Why does it seem sometimes that weapons formed against us do prosper?
Did we forget what it says in Isaiah 54:17 (AMP), which reads: “But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This [peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord”
As Christians, we become established in our righteousness by faith, not by our works.
If our works could make us righteous, then Jesus died in vain.
When we believe we are the righteousness of God, sin has no more dominion over us.
In Colossians 1, it says we have been delivered from the realm of darkness
In the realm of darkness, there is depression, sickness, poverty, and all types of lack.
In the realm of light, there is joy, peace, love, prosperity, healing, righteousness, deliverance, and victory.
Our first reaction is going to determine the outcome in a crisis situation. Seldom do we have the luxury of sitting back and looking at things. The attitude we have when Satan comes against us is going to determine the final result.
In John 14:1 (AMP) Jesus says, "Do not let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated). You believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me.”
The first thing you have to do when Satan comes against you is to make the decision that you are not going to let your heart be troubled.
The vast majority of people who are attacked by Satan don't really understand this. A lot of them believe that in a given situation, there is no way that they can help but to be depressed and discouraged. They justify emotions that are contrary to God's Word.
So the very first thing we have to do is say, "I am not going to let my heart be troubled."
We can learn about faith, we can learn about confession, we can learn everything the Bible says. Yet, in our heart, if we've taken offense, if we've been hurt, if we submit to feelings of depression or discouragement, we'll wipe out everything good. Nothing is going to work.
That's why some people can take all the steps people outline for them, memorize them and carry them out, but if their hearts are discouraged to begin with, it won't work. They never were standing in faith.
The enemy plans to deceive us. He wants us to believe that God doesn’t love us
However, nothing can separate us from God’s love. We are more than conquerors through Him that loved us as is written in Romans 8:35-39.
When we come into a crisis situation, if we haven't chosen to seek the Lord, if we haven't already made some decisions, our heart is going to gravitate toward fear. It's going to gravitate toward depression, toward negativism, toward defeat. We've got to commit yourself. We've got to fix our heart so that no matter what the devil does, we're going to walk in victory. We're going to keep your eyes on the Lord.
We can choose to love the very people who hate you. It doesn't matter what has been done to us. It doesn't matter how we've been abused. There is no justification for being discouraged and depressed. There are reasons for it, but no justification.
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