Exodus 12:13 ‘And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.’

• DAILY READING – 1 Corinthians 9; 2 Kings 1-2; Amos 7

In the 2nd century BCE, the Jews were conquered by the Greek king Antiochus Epiphanes. He appended the title Epiphanes (“god Manifest”) to his name; but the people referred to him instead as Antiochus Epimames (“The Madman”). He sought to assimilate the Jews into the Greek culture and outlawed Judaism; forbidding Jewish practices such as the rite of circumcision, the study of Torah and the Shabbat ― under penalty of death.
He stripped the Temple of its sacred vessels, including the seven-branched golden menorah, and stole the silver and gold coins. The final blow came when in the Jews’ Holy Temple, he placed a statue of Zeus — the god he believed he was manifest— and sacrificed a pig on the altar. This ultimate desecration of Israel’s most holy place sparked a rebellion among the Jews. A small band of pious Jews called the Maccabees began to use guerrilla warfare – to oppose Antiochus.
Antiochus sent thousands of well-armed troops to crush the rebellion. After managing to hold them off for three years, the Maccabees beat insurmountable odds and miraculously succeeded in driving the mighty Greek army from their land. This victory was unimaginable because the Maccabees were hugely outnumbered both in manpower and weaponry.
After their miraculous victory, when the Jewish fighters entered Jerusalem, they found the Holy Temple a total mess, desecrated with idols. The Maccabees then cleansed the Temple and re-dedicated it on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev, to which December frequently corresponds. When it came time to relight the seven-branched Menorah, they searched the entire Temple, but found only one jar of pure oil bearing the seal of the High Priest. They knew it would take eight days for more pure oil to be prepared and brought to the Temple, but they lit the Menorah anyway. Their trust in God was rewarded with a miracle: The one small jar of oil burned for eight days, until a new supply of oil could be brought.
From that day forward, Jews have observed the holiday of ‘Chanukah’ each year in honor of this historic victory and the miracle of the oil. They light candles or oil lamps every night for eight nights and sing special songs of praise and thanks to God for His awesome deliverances.
Though the battle before the Maccabees seemed insurmountable, because their desire was to please God, He gave them the victory. Today, the battles facing the people of God, may seem more than we can handle. Reports from medical experts and the facts may indeed appear overwhelming. But then God has a way of sweeping aside the obvious facts, transcends time and space to do what only He as God can do. He has a way of doing miracles that beats sense and logic. God has promised He will destroy whatever seeks to defile His temple [1 Corinthians 3:17]. And in this dispensation our body is the temple of The Holy Ghost. Therefore whatever disease or affliction that aims to defile our body will be destroyed by God.
Like the Maccabees we need to rise in holy anger and declare a war against every agent of defilement. We cannot just fold our hands and watch. We have to look beyond the medical facts and understand that we are in a spiritual warfare. And we are not wrestling against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers and spiritual wickedness in high places. We must therefore put on the whole armour of God and fight the good fight of faith.
The good news is that we have been guaranteed victory through the Blood of Jesus Christ. Let us therefore arise daily and enforce that victory. Just as the angel of death passed over the households with the mark of the blood, so it is today [Exodus 12:13]. The blood is speaking Passover to every evil. Indeed the rod of the wicked shall never rest upon the lot of the righteous.
It doesn’t matter how the great the opposition may seem, when God is on our side we have the majority on our side.
I2 Chronicles 20:12, says ‘For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you.’
In this season we must keep our eyes on Jesus. We must focus on The Word and deeper fellowship with The Spirit. Truly there is no impossibility with God. He is the God of all flesh and there is nothing too hard for Him to do. Our case is different. And as we rely on God’s strength and help, He will indeed defeat every enemy of our destiny and give us the victory.

PRAYER: Lord, Please help me not to be discouraged by what I may see physically around me, I know indeed You are greater than every battle I may face today. Thank You for working out all things together for my good, and giving me the victory in Jesus Name. ..

QUOTE
God’s promises in Christ in your life may appear delayed, but never forget that delays are not denials.WORDBITE 222