SHOUTS OF VICTORY!

Shouts of Victory

Verse for Today: Monday, December 20, 2010

Psalms 89:15 - How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound; O Lord, they walk in the light of Your countenance.

The Bible is the book which describes the blessedness of God's people who know God as a living reality in their lives. They experience God in the varied events of their lives. He leads them from victory to victory every day of their lives and that makes them shout for joy in the name of the Lord. Their victory is what the Lord has earned for them through His mighty power. The enemy of their soul tries to bring them down and defeat them squarely, but the Lord doesn't forsake them. He fights for them and fights with them in the battle as their partner. He equips them to fight and give them the right strategy to fight. They are constantly reminded that the battle belongs to the Lord and that they win on the merit of their Lord and Master. As God's people experience victory, they cannot keep quiet, but to shout loud to the power of the Lord. They acknowledge all their victories to the loving kindness of the Lord and attribute their very existence to the mercy of the Lord. They look to the Lord for strength and energy to fight for the Lord and consider it a great privilege to fight for Him. When we examine the history of God's people, we find that they were all engaged in battles all through their lives. There were many defeats in several lives which were largely due to their carelessness and disobedience. But the Lord showed mercy to see them through their defeats and gave them victory through their unconditional obedience. We also find those who were utterly victorious like Nehemiah, Joseph, Daniel and Jeremiah. They all went through rough and tough patches of life, but the Lord gave them victory largely due to their willingness to follow the instructions and commands given to them.

Dear friend, are you aware of the fact that you are involved in a battle which belongs to the Lord? It is a battle for the Lord and for His kingdom. It is to be fought through unconditional obedience and austerity. We live to fight for the Lord and live to keep utter discipline in life so that all our energies can be used for the Lord and His battle. When He gives us victory, shouts of joy come out of us spontaneously. This is the true acknowledgement that the Lord became victorious through us. His victory is for us and not for Himself. He wants us to be victorious over sin, flesh and the world which are all owned by the enemy. When we live for the Lord and fight for Him, He uses us to fight for us to get victory. Thus we get victory over all our behavioural aberrations and faithlessness. When thoughts about the Lord control our minds, we would not have anxiety and cares. Battle against these evils itself is a great battle and we need to get victory over these so that we would live in full trust and faith in the Lord. That is when we look to the Lord and our face shines as He sheds His light on us. Such a life of faith is what the Lord wants us to enjoy through victories in faith. May we enjoy such joy of victory over all the emotions and feelings that come to capture our minds! May our Lord secure victory for us in all our circumstances so that shouts of joy will come out of us as a matter of praise to His name!

Psalms 35:9 - And my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; it shall exult in His salvation.

Thought for Today
There will be bewilderment in hell when a child of God shouts for victory in the name of the Lord.

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