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Thursday Prayer: Trusting God's Timeline
Father, the Millerites were certain they'd calculated your return correctly. October 22, 1844, came and went. Their certainty about their interpretation exceeded what Scripture warranted. When expectations fail, it's usually not because you failed but because our interpretations were wrong
Thursday Read: October 22, 1844 - The Great Disappointment
October 22, 1844, thousands of followers of William Miller gathered, expecting Jesus Christ to return that day. Miller, a Baptist preacher and self-taught Bible scholar, had calculated from Daniel 8:14 that Christ would return "about 1843." When that year passed without the Second Coming,
Be Strong and Courageous
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for I am with you wherever you go. Courage isn't absence of fear - it's obedience despite fear. I'm commanding you to be strong not because you feel strong but because I'm with you. My presence makes you adequate.
Wednesday Prayer: Finishing Strong
Father, I'm twenty-one days into October - three-quarters through. I can't change the first three weeks. They're history. But I can determine what happens in the final ten days. Josiah couldn't fix his father's failures, but he could lead faithfully during his reign. I can't undo October's