The
Lord is saying: I have seen your courage in the face of 'danger',
I have seen your faith and I say today Well done! I am proud of
you my child. Keep that brave face and walk into a future assured
of my continual care. As I was in the past I will be in the future.
I will never let you down.
Entering into the
Joy of the Lord - part two
It gives God great joy when we are
in impossible situations. When we thank in the midst of them we
are entering into the JOY of the Lord. God showed me that He was
so joyful at the prospects of showing Israel even more miracles
on how He could defeat their enemies, when they came into the
promised land. He'd spent time showing them how He could part
the red sea, how He could give them miracle bread from heaven,
how He could bring water from the rock. God was constantly looking
to see if His chosen people would cotton on. He was never going
to let them down.
When it came to showing them that
there were giants in the beautiful promised land He longed for
them to understand that the giants were grasshoppers in His sight
and therefore were as nothing in the face of Israel. Only two
people Caleb and Joshua grasped this. They entered into the joy
of the Lord. They were joining him in His enjoyment of a seemingly
impossible situation. Can you imagine what joy it brings to the
Father for us to be ecstatic in difficult situations, when we
can laugh with Him and understand His heart. The bigger the problem,
the greater the joy.The reason the giants were so big was to glorify
God. The giants in the land were created to come down in the face
of Israel.
Goliath grew very very very big. Some
say over 9ft tall. The Philistines thought he was an ideal candidate
to defend them against the Israelites . Who could have thought
that he was created for one purpose and one purpose alone
to
be brought down and bring glory to the living God and vindication
to David.
The people of Jericho thought they
were building the walls of Jericho so high and so thick and impenetrable
for to keep attackers out. But God knew they were built so high
and so thick and impenetrable to come down, so that He could show
Himself strong on behalf of His chosen people.
The problems in our life have been
built for one purpose
. to come down. The mountain in your
life has been waiting for you child of God to speak to it and
tell it to move so God can share His joy with you.