Psalm 71:7-8 ‘7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.’

DAILY READING –•            Galatians 1; Jeremiah 47-48; Psalm 142

Marine Corps Lance Corporal Tony Stevens holds the record for surviving more bombs than any other soldier in Iraq. He survived 11 roadside bombs during his tour of duty in Iraq. The first time he encountered a bomb, was when a car packed with 155 mm shells exploded next to his vehicle, just as a device containing five more shells detonated beneath it. He came out without being wounded. This was followed by ten more bombing incidents during the period of his deployment in Iraq. Miraculously he survival them all without any injury.

Roadside bombs contribute to an injury rate of one-in-five Marines during their 6-month-old deployment in Iraq. The bombs also kill U.S.-allied Iraqi police and Iraqi National Guardsmen patrolling in unarmored pickups and cars. Tony Stevens amazing rate of survival has therefore made him to become an icon and the awe of his fellow soldiers. However, Tony Steven’s secret of survival has been his faith in God. He believes God’s protection is always around him.  Besides the prayer he prays for himself, every day, a lot of families in his church also pray for him.

Tony Steven’s work as a marine corps serving in Iraq was quite a dangerous one. He served with the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment that patrolled an area in Baghdad called “triangle of death”.  Yet he survived all the attacks he encountered and finally returned back home to America from his foreign mission, without any injury. That indeed is a miracle.

Psalm 71:7-8 says ‘I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.’

Weighing the probabilities, it is of course not normal, that a soldier would be involved 11 times in bomb blasts and not get wounded once. But that is what divine protection can do. This is similar to what happened to king David, despite all the battles he fought, he was never wounded. Indeed God is the one that covers our head in the day of battle.

In life, battles are real, but even more real is our victory. As believers we are called into warfare, but much more importantly we are also called into victories.

2 Corinthians 2:14 says God, always causes us to triumph in Christ.

Our victory is always guaranteed because God causes us to triumph. It doesn’t matter how great the odds may seem or how big the obstacles may look, we serve the God who is greater and mightier than them all.

Psalm 24:7-8 declares ‘The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.’

The Lord is indeed strong and mighty in battle. When He comes into the battle arena, every opposition bows. Though the enemies gather, they will always scatter, when God arises. Through faith in Him our protection is always guaranteed and we have the victory that overcomes the world.

However, it is through knowledge of God’s Word that we can appropriate and enforce our divine rights and privileges. Surely victory in battle belongs to those who know their God.

Daniel 11:32 says ‘But the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.’

When we truly know the God we serve, our case will be different. Though a thousand fall at our side and ten thousand at our right hand, it will not come near us. No weapon formed against us shall ever prosper, because that is our heritage as the servants of the Lord.

Indeed seeking and serving God puts a seal of divine exemption upon our lives. God has not called the sons of Jacob to seek Him in vain. He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him. Let us therefore endeavor to seek God and know Him more daily through His Word. Let us exalt His Word above our circumstances and continually praise Him for His faithfulness. Through our faith in God, we shall do exploits and live as a wonder to our world.

 

PRAYER: Father I thank You for enabling me to grow in faith through the study of Your Word. Thank You for placing  Your seal of divine exemption upon my life and causing me to be a wonder to my world in Jesus Name.

 

QUOTE :

Faith is more than just believing, it is acting upon The Word that you believe.

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