Hebrews 10:35-37 ‘Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.’

DAILY READING; Luke 11:1-28; Genesis 19; Psalm 12

At the beginning of the gulf war, after the initiation of hostilities in 1990, Iraq’s leader Saddam Hussein made it very clear he was going to fire chemical-armed missiles against America, Britain and Israel. However the response that he got from these nations became a huge deterrent to his threat.

America’s Defense Secretary, Dick Cheney warned Iraq, that a chemical weapon attack against America, would attract an absolutely overwhelming and devastating counter attack.
British Foreign Minister Douglas Hurd stated that an Iraqi chemical attack would provoke a response from Britain that would completely destroy Iraq.
When Saddam Hussein further threatened to “burn half of Israel” with chemical weapons, in response, Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzak Shamir responded that “whoever will dare to attack Israel will be attacked seven times more.”
In another response, the Commander of Israeli Air Force, General Avihu Ben-Nun, said Iraq would not dare such an attack against Israel because it would be tantamount to suicide. Speaking to ABC News, he said ‘Even if Saddam Hussein is crazy, he’s still not going to commit suicide.”

The confident response from these nations was not just empty talk. Each of them had enough chemical stockpile to wipe out a whole nation . They were rebuffing Saddam’s threat with confident knowledge of their own military might.
Eventually Iraq, failed to follow up with its threat, despite the earlier propaganda. A senior Iraqi official, who was Saddam’s son-in-law, after defecting to Jordan in 1995, confirmed to the US intelligence community, that indeed Saddam had been afraid of the massive retaliation that would follow from the coalition forces, that was why he had failed to use the threatened chemical-armed rockets in the war.

Indeed winning in life’s battles is a result of the power back-up you have.
As believers, when we know our God and are confident in His power, no matter how the enemy roars, we will always overcome,
In the battle of life, our confidence is often the enemy’s first target. In Isaiah 36, before coming to battle, the king of Assyria first sent Rabshakeh to speak great words to intimidate the men of Israel and instill fear into them. But when king Hezekiah and the Israelites maintained their confidence in God and refused to fear, God arose to humiliate and destroy their enemies.
In life’s battles, the enemy would often bring fearsome thoughts and speak words to intimidate you. He shows you medical reports, financial statements and negative conditions to shake your faith. But no matter what you hear or see, don’t ever give in to fear. Always remember whose you are and whom you serve. Like Paul, you must be able to say: ‘But none of these things move me…[Acts 20:24]
Lack of confidence is what makes victims of men. A man becomes a victim of what he fears, because the fear of man brings him into a snare. But when your trust and confidence is in God, you will remain immovable.
Psalm 125:1 says ‘ They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.’
When you refuse to be moved, your obstacles will move. If you refuse to be terrified, your enemies are bound to be petrified.
Philippians 1:28 says ‘And in nothing terrified by your adversaries…’
Indeed when you refuse to be intimidated, you will be vindicated. The battles of life are primarily a battle of confidence. And those who know their God shall be strong and do exploits,
Our confidence in Christ has its root in righteousness. Proverbs 28:1 says: The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
And just like the lion does not turn away for any, we must not turn away for any situation. Jesus paid the ultimate price at Calvary to make available to us the greatest power in the universe, which is His Blood. Anytime, the enemy threatens you, as you invoke the power in the Blood, you will completely devastate and defeat him.
The power in the Blood becomes effective when invoked in faith, therefore we must continually fill our heart with God’s Word so that as we speak our words will be backed with faith and power. And especially in this season, as we begin to engage the weapon of the Blood, the breakers anointing will be ignited to go forth to destroy every barrier to our fruitfulness and establish an overflowing harvest from all our endeavors.

PRAYER, Father I thank You for the ultimate Power You have given me In Christ Jesus. And as I engage the power in the Blood of Jesus today, I thank You for total victory over every enemy of my fruitfulness in Jesus Name.
Quote

The battle you are faced with today is a good warfare because God has already foreordained victorious end for you.- WORDBITE 222.