READ: 1 SAMUEL 15:3-23
So far, you have discovered that one may
experience a siege once in a while. However, it is important to know that it
can not last for ever. Whatever has a beginning must have an end. Yes, a siege
may come but it will not prevail. In Matthew 16:18, God promised that the gates
of Hell will not prevail against the Church. God said, in Isaiah 37:32-35, that
the enemy would go back through the way he came in. In Deuteronomy 28:1 and 7,
God says clearly that if you will hearken diligently to His words, and follow
His commandments, certain blessings will follow you and overtake you. One of
the blessings is that whichever enemy comes against you one way will flee
through other ways. This is subject to obeying all the commandments of God. The
enemy will run seven ways the moment he sees that the One behind you is the
Lion of the tribe of Judah. He is bound to run when he sees the One behind you
is the Lord of hosts, the Man of war, the Consuming fire, and the Ancient of
days. If all is well between you and God, every siege against you will crumble.
Someone said the Christian life is like the life of someone in a city under
siege. He said when you are inside the city you are safe, and when you are
outside the city, you are in trouble. This is true to some extent. It is
written in Psalm 91:1-10 that he who dwells in the secret place of the Most
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty and no evil will come near
his dwelling place. When you are dwelling in Christ, no evil will come near
you. At times, problems occur even though you are dwelling in Christ. If
problems still come, you must ask God for what you are doing wrong. You must find
out how the enemy was able to penetrate the defence that God has around you.
This is because the word of God says in Psalm 125:2 that, as the mountains are
round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people from henceforth
and forever. Although you may be under siege today, do not give up. Your
tomorrow shall be all right. Victory is sure.
MEMORIZE: 1 SAMUEL 15:22 –Then Samuel
said: has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in
obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to
heed than the fat of rams.
