Defeated Enemy!

"For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken,” says the LORD, who has mercy on you. If any nation comes to fight you, it is not because I sent them. Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat." (Isaiah 54:10,15 NLT)

The promises of God are "Yes" and "Amen" and we can see them throughout The Word!

When storms arise and violence erupts and there is nothing we can do about the chaos swirling around us, we can go to The Word and know the outcome--His love and protection will remain even if the mountains and hills disappear. He will never stop blessing those who live according to His Word and whose desire is to please Him in all things.

Perhaps, just perhaps, the reason many people only look for the blessings--and disappointed when they don't get them--is because they never understood their part of the covenant--Love God and Obey Him!

And since we can be assured of His continued blessings, we can rest on the knowledge that if the enemy (any nation) "comes" to fight us, they will go down in defeat. Now, that's something to shout about right there! But now, notice--if we go seek a fight, we are not covered under the blessing--we are only covered if the enemy comes to fight us--not if we go to fight them.

When the enemy comes (in whatever shape or form), stand firm on the knowledge of God's Word and know they are already defeated--all we need to do is obey God and do whatever He says to do.

When others come to tempt us to do evil--rebuke them in the name of Jesus and start sharing The Glorious Gospel!

When emotions rise and we are tempted to be depressed or influenced by them to harm self or others--stand firm in the faith that God has plans for us and that nothing in His plans are designed to harm us.

When it seems like nothing we do ever turns out right--we must remember that in Christ--we can do all things and do them well. We have the mind of Christ and we will not allow the enemy to steal our joy or kill our faith! We will stand up and face him with The Sword, always prepared to keep him in his place.