Many years ago I was walking through a bad part of the city on my way to a friend's house when I went in to a neighborhood store to get something to snack on. I was confronted by some rough people when I went in but didn't think anything about it because I had seen people in that neighborhood before that were really just bullies. I got what I needed in the store but when I came out there were 11 guys waiting for me. They immediately came at me and I fought with everything in me to get past them until there was only one left. Well the one guy pulled out a gun and pointed it at me. I just turned and walked away because that's all I could do. But when the guy went to shoot me the gun jammed and he couldn't get it working!
Why am I telling you this story? Because it really did happen to me years ago but here's what I didn't know. God had sent angels there to even the fight up and deliver me from my oppressors!! There were warrior angels all around me participating in the Spiritual battle! Then He plugged up the barrel of that gun so I wouldn't get shot! God is truly amazing!! All of this was happening and I didn't even know it at the time because I didn't know God then. I just thought I was incredibly lucky! We think when we go through things sometimes that God is not there but He is ALWAYS there, watching out for us whether we ask Him to or not! My God was faithful then when He wasn't a priority in my life and He is still faithful now when I put Him first in everything I do. There's nothing God won't do for you. There's no alley too dark that He won't walk along side of you. Even when your friends choose to abandon you sometimes when you're going through something, GOD IS ALWAYS THERE!! He said He'll"...never leave you nor forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5)
Look at this passage and see how God has fortified His army around Elisha!
"When the servant of the man of God rose early and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. Elisha's servant said to him, Alas, my master! What shall we do? Elisha answered, Fear not; for those with us are more than those with them. Then Elisha prayed, Lord, I pray You, open his eyes that he may see. And the Lord opened the young man's eyes, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. And when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, Smite this people with blindness, I pray You. And God smote them with blindness, as Elisha asked." (2 Kings 6:15-18 AMP)
In the end Elisha asked God to blind his enemies so they couldn't see them. So not only did He provide protection for His servant Elisha with a myriad of chariots carrying Spiritual warriors, He worked on Elisha's behalf to disable his enemy on a spoken word from Elisha!
We have the power to defeat our enemies every time! Not because of our power but because of God in us. We are God's children whom He loves unconditionally and He will NEVER stop looking out for us. So trust God when you're going through a storm, when you're wading through dangerous waters, when you're traveling down dangerous roads and God will deliver you from your enemies. "Fear not, for I AM with you!" God repeats this statement throughout the bible as He's talking with different men of faith. He said it in Genesis, Exodus, Deutermony, Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zecharaiah, Malachi, and Matthew! Why did He repeat this so many time to so many different men in the Bible? He wanted to keep them encouraged as they went through their trials and tribulations. He wanted them to know that even though they didn't see Him, that He was there! And He will do the same for you if you trust God! Live your life for God and you will never live it alone again!
Glory to God!
Robert T Sells
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About the author: Robert T. Sells (aka The Anointed Poet) is the co-owner, with his wife Marlas, of Words of Inspiration Ministries in Merrillville, Indiana. He is known for his gift of prose and has been spreading the message of the Gospel through poetry and song around the country. Sells is also the author of several books in the Words of Inspiration poetry series and a Christian spoken word CD. For more information about his ministry or to purchase products and/or services, visit his website at www.robertsellsonline.com.
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