Psalm 24:8-10 ‘Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.’

DAILY READING : John 20:19-31; 2 Chronicles 32; Psalm 88

Bruce Olson is an American missionary who was used mightily by God to bring the Gospel to the primitive Motilone Indians of Colombia and Venezuela.
However in October, 1988, a shocking news came that he had been captured by a band of guerrilla terrorists intent on controlling Motilone territory as part of their strategy for revolution. Bruce was in captivity for nine months and endured constant torture and death threats. At one time, he was placed before a firing squad, only to find that the bullets were blanks; all these was in an attempt to break him, but it didn’t work. Yet despite all that he went through, Bruce Olson remained joyful in The Lord. He handed over his battles to God, knowing that God was able to deliver him from the mouth of the lion. He continued to show his captors unrelenting love and eventually was able to lead many of them to the Lord.
Finally, one day, one of the guerrilla leaders came and told him that he was released and free to go home. He told Olson that they had made a mistake when they captured him. He went on to say, “It’s an embarrassment to us that you’ve been held in our camps. If we’ve mistreated you we hope you can find the greatness to forgive us.’
Bruce was thankful that despite everything that happened to him, God was working out His sovereign will. What the enemy had meant for evil by causing the guerilla fighters to capture him, was turned all around for good, when God caused the fighters to come to Christ.

In life, battles are real, but even more real is our victory. Though as believers we are called into warfare, but much more importantly we are also called into victories. Battles are a necessary part of the journey of faith.
Even Jesus, fought battles when he was on earth. He started fighting from birth, when Herod wanted to kill Him and His parents had to flee with Him to Egypt. Though He fought every inch of the way, He also won every inch of the way!
2 Corinthians 2:14 says God, always causes us to triumph in Christ.
“Always” means all ways. Our victory is guaranteed in all ways and in every place.
It is God that causes us to triumph. The battle is His and we are only His battle axes and weapons of war. This is why He says ‘you do not need to fight in this battle only stand Ye still and see the salvation of The Lord.’

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

The Lord is strong and mighty in battle. When He comes into the battle arena, the earth trembles. He makes every opposition to bow to us. He establishes victory for us. When you understand that the battle belongs to God then you will not need to fret or cry over any challenge, rather you maintain your joy and let God fight the battle for you.
Many of the challenges you face on earth may appear natural but when you look closer, there is an extension to the world of the spirit. More than a physical challenge it is a spiritual warfare. And every spiritual battle requires a spiritual approach.
Our greatest guarantee for victory in every battle is God’s presence, and praise is what it takes to get God on the scene. And when He arrives every enemy scatters. It is very clear in Scripture that God will not keep you from fighting, but He has guaranteed that as long as you are in Him you will always have the victory.
So do not let the enemy stop your praise or your singing and dancing because of challenges. It is your praise that will determine your victory. Therefore in every situation give God worthy praise, and He will cause you to triumph always.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for granting me the victory in every battle. Please help me to praise you despite any situation, let nothing ever stop the continual flow of your praise from my mouth in Jesus Name.

QUOTE

Praise always guarantees you power for a raise, learning to praise God in season and out of season is key to fulfilling destiny. – WORDBITE 222.