"There shall be showers of blessing" (Ezekiel 34:26).
Without the Lord’s blessing, we’re in a spiritual wilderness. When the Lord comes to us, with his blessing, everything changes. Saved by the Lord, our life changes direction. It is less of self – and more of Jesus. This is the way the Lord leads us – beyond the wilderness and on to the promised land. This doesn’t mean that everything will be a bed of roses. There are still battles to be fought – but we do not fight them in our own strength. The Lord is with us. He empowers us. The blessing of the Lord doesn’t take us out of the devil’s firing line. The devil will still fire his “fiery darts” at us – but we face him with “the shield of faith”, “the helmet of salvation” and “the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God” (Ephesians 6:16-17). Satan will win many victories over us, but he will never triumph over our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. When we are attacked by Satan, may we never forget this: “Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). When we remember that Christ lives in us, and we don’t let Satan forget this, the blessing will flow. This is the way of victory – Christ living in us, Christ empowering us.
Without the Lord’s blessing, we’re in a spiritual wilderness. When the Lord comes to us, with his blessing, everything changes. Saved by the Lord, our life changes direction. It is less of self – and more of Jesus. This is the way the Lord leads us – beyond the wilderness and on to the promised land. This doesn’t mean that everything will be a bed of roses. There are still battles to be fought – but we do not fight them in our own strength. The Lord is with us. He empowers us. The blessing of the Lord doesn’t take us out of the devil’s firing line. The devil will still fire his “fiery darts” at us – but we face him with “the shield of faith”, “the helmet of salvation” and “the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God” (Ephesians 6:16-17). Satan will win many victories over us, but he will never triumph over our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. When we are attacked by Satan, may we never forget this: “Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). When we remember that Christ lives in us, and we don’t let Satan forget this, the blessing will flow. This is the way of victory – Christ living in us, Christ empowering us.
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