In Search of God's Promises

What is the one thing we do when we feel out of control in a situation? We grasp onto something stable, something we can lean on, something that will hold us up. When the ground is shifting we want something solid to stand on. This is a journey through the Bible in search of God's promises for us today. Let's look together to see how many "boulders" He has in His quarry for us to stand on! "It is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants." Rom. 9:8

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Promise 25 from Leviticus 26:7-8

Lev. 26:7-8 - "'But you will chase your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword; five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.'" - This sounds like a scene right out of the movie or book 'Lord of the Rings', the few conquer the masses. But in the film,it is one little guy, through much perseverance, who defats the big enemy, by throwing the evil ring into a volcano, whereas all the other evil ones fall when the big evil one is defeated. But the Bible isn't a fairy tale story, God says where two or three are gathered in His name, He is in their midst. There is no enemy that can stand against that. Just as the good guys in the film didn't just hold out their swords and close their eyes and pray God will direct their swords to slay the enemy, we should not be timid and have "hopeful" or pleading prayers when we pray against the enemy. Just as the good guys in the film fought with boldness and confidence, we can pray with boldness and confidence to command the enemy's defeat because, our God is with us, He is on our side, the enemy will be defeated. That is the promise!

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