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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Early last month (Dec. 9th to be exact) I read an article from the Word For You Today (December 2009 – February 2010 edition) book that we receive through our church each quarter. The article was titled, “The Battle is Over” and it uplifted me in so many ways. I was so touched by the article that I decided type it up so that I could share it with you. However, though I did type it up, for some reason, I did not post it that same day, and eventually I forgot all about it.
Well, today as I was trying to organize a few of my electronic folders and files, I bumped into this article. At first it took a few moments for me to remember that I typed this from the booklet and then I re-read the article and was blessed all over again.
Below is the article and I pray that as you read it, you are edified, encouraged and blessed, just as I was all over again. I pray that after you finish reading this encouraging article, you will let go of any hurts or pains from your past so that you can move forward and walk into your God-given destiny!
“Tell… [your children]…the mighty things I have done.” Ex 10; 2 NKJV
THE BATTLE IS OVER
It’s not enough to escape your past, its power over you must be broken; otherwise it’ll chase you the rest of your life. When you break away from something that keeps trying to recapture you, it’s crucial to get victory over it; otherwise you can’t move forward and enjoy the blessing God has in mind for you. It’s jarring to think something’s over only to find it isn’t. But remember, it was God who permitted Pharaoh to pursue Israel all the way to Red Sea. Why? For two reasons: (1) “That I may show [you] these signs of Mine’’ (Ex 10:1 NKJV). God wants you to see that when you put your trust in Him, obstacles and opposition mean nothing. He wants this experience to be a “landmark memory” you draw faith from when you face your next problem. (2) “That you may tell… [your children]… the mighty things I have done.” You don’t have to live under Pharaoh (Satan’s rule) any more. Like the Passover, when the blood of Jesus was applied by faith to the doorposts of your heart, your status changed. You’re no longer a slave but a child of God. The generational curse is broken. Your children can now grow up under God’s blessing. Abuse, alcoholism, anger and abandonment may have been the story of the past, but it’s no longer the truth about your future.
God can solve your problem in different ways, but sometimes He takes you through the Red Sea so that when you get to the other side you can look back and see Pharaoh and his armies “ dead on the seashore” ( See EX 14:30) and know the battle is over!
The Word for You Today, December 2009 – February 2010 edition, Page 9 dated December 9, 2009
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