Warriors Arise: July 19, 2023
Matthew 3:17 - 4:1 (NKJV) And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
But I didn't stay in fear. Yesterday, I shared about how I was not ready to turn around and face the enemy again. I was a little numb when celebrating the victory because the battle had been long and intense. It had wiped me out. I wasn't even sure if I was actually still on my feet or if the Lord was still carrying me. I celebrated the healing of my daughter. The Lord had given her nothing short of a miracle. Her chances of living 100 days after the bone morrow transplant was 48% and we needed God to make up the difference. Later, the doctor share that number was from their first diagnosis. She actually had a 17% chance of survival. And today she lives because He lives! The doctors took her off of their research study because her healing broke all their data. The healing she received broke all of the statistics like the student who gets an A on the test while everyone else in the class failed. The doctors couldn't explain her healing.
The enemy didn't only go after our daughter but our entire family. It wasn't just Lydia struggling for life, it was our family being separated. I was with her in the hospital, she was my main concern. She didn't need to be left alone in that environment. I would not leave her alone in the hospital. I had taken our two older children to Iowa to stay with my parents for a year. The two younger children bounced from friends to grandparents and my husband would pick them up after work. It seemed like our world had been shared and then it was time to try and put the pieces back together. But things had changed. The pieces were no longer the same. Life would never be like it was. We had each experienced the pain of what we went through differently. When Lydia was attacked with cancer each life in our family was altered forever.
But God, He did not abandon us. He sent His Holy Spirit. We did not face the devil alone. We faced the devil with God. The Holy Spirit never left us. We know His presence well and relied upon Him. The thought of entering into another confrontation by the enemy was serious. I had prayed and asked God to give me a reprieve so our family could be united physically, restored emotionally, and strengthened spiritually. God met us. We couldn't stay in the hidden forever. He was going to united us, restore us and empower us because the devil would come again. The devil likes to kick us when we are down, but God, gave us the strength to stand again. We had to stand quickly. We had to get to our feet. We had to be ready when the enemy came. We could not remain in the incubator of restoration and reprieve forever. We had to determine in our heart to get back up.
Proverbs 24:16 (NKJV)
For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
We would rise because God needed us to get up. My husband and children needed me to rise. I couldn't remain in a position where the enemy could continue to kick me around. The battle scars would never go away but they would remind me of the battle we had won because God went before us. He led us into victory. He is the triumphant King, Lord of all, and unyielding God. I had to remind myself, and our children, God would never give us anything I couldn't handle in His strength. Even though the enemy would come again, our readiness was in the Lord. We had nothing to fear for our God is with us everywhere we go. He has given us the land where He has led us. We recognized there are times we had to enter the battle and fight. There are other times we have arrived and the battle has already been won. We have nothing to fear. We only have to remain in Christ.
Father, so many have had to face a terrible battle. It shattered their family as it did mine. I pray You would come and united the family. I pray they come out of this stronger than they were before. I pray for each one to be strengthened in their spirit and in their walk with You. I pray each one would know Your goodness will be with them always. I pray they would receive Your healing touch to their body and mind. I pray they would not be afraid of drawing near to You for fear that they become a target for the enemy. You are so good and Your love never fails. You will be with us, empower us to rise and face the enemy. We will not fight from a position of defeat. We will fight knowing You are God and second to none. You will not yield and neither will we for Your love never fails in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy Hand
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