-Strength for Today- “Every Battle Leads to a Blessing.” - John 16:33.
We all have our private battles, and often the?“unwelcomed circumstances of?anxiety,” causes our minds to?succumb “emotional,”?and?“mental”?to?“these entanglements.” Our minds are often focused on?“the?embeddedness of devilish warships.”?And?“we?can’t see through the?in-depth of his darkness.”??But when we grasp, by faith, “the infallible presence of God,”?through?“the Masterful Mightiness of Jesus Christ,?there’s?“no battle great enough to drive us back”?Satan’s?“indisputable display?of fear?and insecurity.”?
?This?“spiritual enlightenment,”?should drive us forward.?Because?Scripture assures us?“that we have the protection of God.”?Isaiah 43:2says:”?When you pass through the waters,?I?will be?with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you?walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.”?This?promise was given to Israel. However,?“obediently,”?It’s?applicable “to all believers in Jesus Christ today as well.”?
God’s power?prevails, and He can?be trusted?“to work for our ultimate good.”?Sometimes?He’ll?“simply run a protective shield around you,” where nothing “will be able to get through to attack you.”?Other times,?“in the heat of battle,”?“the enemy will sneak in against you.”?This is where the reality of God’s?“absolute?power”?stands?out. Because ““When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him” -Isaiah 59:19.?
At times it may even seem more like life is “more battle, than blessings.?But?it’s?here where?we’re?to?“hold on to our faith.”??Even in our daily battles,?we’re?to keep standing on the?“unchanging,”?“unshaken Word of God.”?In the Bible, we often see a pattern where:??
???We have an enemy who?doesn’t?want to see God’s promises?come to pass. If you feel like?you’re?in a time of waiting for the fulfillment, take heart!?We’re?taught to battle with the truth of God’s Word, so that we can overcome Satan’s strategies against us.???All the while believing that?“every battle leads to a blessing.”??Paul wrote to Timothy saying:?“Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle”?-1 Timothy 1:18.?
??God is faithful! He has never lost a battle. Everything that happens in 2021 and that which will happen in 2022 has been concurred by God. He has “never lost a battle,” and?“He’s already?declared you victorious,”?because?“of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.”??This week?“you might face some battles,”?but remember that?“God has never lost a battle.”?Talk to Him?“about your struggles” and?“listen to His comforting voice, "and?stay?“anchored in faith!”?
Author: Plez Lovelady, Jr., PhD
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