Exodus 14:20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
If we only knew the many ways that God helps His own! The same cloud that helped the people of God to see, was blinding their enemies. What was the goodness of God to His people, was the judgment of God to those who were trying to destroy them. Now God might not follow us around with a visible cloud of fire, but He does still use His favor for us as a stumbling block for the enemy. When I walk through a difficult trial in my life, and I see His hand guiding me, it brings joy into my life, even in the middle of my mess! And the joy that lives in me, and flows out of me, becomes a judgment against the Accuser and the Destroyer to confound his attacks and assaults against me! I have confidence in knowing that, even though I feel surrounded, and the devil is harassing me, I can use God's faithfulness as a weapon against him. I rest peacefully under the shadow of His wings, and He's got me in a safe place.
If we only knew the many ways that God helps His own! The same cloud that helped the people of God to see, was blinding their enemies. What was the goodness of God to His people, was the judgment of God to those who were trying to destroy them. Now God might not follow us around with a visible cloud of fire, but He does still use His favor for us as a stumbling block for the enemy. When I walk through a difficult trial in my life, and I see His hand guiding me, it brings joy into my life, even in the middle of my mess! And the joy that lives in me, and flows out of me, becomes a judgment against the Accuser and the Destroyer to confound his attacks and assaults against me! I have confidence in knowing that, even though I feel surrounded, and the devil is harassing me, I can use God's faithfulness as a weapon against him. I rest peacefully under the shadow of His wings, and He's got me in a safe place.
Just about all of my life, except for the last seven years, the Destroyer has messed with me and I was a slave to him. However, along the way, God was reaching out to me through the friends that I had. God's eye was on me the whole time, I just didn't realize it until seven years ago this november. God has since given me the understanding that I was bought with a special price by His SON, JESUS CHRIST! Now I am a slave to righteousness! I no longer listen to the voice of the Destroyer, but I listen to the voice of LIFE! My new predisposition is patience, love, faith, gentleness, kindness, longsuffering, and just goodness. I can't wait to see what God has done in me in the next seven years!
ReplyDelete