Word of Hope for Today with Bro. Rolly Custodio
Prepare always for the Enemy’s Attack (Part-2)
‘…A brother is born for adversity.’ Proverbs 17:17
Today’s Insight
Nehemiah discovered that not everybody will be happy about your success. ‘Sanballat …sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together”…But they thought to do me harm. So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you”? But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner’ (Nehemiah 6:2-4 NKJV).
Note the words, ‘I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down.’ That could be classified as an Academy Award-winning response to attack! Any time you stop the work God has given you to do and step down to the level of your critics, you’ve sent the devil a signal that his strategy is working. So you can expect more of the same.
Think: if God can deliver you in times of trouble, surely He can defend you in times of misunderstanding! So get back up on the wall He has called you to build and keep working. Don’t get distracted.
There are three kinds of people you will meet in life:
1) The critic. They’re the first to point an accusing finger and the last to extend a helping hand.
2) The cautious. When you’re in trouble they’ll distance you lest they become tainted by your perceived liabilities. These people are not bad, they’re just self-serving. Don’t put your trust in them.
3) The committed. ‘A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.’ Recognize such people and build your life around them because they are a gift from God.
Parallel Verses: Job 35-37, Mt 2:9-15, Ps 139:1-12 , Ecc 11:4-6
Today’s Prayer
Heavenly Father thank you for your Word today. Lord, I come before you with a humble heart. Lord thank you for giving me wisdom how to answer our enemies. Lord empowers me not to give in on their scheme or their plans but allow me to foresight whatever their plans so that Lord I can prepare always for their attack. Lord strengthens me by your Word because having equip with your Word I can learn to answer them in return whatever deceiving words that they can throw. Lord helps me to discern always every spirits that do not belong to you so that I can prepare for any eventualities that will happen in my life. Lord go with me as I serve you for your glory. In Jesus Name, Amen!
Prayer for Salvation
Lord I admit I am a sinner I repent of all my sins and I receive you into my heart as my personal Lord and Savior Amen. If you mean that prayer above from the bottom of your heart you are now saved. It is God’s Word promise in John 3:16 that if you trust His Son Jesus you will not die but you will have Eternal Life. Welcome to the family of God. In order to grow in your faith with God please do these consistently starting today; 1. Pray always 2. Read your Bible Daily 3. Attend Church Services Regularly 4. Attend Prayer Meeting, Bible Study, Church Seminars and make God first place in your life with your talents and finances 5. Lastly, witness Jesus to others that they may receive Eternal Life also.
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