When the devil has said, "It's Over"

9/24/2019

There are times in our lives, especially as we mature in Christ that we find ourselves in a place that seems hopeless. Maybe it is physical, in your family’s health or financial. The enemy knows our weaknesses and hits us broadsided in that area. Sometimes he hits us like a boxer, jabbing again and again. Remember Jesus is our referee; He will not let anymore happen that we cannot handle. 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV) states:  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

My niece put out a song, “Tie a knot in the rope and hang on.” Don’t give up, don’t give in, God is working on your behalf. Hebrews 13:5 (KJV) states: Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

In Daniel 3 we read of three godly men who had a severe problem, they were to deny their faith, but they stood their ground. They said, Our God is able to deliver us; but, if not, we still trust him. The King threw them in the fiery furnace, which was heated seven times hotter than usual. The heat consumed even the guards. The devil stood there saying I got you and laughing at the three Hebrew children. I am sure he was confident that he had them. Then there was the fourth man in the fire, liken unto the Son of God. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego walked without even the smell of smoke. No, matter what you are going through, Romans 8:28 lets us know that God is in the background working for your good. In James 1:12 states: Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Hold on and be at peace.

Submitted by:                        

Rev. Gennevieve Hebert