Its Not Over Till Its Over Gloria Copeland Withstand (the devil); be firm in faith [against his onset] rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace...will Himself complete and make you what you ought to be, establish and ground you securely, and strengthen (and settle) you. – 1 Peter 5:9-10 No matter how long youve been living by faith, no matter how much youve learned about it, every once in a while you may suffer a setback. You may run into some circumstances that just dont turn out the way you expected. If that happens, remember this: Those setbacks are just temporary. You may have lost a battle, but youre not going to lose the war. Just get up and go at it again. But I dont understand it, you say. I did the best I could. I walked in all the truth I knew to walk in. Why didnt I get the victory? Because there was something you didnt know! It shouldnt shock you too much that there are things you dont know about the realm of the spirit. Ken and I have been in the ministry for over 20 years. Weve spent untold hours in the Word. Yet it seems like the more we learn, the more we realize we dont know. So, when we get to a situation where we cant seem to get victory, we have to ask God for more wisdom. If youll look in 2 Samuel 21, you can see a time when King David had to do that. His country had been suffering from a famine for three years and David just didnt understand it, so he inquired of the Lord. The Lord told him the famine had come because of something Saul had done! Isnt that amazing? Saul had been dead for years, yet what hed put in motion in the realm of the spirit was still affecting his country. David could have just given up when his usual confessions of faith and ways of praying didnt drive out that famine, but he didnt. He inquired of God for more wisdom. He used his temporary setback to cause him to seek more knowledge from God. Follow his example! Overcome the habit of quitting because of temporary setbacks. Refuse to let them knock you out of the game. After all, this things not over till its over. And the Bible says when its all over, youll have won. So just be steadfast in your faith. In the end your victory is guaranteed. Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 21:1-6 © 1992 Eagle Mountain International Church aka Kenneth Copeland Publications All rights reserved.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 08:00:00 +0000
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