Romans 8:31 ‘What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?’
DAILY READING; Mark 10:1-31; 2 Samuel 23; Hosea 3
In September 394 AD, a battle took place that was a great victory for Christianity over paganism in Rome.
This battle was very important because it decided the course of Western civilization. It was a battle in which traditional Roman paganism sought to defeat and overcome Christianity, but in the effort, was itself crushed forever.
At that time Rome was divided into Eastern and Western Empires. In the Western empire, augustus Eugenius had usurped power and sought to establish paganism and abolish the Christian religion.
This enraged Theodosius the Great, the ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire, who was a devout Christian. This situation led to ‘The Battle of the Frigidus River’ which took place in Slovenia’s Vipava Valley.
Before the battle, Eugenius placed the pagan statue of Jupiter on the edge of the battlefield, and applied images of Hercules on the army banners. He relied on his gods for support in battle.
On the first day of battle, Eugenius appeared to have the upper hand and it seemed certain that his army would have the victory. That night he sent out soldiers to go behind Theodosius’s forces, and ambush them.
That night was sleepless for Theodosius as he fell upon the ground and prayed with tears to God for divine intervention.
God instantly answered him as miracles began to happen. The first miracle was the good news he received that morning as the soldiers sent to ambush his army came and surrendered to Theodosius.
As the battle began that day, there arose a fierce tempest such as had never before been recorded. The strong wind blew clouds of dust into the faces of the pagan troops and turned back their arrows, javelins and darts to hit those who had cast them. The wind wrenched their shields from their hands, exposing them in a defenseless condition to the weapons of the Christian army.
Buffeted by the winds, the pagan army eventually scattered and Theodosius gained the decisive victory.
This wind was literally seen as an act of God in favor of the Christians versus the pagans.
His victory at the Battle of Frigidus River allowed Theodosius to unify the Roman Empire under a single empire for what would be the last time. He established Christianity as the official state religion of Rome and this enabled Christianity to gain strong ground and become a dominant religion of the civilized world.
Several of the major turning points in the history of Christianity were determined by God’s intervention. Through divine backing, Christianity has continued to spread across the world today despite fierce oppositions. In any contention God’s vote is cast in the favor of His Church which He has promised to build and the gates of hell shall never prevail against it.
The Bible reveals that God has the ability to exercise total power and total control of nations and individuals. Isaiah 40:15, 22–23 says “Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, and are counted as the small dust on the balance; look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing…. It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless”.
No matter what goes in our nations, as long as we commit matters into God’s hands we can be sure of His divine intervention. Like a puppet master, God works behind the scenes, divinely orchestrating outcomes. Like a chess master, God moves kings, queens, cardinals and pawns at will, according to His purpose.
All we need to win in life is God’s endorsement. When we have divine backing, we don’t need to bother about human barking.
When you are God’s candidate for any office, victory will be sure.
In Numbers 17, when there was a contention over the office of the high priest, the leader of each tribe of Israel presented his rod or staff to the tent of meeting. When God indicated His own candidate by causing Aaron’s rod to bud and blossom, it became the end of all discussion.
When you have divine endorsement all contentions are rendered irrelevant. When God qualifies you, no one can disqualify you.
Indeed one with God is majority. When God appoints a time to change your story, no man has the capacity to disappoint it. Any Pharaoh that tries to resist your journey, will be drowned in the red sea. Surely, as God arises for us, every enemy will be scattered.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for doing what only You can do. Today, I thank You for amazing divine intervention and change of story. In every situation, Let only Your will be done in my life and in the affairs of my nation in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
It is never over in your life, until you win, God is still in control of your life. WORDBITE 222
Shalom!
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