Hebrews 4:10-11 “For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.”

DAILY READING  3 John 1; Ezra 7-8; Psalm 94

The Israeli Newspaper, Haaretz, reported in May 2020, that documents recently found in French and Israeli archives, showed that Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, knew that the declaration of Israel’s nationhood would lead directly to war with the Arab states.

And the question being asked by the Newspaper was; what led David Ben Gurion to make the dangerous decision to still declare Israel’s independence despite the consequences?

On the eve of the declaration, David Ben Gurion had received secret information from French intelligence that the leaders of the Arab states, had decided, to launch a lightning attack (blitzkrieg) and a coordinated invasion against Israel.

Ben Gurion knew that for Israel to declare independence at that stage would be suicidal because they were ill equipped to defend themselves. Most of the population were recent survivors of the holocaust in which 6 million Jews had already died. They lacked the weapons and manpower to fight the formidable coalition of the Arab states.

However, Ben Gurion’s decision was informed by trust in God’s ability to fight for Israel. He was quoted as saying ‘“In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.”

And so against all odds, by 4pm on May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion declared the birth of the new state of Israel. Immediately the next day, the Arab coalition attacked the new Jewish state.

And indeed God showed up with miracles. Amazingly the tiny nation of Israel not only won the war against the bigger coalition of Arab nations, but it also ended up expanding its territories. And today, the existence of Israel continues to be a miracle and proof that God is able to fight for His people.

 

Indeed as children of God, in every conflict, we must understand that the battle is the Lord’s. Knowing that God is able to fight for us enables us to enter into our rest.

Hebrews 4:10 says, “For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.”

Ceasing from our own works means we are no longer fretting and worrying, but rather we are trusting in God’s ability to deliver.

Mark 4:35-41 records that while His disciples were desperately afraid and worried, Jesus rested and was sleeping on a pillow while the boat was in the middle of a storm.

Total trust in God, and His ability to deliver, will cause us to be at rest even in the middle of the storm.

As we come into the first day of the sixth month of this year, there is every tendency to fret and worry about so many things. The year seems to be moving so fast and yet it seems progress may have been slow. The world has been battling a global pandemic, and yet it still has not been fully brought to a halt. The financial future seems to look bleak, even as the global economy struggles.

However, whatever the case may be, let us always be assured that our victory over every battle is guaranteed by the Blood of Jesus.

Revelation 12:11 says “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death”.

Indeed by the Blood we are coming into a new season of victory this month. It doesn’t matter what things may look like in the world, in this month a new chapter is opening up to us! Indeed we are coming out of every negative situation and moving into the glory destined for us!

God still has great things in store for us this year and we must keep pressing forward into it. It is indeed a new day! It is our hour of victory! It is our season to see beauty for ashes and to see every mourning turned into dancing for us.

PRAYER: Father please enable me to enter into my rest and not to fret over any situation. I know indeed that You are fighting my battles and giving me the total victory in Jesus Name.

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When you obey God’s instruction, you are delivered from destruction. WORDBITE 222.