Bible
Study: Zechariah 2, 5 to 9 and 10 to 11, Luke 9, 43
to 45.
As
children of God, we have no reason to be afraid of enemies because we have a
God who knows how to care for us. As we hear in today’s first reading; “Sing
and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for lo, I come and I will dwell in the midst
of you, says the LORD. And many nations
shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people; and I
will dwell in the midst of you.”
Also our
Psalmist today adds: “The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.”
It is one
thing to be ruled by excessive fear, it is a different thing altogether to be
have confidence in God in the midst of attacks from the forces of darkness and
enemies which surround us.
Fear
itself can a weapon in the hands of our enemies against us. Some time ago in
this country, just before the elections, there was a nationwide exercise
carried out by the Police called “OPERATION SHOW OF FORCE.” The essence of this
exercise was not to harm anybody but to let miscreants know that should they
try to steal ballot boxes or do things against the success of the election, the
police are ready and able to pull them down. Eventually, the elections came out
peacefully with very minor reports of violence and not even a single life lost.
Sometimes,
Satan performs operation show of force. He does things to scare Christians so
as to control them. But my dear friends in Christ, we are more than conquerors.
We have a God who defeated Satan on the cross and He remains our shepherd
today. When evil doers threaten us, let us simply smile at them and renew our
confidence in God.
Let us
pray:
Lord Jesus,
my shepherd, help me never to leave the warm embrace of your protection. Amen.
Good morning.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. Happy Weekend.
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