"But the Lord your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy the nations living there, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua will lead you across the river, just as the Lord promised." -Deuteronomy 31:3
Although this verse was written in regards to the Israelites gaining the land that God promised them, it can still apply to us today. Picture this....
Each of us are at war. We are dressed in armor, yielding a sword and carrying a shield. Yet we are very weak. Not able to survive the battle ahead of us. But God Himself will go ahead of us. He will clear the path, destroy the nations, our sins that live in our hearts. He will overcome them and take possession of our hearts. We may have help along the way from other people, people to lead us like Joshua did the Israelites. But our VICTORY COMES FROM GOD ALONE!
Some sins, habits, or addictions are to great for us to overcome. Yes it's true that personal resources and groups do help but they will never be adequate enough to completely overcome them. We must learn to trust God alone for He is bigger than any battle we will ever face.
Our habits and addictions, (what ever they may be) control us. We are at war with them, fighting daily battles to overcome them. At times we feel like we will never win the war. But at times like these we must remember that God will go before us and through Him our war will be fought day by day and battle by battle. He will bring us to Victory! We will overcome!
Father, We all have sins, habits, and addictions that we face everyday. Battles that war on in our lives that we seem to never win. I pray Lord, that you will hear our cries for help. That you will give us the strength to continue to fight the war day by day and battle by battle. Through you Lord, with your help we can overcome. Clear our paths Lord so that we can continue to move forward. Take possession of our hearts Lord and be our victory. For VICTORY COMES FROM YOU ALONE!
In Jesus name I pray. Amen
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