This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred
seventy-sixth inspirational message dated Sunday, January 17th, 2021. The title
of this message is “No Weapon – Isaiah 54:17 – God Is Mighty”.
The scripture is taken from the seventeenth
verse of fifty-fourth chapter of the book of Isaiah:
Isaiah 54:17
New King James Version
17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in
judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of
the Lord,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.
The first two words of the title are also the
name of the below inspirational song/video, “No Weapon” (with lyrics) as performed
by Gospel artist Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ. This song, “No Weapon” is based on the above
bible verse as taken from the 54thchapter of Isaiah. The words (of
this verse) are spoken by the Old Testament prophet Isaiah - as “comforting and
reassuring” to the Israelite people – and “to us” – as “believers” in our Lord’s
protection.
The below verse – as taken from 1st Samuel is
associated with the “Our Daily Bread” message included below:
1st Samuel 17:47a
New King James Version
(NKJV)
47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s…
For many years, I have enjoyed reading the daily inspirational messages as
provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries in their publications of "OUR DAILY
BREAD".
I recently read the message
for the day (for January 16th, 2021) and found it to be so inspiring, memorable
and “thought-provoking”.
I wanted to share this message with you (see the below message). Our Daily
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Bible. Please read and enjoy:
Mighty
[Goliath]
looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy.
1st Samuel 17:42
ODB background scripture: 1st
Samuel 17:32, 41-47
Baby Saybie, born as a
“micro-preemie” at 23 weeks, weighed only 8.6 ounces. Doctors doubted Saybie
would live and told her parents they’d likely have only an hour with their
daughter. However, Saybie kept fighting. A pink card near her crib declared “Tiny
but Mighty.” After five months in the hospital, Saybie miraculously went home
as a healthy five-pound baby. And she took a world record with her: the world’s
tiniest surviving baby.
It’s powerful to hear
stories of those who beat the odds. The Bible tells one of these stories.
David, a shepherd boy, volunteered to fight Goliath—a mammoth warrior who
defamed God and threatened Israel. King Saul thought David was ridiculous: “You
are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young
man, and he has been a warrior from his youth” (1 Samuel 17:33). And when the boy David
stepped onto the battlefield, Goliath “looked David over and saw that he was
little more than a boy” (v. 42). However, David didn’t step into battle alone.
He came “in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of
Israel” (v. 45). And when the day was done, a victorious David stood above a
dead Goliath.
See the below background verses –
1st Samuel 17:41-47
41 So
the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the
shield went before
him. 42 And
when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for
he was only a
youth, ruddy and good-looking. 43 So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me
with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine said
to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and
the beasts of the field!”
45 Then
David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and
with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the
armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will
deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you.
And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to
the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth
may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and
spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our
hands.”
No matter how enormous the problem, when God is with us there’s
nothing that we need to fear. With His strength, we’re also mighty.
By: Winn Collier (for Our Daily Bread)
Reflect & Pray
When do you feel small
and insignificant? How can you see God present with you and strengthening you
despite insurmountable odds?
God, I feel tiny today. Left to myself, there’s no way forward.
But I trust You to be with me and guide me. I’m trusting in Your strength.
Remember
– God LOVES His children and He will PROTECT HIS OWN - see the below verses:
Psalm 46:1
New King James Version
God is our refuge
and strength,
A
very present help in trouble.
Isaiah 54:17
New King James Version
17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in
judgment
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of
the Lord,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.
Please enjoy the below inspirational song/video, “No Weapon” (with lyrics) as performed by Gospel artist Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ.
(I do not own the rights
to this song).
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BE BLESSED!
