The Lord's Battle
This Morning (1/6/13) as I slept I had a
dream. The many events that took place in my dream were shocking. In my dream a
deranged man held my mother, my younger sister, and I captive. As we each lined
up I being first, my sister being second, and my mother last. The man went on to
say " Are you ready to see Jesus?." He repeated these words multiple
times. As He uttered these words, I can remember standing up boldly looking the
man right in his eyes. I simply replied by saying, yes I have no fear to see my
Father. At that moment the deranged man drew back his gun and fired it at my
forehead. I shut my eyes waiting with anticipation to see my father in Heaven,
but as he shot the gun nothing happened. All we could hear was the clicking of
the jammed gun. The gunman attempted several more times, still nothing.
Suddenly a loud audible voice yelled out as it shook the room saying, "No!" At this point the deranged
man looked in a state of confusion. He attempted to exam his firearm. As he
looked to see why it had malfunctioned he was blasted away by his own weapon.
The voice of the Lord is telling me that in the midst of our troubles He is
always right by our side. Although it may appear that we are facing every
problem and circumstance on our own. We are never alone, and the Lord is always
working out each problem that we face. Joshua 1:5 " No one shall be able
to stand up against you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses so I
will be with you. I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of good
courage."
The key is to never doubt our
fathers rescue. Just when the enemy thinks he's got us. God will appear and
fight our battles. Deuteronomy 23:14 " For the Lord your God moves about
in your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be
holy, so that He will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you."
Imagine if I'd tried to take that situation into my own hands. The ending of
the story would have turned out completely different, because I would have no
longer left it in Gods hands, but taken the situation into my own hands. When
the Israelites were in the process of being freed out of Egypt . The Lord
sent all types of plagues on Pharaoh and his army. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 "But
the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil
one". What if the Israelites would
have tried to fight their own battle against Pharaoh and his army? They would
have been defeated and the Lord then would have not been able to show the Israelites
his powerful ways to defeat their enemies. 2 Timothy 4:18 " The Lord will
rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to His heavenly
kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever." At times we try to take our
own battles into our own hands.
2 Samuel 22:2 " The Lord is
my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take
refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, My refuge
and my Savior." By letting God fight our battles like He has promised he
will do, we show the enemy and in the process we remind ourselves that God is
always in control.
Written By: Trinity International
Director Danielle Morrow
1/6/13
