FAITH CAPSULE: The enemy that comes to trouble will fail when there is no gap in one’s wall.

John 1:1-34
 
Throughout the Bible, it is clear that the Word of God is God. John 1:1-3 buttresses the truth that the Word of God is God stating, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” One that gains the understanding that by the Word all things were created should also gain theknowledge that the same Word that created all things is the strength of God.
The Psalmist states, “But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in the time of trouble.” (Psalm 37:39) “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1) In the testimonies of the Psalmist it can identified that the Word of God is also the strength of God that is available to deliver in the time of trouble. The Word of God (the strength of God) ever present for those that have it living in them.
Encountering trouble by a believer or unbeliever is inevitable. However, with a close relationship with the Word of God, trouble can never be too strong for a believer not to overcome.
The book of Jeremiah 7:6,points out how enemy brings troubleby stating, “Let us go up against Judah and trouble it, and let us make a gap in its wall for ourselves, and set a king over them, the son of man Tabel.”The protective wall of every believer is the Word of God. Jeremiah 7:6 stated that the attempt to get trouble in place for Judah was to make a gap in its wall. Are you aware of any gap in your wall? Is there any slight gap in your defense? Our defense is the Word of God; our refuge and our strength. When onebegins to skip spending time daily on the Word of God, one is creating a gap in his/her wall. The enemy will come against one to trouble but the enemy will fail when there is no gap in one’s wall. Our wall is the Word that cannot fail in strength to deliver and overcome.The challenge that faced Judah (as stated above) gives the picture to us how the enemy operates andit iswritten for our learning. The plan against Judah failed at that time because God did not allow the plan to stand. Just like it did not stand against Judah, so the plan of enemy that is gathering against us will not stand. Close every gap between you and the Word of God; be strengthened against your enemy.
 
Prayer for today:Ask God for the grace to constantly set eyes upon Him so that deliverance will answer for you. He is able to will deliver.