Isaiah 43:2 ‘When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you’ (The Amplified Bible]
DAILY READING – 1 John 3; 2 Chronicles 36; Psalm 90
The last days are battle days. They are the days of the greatest spiritual confrontation on earth. Everyone will be challenged. And how well we fare will depend on the level of our inner strength.
Isaiah 40:31 says, “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.”
When you wait upon The Lord, you receive strength that enables you to soar above challenges. It turns your trials into triumphs; and your mourning into dancing.
According to Romans 1:20 Spiritual truths can be understood by studying natural things. Similarly, we can gain knowledge about ‘overcoming’ in life by looking at how the eagle utilizes the storm.
Eagles have the ability to use the force of the storm to their advantage. When a storm is coming, all other birds seek shelter. The eagle alone avoids the storm by flying above it. An eagle can sense a storm approaching long before it breaks. The eagle then flies to some high spot and waits for the winds to come. As dark storms begin to march across the horizon, and the thunder starts to roll and echo, the eagle sets its wings. When the storm strikes an eagle, due to how it had sets its wings, the air currents send it above the storm by their very fury. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it. The stronger the storm, the higher the eagle flies.
Like the eagle you can take advantage of your storm. Instead of struggling you can ride on the wings of The Spirit, allowing Him to show you how to turn your trials into triumphs. If you go where The Spirit of God leads, you will never struggle.
You can let your challenges take you to higher heights and bring you to greater shores. Let your challenges cause you to go deeper in your walk with God. Let it cause you to wait upon God until He comes and turns your captivity. Indeed His Presence makes all the difference. In Isaiah 43:2 God says, ‘When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you’ (The Amplified Bible). This verse makes it clear that when God is with us we become unbeatable in the battles of life.
And it is important to remember that when we pass through the water and the fire, we are not remaining there, rather we are only going through. That’s the good news: We’re going to go through and come out on the other side better than when we went in.
So realize that challenges are there to make you better and not bitter, Like the eagle take advantage of your storm, and use it to rise higher.
Your storms are there to make you stronger, they are reasons for you to draw closer to God. And as you draw closer to God, by The Spirit He will show how to turn your trials into triumphs. In this season, stand firm and in fact, rejoice if storms come your way. Don’t ever give up or give in, only be strong and very courageous (Joshua 1:5-9). The Lord will carry you on His wings like the eagle. God will not leave you nor forsake you. The storms do not have to overcome you. You are an overcomer and even more than a conqueror.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to stand strong despite the fierce winds of oppositions. I thank You Father, for the grace to always rise stronger and better.
KQUOTE
True success is not verifiable in the fact a man has never fallen before but rather in the fact that he did not only fall but also got up- WORDBITE 222.
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