Samuel S. Scull settled onto a farm in the Arizona desert with his wife and children. One night a fierce desert storm struck with rain, hail, and high wind. At daybreak, feeling sick and fearing what he might find, Samuel went to survey their loss. The hail had beaten the entire vegetable garden into the ground, the house was partially unroofed, the henhouse had blown away and dead chickens were scattered about. Destruction and devastation were everywhere. 

While standing dazed, evaluating the mess and wondering about the future, he heard a rumbling in the lumber pile that was the remains of the henhouse. To his shock and surprise, a rooster was climbing up through the debris and he didn’t stop climbing until he had mounted the highest board in the pile. That old rooster was dripping wet and most of his feathers were blown away. But as the sun came over the eastern horizon, he flapped his bony wings and crowed.

Why did this emaciated rooster insist on rising above the debris to crow? Because it was his nature! His DNA was programmed to announce the beginning of a new day. True to his nature, he stuck out his bare chest and declared, "Wake up world-A new day awaits!"

And so it is with us. Deep in our DNA is the nature of a King. When all we can see is the rubble of disappointment, failure or devastation, He speaks to us from within our inner nature and says, "You will find strength, you will go forward, for you beloved, were made to rule! So, by My grace child, climb to the highest point of the rubble and boldly declare, ‘Wake up world! My God, who is King of the earth, will cause me to triumph!’ As surely as the sun rises in the morning, THIS IS A NEW DAY!”

“His mercies begin afresh each morning…” Lamentation 3:23 NLT