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VICTORY COMES FROM GOD!
Hanukkah post for today:
VICTORY COMES FROM GOD!Judas Maccabee and his brothers continually fought battles to save Israel and every time they faced armies far larger and stronger than themselves. On one occasion the enemy came to wipe them out with 20,000 men and they could only muster 6,000. But their trust was in God.
Listen to Judas' confession before one battle: "When all his followers saw the host coming against them, they said to Judas, 'How can so few of us fight against so many? Besides, we have had nothing to eat all day, and we are exhausted.' Judas replied: 'Many can easily be overpowered by a few; it makes no difference to Heaven to save by many or by few. Victory does not depend on numbers; strength comes from Heaven alone . . . Heaven will crush them before our eyes. You need not be afraid of them'" (1 Maccabees 3:17-21).
The Israelites also had to face enemies far bigger than them. Deuteronomy 9:1-3 says: “Hear O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations GREATER AND MIGHTIER than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven, a people great and tall, the children of the Anakims (giants), whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak! Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.”
I know that you, too, often face challenges that loom much bigger than you can handle. Don't focus on your difficulty. Look to God. He is your Strength. He is your Source. He is your Sufficiency. He will always do what you cannot do. When we try to handle our problems on our own, we usually make a mess of the job. Put them in God's hands because He always knows best how to handle them.
Victory does not come by intelligence or fleshly strength. It only comes from God. Just as God continually delivered the Maccabees as they faced insurmountable armies, so God will deliver you as you trust in Him. Make sure you have the right confession. Don't confess your problems; confess your trust in God. It's the way to victory.
Even currently, we are facing an enemy that looms bigger than us! No matter how much evidence arises regarding the fraudulent election, it is immediately stomped upon. We have nowhere to go but God. But we will not give up trusting Him to expose all evil and abominable fraud and bring forth righteousness and integrity to this nation again.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
