Day 24: You Can Come Back From This

January 25th, 2026
by Minister Sam Brown
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Focus Area - REACH FORWARD
Stretching Toward the Future

Scriptures: Nehemiah 2:17-20
Reflection: No matter what has been broken in your life, God is calling you to reach inward, rise up, and rebuild with faith and courage.
 
Expanded Focus:
Family, I want to pause today and encourage you: you can come back from whatever you are going through or facing. Every test that arises in your life has an expiration date, and by faith, I declare that day is today. Rebuilding takes faith and an unrelenting attitude that pushes you to rise to an occasion when everything in you wants you to surrender to circumstances. I know what it feels like to lose everything I held of value and have to rebuild. In July 2015, I was involved in an unforeseen accident with fireworks. I was surrounded by my family and friends, whom I had grown up with, and at that moment, I thought my life was absolutely over. I watched my life flash before my eyes as I lay there helpless, waiting for emergency services, hearing the panic and concern in my family’s voices.

As I was being transported to the hospital, thoughts raced through my mind—losing my life, losing my career in law enforcement, and the faces of the people I loved most were all that I could envision at the time. Fear tried to take the place of my faith. But in the midst of that chaos, I heard the voice of the Lord speak to me clearly:
“You can come back from this.”
That moment changed everything for me. God wasn’t just preserving my life. He was reminding me that every setback is a setup for a comeback and that all things are meant to work for my good. Just like Nehemiah, God was calling me to rise, to trust Him, and to strengthen my hands for the work ahead.

Questions to Consider:
  1. What areas of your life feel broken right now, and what steps can you take to begin rebuilding for a better tomorrow?
  2. What words has God spoken to you in a difficult season, and how did they give you strength or direction?
  3. Where is God strengthening your hands to rebuild, whether in your life, your church, or your community?
Posted in The Stretch 2026 Daily Devotional
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