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January 17, 2024 · 5:46 AM

Stand In Victory

Everyone knows the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 17. The Philistines were encroaching on Israel’s land and trying to take it. The armies were encamped on two mountain sides with a valley between them. For forty days Go,oath taunted the army of Israel. When David heard it, something stirred in him. He was willing to leave the mountain side and enter the valley to fight. Goliath laughed at him because he was small and young. In verse 45, David, full of confidence, said, “You are coming against me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the Israelite armies, which you have defied“ (GNT). In order to win the battle in the physical realm, he understood it needed to be won in the spiritual realm first. He also knew it was God who gives victory.

In Matthew 4. The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness where He fasted for forty days. When he was weak physically, but strong spiritually, Satan came to attack Him. He told Him to turn the stones into bread if He really was the Son of God. Jesus didn’t need to prove who He was and replied with Scripture. Then Satan took Him to the top of the Temple and told Him to jump and let the angels catch Him. Again Jesus pushed back with the Word of God. Finally Satan showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and offered them to Him, but Jesus fought back with the what God had said and told Satan to leave. Jesus understood that victory came from God and used God’s Word to achieve it.

Isaiah 54:17 says, ”But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory.” You can have confidence in whatever battle you’re facing today. No matter how loud and intimidating or manipulative the enemy’s voice is, God’s Word is stronger. Don’t try to win a spiritual battle with your physical strength or wit. Seek God first and He will give you wisdom in how to fight it and He will give you victory. Let Him defend every accusation against you. Remember the battle is the Lord’s. You still have to step onto the battlefield, and you still have to face your giant. However, you don’t have to be unarmed. Like David, we can have confidence our victory lies in the name of the Lord. No weapon formed against you shall prosper. Stand in victory today.

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July 27, 2016 · 5:47 AM

Your Vindication 


Each one of us comes under attack throughout our lives. Sometimes those attacks are spiritual. These can happen any time, but they especially show up when you start praying strategically and walk in the purpose and plan God has got you. There are times when the attacks are physical as well. These are attacks against your physical person by people deserved or not. Then there are mental attacks. These are often generated by something some said to you, something negative that’s happened to you, or can be destructive self talk you’ve entertained.

In life, it’s not a matter of if you will be attacked one of these ways, it’s a matter of when. As a child of God though, you don’t have to be afraid of any of these attacks. You don’t have to worry that they will destroy you and everything you’ve worked for. You can have peace in the middle of an all out adult on your life because of the promise God gives us in Isaiah 54;17. It says, “But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This [peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord [those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced]; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me [this is that which I impart to them as their justification], says the Lord” (AMP).

No weapon formed against you shall prosper. This is your heritage as a servant of the Lord! It doesn’t say that you won’t be attacked. It doesn’t say that you won’t suffer damage from the attacks. It says they won’t succeed in destroying you. Because of that, we can have peace, security, and victory over the attack. You are not a victim. You are a victor. You are not a loser. You are a winner. You are not the sum of your failures. You are successful in Him. You are not condemned because of your past. You are righteous according to God’s grace.

Your current situation may not have you feeling like victory is possible. It may seem like there’s no way to win, let alone get out of it. I’ll remind you that there is nothing impossible for God. Your heritage in Him is not defeat. It’s victory over this attack. Claim your victory and ask God to impart to you that which is rightfully yours as His servant. The attacks and suffering may continue for a season, but they will not succeed in destroying you. Your vindication is your coming victory. Walk in it today.

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