LUKE 4:18-19
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
So much has happened this year! Politically, personally, and with those around me. For some it has revealed what they really believe- they believe and trust in man more that YHWH. For me it has demonstrated my love for him and increased my focus on those things in the Spirit more so than the trials and tribulations of this world.
Politically, there is no real victory. There is no Democrat or Republican in heaven. Many Democrats believe they are saved because they have confessed Jesus as Lord yet God judges the heart. It is written: Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34). When a Christian promotes behaviors such as: abortion, same sex unions and other anti-biblical lifestyles, it becomes clear they do not believe in their hearts that Jesus is Lord. That is true for all political ideologies.
It is difficult to have an ideology different than those around you. I come from a family of Democrats and am married to a Democrat; I live in a community of Democrats; many do not consider themselves liberal but their ideology is liberal. My conservative political stance is a problem for many of them but my theology causes them to distance themselves from me. Satan has taken advantage of all these factors and used his demonic forces to push me, once again, into a corner in which he thought I would quit! LAUGH OUT LOUD- REALLY LOUD!!!!
I TRUST YHWH! Let me make this very clear. I care that my family does not hear what I say. I care that my friends are limited in number. I grieve at the number of family and friends who refuse to follow the Word but as for me I will serve the Lord.
DANIEL 6:20
And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
This year ever fiber of my faith has been tested. If I wrote about it I was challenged to see if I really believe it. Even now the complete manifestation of God's promises has not been revealed- that is why I can claim victory.
I BELIEVE BECAUSE I DO NOT SEE- I JUST KNOW.
What does victory look like? When Daniel walked into the lion's den he knew that God would work it out. Often Christians will watch Believers going through trials to see what will happen. Will God come through this time? The question is not what God will do but what will you do? Real victory comes when you focus on YHWH and not your circumstances.
Remember, Shadrach, Meshack and Abed-nego? They believed that if they were placed in the fiery furnace GOD would deliver them and He did. (Daniel 3)
Hebrews eleven is filled with testimonies of believing despite the circumstances, many did not see the fulfillment of the promise (Hebrews 11:3) yet they knew it to be so.
I believe because He promised and I know His word to be true. This is the victory that I stand on. What does victory look like? Trusting the word more than the world.
written by Marsha L F Randolph
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