God specializes in turning things around! He’s been doing it a long time for the nation of Israel. I remember going to Jerusalem in 1970 with my dad on the way to Africa.

Our trip happened to coincide with the celebration of the Six Day War of 1967 when Israel defended its borders and gained more territory from Syria. The city that day was filled with great celebration and the area around the Western Wall was the scene of joyous dancing.

In this war, Israel was vastly outnumbered by three countries: Egypt, Syria and Jordan. However, Israel had prepared by rehearsing their strategies of warfare. They attacked from the air and completely overtook the marching military forces of these three nations. Their strategy worked, enabling Israel to gain back territory and increase it borders!

This war was a definite turnaround of a bad situation much like Psalm 126 describes, and the celebration was, too! It’s time for a turnaround in your life today!

It’s time to leave the devil with an overwhelming sense of failure by laughing, dancing and shouting! That’s what happens when believers get together to celebrate Christ’s victory! Psalm 126:2 says that their mouths were filled with laughter and tongues with singing!

When you see the great victory in Christ on the cross and the resurrection, it will make you laugh! Sometimes in Holy Ghost meetings, you may be rehearsing your plan of attack against the enemy. Our war is not with flesh and blood and our weapons are not natural, but are mighty, supernatural ones.

Just as Israel observed the victory of the Six Day War with wonder and amazement, the world looks at the Church and knows that God has done great things for us when our mouths are filled with laughter instead of fear, complaining and worry!

The Gospel Brings Turnaround
When Jesus came on the scene, He declared that the Spirit of God was upon Him and He was anointed to heal the sick, mend broken hearts and set captives free as the Word says in Isaiah 61:1-3.

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opining of the prison to those who are bound.To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
(Isaiah 61:1-3)

From the fist day He was anointed to preach the Gospel – the Good News – Jesus began His mission to turn everything around. Wherever He preached, the results were joy, freedom, and an anointing that destroyed all the works of the devil.

Through His death, burial, and resurrection, Christ turned around everything that was lost by Adam’s fall. He redeemed mankind from Satan’s dominion. That is the Gospel we preach!

The word “gospel” in the Greek is euangelion, and means “glad tidings, or good news from the battlefield.” In the old days, a messenger would be sent from the battlefield to bring the news of a victory, or the gospel.

Today, a battle has been fought and decisively won by Jesus Christ. He triumphed over the enemy, and our job is to tell the good news that a great victory has been won. Whenever this message is heard, there should be some rejoicing going on!

Whenever a wicked, tyrant dictator is hunted down and killed, there is great rejoicing in the streets that can last for many days. The people who have lived in fear are free and the wicked government that controlled their lives is destroyed.

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. The lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
(Psalm 126)

This is the message of the Gospel! Our former tyrant dictator – the devil – who controlled us through fear has been destroyed. Jesus Christ is Lord! This is one turnaround celebration that should never end! For God specializes in turning things around! Glory to God!