UV 3101/10000 The Alpha of Lifelong Victory
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries
Exodus 23 v 22
In this chapter in Exodus, the Lord reveals His invincible, fail-proof strategy for the conquest of the Promised Land. The land was not given to the people of Israel on a platter. It involved years of struggle, a war of attrition with the people who resided there. The Lord promised the Israelites that if they obeyed His voice and do all that He spoke to them, He would be their shield. He promised that He would be an enemy to their enemies and adversary to their adversaries. Anyone who touched the people who knew, understood and acknowledged the Lord were touching the apple of His eye. In short, we are precious in the sight of the Lord and when we are persecuted for any reason, the Lord closes His eye of compassion towards the persecutors. He would then send a “hornet” or a series of troubles to wear them down. He will vindicate us and prove that our cause is just, our faith is not misplaced or based on wild or unreal assumptions. The Lord will prove the reality of His presence, His power, His love in the course of our days as we lean and depend on Him.
The Lord will bless those who bless us, encourage us, help us and curse those who curse, obstruct, oppose us. The angel of the Lord travels ahead of us to prepare the way and to take us to the place prepared and promised to us by the Lord. We need to be careful not to overtake this angel, to be careful to listen to His voice, to abide by His instructions communicated to us in this age and time through the quiet voice of the Holy Spirit. The strategy of the Lord is not to overthrow the enemies overnight or in a single year but slowly and gradually so that the land is not overtaken by beasts or the lawless elements of society.
The Lord also promises to bless our food and water and to take away sickness from our midst. We are not to trust the smooth, vain and deceitful words of those of this world. We are not to trust even our own whimsical and fickle hearts and so turn away from the Lord even for a moment. We are only to repose our trust and confidence in the word of the Lord as long as we live in this world. He would never fail us or let us down in any way. We are to patiently hope in His ever present help, His sovereign will and power that prevails in every situation. We should not despair when circumstances seem to be against us temporarily. However, adverse it might seem, however formidable our enemies, the Lord’s will and word will prevail. Our inner eye of faith should be able to perceive every move and desire of the Lord for our lives. The desire of the Lord is that we understand, know and acknowledge Him as the pillar of strength of our lives, the number one relationship of our lives, the focus and mainstay of our days on earth.
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