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Confidence in the Face of Uncertainty

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The enemy seeks to make you ineffectual for the kingdom of God. The more ineffectual he can make us, the less people come to the same saving grace we enjoy. The less people come to the cross. The key verses do not say IF my enemies and foes attack me but rather WHEN they attack. But the promise that follows is that they will all stumble and fall. How can we have such assurance? Because our enemies do not walk in the same light that we do. They do not have the assurances of salvation. They do not have God as their fortress. It is simply not a fair fight:

 

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Romans 8: 31 (NLT)

 

No one can be against us! None can stand against God! That is who is on our side. But we must live in those assurances. When the storms of life rise up against us. When all seems bleak and hopeless. When we are hurt, wounded or betrayed. Too often we can look at the situation and feel hopeless. God understands that we will have feelings beloved. Christianity is not an exercise in denial. But when those feelings do not align with the promises God has made us, which do we lend power to? To which do we place our faith? Do we walk in the power God has given us or do we walk in the defeat the enemy whispers into our ears?

 

King Jehoshaphat was facing a difficult trial during his reign as King of Israel. Reports reached him that a vast army, comprised of several countries was marching towards him to make war. Not the best of days for the king. He no doubt felt surrounded and beset on all sides. In his flesh he must have been scared. The Bible tells us he was terrified. He must have wanted to panic. Maybe thoughts of fleeing his situation crossed his mind as well. All the thoughts we battle with when we are attacked in our lives and in our walks. We can feel as the King surrounded and beset. We must react as the King did however to seek the face and the will of God with an understanding of who He is in relation to our problems:

Jehoshaphat stood before the community of Judah and Jerusalem in front of the new courtyard at the Temple of the L ord . He prayed, "O L ord , God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you! O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham? Your people settled here and built this Temple to honor your name. They said, 'Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war, plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this Temple where your name is honored. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us.' "And now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they went around them and did not destroy them. Now see how they reward us! For they have come to throw us out of your land, which you gave us as an inheritance. O our God, won't you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help." 2Chronicles 20: 5-12 (NLT)

It is not enough just to seek God. We must seek Him in relation to His awesomeness. We must seek Him realizing that He is larger than our problems. We overcome the world in Him by remaining in Him. We do not allow our problems to ever become bigger in our own mind than the God who has already delivered us from eternal death. Read this prayer again from King Jehoshaphat. It is bathed in the understanding of how powerful God is. Jehoshaphat was terrified but because God was his light, salvation and fortress He remained bigger than whatever terror he may have felt. That is what the Psalmist means in our key verses when he says that even though armies surround him and how many of us have felt that way before his heart will not be afraid.

 

Let not your heart be troubled Jesus has commanded us. Let your heart be not afraid. In the darkness He is your light. When we are lost or feeling overwhelmed by the storms of life He is the beacon guiding us to safer harbors. When death itself feels like it is at our doorway He has already provided eternal life through the salvation He bought for us on Calvary. He is our fortress beloved a place of undeniable security! The enemy will come against our fortress. The evil people will come against us. Our foes will attack us. But it will not matter to us if we are rooted in the promises God has made and the provision He continues to make for us.

 

Wherever these words find you today remember the last words from the key verses. When the attacks come we must remain confident. Why? Because a lack of confidence leads to a lack of faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God. The Word of God is alive and powerful in our lives but only if we believe it is so. We have confidence because we know God is working all things out for our good. We have confidence because He has already bought our salvation at a terrible price. We have confidence because He is the light of our lives providing the direction and guidance we need to find our way out of any impending darkness. There is absolutely nothing for you to fear today if you have made the everlasting God the fortress of your life. Remain confident that He who started a good work in you will be faithful to complete it.

 

Reverend Anthony Wade September 21, 2010

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