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Although the Particulars May Be Different, God Will Always Deliver, Redeem, and Work a Victory

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Do you believe that God is mighty? Sure, the Christian will be quick to respond with a “Yes.” But in actuality, many believe that God is mighty from more of an intellectual standpoint than anything else. It is clear based on the Bible that God is mighty. Therefore, the Christian is able to agree with such a fact that is recorded in the Bible. However, this fact that the Christian assents to is often found to have no real bearing or significance in his life. This is not because it is not true, nor is it because God does not do many mighty deeds in the lives of His people. Rather, it is because the fact that God is mighty finds more of an abstract rather than a practical meaning in the heart of the Christian. Simply put, the Christian does not unite the fact of God’s might with faith.

The Christian sees with his eyes and reads the words of Scripture. He sees the way that God has done many mighty deeds in the lives of others, but at the same time, he finds it hard to believe that God will do for him what He has done for others. Therein is one of the greatest hindrances in the life of the Christian. It is called doubt; sometimes, it is called unbelief. Either way it gets spun, the fact is that the Christian does not believe. Faith is an essential dynamic in the life of the Christian. A soldier will never win a battle unless he believes that he can win. Cowardice rather than courage will bring the defeat of man before the battle even starts.

The Holy Spirit must impress upon the hearts of His people that God is an unchanging God. God will do for you just as He has done for another. The particulars may be a little different, but at the end of the day, the particulars are not important. The end is what we must be after – the end being deliverance, victory, and redemption. God will bring this about. The roads for each individual may be different, but He will fight for His people.

The Bible says that God is mighty. Do you believe this to be so? Do you believe this to be so in your life personally, not just for those around you? Why is it that praying in faith for others seems to be easier than praying in faith for oneself? There seems to be a lack of understanding of Who God is and the depths of His love for the sinner.

The Christian can see himself like Paul. The Christian can say, “O what a wretched man that I am,” and, “I am the worst of sinners.” Nobody knows the heart of a person like himself. Nobody knows the inward challenges and struggles that someone faces like one does for himself.

It may very well be because of this that the Christian believes that he is so insignificant and that God would be more likely to do something grand in someone else’s life rather than his own. God desires for the Christian to look at himself humbly. But God also desires the Christian to look at Him properly. In the story of Joshua and the Israelites, the people did not deserve the land, but God was going to give it to them anyway. The people did not deserve to have the water parted, but God showed up. They did not even merit the food that they ate and the water that they drank, but God never ceased to provide.

God had big plans for these people, and His plans were not dependent on the people somehow pulling it off. Joshua 4:23-24 gives us a glimpse into the purpose of God behind it all.

God’s faithfulness

Scripture says, “For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over” (Jos. 4:23). In this portion of Scripture, it is noted that God both dried up the waters for the people as well as the people that came before them. The Bible also tells us in the New Testament that the Old Testament stories are meant for the Christian to read and thus to be encouraged in the way that God will work in his life as well.

Chances are, God is not going to literally part a body of water in this day and age for someone to walk through. This type of miraculous activity is abnormal. But it does not mean that God does not deliver his people, not does it mean that God is no longer in the business of redemption, and still further, neither does it insist that God forgoes promoting victory in the lives of His people.

As was said, the particulars may be a little different. Maybe they will even be quite different, but the end is the same. God is faithful. He does not slumber nor sleep; His eyes do not grow weary, nor do they sag out of heaviness. Amidst the sin, strife, and rebellion seen in the land – all of which are direct assaults upon the King – these things do not overwhelm Him nor distract Him from His purpose. God is for His people, and He desires that His people would recognize His mighty hand.

God’s mighty hand

Scripture says, “That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty…” (Jos. 4:24). God desires that the people of the earth would know that God is powerful and works wonders by His mighty hand. This hand is either against the people of the earth or for the people of the earth. Those who rebel will be met with God’s mighty hand of judgment. Those who submit will find that His is a mighty hand of favor. The Israelites were met with favor. However, the people of Jericho would soon find a mighty hand of judgment.

Peter tells us about this mighty hand of God. He says, “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1 Pet. 5:6-7). To humble oneself under the mighty hand of God means to submit to God’s authority. It means that the Christian is to yield to the Lord’s leading. This is emphasized when Peter tells his readers that they are to cast their cares upon God. When one casts his cares upon God, he is relinquishing control and giving it over to God. He is ridding his heart of his idols and saying, “God, do with these as you wish.” He is placing himself in the arms of his loving Father.

People have a tendency to want to take matters into their own hands. They even have a tendency to desire more than what the Lord would want for them. Riches, fame, fortune, education, prosperity – all of these things can become the main thing if the Christian is not careful. A believer must humble himself under the mighty hand of God. This means that he must wait for God’s timing to act. He must trust in the Lord to accomplish His will. Finally, he must embrace God’s plan for his life with thankfulness and contentment.

Fear the Lord

The display of God’s mighty hand was meant to bring about a fear of the Lord. So it is today. When someone is given eyes to see the workings of God on the earth, this should bring a great fear of the Lord in his heart. Scripture says, “…that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever” (Jos. 4:24). God knows that this is good for the Christian and that every Christian needs to be brought to a proper fear of the Lord.

Conclusion

God will do for you just as He has done for others. The ways in which He accomplishes His plan may be different, but the end is in His sight, and so should it be in yours, as well. Victory, deliverance, and redemption will come. He dried up the waters twice, and He delivers with His mighty hand. He also wants you to witness His mighty hand at work in your life that you would learn to fear His name.

Final prayer

Father, I thank You that You have worked in the lives that have gone before me and that You will perform miracles in my life, as well. Thank you for Your faithfulness toward me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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