“They Gather To Fall”
Thursday, May 9, 2024Key Verse
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn” (Isaiah 54:17).
Text — Isaiah 54:14-17
Message
When Martin Luther’s friends wrote despairingly of the negotiations at the Diet of Worms, Luther replied from Cobourg that he had been looking up at the night sky, spangled and studded with stars, and had found no pillars to hold them up. And yet they did not fall. God needs no props for His stars and planets. He hangs them on nothing. So, in the working of God’s providence, the unseen is prop enough for the seen. At no time did God say there would be no enemies or battles. However, He never said He would leave us alone amid life’s challenges. We are sure of His Almighty presence and His mighty arms underneath us. He promised to fight our enemies and embarrass them. Jehoshaphat enjoyed God’s help (2 Chronicles 20:14-24).
In our passage, God assured us that He created and made all things; therefore, no enemy’s weapon will hurt any of His children. However, the key to enjoying these great blessings and assuring safety is continuous righteousness which begins with genuine conversion and faith in Christ’s atoning sacrifice.
Quote
He promised to fight our enemies
Challenge
Who can wrestle with our God?
Prayer for today
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, O God.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
