Hope for 2026

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“If 2026 appears anything less than rosy from where you’re standing today, then don’t give up but look up into the eyes of Jesus and say, 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’”

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Philippians 1:6
…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Here’s wishing you and yours a truly hope-filled and blessed 2026. One thing I have learned, as I have tracked the plans of God throughout my life, is this: God’s new is always new, and in this New Year, I believe He is doing a new thing in your life. Be encouraged to live expectantly of God’s plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

In a world faced with terrorism, rampant secularism and Christian persecution and war, it’s so good to know that the Lord our God has made a way for us to walk in peace and hope. In Christ, we enjoy a surpassing peace; not peace as the world knows it, but a deep inner peace in whatever conflict we may face. And the hope that he has given us comes from the faith generated by the words of Jesus, the author and perfecter of our lives.

Jesus faced opposition on every side, yet he rested in God’s perfect will for his life even when it cost him his life on the cross. However, Jesus faced crucifixion in full confidence that the Spirit of God would raise him from the dead and seat him at the right hand of God in glory. We are called follow this example by fixing our eyes on Jesus and not on the difficulties surrounding us, gleaning from the faith his word produces in us.

God-tracking, therefore, is facing every new day and every new year and every new challenge with faith and confidence that he will guide us through troubled, needy times with great peace, in the hope of his good plans for our lives. Corrie Ten Boom said, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” If 2026 appears anything less than rosy from where you’re standing today, then don’t give up but look up into the eyes of Jesus and say, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

God-tracking is facing the future with peaceful confidence  

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Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you.
Jeremiah 29:11
Hebrews 12:1-3
Philippians 4:4-8 & 12-13
Romans 10:17

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“I rest in the peace of Jesus and have faith in the hope that your word brings to my life.”

“Dear Lord, thank you for bringing me this far. As I face the New Year, I know that you will always remain faithful to your word to guide and bless me according to your great plans for my life. Help me, therefore, to faithfully track your plans and purposes by keeping my eyes on Jesus and acknowledging you in all my ways. I trust that you will meet my needs and open the doors to your purposes for me this year. I rest in the peace of Jesus and have complete faith in the hope that your word brings to my life. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS REMAINING FOCUSED ON THE AUTHOR OF FAITH

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“Therefore, dear GodTracker, may we look through trials and tribulations and fix our eyes on Jesus who, for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and was seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord

The people of God had fallen away from the purposes of God by contaminating their lifestyles with the trends of their unbelieving neighbours. They compromised their worship with idolatry. They had opened the door to the real enemy of God’s purposes – the devil – and given him the opportunity to wreak havoc with their future as a nation. As a result, they were conquered by the Babylonians who dragged them into captivity for 70 years. At the advent of this calamity, God gave the prophet Jeremiah a word. He said, “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfil to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

This devotional has at its core the concept of tracking the plans and purposes of God. Indeed, God does have a plan for you and me, as we acknowledge him in all our ways. I have discovered the truth of this statement is, it is God who knows these plans but we don’t; not until he reveals them to us. Therefore, for us to walk in the plans God knows he has for us, we need to seek and track his plans in all we do. Hence, God-tracking. As you seek and track the plans God knows he has for you by acknowledging him in all your ways, you become a GodTracker.

God’s plans for us, and the Body of Christ at large, are to bless us and cause us to enjoy a thriving future. However, as with Jeremiah’s compatriots, sometimes the compromise of integrity creeps into our lifestyles. Sadly, I believe calamities like Covid-19 occur because of this compromise. But God uses calamity to soften our hearts and, in repentance, to bring our focus back to him, the author of our faith.

Therefore, dear GodTracker, may we look through trials and tribulations and fix our eyes on Jesus who, for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and was seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Just as the Israelites returned to rebuild Jerusalem and prosper, so the Lord plans to restore your hope for a flourishing future.

God-tracking is remaining focused on the author of faith

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Ephesians 4:25-27
Jeremiah 29:10-11
Proverbs 3:6
Hebrews 12:2

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I now fix my eyes on Jesus who is the author of my life’s story and believe you will restore my hope for a flourishing future

“Dear Lord, thank you for the promise that you have a plan for my prosperity. Right now, things look a little bleak. But I know you know what lies ahead so I acknowledge you in all my ways and trust that you will direct my path according to the plans you know you have for me. Dear Lord, I repent of any compromise of my faith and morals. I repent of any opportunity I have given the devil, at any time in my life. I now fix my eyes on Jesus who is the author of my life’s story and believe you will restore my hope for a flourishing future. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS DELIGHTING IN THE GOD OF YOUR SUCCESS

“The Lord desires to grant you the desires of your heart. He has great and wonderful plans for you –plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

C.S. Lewis notes how believers often underestimate the full riches God has for His children. “If we consider the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea.”

