Ephesians 6:16  ‘Above all, taking the shield of faith where with ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.’

DAILY READING; Titus 1; Jeremiah 13-14; Psalm 125

Virginia Prodan is an International Human Rights Attorney and author of the book, ‘saving my assassin’.

Virginia grew up in Communist Romania during the brutal totalitarian regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, It was a time when many Romanians lived in constant fear. And though the Bible was a forbidden book under the communist regime, Virginia  dared to search its pages and found the truth that made her to become a Christian.

Working as a young attorney, she began to defend Christians against unjust persecution of Ceausescu’s brutal Socialist regime. Her fearless stand as a Christian, made her to become a target of the secret police . She was kidnapped, beaten, tortured, placed under house arrest, and came within seconds of being executed under the orders of the president himself. However Virginia through faith in God continued to overcome  every attempt to silence her.

Finally, one day an assassin was sent to kill her. Late at night, after a long day in court, her legal assistant, ushered in a new client to see her.  However this new client turned out to be a government assassin and as soon as he was alone with her, he pulled out his gun.

Despite the initial shock, she began silent, fervent prayers, recalling God’s promises. And in that moment she felt the Holy Spirit breathing peace into her heart and prompting her to share the gospel with the man. And as she began preaching to him, to her utmost surprise he listened and began weeping. That night he gave his life to Christ and would later enroll in a Seminary.

Virginia Prodan remained courageous in the face of the government’s intimidation and eventually helped to expose the appalling secrets that led to the demise of Ceausescu’s evil regime.

 

1 John 5:4  says  ‘For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith’

Though all the odds seemed against her, through faith in God, Virginia overcame them all. Indeed no matter how the enemy tries to corner you, as long as your faith remains alive, you cannot be defeated.  Faith is crucial if we must live a victorious life.

Trials and temptations come to everyone. But when it feels like the odds are against you; when Nebuchadnezzar has turned up the fire seven times, when Pharaoh won’t let you go, and Goliath is coming at you, always remember that God has given you the weapon with which to overcome. It is called faith. Faith is  both our weapon of resistance and defense, against the attacks of the enemy.

1 Peter 5: 9  says we should resist the enemy steadfastly through  faith, and Ephesians 6:16 says we should take the shield of faith, where with we shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

So as long as you are armed with faith, you will always have the victory. A time came when Jesus told Simon Peter that the devil was plotting against him, but He had prayed that Peter’s faith would not fail.

Luke 22:31-32 says ‘And the Lord said, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not.’

Notice that Jesus did not pray for the temptation not to come, because He knew  it was normal to be tempted,  but His prayer was that Peter’s faith would not fail.

Indeed  faith makes the difference between victory and defeat. Faith is so important that God has designed it to be the constant lifestyle of a believer. Habakkuk 2:4 says that the just shall live by his faith. Even Christianity itself is called ‘the faith.’

Let us therefore constantly arm ourselves with faith through in-depth study of God’s Word. And as you stand in faith, even when the odds  seem against you, God will be totally for you. He will turn that test into your testimony, He will turn the trial into your triumph and give you total victory.

PRAYER: Father please grant me the grace for in-depth study of Your Word, so that I can acquire the triumphant faith I need to overcome all obstacles on my way. Thank You Lord for giving me constant victory in Jesus Name.

 

QUOTE :

It takes a heart for God to make a mark in the sands of time. – WORDBITE 201.