Psalm 41:11 ‘By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.’

DAILY READING; • John 12:27-50; 2 Chronicles 16-17; Psalm 78:1-20

700 years before Coronavirus, was a Bubonic plague, known as the “Black Death”. It was the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history. It killed 25 million in 14th century Europe, roughly 40 percent of the population.
Its cause was suspected to be flea-infested rats that spread the deadly disease throughout Western Europe. But at that time much was not known about communicable diseases and as people searched for answers, they began to look for whom to blame.
People became suspicious of the Jews when it was noticed that they were not dying massively from the Black Death like the rest of the population. However, the possible reasons could be Jews may have had strengthened immune systems through eating Kosher food as required by the dietary laws in the Torah. Also while many people at that time regarded cats to be evil and didn’t harbor them, the Jews bred cats which killed the rats spreading the Black death.
Soon the Jews became the scapegoats as rumors began to spread of how they were causing the epidemic by pouring poisonous powder into wells. As these rumors circulated, what followed was a massacre of Jews unparalleled in its magnitude and ferocity. There was slaughter of the Jews in Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and other European cities. Jews were burnt alive and hundreds of Jewish communities were destroyed.
Such wide spread hatred against Jews was not new as they had often been subjected to episodes of violence. 600 years later, they faced perhaps the most gruesome of the violence when Hitler systematically annihilated about six million Jews during the holocaust.
Yet despite all these hatred, God’s blessings upon the Jews have continued to prevail. Their continual existence remains a great mystery to the world. The grace and favor upon them have overshadowed and superseded the hatred of their enemies causing them to continue to excel and today rank among the greatest nations of the world.

Psalm 41:11 says ‘By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.’

When God’s favor is upon you, it doesn’t matter what negative things may come against you, the blessing on you will override them all. Certainly, what God has blessed nothing and no one can curse.
When the Israelites headed toward Jericho and were camped on the plains of Moab, the Moabite king, Balak saw their great number and was afraid. So he hired Balaam to curse the people of Israel. But every time Balaam opened his mouth to speak a curse against Israel, a blessing came out instead.
Unable to penetrate God’s protective shield around His people, Balaam finally told Balak, “How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? Or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?” (Numbers 23:8).
The example of Balaam shows that the power of God’s blessing will always overcome the enemy’s attack against a people who are blessed and favored by the Lord.
When you make the choice to walk in obedience to God and give Him first place, you will find favor in His sight. His blessings on your life will keep pushing you up, no matter who is trying to push you down.
People cannot hinder your progress because of the greater forces of God’s blessings and favor at work in your life.
Truly, if God is for you, no one can be against you!
In this season, as we make the choice to move higher in our service to God, let us get ready for explosive blessings of favor. God will be doing something unusual, something that we have never seen before. There will be miracles we can’t explain. There will be such manifestations of uncommon favor that will baffle every enemy and detractor and make them realize that truly we are serving the living God!

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for covering me with Your uncommon favor. No matter what happens around me, I know You are in perfect control of my life. May Your praise continually be on my lips now and always in Jesus Name.

QUOTE:
You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. – WORDBITE 222.