“...The very day I call for help, the tide of battle turns. My enemies flee! This one thing I know: God is for me!...”
(Psalm 56:9, TLB)
“...with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among [the disciples] and said, “Peace be with you!...” (John 20:19, NIV)
“...The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes...”
(Deuteronomy 1:30, NIV)
“...When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy...”
(Psalm 126:1–2, NIV)
The Israelites had been taken into captivity by the Babylonians. The return and the restoration of Jerusalem had been anticipated for so long that it seemed like a dream to them. Some of them had waited their entire lifetime. Their joy was beyond containing. They were laughing in amazement, saying, “This is like a dream. It’s too good to be true.”
Has God given you a vision that is yet unfulfilled? Has He assigned you a task that is still incomplete, though you’ve done everything you know to do?
“...The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age...”
(Ruth 4:14–15, NIV)
“...No weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD...”
(Isaiah 54:17, NLT)
“...the voice of those…who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,” says the LORD...”
(Jeremiah 33:11, NKJV)
“...But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint...”
(Isaiah 40:31, NKJV)
Rise above the Challenges