Deuteronomy 28:12-13(NLT)
“The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them. 14 If you listen to these commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, and if you carefully obey them, the LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always be on top and never at the bottom.”
When we are in the process of going through a very challenging times in our lives, it can get so bad at times that it feels as if we’re sinking into a bottomless pit. You know that you should be declaring what the Word says in Romans 8:37, that you are more than a conqueror in every situation—that God has made you the head and not the tail (Deuteronomy 28:13), but the tribulations seem insurmountable. You can’t seem to squeeze that gusto positivity through the cracks of your circumstances. Truth be told, these are the moments that make us, because when you’re out there with your back against the wall, God is the only One that can rescue you. He’s the One holding you up.
Sometimes, the breakthrough that we really need is the one where our faith pierces through our circumstances with a vengeance, and we hang on to it like a dog with a bone. We just have to flat out trust that Heavenly Father has our backs, because if we trust Him, He will demolish the negativity that is robbing us of peace and happiness. This is what His Word tells us time and time again.
Hebrews 2:16-18, The Message (MSG), assures us of the care and love that Jesus Christ has for us, and it solidifies that he is helping us even when it doesn’t seem like it. This passage says, “16-18 It’s obvious, of course, that he didn’t go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham. That’s why he had to enter into every detail of human life. Then, when he came before God as high priest to get rid of the people’s sins, he would have already experienced it all himself—all the pain, all the testing—and would be able to help where help was needed.” Our Lord and Savior is intimately familiar with the sorrows we’re facing. He knows everything that we’re going through down here, because he endured it all himself. His faith was tested by the enemy just as ours is, and just as he came out of it victorious in every way, with his help, we will too.
Jesus Christ is our high priest. He is continually making intercession for us in God’s Courts of Heaven. So, we can rest assured that God hears our prayers. He tells us in Isaiah 41:13(NLT), “For I hold you by your right hand – I, the Lord our God. And I say to you, Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.” Our Heavenly Father will keep His promises to bless us and make our way prosperous, but we must do our parts as well. We must trust God’s love and power, believe that He will come to our rescue, and we must renew our commitment to learn and obey His Word.
Deuteronomy 28:12-13 tells us to obey the Lord, and to follow His Word carefully. This means that we don’t skimp when it comes to the things of God, but that we give Him our all. Whether we’re struggling with addictions, dealing with financial lack, praying to cross paths with the partner God has ordained, or we’re holding on to a relationship that isn’t helping us to be our best; whatever the case may be, in whatever shape we’re in, God wants us to give ourselves completely over to Him. It’s the intent of our hearts to surrender and the desire to please and praise Him that causes the tides to turn. If we’ll be persistent in coming to God with this kind of mind and heart, He’ll make sure that we’ll always be on top and never at the bottom.♦
Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
Written by Kim Times, edited by Reverend Fran Mack for Sundie Morning Sistas ©2017. All rights reserved. All done to the glory of God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! SMS is dedicated to inspiring and encouraging Christian Women through the Word of God.