victory Archives - Rock of Revelation https://rockofrevelation.org/tag/victory/ Uncovering the foundations of the Faith Mon, 09 May 2022 07:35:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 197607670 Toe to Head Revival https://rockofrevelation.org/2022/05/09/toe-to-head-revival/ https://rockofrevelation.org/2022/05/09/toe-to-head-revival/#respond Mon, 09 May 2022 01:01:01 +0000 https://rockofrevelation.org/?p=3410 There was once a most pitiful man who was born lame. He had to depend on friends to carry him every day and deposit him on the Temple steps where he would sit all day begging with his head lowered in shame and embarrassment. Then, his friends would return and scoop him up to go

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]]> There was once a most pitiful man who was born lame. He had to depend on friends to carry him every day and deposit him on the Temple steps where he would sit all day begging with his head lowered in shame and embarrassment. Then, his friends would return and scoop him up to go home to one more miserable night in his meaningless existence. He had done this for many years without hope or even dream of ever expecting anything more. But when Peter and John met the lame man at the entrance of the Temple, he had an encounter with God that he wasn’t expecting. Peter had to encourage the man to look up and see his hand extended. And as Peter pulled this man up, the power of God coursed through his whole body, starting at his gnarled toes, moving up his limp legs and through his body, even touching his heart and mind in the process as he realized what was happening to him.  He was a new man from his toes to his head! Peter and John explained to the crowd that had gathered to see how this lame man was suddenly walking and leaping and praising God,

“And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.” (Acts 3:16)

This man had only the tiniest bit of faith to look up from his miserable situation and listen to Peter and reach out his hand for whatever Peter could offer. And he was instantly and unexpectedly not only healed in his legs, but he was made perfectly sound! His whole miserable situation dissolved in a moment! His shame was gone! His depression was gone! His worry was gone! His embarrassment was gone! His dependence on others to carry him was gone! And all of this was replaced with a joy he never knew he could have. That is what faith in Jesus does for us. When Jesus heals, He doesn’t leave anything half done. He heals to the uttermost. He saves us and raises us and helps us and fills us with His presence. When we yield our hearts and lives to Him, He revives our soul and lifts us up out of our misery into His marvelous joy.

“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” (Acts 3:19).

Are you miserable and frustrated in your situation? Do you feel stymied and helpless and constantly need help from others? Are you burdened with worry or depression or sickness? You only need a little bit of faith to look up and reach out to Jesus, and His presence will come flooding in to give you perfect soundness. He will start at your weakest and most vulnerable point and work up from there. He will revive your spirit and strengthen you from your toes to your head. He will touch your body and renew your mind. Then He will fill you with joy unspeakable and full of glory.

If you are doing well and are living in victory, Praise the Lord! But there are broken and weary people all around you who are without hope and joy like the lame man. Reach out your hand to them and let the Lord flow through you to bring them the answers that they can’t even dream of in their miserable state. Be Jesus’ hands and feet extended to those around you today.

May you experience the times of refreshing in the Lord’s presence today and every day.

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]]> Everyone is going through something. We each have our own stories of struggles, trials and burdens that we don’t think anyone else can understand. We each have hurts, failures and frustrations that we often try to keep hidden in secret places of our hearts, hoping that no one else but God can see them. And we all have the same crafty enemy who takes full advantage of these weaknesses to wreak havoc in our lives. The devil does not fight fair. He comes at us from multiple angles with a wide arsenal of weapons—depression, discouragement, stress, loneliness, sickness, fear, and many other ways (these are the weapons he has been using against my family lately; your struggles may be different).

But the LORD doesn’t play games or concoct strategies to combat the sly schemes of the devil. He comes against him with only one approach—a full-on frontal assault of total and absolute victory! “If God is for us, who can stand against us!” (Romans 8:28) God’s word to His people, Israel, is the same yesterday, today and forever. It is a word for you right now,

“Hear, O Israel (or Child of God): Today you are on the verge of battle with your enemies Do not let your heart faint, do not be afraid, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them; for the LORD your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.” Deuteronomy 20:3-4

You don’t have to sit there and take what the devil is trying to throw at you. Yes, he is a formidable adversary, but our God is greater. And our Lord has given us His Word and His armor as a weapon to stand against the enemy. It may look like the devil has the upper hand for a while, and you may have some real wounds that will need to be tended to, but ultimately, there is only one outcome for those who are fighting the fight of faith and standing on God’s promises–total victory. And the devil knows that he is already defeated.

Are you or your family in a struggle for your peace, your health, your well-being? Stand up and call on the Lord. Cry out to Him for everything you are going through. Stand your ground against the enemy of your soul. Declare God’s promises and God’s Word to him. He will cower and flee. There is no way he can stand against the Lord’s full-on frontal assault of victory.

“May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the Name of the God of Jacob defend you…Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will answer from His holy heaven with the saving strength of His right hand…Save, LORD! May the King answer us when we call.” Psalm 20:1,6,9

The battle is already won! The victory is already secured! Don’t feel stymied. Declare your victory in the name of the Lord and step forward in your walk of faith today.

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