Faith subdues cursing!
Verse for Today: Friday, November 30, 2012
2 Samuel 16:12 – It may be that the Lord will see my
distress and repay me with good for the cursing I am receiving today.
When the world tries to deprive us of our legitimate rights, it
doesn’t realize that our blessings come from the Lord which they cannot stop in
any way. When the world curses us, it has a false notion that their curse will
be effective upon us. But the world is ignorant about the way our God works for
us. He is the source of all our blessings and He bestows all good things upon
us. He doesn’t curse us, but will only discipline us for our shortcomings and
disobedience. He teaches us great lessons in life through experiences in life so
that we will walk on His pathways. Often we are tempted to fret when the world pronounces
curse and doom on us. But we must agree with David that our times are in the
Lord’s hands. Nothing will happen to us without His permission. He allows us to
go through rough patches in life to teach us valuable lessons so that we would
have a closer walk with Him. Often we learn great lessons through deeply
painful experiences. David had one of the most distressing experiences in life
when his own son ousted him from the kingdom. At that time, most of his
loyalists departed from him and plotted against him. David had to run for life
once again as in the times of King Saul. When he faced curses from his former
loyalists, his heart was broken with grief. But David was unwilling to give up
hope. A humiliated, humble and broken David, sinking deep into profound
frustration, was still holding on to his faith in the Lord and His mercy. He
was unwilling to give up or give in. He clung to the Lord’s faithfulness to him
and His promises about his future. His faith helped him to get out of the
depths of mire that he was in and put him back on his throne in Jerusalem.
Hello friend, are you in the depth of frustration and
humiliation in life because of the alienation and treachery that others heaped
on you? Are your plotters and onlookers writing you off from your spheres and waiting
for your extinct? Perhaps everyone around has become prophets of doom about you
and think that you will never surface again. But no matter what others say or
do against you and how they curse and predict your doom, your Lord will not let
you go down the drain. He has already planned great things for you in His
vineyard. He wants you to complete the many things that He started in you for
His glory. His promise to establish your testimony is still valid and powerful.
His mighty hand is still with you no matter how rough a situation you are going
through. He holds you in the palm of His hands and protects you from all evil
incidents and events. But He wants you to go through a time of brokenness to
learn lessons about humility, nobility and obedience. If you have committed
sins of omission and commission, it is time you repent and get yourself broken
in the hands of the Lord. But that doesn’t mean that the Lord gives up on you.
He will do everything needed to bring you back and keep you on the path of faith
and obedience. So dear reader, don’t be alarmed about the words of the prophets
of doom around you. Be strong in the Lord and wait for His time to bring you out
of the present mire and establish your testimony. The curse the world pours
upon you will not be effective because your times and life are in the hands of
the Lord. You are challenged today to go forward by looking unto Jesus and do
not relent form His path for Him to continue to use you for His glory.
Isaiah 41:13 – For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold
of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Thought for Today
The curse of the
prophets of doom will not penetrate the hands of the Almighty that protect His
children.
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