Trust God For Victory

“They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were handed over to them; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because they trusted in Him.”—1 Chronicles 5:20 NASB

When you’re in the midst of a spiritual battle, trust God for victory!

The tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh had made war against four groups who were entrenched in the land. Based on every human standard, these Israelites should have been defeated even though they were “valiant men” who “were skillful in battle” (v. 18). However, they had one decisive advantage: God was on their side.

Yet instead of taking God’s blessings for granted, the Israelites cried out to Him during the battle. They didn’t trust in their weapons or skills, their wisdom or resources—they simply “trusted in Him.”

Because they prayed and trusted in God, they didn’t have to fear. God took away their burdens and concerns and brought them victory. The Bible tells us their victory was complete! They possessed the land and gained abundant cattle, camels, sheep, and donkeys.

How often do we fail to achieve victory because we carry the burdens ourselves, trusting in our own resources and strength rather than committing our needs to God? Following the example of these Israelites, we must learn to pray, call on God, entrust our burdens to Him, and realize He is with us in every battle we face.

God is ready to bring you victory, but you must commit your battles to Him. Pray and seek His help. Obey His Word and trust in Him.

He is with you in every situation. Turn to Him in faith today!

Father, I commit my challenging situations to You. I trust in You and believe You for victory! I praise and worship You in advance! In the Name of Yeshua. Amen.

Trust In The Lord

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

How can we trust in the Lord? How do we come to a place of trust? To trust someone means to have confidence in, to rely on their character, ability, strength or truth - to know that what they say, they will do. Trust is developed over time. As we build our relationship with the Lord, we grow to trust Him more and more. As He fulfills His promises, as we see Him at work in our lives, our trust in Him grows stronger.

God wants us to trust Him with all our heart. This means that we must trust Him wholeheartedly, not partially. There must not be any doubt. If there is doubt, then we are saying to Him, I do not trust you, Lord. We must know His character – He does not lie, He keeps His promises, He loves us, He is a good Father who only wants the best for His children, He is dependable, therefore, we can trust Him with our whole heart.

God is saying to us, do not lean on your own understanding. Our understanding is limited. We do not see the end from the beginning. Many times, we only see what is in front of us, but our God is all knowing and all seeing. When we are faced with a situation, we tend to think we know what to do because of past experiences, but God may be saying, no, do not do it the same way this time, do it my way. One of the things I love about David, he inquired of the Lord how he should fight his enemies. Each time God would give him a different strategy. You see, the enemy of our soul knows us, but God is always ahead of him. Our God is strategic.

The scripture tells us, to acknowledge God in all our ways, and He shall direct our paths. The first thing we must do when we need to make a decision or we plan to do something, is to seek the counsel of God, in prayer. When we do that, we are saying to Him, you are my Lord, and I trust you. Lord, you know what is best for me, I only want your will for my life. I know you are reliable, dependable and you will not lead me astray but will lead me in the paths of righteousness.

Put God’s word to the test. Is there a decision you have to make? Is there something you would like to accomplish? I challenge you to apply the scripture, you will not be disappointed. I apply the scripture to my own life and God’s way is always the best way.

Speak To Your Mountain

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark 11:23 KJV.

Let’s take a close look at this scripture. We all are on a journey, working towards reaching our destiny or to put it another way, to fulfil our purpose here on the earth. Of a surety, we will all face mountains or another word would be obstacles. We cannot avoid it. In order to get to where we need to go, we need to get pass those mountains. Yeshua said some very significant things here to us. First things first, we cannot be passive and expect the mountain to move because we are standing in front of it.

We are required to do a number of things. 1. Say or speak to it. This means that we have to open our mouths and take authority. We cannot remain silent and expect the mountain to move. Even in the beginning, at creation God spoke. He said, let there be and there was – Genesis 1:3 KJV. All creation was spoken into being.  2. Not only do we open our mouths, but we must be specific in our command to the mountain. The scripture says, ‘be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea’.

3. Doubt cannot be in our heart. Doubt must go, for it is a barrier, a hinderance to our command. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin – Romans 14:23 NKJV. I know that we are not talking about eating, but let’s get the essence of the scripture. If you doubt you are condemned, because whatever you are doing is not from faith. If it is not from a place of faith, it is sin.  And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief – Mark 9:24 KJV.

4. We must believe what we say and that it will come to pass. Nothing will happen if we do not believe! We must have faith! But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him – Hebrews 11:6 KJV. Whatever that mountain is before you, do this... Speak, be specific with your command, do not doubt, but only believe!