In Psalm 37 we read that if we take pleasure in seeking the presence of God then he will grant us the desires of our hearts. If you know Christ as Saviour then you are seated in him in heavenly places; you have a vantage point in Christ! And in the Torah God says, “God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand.” In the Proverbs we’re reminded that if we commit our work to the Lord our plans will be established. And finally, in Hebrews 11 God’s Word tells us that he will reward us if we seek him in faith.

The Lord desires to grant you the desires of your heart. He has great and wonderful plans for you –plans for your welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. God is your Father, the Father of heavenly lights from whom every good perfect gift comes. Your Lord desires for you to be successful in all you do. However, there is one condition: delight yourself in him.

God-tracking is delighting in the God of your success

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Ephesians 2:4-7
Deuteronomy 30:9
Proverbs 16:3
Jeremiah 29:11
James 1:17
Hebrews 11:6

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So, I delight in you and seek your plans for my life wherever they may lead

“Dear Father God, thank you for the promises of your word that you desire to grant me my desires and meet my needs. I believe your Word is your will and I thank you, O Lord, that I read in your Word that it is your intension to reward my faith as I seek you. Therefore, I wholeheartedly put my faith in your exceedingly great reward, the greatest of which is eternal life through Jesus Christ my Lord. So, I delight in you and seek your plans for my life wherever they may lead. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS BEING A SUCCESS BY THE GRACE OF GOD

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“Only by grace are you saved and only by grace (God’s favour) can you succeed in the plans God knows he has for you. Grace is God’s doing. Grace is enough. Grace is your success.”

Psalm 90:17
Let the favour of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!

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What is failure? Failure effects all of us. Some failures seem larger than life while others seem to pass in the breeze like a leaf falling from a tree in autumn. However, we all frown upon failure as if it were cancer gnawing away at the meaning of life. Yet failure is a precursor to success.

Jim Burke was head of a new products division at Johnson & Johnson. One of his first projects was to develop a children's chest rub. The product failed miserably and Jim expected he would be fired. However, when he was called before the chairman of the board, Robert Wood Johnson, he was flabbergasted when the chairman said, "Are you the one who just cost us all that money? Well, I just want to congratulate you. If you are making mistakes, that means you are taking risks, and we won't grow unless you take risks." Some years later, Burke himself became chairman of Johnson & Johnson. Author Bob Gass puts it this way, “In order to grasp the thing at which you succeed you must let go of the thing at which you failed.”

For any tracker of God’s plans, failure is not failure at all. The Scripture reminds us that God knows the plans he has for us and if we acknowledge God in all our ways then it is he who directs the outcome of our lives. Often what we evaluate as failure is nothing more than a steppingstone to the purposes of God. We need to remember it is God who produces the product of our lives. It is his blessing that brings wealth and success, not our performance. You see, as with your salvation, your good works cannot earn God’s favour. Only by grace are you saved and only by grace (God’s favour) can you succeed in the plans God knows he has for you. Grace is God’s doing. Grace is enough. Grace is your success.

God-tracking is being a success by the grace of God

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Jeremiah 29:11
Proverbs 3:5-6
Deuteronomy 8:17-18
2 Corinthians 12:9

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

You are my teacher and only your blessing will bring success in my life. I seek your blessing on all I do with all my heart

“O Lord, I think I have failed at so many things in life. Forgive me for any errors of judgment or sin that may have led me to make decisions contrary to your will. But, I realise now that failure in my life is only part of the process of success. I know I am saved by grace through faith. My salvation cannot be accredited to the work of my hands. Likewise, my work and performance in life cannot be accredited to my doing but to your grace. So, dear Lord, I embrace failures as part of the learning process. You are my teacher and only your blessing will bring success in my life. I seek your blessing on all I do with all my heart. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS WALKING IN SELF-SACRIFICING KINDNESS

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“The quality of being friendly, generous and considerate, kindness can shatter the hardest of hearts. Kindness is self-sacrificing. Kindness, the least appreciated of all noble traits, is the greatest of humane qualities because, kindness acts out love.”

Galatians 5:22,23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

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One of the fruits of the Spirit is kindness. Kindness is defined as, the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Along with the other eight fruits of the Spirit, true kindness is imputed by the power of the Holy Spirit in a life totally sold out to Jesus.

Aisha was raised in a good home. Her parents are Hindus, therefore believed in many gods, including the Lord God Almighty. However, Aisha was brought up with no understanding of who Jesus Christ is. When she reached her teens, Aisha rebelled. She became a very withdrawn and angry person. She trusted no one and was very cynical. However, one girl in her high school class was able to break through her hard shell. Abi knew Jesus as her personal Lord and saviour and extruded the love of God. She showed unconditional kindness to Aisha, despite her aggressive behaviour.

