Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
DAILY READING – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; 1 Kings 14; Joel 2:1-11
During Israel’s Independence War, Israeli forces entered Katamon which was a key strategic position in Jerusalem. They quickly captured a monastery being used as the Arab forces’ base of operations. However the Arabs soon mounted a fierce counter-attack. And after hours of fighting the Israeli soldiers found themselves low on ammunition. Additionally, they had suffered serious injuries, including their Platoon Commander, Raful Eitan who was shot in the head.
And so they decided to retreat. But some of the wounded soldiers couldn’t move, and if left behind and found by the Arabs, they would be tortured and mutilated. And so it was decided that those too badly wounded would be put in a room rigged with explosives. Two soldiers would stay behind and detonate the explosives when Arab forces came to capture them. However what the Israelis did not know then was that the Arab forces had also suffered many casualties and were out of Ammunition and they were just about to surrender. The Israeli soldiers were on their way out the door, when suddenly a message came on their radio. “don’t retreat”. The message came from their military headquarters. The Arabs had already retreated! Overjoyed, the Israeli soldiers stayed on until reinforcements arrived to treat the wounded. Raful, the platoon commander, who was shot on the head, survived. And most miraculously the Israeli troop, regained strength and eventually won the battle!
Galatians 6: 9 says ‘And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.’
Sometimes, in the midst of a fierce battle we may be tempted to give up . But the message to us today is ‘Don’t retreat!, don’t give up.’ Help is on the way.
It is often darkest just before the day breaks. Don’t give up! Often in life’s battles, when the going gets tough or you get knocked down, it can be tempting to throw in the towel. But Whatever you may be faced with today, understand that you are born to win. You are fighting, not for victory, but from victory. Victory is already in you by reason of Christ in you. Therefore it doesn’t matter how fierce the battle, through Christ you are more than a conqueror.
The truth is that you are capable of much more accomplishment than you realize. You have potentials for greater victories within you. It is not about you, it is about Christ in you, the hope of glory. It is not about your capability, it is about His ability at work in you. You have what it takes to win your battles. So do not be weary, do not give up too soon. Your victory is around the corner. The enemy has already lost the battle and has been defeated. The Goliath fighting you today may look like a champion, but like David, you are the one with the heart of the champion. You have the victory!. Just keep praising God, because help is on the way. indeed very soon everything will turn around for your good.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to stand strong despite the fierce winds of oppositions. I thank You because through Christ I am more than a conqueror in every battle in Jesus Name.
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True success is not verifiable in the fact a man has never fallen before but rather in the fact that he did not only fall but also got up- WORDBITE 222.