BE STRONG
2 Timothy 2

God is the Almighty God. He alone is the only One who is capable to do and undo. God alone can and will reverse any situation that is tagged irreversible. When God calls, He never fails to back-up His called one in the assignment of calling regardless of challenges. God alone called Jeremiah for a divine agenda. In God’s calling, He warned Jeremiah. “They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you.” (Jeremiah 1:19) Is it not worth it to wonder why God had to allow Jeremiah to face any challenge while he is attending to God’s assignment? Has he called you and challenges have been rocking you left and right? The great thing is that God is God and He will always have His way. Also, the point here is that God could have called Jeremiah for a challenge or trouble-free assignment, but He chooses not to. God is the same God yesterday, today and forever. Challenges, afflictions and hardship are always birds of the same feather and they flock together in the name of trouble. Challenges, hardship and affliction are often found in association or cannot be separated from the calling of every servant of God. As a matter of fact, the Bible made us to realize in 2 Timothy 2:3-4, “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.” Just like Jeremiah was called, if you are also one who has given your life unto serving God by virtue of His calling, you should consider yourself a soldier of God. All of the above being said, it can be agreed that challenges, hardship or affliction are another identity of a believer who walks in line with God. Psalm 34:19 added more to this fact when it states, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19) Evidently, challenges will come for a believer. Hardship might raise its weapon against any army of God and affliction possibly will try to take over in the calling, but the Lord God shall deliver His own in all. This is not to say a believer should go out and begin to look for trouble where there is none. However, it is for you to know and be encouraged that whatever your challenge is today, God who is above all shall deliver you in all. It is not enough to answer to the calling and not finish in the assignment of the calling. Also, it is wisdom to know that answering is not the same as answering and not getting through.

Prayer for today: Ask for God’s enablement to answer fully in the face of ugly challenges in the world of today.