“I could not understand why she was so kind to me,” said Aisha. “She would always sit with me at lunchtime, often not saying a word – just near to me. She would buy me drinks and pastries from the canteen. And when I was in a mood, she would just listen to me rant. I did not deserve Abi’s kindness.” Abi’s kindness eventually softened Aisha’s hardened heart. She was able to share the love of God, through the death and resurrection of Jesus, with Aisha. Aisha surrendered her heart to Christ.

The quality of being friendly, generous and considerate, kindness can shatter the hardest of hearts. Kindness is self-sacrificing. Kindness, the least appreciated of all noble traits, is the greatest of humane qualities because, kindness acts out love. God was so kind to you and me, though we did not deserve it, he sent Jesus to heal us of our rebellion. Only by his generous and considerate outpouring of the Holy Spirit into our lives can we extrude the same kindness shown by young Abi.

God-tracking is walking in self-sacrificing kindness

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Galatians 5:16-24
John 3:16-18

Romans 5:10
Joel 2:28-29

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I pray that I will be a greater witness to the kindness that you have shown me

“Lord, my Lord, I’m sorry if I have hardened my heart to the needs of others. I submit now to the outworking of your Holy Spirit in my life. I ask that you manifest the fruit of the Spirit in me, especially the fruit of kindness. Help me to notice the needs of those around me. Help me to be friendly, generous and considerate. Use me to soften the hearts of other people who are suffering the anguish of scepticism and cynicism. I pray that I will be a greater witness to the kindness that you have shown me. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS TRUSTING HIS FAITHFUL AND SURE PLANS, FORMED OF OLD

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“I know the plans I have for you,” says Ancient of Days. He has done wonderful things. His faithful and sure plans for you were formed of old.”

Isaiah 25:1
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.

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God-tracking is all about seeking and remaining on track with the plans God knows he has for us. One of my life verses, Jeremiah 20 verse 11, tells us just that. That is, it is God who knows the plans he has for us but we don’t.

God has many names in the Bible. We see the character of God depicted in his names. One of these names is the Ancient of Days. This name implies that God is eternal (one of the biblical references to the infinity of God). Three words that describe God are: omnipotent (which means all-powerful), omnipresent (which means ever-present) and omniscient (which means all-knowing). There is no entity in the universe like the Lord God. He is the Creator of all matter, time and space. El Shaddai, another name for God, means God Almighty. Ancient of Days is the Lord God Almighty who was and who is and who is to come; the all-knowing, all-powerful and ever-present creator of you.

“I know the plans I have for you,” says Ancient of Days. He has done wonderful things. His faithful and sure plans for you were formed of old. Whatever conflict or contention you may be facing today, be sure his plans for you were designed long ago. He knew you before you were born. Your days were written in his book before your first breath. When he speaks, no one can stand against him; he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world! You can trust his discretion. You can trust his plans. He will keep you in perfect peace if you keep your mind on him. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord your God is an everlasting rock.

God-tracking is trusting his faithful and sure plans, formed of old

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Jeremiah 29:11
Daniel 7:9
Isaiah 26:3-4
1 John 4:4
Psalm 139:16


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I trust and believe that your plans, planned of old for me, are faithful and sure

“Dear Lord God Almighty, you are holy, faithful and true. Forgive me for doubting the plans you know you have for me. Even if it seems like my life has no meaning, I know it does, in you. I believe in your plans for my life. I trust and believe that your plans, planned of old for me, are faithful and sure. Help me to seek and track your plans – you will – always. Indeed, not my will be done but your will be done in my life. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS MAKING IT TO THE TOP BY FAITH IN GOD’S PURPOSES

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A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

Please note that I will be taking a 3-month break from writing GodTracker. Due to circumstances, I will be on a sabbatical for this period. Today’s will be the last GodTracker posting until Friday 8th March 2019. However, please feel free to e-mail me at dudley@godtracker.co.uk at any time during this period.

Thank you for your faithful prayers and support.

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“Whatever hill you are climbing today; whatever conspiracy you may face, know this, it is not by your effort that you will make it to the top.”

Hebrews 12:2

…looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

We’ve all heard the charming little childhood story of a little blue engine who looked at his impossible task of pulling a train up a steep hill and said, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can." Filled with determination, the little blue engine huffed and puffed and pulled up the hill until he made it to the top.

In an amusing little twist to the original story, another author wrote: "He was almost there, when --CRASH! SMASH! BASH! The little blue engine slid all the way down again and ended up in a heap at the foot of the hill. Which goes to show, if the track is tough and the hill is rough, only thinking you can, just ain't enough."

