Happy New Year 2013

Psalms 103: 1 - 5, Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. NKJV

The congregation, media ministry, and staff of World Harvest Church North (WHCN) want to wish you a very blessed and healthy New Year. As I was considering today's devotion, I couldn't help but remember all the goodness that God has bestowed upon us over the previous year. Even in the face of difficulties, we have witnessed God's unfailing love and faithfulness to His people in so many ways. 

WHCN is beginning 2013 just like we did 2012, with a 21 day fast. During the 2012 fast, God performed a creative miracle; He extended a woman's leg so that she didn't have to walk with a limp or a cane. Shortly after this major miracle, our financial secretary was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease called "Myasthenia Gravis." It attacked her muscles and would have destroyed her lung's ability to function and produce oxygen. Nevertheless, on the Wednesday that she was diagnosed by her physician, she had her son drive her to the church; and during the service that evening, God completely healed her. She couldn't talk; and she couldn't walk without a walker; however, she walked out of the church talking and without any assistance. She is back at her job and doing well. Also during the fast, a woman who had surgery to fuse vertebras together in her neck was healed. She can now move her head to the right for the first time since the damaged occurred.

It was also during this time that the church retired over twenty-thousand dollars of debt. The Lord did this during the winter months and while most of our congregation was struggling financially. Throughout 2012, we have watched the goodness of God at work in individual lives, in families, and in other churches that we are in fellowship with. 

Miracle after miracle was wrought by the Lord in our midst this year. We have had at least two individuals who were diagnosed with cancer completely healed. God gave us favor with our media ministry and empowered us to launch World Harvest Cyber Church. While I was in Bulgaria, I could watch our service as it was being streamed live over the internet. Most recently, the Lord has given us favor with Cross.tv to launch our television and internet ministry on iTunes, Apple, Google, and Roku channels. I am reminded of the seed that Joseph sowed during a time of famine, and God blessed his obedience with a one-hundred-fold blessing. God has done so much for WHCN, our families, and the media ministry that I truly cannot tell it all.

I share these praise reports with you for two reasons: The first is to give God all the glory for the great miracles He has given to His people and laborers. The second is to build YOUR faith in God's promise to supply all of your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. I want to leave you today by declaring the priestly blessing (found in the scripture below) over you and your family; this is the same blessing that God commanded Moses to speak over the children of Israel. I truly believe that the kingdom of God is going to prosper and grow as never before in 2013. 

Numbers 6: 22 - 27, And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: "Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace."' "So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them." NKJV

Happy New Year!

Pastor Asa Dockery