose money and recover it. You can lose opportunities and regain them. You can lose relationships and rebuild them.


But if you lose Jesus—you’ve lost everything.


One day to lose Him.Three days to find Him.


The question is:

How far have you traveled on the assumption that He was with you?

And more importantly— Are you ready to go back and get Him? 🔥



Giving: Don’t Lose Him in Your Priorities



One of the quickest ways to drift is not just in prayer—but in priorities. Because where your treasure is, there will your heart be also (Matthew 6:21).


Giving is not about money—it’s about alignment. It’s a declaration that God is first, not last. When you give, you’re saying, “Lord, You’re not just part of my life—you are my source.” Don’t let distraction rob you of devotion—even in your stewardship.


Honor Him with your substance, not leftovers. Because when you keep God first in your giving, you guard your heart from drifting away from His presence.


If He’s not first in your giving, He won’t stay first in your living. 🔥



 
 
 

Text: Gospel of Matthew 14


Let’s tell the story the way it really happened.

Jesus had been teaching all day. The crowd kept growing. Thousands of people. Hungry people. Tired people. Expecting something.


The disciples came to Jesus with what sounded like wisdom:

“Send them away.”


Translation? This is too big. We don’t have enough. It’s not our problem.


But Jesus said something dangerous:

“You give them something to eat.”


Now hold on.

Five loaves. Two fish. Over 5,000 men — not counting women and children.


The math wasn’t mathin’. The numbers didn’t add up. The spreadsheet said, “Impossible.”

And that’s where most of us panic.


Because we’ve been trained to live by calculators and not by faith.


We measure everything:

  • The size of the crowd.

  • The size of the need.

  • The size of the bank account.

  • The size of our strength.


But heaven doesn’t operate by your calculator.


The boy offered what he had — not what was needed.

And that’s the key.


The miracle didn’t start with abundance. It started with availability.


Jesus lifted it. Blessed it. Broke it. And multiplied it.

Don’t miss that order.


He blessed it before it grew. He broke it before it expanded.


Some of you are in the “breaking” stage — and you think you’re being reduced. But God is positioning you for multiplication.


The crowd didn’t see the math problem. They saw the miracle.

And when it was all over? Everyone ate.Everyone was filled. And there were twelve baskets left over. More at the end than at the beginning.


Let me bring this home.


You’ve had seasons where:

The income didn’t match the bills.

The energy didn’t match the assignment.

The strength didn’t match the pressure.

The resources didn’t match the responsibility.


But somehow…

The rent got paid. The lights stayed on. The opportunity came through. The door opened at the last minute.


The math wasn’t mathin’ —But heaven was moving.


You didn’t manipulate it. You didn’t mastermind it. You didn’t engineer the outcome.

God multiplied what you surrendered.


Here’s the revelation:

When what you have isn’t enough in your hands —it becomes more than enough in His.


So the next time the numbers don’t make sense…The next time the budget looks impossible…The next time the assignment feels too big… Don’t focus on the lack. Lift what you have. Put it in His hands. And watch what God does.


Because when it’s all said and done,you won’t be able to explain it with math.

You’ll just have to testify: God did it.



Today we give in faith. We give trusting multiplication. We give believing that what leaves our hand does not leave our life — it enters our future. Give your greatest gift today and watch Heaven move on your behalf


 
 
 
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John H. Young Ministries

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Buffalo, NY 14211

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