Strength in God

Psalm 118:10-13, ‘All nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.’ The world is full of trouble, and we are constantly under attack from the Devil who wants us to lose hope and give up on our inheritance as believers. He will use family, friends, strangers and enemies to try and put us down, persecute us, oppress us, discourage us, mislead us, tempt us so that we may lose our way and not focus on Jesus Christ who is the author and perfecter of our faith and strengthens us through everything. But in all these we should never lose our focus, keeping our eyes on the prize, shedding off all encumbrances that might prevent us from reaching our destination and completing our race by focusing on Jesus, our Lord and Savior, to help us, to strengthen us so that we will not fall when we stumble due to the constant attacks of the enemy. Jesus has already defeated the Devil and He now stands condemned, knowing that His futile efforts will amount to nothing, but He wants to deceive you into giving up this victory by obscuring the truth from your eyes, the truth about God and salvation. Find strength in God and do not yield to the pressures and lies of the enemy, your victory is assured in Jesus. Call on Him and He will strengthen you.