The Podcast With Marben Bland
Devotional:God’s Favor, God’s Faith, God’s Vision
On this first day of 2024, Israel is again at war. It is at war with Hamas the terrorist group that staged the October 7th attacks. In which an estimated 1,200 Israelis were killed, and another 150 were taken hostage.
In retaliation Israel launched a military campaign into Gaza. The Palestinian health ministry estimates nearly 18,000 of their people have died, upwards of 48,000 have been wounded and scores have been displaced.
War is no stranger to Israel. The modern state of Israel has fought nine major wars since its 1948 inception. Scripture recounts many battles involving Israel. God’s land and people were attacked, conquered, and occupied, time and time again.
With God on its side Israel is no joke. God gave the Israelites power to win battles against seemly impossible odds.
In 1st Samuel 17, Israel’s army is being challenged again this time by the Philistine giant Goliath. Bring forth someone to fight the giant for the right to be free. Faced with this challenge all the Israelites, fled and were very much afraid.
Three reasons why the Israelites fled:
First, they were out of God’s Favor.
Under Saul’s rule God empowered Israel to become a powerful nation with a great army capable of dominance on the battlefield. However, Saul lost God’s favor as he disobeyed the Lord.
Second, the Israelites, lost faith in God.
They lost faith because they took God for granted thinking it was because of their might that they won those battles and not God.
Lastly, the Israelites did not have a vision from God. All they could see was a giant and a giant defeat. Only with God could they have a vison of victory.
The battles of 2024 lie ahead for all of us. We need God’s favor; We need to keep our faith in the Lord, and we need God’s vision if we are to fight and win.
Happy New Year!
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On this first day of 2024, Israel is again at war. It is at war with Hamas the terrorist group that staged the October 7th attacks. In which an estimated 1,200 Israelis were killed, and another 150 were taken hostage.
In retaliation Israel launched a military campaign into Gaza. The Palestinian health ministry estimates nearly 18,000 of their people have died, upwards of 48,000 have been wounded and scores have been displaced.
War is no stranger to Israel. The modern state of Israel has fought nine major wars since its 1948 inception. Scripture recounts many battles involving Israel. God’s land and people were attacked, conquered, and occupied, time and time again.
With God on its side Israel is no joke. God gave the Israelites power to win battles against seemly impossible odds.
In 1st Samuel 17, Israel’s army is being challenged again this time by the Philistine giant Goliath. Bring forth someone to fight the giant for the right to be free. Faced with this challenge all the Israelites, fled and were very much afraid.
Three reasons why the Israelites fled:
First, they were out of God’s Favor.
Under Saul’s rule God empowered Israel to become a powerful nation with a great army capable of dominance on the battlefield. However, Saul lost God’s favor as he disobeyed the Lord.
Second, the Israelites, lost faith in God.
They lost faith because they took God for granted thinking it was because of their might that they won those battles and not God.
Lastly, the Israelites did not have a vision from God. All they could see was a giant and a giant defeat. Only with God could they have a vison of victory.
The battles of 2024 lie ahead for all of us. We need God’s favor; We need to keep our faith in the Lord, and we need God’s vision if we are to fight and win.
Happy New Year!
For More Great Content Go To Marben Bland.com