MUTUAL ENEMY
Today's reading: Isaiah 40-44

"The Lord will march forth like a mighty man; he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his thundering battle cry and he will crush all his enemies." Isaiah 42:13 NLT

No one can stand against the Lord.

He cannot be defeated, He cannot be subdued, He cannot be overwhelmed.

It is not possible to overtake Him, take His power away from Him, render Him defenseless.

I believe that with all my heart.

Where my faith falters is in the area of my own enemies.

And yet, God and I have a mutual enemy. God and I share a common adversary. He and I are at odds with the same foe.

And this morning it hit me--If I believe nothing and no one can defeat my God, then nothing and no one can defeat me!

God has no opponent that keeps Him up at night worried, doubting and scared.

God does not wring His hands fearing defeat.

God does not fear the day and the tactics His enemy will use against Him.

Today I will begin standing with God against our enemy. I will use every promise He has given me, I will employ every bit of His power entrusted to me, I will believe in victory based on His glorious record--not on my own.

God and I share the same enemy, and that enemy is not going to win against us!