TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBERS
February 09, 2025 – 02/09/2025
2 – A Faithful Witness & Being Set Apart
9 – Fruit Bearing (+) Judgment (-)
FRUIT OF VICTORY
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
– Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT
On Oct. 7, 1995, Waylon Jennings returned to Clear Lake, Iowa, the same way he left 36 years earlier—by bus. More than 2,000 fans packed the Surf Ballroom to see a world-famous performer retrace some painful steps taken years ago.
You see, Waylon was made famous by not being on the plane that crashed on Feb. 3, 1959, killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. One of the seats on that airplane was actually his.
The Big Bopper was scheduled to be on the bus. Having the flu, he asked Waylon to switch. Waylon agreed. Buddy Holly teased him, “I hope your old bus freezes up. It’s 40-below, and you’re going to get awful cold.”
Waylon said these last words to his close friend—words he would regret for decades: “Well, I hope your ol’ plane crashes.”
The next day, Waylon found out the same way the rest of the world did that three American music greats were dead. Three decades later, Waylon returned to the Surf Ballroom. Gone was the clean-cut boy. In his old age, with his long hair and unshaven face, the music was different, and so was he.
“This is kind of a special night for me,” he told the crowd. “I lost some great friends that night. You should have known Buddy, Ritchie, and the Big Bopper. They were great. That’s all I’m going to say about that.” He then broke into “Me and Bobby McGee.” That concert was about a man returning to face the most tragic event of his life. Waylon was an overcomer.
When he left the first time, he was a struggling bass player in Buddy’s band whose future was in serious doubt. He returned as a country music legend.
He went back, but not as the same person he used to be. I don’t know if Waylon knows Jesus, but I know this: God will lead you back to those places where you were once defeated and have you stand there as the bad motor scooter He made you to be.
“For thy sake, we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” – Romans 8:36-37
Declaration: Jesus has brought victory into my life by His blood. He has healed the wounds of my past. He is at work in my life in new ways! My life has been redeemed and transformed by My Lord. I am not defeated; I am an overcomer!
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