King David was an anointed God-fearing king in Israel. Being called a man after God’s own heart, he was one of the ancients who was filled with the Holy Spirit. David penned many positive and uplifting Psalms. However, David was also an honest realist who faced much opposition to his position, even from within his own family. Once his son Absalom rebelled and conspired to overthrow his father. In his response, David did not retaliate; he did not ignore the attack or depend on the power of positive thought to overcome this great obstacle. David did what he always did – he turned to the Lord and depended on God’s plans for deliverance. He wrote in a psalm, “O Lord, how many are my foes! But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.”

Whatever hill you are climbing today; whatever conspiracy you may face, know this, it is not by your effort that you will make it to the top. You will overcome only by faith in God’s plans for your deliverance, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’, and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” Only faith in God’s purposes for your life, by his grace and might, will you pull your train to the top of the hill. So, set your eyes on Jesus, the author of your faith, and keep puffing away.

God-tracking is making it to the top by faith in God’s purposes

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2 Samuel 15

Psalm 3

Zechariah 4:6-7

Matthew 17:20

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So, I take my eyes off this mountain in my life and I keep climbing with faith in your plans, by your power

“Dear Lord, I feel as though I have been climbing this hill for ages, with no progress. It seems everyone is against me and resistance is at every turn. Forgive me for taking my eyes off Jesus and depending on my own power of positive thinking. I choose now to look to Christ and follow his example. Jesus climbed mount Calvary, endured death with confidence in your plan, O God, to raise him from the dead and seat him on the throne of heaven. So, I take my eyes off this mountain in my life and I keep climbing with faith in your plans, by your power. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS NOT BY GOOD WORKS, BUT BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH

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“All your good works will never be good enough to qualify you for heaven. Therefore, Jesus died in your place… Only his good works are good enough for a good God.”

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God

A man arrives at the pearly gates. Peter says, "Here's how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you've done, and I’ll give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach 100 points, you’re in."

"Okay," says the man optimistically, eyeing the rack of designer halos on the other side of the gate. "First off, I attended church every single Sunday."

"That's good,” says St. Peter, "that's worth two points."

"Two points?" says the man. "Well… er… I… I always gave 10% of all my earnings to the church. Does that count?"

"Hmm, let's see," answers Peter. "That's worth another 2 points. Anything else?"

"Two points!? Well, how about this: I started a soup kitchen in my city and worked in a shelter for the homeless."

"Fantastic,” said the gatekeeper, “that's certainly worth another point,".

The man ponders for a moment and then adds, "And I was married to the same woman for 50 years and never cheated on her, not even in my heart." Peter replied, "That's wonderful. Well done. Let’s see now, that’s worth another… three points!"

"Only three points!!" the man cries out. "At this rate the only way I’ll ever get into heaven is by the grace of God!"

"Ah, at last!” replied the heavenly gatekeeper. “Come on in, friend!"

You may smile, but it’s funny how we often think we can earn brownie points with God through good works. We do all the right things, give to disaster funds, help our neighbours and even attend a few church meetings or Bible studies. So, we think we’ll be okay on D-Day, when the final trumpet sounds and we face our God. After all, we were born into a good Christian home, believed in God and called Jesus Lord.

“Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven,” said Jesus. “Why do you call me, `Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?” You see, dear God-tracker, it’s not how many credits we earn by good works and sweet talk that makes us right with God, it’s by doing what Jesus commanded. For instance, Jesus said things like: “Come to me and I will give you rest,” and “No one comes to the Father except through me,” and “Unless you are born again you cannot see the kingdom of God.”

All your good works will never be good enough to qualify you for heaven. Therefore, Jesus died in your place. Jesus is the only sinless and good person who has ever walked this planet – he is God in the flesh. Only his good works are good enough for a good God. When he died he took your punishment for sin, for the wages of sin is death. But Christ did not stay dead, he rose again. And that’s how I know Jesus was sinless, because death could not keep him down. And that’s the demonstration of God’s grace.

Only by repenting of sin, by believing in Jesus and calling him Lord can you ever be good enough to make it to heaven. Only in Christ, are you and I made righteous. The only way you’ll ever get into heaven is by the grace of God.

God-tracking is not by works, but by grace through faith.

READ ALL ABOUT IT

Matthew 7:21

Luke 6:46-49

Matthew 11:28-30

John 14:6

John 3:1-8

Romans 6:23

Luke 24:1-12

2 Corinthians 5:21

DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

As I have faith in you and come to you by your grace, I am made righteous before God

“Oh God, I confess that I have been trying to earn good points to be right with you. I’m very sorry and I admit that I was wrong. There is nothing that I can do that will be good enough to gain access to heaven, except to humble myself and come to you through Jesus. This I now do, O Lord. I lay down my good works and admit to my sin. I repent of all that I have done that has grieved you. I am weary of good works and come to you, just as I am, to find rest from my own efforts. Thank you for your grace. Thank you for dying in my place and taking my sin so that, as I have faith in you and come to you by your grace, I can am righteous before God. I rest in your grace, O Lord. Amen.”

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