“Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me” (Psalm 7:8)
Sometimes there are events that beseige us, perhaps too overwhelming, and we are lost of hope. We beat ourselves hard for we are not at fault yet here we are at sea.
Such a situation was experienced by Jacob who had to flee to exile to save himself from the wrath of his elder brother Esau after he had leapfrogged him to receive blessings meant for the first born (Genesis 27).
Jacob’s mother advised him to flee to his maternal relatives and it appeared like his Uncle Laban was happy to receive and shelter his nephew. Yet after Jacob had expressed interest in his eldest daughter Rachel, not only was he tasked to labour for her hand for seven years, when he woke up after wedding, he found he had been tricked. “When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?” (Gen 29:25).
Jacob was tasked to work for another 7 years to get Rachel. By then he also had started to long going back home. For some reason Laban had become nasty. He bonded Jacob and refused to release him at will. Jacob had actually to escape and again flee without his knowledge ( Genesis 31).
But in all God was with Jacob. He had married the girl he loved and had been immensely blessed with wealth. When Jacob finally settled back home he must have looked back at all his trials as worth it!
Like Jacob, you too may be going through some rough seas, faced with a cruel situation that makes no sense. Like Jacob, endure and remain faithful, for “He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause. Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him!” ( Psalm 37: 6-8).
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, through the trials of life may, I hold on to you, for you vindicate the righteous, and may all the glory go to you, this I pray in Jesus’ name.
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18/05/2024 - 19/05/2024 All day“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.” (Colossians 2:15)
Perhaps one of the most inspiring passages in the Bible with enduring lessons is where Moses pleads to Pharaoh to let the Jews go. Instead Pharaoh dared Moses if he had the power as that of a king. Challenged to “perform a miracle” Moses turned to Aaron who threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs (Exodus 7: 9-12).
What we see here is the presence of occult powers in high places, as is true even today. A common mistake by some is to deny the existence of the occult behind certain thrones or power centers, especially in instances where we find those putting on a genteel manner of social respectability. There are also those who through their education and confined exposure to the spirit realm of things, doubt the existence of occult powers. The reality is that in the world we live in the enemy is much at work. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
In this passage we see that while Pharaoh did release his snakes the staff God had placed in the hands of his messenger, Moses, was far greater and swallowed all. Here is the point. As believers we do have a far greater and mighty power to protect us from any attacks of the enemy. It is the blood of the lamb. As it is written, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony...” (Revelation 12:11).
Today whatever snakes you may encounter from anywhere be assured that you have a far greater power than of the enemy. It is the blood of Jesus. As His word says, “call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me” (Psalm 50:15).
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I pray for protection from the attacks of the enemy by the blood of the lamb, this I pray in Jesus’name.
