Miraculous Turnarounds_ Despair To Restoration!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Thursday, September 18, 2025 Topic: MIRACULOUS TURNAROUNDS! Memory Verse: "When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream" - Psalms 126:1 NKJV Bible Text: Zephaniah 3:20 NKJV 20. At that time I will bring you back, even at the time I gather you; for I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I return your captives before your eyes,” says the Lord. INSPIRATION: Sometimes, we may stay so long in a bad situation that it almost becomes normal. Your senses and faculties start to adjust to the new reality and condition you to accept what you should deal with and change. When life beats you to blend into a reality that isn't yours or meant to be, survival mode is activated just so you could get by. This is the reality of many today, with no hope in view for a possible change. Despair and resignation to fate has slept off every shade of optimism left in them. Make no mistakes about it, it is a terrible thing to be in a state of gloom, especially, when you expect to bloom! In spite of this, God assures us of a turnaround. He says, "I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him" (Ezek. 21:27 KJV). God is about to turn your captivity in such a dramatic way! He will bring you back to a state of fame and praise (Zaph. 3:20), even though this may look like an unrealistic dream (Ps. 126:1). Get ready to be wowed! TODAY'S TAKE HOME: There are two sentences in scriptures you should familiarise yourself with. They are: "And it shall come to pass that..." (promise made), and, "It came to pass as the Lord had spoken" (promise fulfilled). These will be evident in your life this season. PRAYER: O Lord, please cause me to experience positive miraculous turnaround in every aspect of my life; put an end to every misery and mystery that became my new normal and give me total restoration, in Jesus name.