Psalm 68:1-2 ‘Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God’

DAILY READING          1 Timothy 2; Isaiah 34-35; Psalm 119:65-96

Christians were severely persecuted and martyred through three centuries of the Roman Empire. But in the fourth century God suddenly arose and turned the tables around! At that time there was a power tussle over the leadership of the Roman Empire. Constantine became Emperor of the West and ruled in Gaul and Britain, but another contender Maxentius ruled in Rome. Soon the battle line was drawn between these two men. In the summer of AD 312, Constantine gathered his army to go into battle with Maxentius. However, when he was a few miles from Rome, Constantine, realized he had made a huge mistake because Maxentius’ army was ten times greater than his. Constantine knew he was in trouble and would lose the battle. But suddenly, something happened that changed the course of history. The day before the battle, Constantine had a vision of Christ on a cross of light. The Greek letters for Christ “Chi-Ro” appeared along with the inscription “by this sign, you will conquer.”  Constantine, who was a pagan, was quite baffled, but chose to believe the vision. He asked his men to all paint the symbol of Christ on their shields. The next day, the two armies clashed, and miraculously Constantine emerged victorious. Maxentius and his mighty army drowned as the Milvian bridge over which they were crossing collapsed. And so Constantine entered Rome and was crowned as the sole Roman emperor. He however, credited his victory to the God of the Christians and so converted to Christianity. Constantine stopped the persecution against Christians and did much to protect and support Christianity. He built the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at the site of the crucifixion of Christ in Jerusalem. He also built the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the Church of St. Peter in Rome. Under Constantine’s rule, Christianity which was in the minority, turned around to become the major religion of the Roman empire.

Truly God knows how to bring deliverance to His people. God can use options we never even considered. In Acts 8, the church was under heavy persecution and was being scattered. Then suddenly God did something totally unexpected. The chief persecutor, Saul, had a divine encounter that turned him around to become the chief promoter of the church.

Indeed God knows how to fight our battles. When you face adversity, you need to remind yourself that whatever is trying to defeat you could very well be what God will use to promote you. No matter what the situation may be, do not limit what God can do. Be assured that whatever it takes, God is committed to your victory. And He can use anything to accomplish it. Therefore let us quit worrying about how everything is going to turn out because God is in perfect control. Rather let us resort to prayer and praise and watch as God arises to scatter every enemy.

Psalm 68:1-2 says ‘Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered: let them also that hate Him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the Presence of God’

It takes Praise to engage God’s Presence for our deliverance. Therefore instead of worrying, let us turn every problem into an opportunity to praise God. And as we praise God, He will surely turn things around in our favor. And remember, no matter what your battle is, it is not yours; the battle belongs to the Lord, and He has a plan to give you the victory.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for Your awesome deliverance in my life, Please  grant me the grace to praise You at all times, because I know that You are able to  turn even impossible situations around to my favor in Jesus Name. .

QUOTE :

God is preparing you for the season He prepared your breakthrough. – WORDBITE 222.