Exodus 14:13 ‘And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever’
DAILY READING; Acts 11:1-18; Joshua 11-12; Job 26
In October 2015, 70 hostages faced immediate execution by Isis in a school compound near the northern Iraqi town of Hawija. At that time the school was being used as a base by senior military commanders of Isis. The town had been captured by Isis the year before, and become their stronghold.
The fate of these 70 prisoners seemed sealed because trenches had already been dug for their burial. As the minutes ticked down to their execution, their captors got ready to release the bullets.
However unknown to them a secret raid was underway. Somehow intelligence information of the impending mass execution had reached a special operations unit comprising of Iraqi and American forces.
Around 3 am that morning, the sound of explosions rent the air as the special forces unit arrived in helicopters in a pre-dawn raid. They bombed the roads to foil escape of the Isis forces and then struck and raided the Isis stronghold.
They killed and captured many of the Isis terrorists and released the hostages that were about to be executed.
These 70 hostages had already given up hope of being alive, but when they least expected it, help and deliverance arrived from unexpected quarters and suddenly they were freed from captivity.
For some people this year, this has been their story. They had come close to the jaws of death, destruction seemed inevitable, but suddenly, in the nick of time, God brought swift deliverance. Just when it seemed to be game over, the Blood of Jesus arose and spoke ‘passover’.
Certainly, this year, the world in general has walked through the valley of the shadow of death. But for us believers, the Blood of Jesus brought deliverance from every evil.
The Blood of Jesus is as powerful today as it was over 2000 years ago, when it brought deliverance to mankind. At that time it seemed humanity’s fate was doomed as death reigned over the earth, but while the enemy oppressed mankind, God was planning a ‘secret raid.’.
In an unexpected move, Jesus arrived on the earth to rescue men from destruction. At the cross, Jesus sacrificed Himself so that we can receive the priceless gift of salvation. Through His shed Blood we were redeemed from death, hell and the grave.
And today, Jesus is still alive, setting captives free. He is still delivering men from the works of the devil and his evil agenda of stealing, killing and destroying.
Today, Jesus is still offering deliverance from every captivity and bondage. It doesn’t matter what problems may face you today, Jesus is greater than them all. As you plead the Blood and run into its stronghold, you will be preserved from every evil.
As we prepare to cross over into the new year, the Blood of Jesus is available to stop every pharaoh still in pursuit. Certainly, the Egyptians we saw in 2020 we shall see them no more forever.
Just like the red sea swallowed pharaoh, so also every evil bondage, attempting to cross over with you, will be swallowed by the red sea of the Blood of Jesus. None of the sickness, financial instability, relationship crisis and other troubles of 2020 shall cross over with you. Surely affliction shall not arise a second time.
Let us therefore keep praising God for His divine deliverance. As we do, He will certainly go before us to break the gates of brass, cut asunder the bars of iron and usher us into our new season of freedom and unending blessings.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for Your great deliverance in my life. Certainly the Egyptians I saw in the year 2020, I shall see them no more forever. As I praise You today, I know that You are granting me victory in every area of my life in Jesus Name. ..
QUOTE
Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will make you free. – WORDBITE 222.