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The Detour of Comfort: Navigating Familiar Routes in Life

Greetings, dear readers! Welcome back to The Grace Diary, where we dive into the intersection of our everyday experiences and the timeless truths found in the Word of God. Today, we embark on a journey inspired by a personal revelation during the closure of schools last November. Join me in exploring the profound parallels between a simple commute and the intricate tapestry of our Christian lives. My Personal Experience In November, a peculiar revelation unfolded during a period when schools were closed, and my daily routine seemed to be humming along as usual. Despite leaving my home on time, I found myself consistently arriving late at work, a puzzling deviation from my regular punctuality. My initial self-assurance attributed the tardiness to heavy traffic on the route to town. Day after day, I consoled myself with this explanation until a moment of realization prompted me to reconsider. One day, determined to solve the mystery of my perpetual lateness, I decided to deviate from the

Seven Mentions ✅

The universe was created in six days and on the Seventh day God rested, 
God said that anyone who killed Cain would have vengeance taken on him Sevenfold
Being the Seventh from Adam, Enoch was taken to Heaven by God without dying,

Noah was commanded by God to take Seven of each "clean" animal and Seven each of the birds on the Ark,
The flood began Seven days after Noah was in the Ark, 
The rainbow is made up of Seven colours: a sign of God's promise of not destroying man with water,

God's covenant with Abraham had Seven blessings, 

Jacob worked for Laban for Seven years in order to marry Racheal. He was, however, given Leah the first daughter and had to work for another Seven years to have Racheal as his second wife, 
Jacob bowed Seven times when he met his brother Esau,

After being barren for a long time, Hannah was blessed with a son, Samuel, and was later blessed with Seven children,
Joseph interpreted Pharoah's dream that meant there would be Seven years of plentiful years followed by Seven years of famine,

The golden lamp-stand found in the Tabernacle had Seven lamps on it,
The altar of the Tabernacle was sprinkled Seven times by Moses using the anointing oil and sanctified for Seven days, 

We are commanded to keep the Sabbath Day holy,

In the Seventh month the Day of Atonement was to be held,
The Year of Jubilee occurred after Seven sabbaths of years; celebrated in the 50th year, 

It took Seven years for Solomon to build God's Temple ,


Elijah's servant went to look for rain Seven times, and rain came after the 7th time,
The Shunammite's son sneezed Seven times after Elisha raised him from the dead,
Naaman was told by Elisha to wash himself in River Jordan Seven times in order to be healed of leprosy, 

Seven of Saul's descendants were given over to the Gibeonites to be slain by David,

When Job's friends visited him after he was afflicted, they sat silent with him for Seven days and Seven nights, 

Proverbs mentions Seven things that are an abomination to God,
Nebuchadnezzar was made insane by God for Seven years, 

Jesus healed Seven times on the Sabbath,
The 5,000 men were fed with Seven loaves of bread and a few fish,
Jesus said we need to forgive up to 70 times 7 times,
Jesus said Seven things while dying on the cross.

These are just some of the incidences in which number Seven has been mentioned in the Bible. Clearly, it is God's number and has its own hidden meaning; a number with its own mystery. And how does this relate to our daily lives? Unless you try something Seven times, you have no excuse to give up. Pray for your breakthrough at least Seven times. Seven is God's number. Its God's season and time to bless you. 




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