Deuteronomy 20:4 (NIV) ‘For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.”
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Luke 2-3, Psalm 113
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After successfully leading a coup, Tamrat Layne and Meles Zenawi overthrew Ethiopia’s existing oppressive government in the 1980s. Tamrat Layne served as Ethiopia’s prime minister for 5 years before being succeeded in 1996 by his best friend Meles Zenawi. However, as the two close friends began to disagree over their leadership ideologies, President Zenawi brought charges of corruption and embezzlement against Layne, and he was sentenced to 18 years in prison despite his plea of innocence.
Kept in solitary confinement, Layne felt totally betrayed and became obsessed with thoughts of killing Zenawi. A self-professed atheist, he began studying Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam but found no relief. When he was sick in his fifth year of prison, a nurse slipped him a Christian tract. After reading the tract that evening, he had a divine visitation that led him to surrender his life to Christ.
As he began reading the Bible, he felt the Holy Spirit telling him to forgive Zenawi. It was a very hard decision, but he chose to obey God. Miraculously, he was released from the prison in December 2008, after completing 12 years of his 18-year sentence.
Thereafter, he set up a meeting with Zenawi. Face to face with his old friend, Tamrat hugged him and said, “I forgive you, and I love you.’
Zenawi was stunned and became emotional. Layne was glad he had obeyed God, because not long after that, Zenawi died. Today, Tamrat Layne goes around the world sharing his testimony of divine encounter and transformation.
It is always good to obey the leading of the Holy Spirit. No matter the bitter experiences we may sometimes pass through, we must learn to always leave matters in God’s hands.
David was the victim of multiple conspiracies. It looked like everything ganged up to frustrate his life. He was a victim of betrayals and confrontations, but despite all that David suffered in life, he decided to hand over his battles to God. Several times when he could have taken matters into his own hands, he decided to honor God and obey His Word.
When David had an opportunity to kill Saul because he feared God, he decided not to do so.
The result of his honoring God was that the house of David began to wax stronger, while the house of Saul waxed weaker. God turned the tables in David’s favor. Eventually Saul melted into oblivion, while David, till date, remains the most beloved king in Israel.
Likewise, if you will decide today to handover your battles to God, the Lord will go with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory [Deuteronomy 20:4].
Despite how tough the confrontations, through the help of the Holy Spirit, you will surely triumph at last.
As we draw closer to Him through study of the Word, prayers, and praise, certainly the Lord will always overcome for us. God will turn the adversity into your advancement! What was meant to break you down will only lead to your greater breakthroughs and breaking forth to enviable realms.
PRAYER: Father please grant me the grace to always allow Your Word and Your Spirit to take preeminence over my feelings. In every situation I may face, let only Your will be done in my life, in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE;
Trials, oppositions, resistances are oftentimes only an indication that your promotion is around the corner. WORDBITE 222Mm
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