2 Corinthians 10: 4
Because the weapons of our struggle are not carnal, but powerful in God for the destruction of fortresses;
Most of the time I have believed that we have no enemy, but one who is Satan, just as God needs people according to his heart to fulfill his purpose here on earth, Satan also needs bodies to become legal and take revenge against the children of God. The word says that we do not fight against flesh or blood, but against principalities, powers and hosts of evil in the heavenly regions.
We should not fear, when there are people who persecute you, who envy you, who want what you have, they will do everything to destroy you, their main weapon will be discredit, we have a clear example of Judas, in silence and after Jesus gave him dwe eat, wash your feet, pay with the highest treason.
"And he said, Hear, O Judah all, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. Jehovah says to you thus: Do not fear or be intimidated before this great multitude, because it is not your war, but God's. Tomorrow you will descend against them; Behold, they will go up the hill of Sis, and you will find them by the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. There will be no reason for you to fight in this case; Stop, be still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you. Oh Judah and Jerusalem, do not be afraid or faint; Go out tomorrow against them, because the LORD will be with you. Then Jehoshaphat bowed himself with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah and worshiped Jehovah. And the Levites of the sons of Kohath and of the sons of Korah stood up, to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud and loud voice. And when they got up in the morning, they went out into the desert of Tekoa. And while they were going out, Jehoshaphat, standing, said: Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in Jehovah your God, and you will be safe; believe his prophets, and you will be prosperous. And there was counsel with the people, and he appointed some to sing and praise Jehovah, clothed in sacred ornaments, while the armed men went out, and to say, Glorify the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever. And when they began to sing songs of praise, Jehovah set up against the sons of Ammon, of Moab, and of mount Seir, the ambushes of themselves that came against Judah, and killed one another. "
2 Chronicles 20:15
In the writings recorded many moments in which the people of God was harassed and when naturally there was no way out, appears a word that was prepared from the heart of God to his prophets, giving instructions on how the people should behave and behave wise and spiritually; God always has a plan to face the enemies that rise up against his purpose. There is a principle in the Word of God and that our struggle is not against flesh or blood, we know that there are principalities and powers trying to execute the plan of darkness, but it is there when God raises a prophetic mouth with a plan, attributing himself It is Him who is challenging the enemy. The people of God will always have attack, resistance or ambush of the adversary to try to impede the will of God, enemies that rise up to destroy God's plan with his people, but even so, we remain that people that we believe and trust in God .
Jehoshaphat in such a big battle was lost, they also came to express to him that the adversary was coming against him, because there is always a group that takes away the responsibility and attributes it to the leaders who are in front. However, we must know that there are two things we must not forget when we face difficult circumstances: First, never lose the perspective that our God is great, powerful and in control, we must declare the greatness of God in our prayers, the circumstances They try to pressure us to forget the size of our God, but never forget that the God we believe in is bigger and more powerful and helps us face the circumstances. Second, you should always understand that those who love God all things help him well, even if at first things look bad, although temporarily the moments are difficult, with God they will end well, because God has a perfect plan , in the middle of the crisis, take us out to abundance and teach us great things along the way.
At the moment the news came to Jehoshaphat he began to be afraid and I was surprised by Jehoshaphat's response to fear, he humbled himself before God and sought him out, he consulted God in fasting and prayer he did not let his own voice or fears speak to him , took advantage of his fear to bow before God, sought a word from heaven that came to encourage and give direction. Jehoshaphat needed to lead the armies and the people against his adversary, and he asked himself: What can I do? How do I face a battle where I have a disadvantage? The answer was not in the natural, I needed to consult God. It is necessary to tune our hearing because, in the middle of the conflict, we will hear the voice of fear, we must approach God to tell us how to behave, what to do and how victory comes. Jehoshaphat sought the guidance of God and we are not alone in the midst of the trials, the helper was given to us by the Holy Spirit, who guides us to all justice and truth, giving the necessary plans and strategies to face what we have not faced before.
When the Lord sees the perfect time in your life he will confront you with your greatest giant, so that you take authority and change your circumstance forever; because if you defeat your greatest giant, you will take authority from the rest of the spirits that may come into your life for the rest of your days. If the enemy gets involved with us, and we do not respond with a greater search for God and an attitude of determination, he will continue to disrespect us for the rest of our lives, let us respond with a double search so that Satan does not want to return to us. There are people who are very quiet and conformist spiritually and do not look for God beyond what they need, then when the devil attacks them, a dilemma arises, they respond with a double search or have that enemy bothering their lives.
The people of God must give the best answer in these times, and tell them that the more they try to oppress them, overwhelm them or afflict them, the more they will adore and praise God. The enemy always gets emissaries that bring bad news, if we got children of God to tell us how great our Father is, our faith would be different. Satan wants to take possession of the land that God has given you, urging you to make the decision to flee, but that is not the way to act, we must wake up and ask for a spirit of faith and courage to confront the enemies who want to take away our land , we are not of those who retreat, the righteous by their faith will live every day.
Jehoshaphat not only felt a burden for him, he also felt for his family and all the people, do not let problems disconnect him from the genuine burden of salvation for his nation; we can not walk the streets of our country without feeling sorry for the pain and the crisis that happens, we can do something spiritual, we feel the burden for the suffering and not only that, we must also act. There is hope for our country and we will walk the streets not to cry, because that will happen, I can see the work that God will do in Venezuela, we need to fight this battle to position the kingdom of God in the place of influence.
At this time, in the midst of adversity God raises a prophet, and we were made to be prophetic voices of God, we have the responsibility to announce the message of God for this country and the world, confessing at all times the word that says: Be still and know that I am God, is not to remain without doing anything, is every day worshiping, crying, humiliating us in his presence, announcing the message of salvation.
God is going to confuse our adversary, one of the greatest strategies of the Word is that he put confusion among the enemy so that they would no longer look upon the people of God as an adversary but would see themselves among themselves; Within the same ranks of the enemy will begin to attack, persecute and question, when we see it, we begin to praise God with more force because he is doing something, this battle will take God into his hands. Trust in Jehovah and we will be safe! Trust in your prophets! Behind every battle there is a treasure, a loot, and not only will we come out of this battle freed, but very prosperous, the treasures that were in the hands of the wicked will come into the hands of the righteous.
If there are people who rise up against you, do not fear because they do not arise by chance, but it is part of the purpose they must fulfill in your life: Jesus needs Judas, Jose needs his brothers, the builders of God's dreams they will always go through betrayal.
Trust in God and in his word, I personally love the promise that the Lord left me in Isaias: 54
«No weapon forged against you,
will prosper,
and you shall condemn every tongue that rises up against you in judgment.
This is the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah:
his salvation from me will come »,
says the LORD.
Only one thing we must have present Love God, keep his commandments, be his intimates, and he will take our dreams in his hands, every time we defeat a giant, he will receive honor. Do not fear my brother, those with a heart faithful to God, our creator comes with payment, he said in one of my favorite psalms:
Psalms 23
Jehovah is my shepherd
Jehovah is my shepherd; nothing will be missing.
In places of delicate pastures it will make me rest;
Beside still waters will shepherd me.
It will comfort my soul;
He will guide me in paths of justice for the sake of his name.
Even though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death,
I will not fear evil, because you will be with me;
Your rod and your staff will give me encouragement.
You prepare a table in front of me in the presence of my anguishrs;
You anoint my head with oil; my cup is overflowing.
Certainly good and mercy will follow me all the days of my life,
And in the house of the LORD I will dwell for long days.
