“WHY THE TROUBLES IF GOD HAD SPOKEN CONCERNING ME?”

Post date: Jul 20, 2017 5:33:38 AM

“But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says; do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom; I gave Ethiopia and Seba in your place. Others were given in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west. I will say to the north and south, bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the distant corners of the earth. Bring all who claim me as their God, for I have made them for my glory. It was I who created them. Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf. Gather the nations together; assemble the peoples of the world, which of their idols have ever foretold such things? Which can predict what will happen tomorrow? Where are the witnesses of such predictions? Who can verify that they spoke the truth? But you are my witnesses, O Israel, says the Lord. You are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in me, and understand that I alone am God. There is no other God, there has never been, and there never will be. I, yes I, am the Lord, and there is no other Savior. First I predicted your rescue, then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world. No foreign god has ever done this. You are witnesses that I am the only God, says the Lord.” Isaiah 43:1-12

The problem most Christians are having today is not about what God had said but why the delay, why the frustration, why the confusion, and why the pains when God had spoken good things concerning us and we are trusting, following the spoken and reviled words? I want you to know that there are no amount of delays, no number of frustrations, no level of disappointments, no form of sufferings, and no shame of confusion that we will ever experience can prove that God had not spoken and we will not manifest what He said concerning us. His words are powerful and true; His intents are elevating to the soul, spirit, and body; His ways are perfect and sure; His presence is assuring and comforting; His shed blood at Calvary delivers and preserves, breaks all forms of physical and spiritual yokes, sets free from mistakes and curses; it covers and protects us from known and unknown evil forces and powers of darkness; it gives assurance of a better future despite the past ancestral sins and past misfortunes because of the grace in salvation and the assuring and surpassing power in the New Covenant.

God had grafted you and me into the amazing grace and agreement of the New Covenant which is forever made effective and forever active through the power in the blood of Jesus Christ and the words spoken from His mouth in love. His covenant cannot be broken, cannot be destroyed, cannot be ignored, and cannot be taken for granted. Satan fears and respects the New Covenant, all humanity is called to partake in the covenant; the salvation we have today is a result of that New Covenant and it is the reason for our victory over sin, over Satan and over all form of curses, and the shame which seeks to disgrace us; the new covenant makes possible the things we think and say is impossible; it rescues us from our weaknesses and often mistakes. The New Covenant is our best weapon to confront all the powers of darkness and have the victory to live in the joy and fullness of the promised word of God. It is the power of the New Covenant that strengthens our faith beyond what we see and experience; it also confirms our faith that we will have what God had said, and it encourages our trust to wait until we have the victory over all of our troubles because God had spoken and His words are true despite our troubles. I want you to know that none of your troubles will nullify the promises of God for your life. For prayers, Click here