GUARD AGAINST SUDDEN ATTACKS

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE For MONDAY, 20th FEBRUARY, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE – General Overseer

Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l

Topic: GUARD AGAINST SUDDEN ATTACK 

MEMORIZE: “Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of doom. Let them be ashamed who persecute me, But do not let me be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, But do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of doom, And destroy them with double destruction!” JEREMIAH 17:17-18.

SCRIPTURE READING: JEREMIAH 17:12-18.

“A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. "Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the LORD, The fountain of living waters." Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise. Indeed they say to me, "Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!" As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You. Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of doom. Let them be ashamed who persecute me, But do not let me be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, But do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of doom, And destroy them with double destruction!”

EXPOSITION:

Sudden attack is an act of physical violence to hurt or kill someone believing to be an enemy without him/her seeing it coming. Attack is also defined as a strong criticism in speech or writing. Prophet Jeremiah was a victim of sudden attack because of his prophetic ministry from the king and his cabinet. On several occasion he was beaten, starved and imprisoned. Life was almost fumed out of him, if not for God’s timely intervention and encouragement. Attack of the enemy is never what any man can desire.

Let us consider the sudden attack that struck David and his men at Ziklag… If he had foresee it, he would not have carried all his men out in favour of Philistines. If not the love of God for him that guided him right to where their families were held hostage, it would have been an unrecoverable lost for him and all his men. Attack of the enemy usually reduces a strong man to a lazy one. David wept bitterly with his men. The same manner many mighty men of our generation had been reduced to victims of defeat, ridicule and shame. Many revivalists of yesterday took the grace of God upon their lives for granted like Samson, proud of their ego, were suddenly struck by their enemies when least expected. They fell and were unable to again.

Don’t fall prey to the enemy before you learn how to guard yourself against their sudden attack. Because it is not all attacks that the victims can come out of it. No other power can defend and protect man except God’s power. Therefore, put on the whole armour of God that you may be able to withstand the evil day – “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Eph. 6:11-13.

PRAYER POINT: Lord, protect me from the attacks of the enemies in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Deuteronomy 10-12.

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