Psalm 34:19 ‘Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.’

DAILY READING – Acts 2:14-47; Deuteronomy 15-16; Job 11

When Britain declared war on Burma in 1824, no western foreigner in Burma was safe. The Burmese military began arresting and imprisoning all white men in their region. Among those arrested was the American missionary, Adoniram Judson.
He was imprisoned in the infamous death prison of Ava for 17 months. Fifty prisoners, mostly foreigners, shared the same cell. There was hardly food or water and their feet were bound in iron fetters attached to a bamboo pole. Day and night the scream of prisoners could be heard as they were being tortured. Most of the other British prisoners-of-war died due to the sufferings and brutalities.
However all this while Adoniram’s wife and other Christians continued to pray relentlessly for his release.
After some months the remaining eight prisoners, including Adoniram, now all sick and emaciated, were taken to another prison where they were meant to be finally annihilated.
When they arrived in this new prison a caged lion was brought into the compound. Everyone knew what was coming. The lion had not been fed for some days in order to make it ravenous enough to kill the men. However just before the lion could be released to devour the prisoners, that night something amazing happened. The Lion which had been kept hungry, suddenly died from starvation.
With the death of the lion, eventually the eight prisoners were all released, including Adoniram.
After his release he continued his missionary work. And would go on to translate the entire Bible into Burmese language and planted 100 churches and won 8,000 converts.

The truth is that anyone who is committed to serving God will sometimes face hardship and trials. But no matter what comes your way, through Christ, you can always be sure of victory. Whatever was meant to devour you, God will always ensure their death and destruction.
Your decision to serve God will attract opposition from the forces of hell, the enemy will often bring fiery trials and temptations as a way of discouraging you or making you give up. But in every situation, always be sure that the faithful God who called you, is able to fight for you and deliver you.

Psalm 34:19-20 says ‘Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken..’

In every temptation, God will surely make a way of escape for you. He will deliver you from every temptation of financial troubles, sickness, troubles, trials etc.
As long as you are on the Lord’s side, you are certainly on the winning side. Indeed Jehovah is the man of war, who has never lost a battle, and will never lose. He is the consuming fire who is able to destroy every opposition that comes against us. He can close the mouth of lions, move mountains and cause walls of Jericho to fall for your sake.
Therefore anytime you are faced with impossible battles, never give in to fear, just keep your eyes on the Lord. Fill your heart with faith through study of God’s Word and keep praising God in the face of the raging storm.
As long as you keep looking to Jesus, the red sea will never swallow you. The storm will not stop you and the billows will not blow you away. God is indeed our ever present help in the time of need. No matter who or what gathers against you, God will cause them to fall for your sake.
In Isaiah 43:4 God says ‘Since thou was precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy sake.’
We position ourselves to be precious in God’s sight through diligent service in His kingdom. Therefore in this season, as we faithfully promote His kingdom, He will rebuke every devourer for our sake. Indeed as we committedly serve Him daily, God will fight our battles and we will hold our peace.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for always being my ever present help in every time of need. No matter what I may face in life, I know indeed that You will always give me the victory and cause me to triumph always in Jesus Name.

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When God is on your side anything is possible. WORDBITE 222.