_FOR THOU SHALT SURELY OVERTAKE THEM, AND WITHOUT FAIL RECOVER
ALL.
1 SAMUEL 30:8
"Pursue…overtake…and recover
all"
Are
you ready to be victorious in ‘all’
things in your life this new year? Think
about it: we are already walking in victory simply by the fact that:
a) We have
life!
b) We’ve entered into a new year.
c) God’s favor allowed it all!
We’ve
covered a few intense subjects thus far in the last six (6) days of 2013, and
as we continue to grow in our walk with Christ Jesus, there are a few more
scriptures we should study as we advance further into our ‘new beginnings.’
Please meditate on the below biblical story of David below and become strong in
the Lord. God granted David ‘many’
victories in many of his battles and will do the same for us
today.
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and his men were doing well until the Amalekites destroyed their homes and took
their families captive. So:
1) The enemy will attack our family to get to us! He’ll do it through big stuff like our
husband losing his job or our wife discovering a lump in her breast. Or little
stuff like family tension and lack of consideration for each other.
We are to be alert; discern his attack so we can
defend ourselves against it.
2) Learn to
depend on God, not people! When things turn sour the same people who
praised David yesterday wanted to stone him today. Sound familiar? Love people because they need it. Learn from them because their wisdom will
benefit you. But lean only on God. Our
strength, strategies and solutions for living must come from Him. David said, "Bring me the ephod" (1Sam 30:7 NIV). That’s what Israel used
to get direction from the Lord. Smart move!
3) Learn to talk
to yourself! Words are like fuel; they stoke the fires of
faith or fear within you. "David encouraged himself in the Lord"
(1Sam 30:6). If we want to get discouraged, talk about our
situation. If we want to get encouraged,
talk about the God who can change our situation.. Solomon says: "A wholesome tongue is a tree of life" (Pr 15:4 NKJV). So we are to
start talking to ourselves the right way.
4) God’s plan for us is total recovery! He told David,
"Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them,
and without fail recover all."
These words Pursue…overtake…and…recover all" are our marching
orders – God’s assurance that things are going to change for the better in our
lives!
HALLELUJAH!
Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
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