“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?” (Romans 8:31, NASB)
Factor God into life’s problems. He has all the solutions!
Category: Flashpoints (Page 4 of 5)
A Minute for Musing God’s Message to You
“The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,” (Romans 8:16, NASB)
The struggle you experience to choose God’s way and reject the world’s way gives evidence of your royal identity.
“For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” (Romans 8:5, NASB)
Every follower of Jesus Christ endures the wrestling match between sinful flesh and God’s indwelling Spirit. Whichever you train the most typically wins your next decision. Therefore, lift prayer and bench press the Word.
“But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interest, but man’s.” (Matthew 16:23, NASB)
Jesus was so familiar with His Father’s voice that He easily recognized Satan speaking even though the voice came from Peter. We, too, must become intimately familiar with our Lord’s voice that we readily identify the enemy’s voice even when it is coming from a friend.
As you and I read God’s Word and listen for His voice in prayer, our soul comes to know the tone and truth of our Savior’s words. Time spent listening to the Lord God can prevent you from spending time listening to lies.
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.” (2 Kings 18:36, NASB 1995)
Sometimes remaining silent in the fact of mockery and threat is best especially when such ridicule is projected against righteousness. For sometimes, silence speaks louder and clearer than words.
For he clung to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses. (2 Kings 18:6, NASB 1995)
This was King Hezekiah’s life plan.
Later, fear deceived him into faltering but God mercifully saved Hezekiah from his own foolishness though learning the lesson was not pleasant for him.
No one is perfect. God knows this and, I believe, He helps those who desire and strive to honor Him even when they stumble.
They also broke down the sacred pillar of Baal and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day. (2 Kings 10:27)
God is quite capable of handling those who oppose His children.
“For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.” Therefore, they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents and their horses and their donkeys, even the camp just as it was, and fled for their life.” (2 Kings 7:6-7)
God can thwart the plans of anyone and He can break through any obstacle. In this biblical event, the enemy fled and God’s people collected the spoils.
“As he was relating to the king how he had restored to life the one who was dead, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life appealed to the king for her field. And Gehazi said, “My Lord, O king, this is the woman and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.” (2 Kings 8:5, NASB)
God is the master of putting people in the right place at the right time!
‘For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.'” Then it happened that night that the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men rose early in the morning, behold, all of them were dead. (2 Kings 19:34-35)
Remember – God can defend. He is powerful, and when we face those who are against us, God hears our prayers and takes any attack against His own personally.
