God lives and works today, but do our
lives bear witness to this even when we
are in trouble?
For most of us, the opposite is probably
true.
We succumb to our problems and let them
get the better of us.
Listen to today's meditation by Basilia Schlink called,
A Way Out of Trouble.
In Deuteronomy chapter 25, we are told how
the Israelites were severely tested on their journey
through the wilderness.
Weak and tired, some of the families had
begun to lag behind.
And that was when the Amalekites decided to
pull a surprise attack.
None of the Israelites were equipped for battle.
Their destiny seemed to be already decided.
Israel would be lost.
Why did God lead them into such a
distressing situation?
God wanted His people to learn how to
believe.
His nation was to become a believing nation,
one which would live in trust and total
dependence upon the Almighty God.
He wanted to let His care, His might,
and wonders be manifest among His people.
By this dependent way of life, this nation
was to proclaim to all the other nations
who God is, testifying to His omnipotence and
love.
And so it was to bring blessing to
the whole world.
For this purpose, God was training and disciplining
the children of Israel.
In the midst of their distress, God showed
His people a way to deliverance.
Moses climbed up on a hill from which
he could survey the countryside.
There he prayed until sundown.
And although it was humanly impossible, through prayer
the Amalekites were defeated.
Here the power of prayer was made manifest.
Before the eyes of all the Israelites, God
gave Moses this special weapon of victory.
It was the weapon of prayer, the prayer
of faith.
They experienced praying and crying to God transforms
everything.
Yes, prayer is the deciding factor in every
hopeless situation.
The inconceivable happened.
For the first time, the former slave nation
fought a battle against another nation and won.
Israel experienced anew.
God is our victor.
The Lord is fighting for us.
Surely joy and exaltation must have filled their
hearts.
Who is like God?
He has shown us His love and demonstrated
His power.
However, God had also shown them something else.
He had shown them that He wants to
be asked.
Prayer means to step into battle in the
assurance that the greater the efforts of the
enemy, the greater will be the victory for
all those who call upon the name of
the Lord.
You have been listening to a program written
by Basilia Schlink of the Little Land of
Canaan.
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