Daily Devotional June 21 Thus saith the LORD, Because the - TopicsExpress



          

Daily Devotional June 21 Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. 1 Kings 20:28 (b)-29 Even though this battle took place in the valley, the Israelites slew one hundred thousand Syrians in a single day. Why? Because the Syrians had said that the God of Israel was God only of the mountains. Satan said the same thing when he accused Job of only serving God because God had blessed him (Job 1:9-10). And he says the same thing today. “Christians are happy as long as their spirits are high. Sure, they can sing and clap and enjoy the Lord as long as they’re on the mountaintop. But put them in the valley, and once things don’t go well at home or at work or with their finances, they’ll be defeated and discouraged just like anyone else.” So God lets His people go through valleys to show the world that He is not the God of the mountaintops only, but also of the valley; that even in difficult days, dark times, and deep waters there will be a smile on the faces and a song in the hearts of His people. And that is when the world takes note. Is your God the God of the valley? Or are you a Christian who only knows God as the God of the mountain - only rejoicing when things go the way you think they should? If God has privileged you to be in the valley, it’s to show a watching world that you are not a mercenary - one who serves God only for your own prosperity - but that you are a lover of the Lord regardless of whether you’re on the mountain or in the valley. This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book A Day of Feasting by Pastor Jon. A Day of Feasting is a collection of 365 short devotions from the Old Testament books of Joshua through Malachi. If you would like your own copy of A Day of Feasting you may click here to go to the SearchLight Store
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 22:01:17 +0000

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