Shalom and greetings.... its been a long time... well i receive this from a friend of mine, do read it as this liltle word of encouragement has encouraged me!
Be still in times of trouble
by Daphne Pereira
Are you facing hard times, trials or persecution today? Are you where you are today by your own strength or ordained by God? If you are where you are today is ordained by God in His plans for you and you are facing difficult times - stop, be still!
Exodus 14:13-14 "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. ........... The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."
David refrained from killing King Saul when he had the opportunity because King Saul was ordained by God to be king and David knew he could not touch King Saul. 1 Samuel 24:6-7 He said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD's anointed, or lift my hand against him; for he is the anointed of the LORD." With these words David rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack Saul.
David entrusted God to deliver him from King Saul. In 2 Samuel 12:7 "......This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul...."
Jeremiah 1: 19 " They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD."
Be still. Trust in the Lord. Stand firm and hold your head high as you stand in the place where God has ordained your steps to be. The Lord will fight the battle (oppositions, persecutions, hostility from people) for you. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. Amen.
