God Is Our Stronghold

MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL

Devotion for Monday May 8, 2017 

Topic: God Is Our Stronghold

Text: Nahum 1:1 – 8

Our Lord is good and He manifests His goodness in various ways. God remembers mercy in the midst of judgment. Adam Clarke says, “None that trust in Him need be alarmed at these dreadful threatening; they shall be discriminated in the day of wrath, for the Lord knows them that trust in Him.” This is the evidence of His goodness. In our text, Nahum assures his people of safety in Jehovah under the impending attack of Sennacherib by saying that God is a stronghold in the day of trouble. God as a stronghold means that God alone is the one that can save them from the hands of Sennacherib.

In a time like this, we have so many challenges confronting us like Sennacherib confronted the Israelites. Note that God is our stronghold against all challenges of life (Ps 18:2). The challenge facing you may be healing, freedom from prison, securing a good job, getting someone to spend your life with, food to eat, etc. Remember, He never fails those who make Him their stronghold. 

Beloved, let the words in Zech. 9:12 encourage you. As you cling to your stronghold and believe His word, He will guide you rightly and perfect all that concerns you. He will always keep safe all entrusted to Him because He knows His own (2 Tim. 2:19) except you are not His own.   

Food for Thought: When you trust God sincerely you can never be frightened

Memory verse: Nahum 1 verse 7

Prayer: Lord, be my stronghold against the enemies’ attack on me and my family in Jesus name.

God, Our Stronghold In The Days Of Trouble

MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL

Devotion for Friday February 10, 2017              

Topic: God, Our Stronghold In The Days Of Trouble 

Text: Nahum 1:2 – 8

Life is full of mysteries, challenges and uncertainties. Sometimes, these things bring fear, anxiety, worries and desperation. Though they bring these things mentioned above to us, they are the things that make life worth living because in most cases they bring out the best in us. However, when such mysteries, challenges and uncertainties come up, some people will start running to anchor somewhere. Where people run to or anchor depends on their knowledge and understanding. To those who know their God, they will anchor on Him in their time of troubles.

Here in our text, Nahum assures his people (The Israelites) of safety in God under the impending attack by Sennacherib saying that God is a stronghold in the day of trouble. This saying of Nahum is true and worthy of full acceptance. God being a stronghold here means that God alone is the one that can save them from the hands of Sennacherib.

Our God is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb. 13:8); none who puts his or her trust in Him will be disappointed. As there are many challenges confronting us, we should understand that our God is our stronghold against all challenges of life (Ps. 18:2). Zech. 9:12 urge us to return to our stronghold. As you cling to our stronghold and believe His word, He will guide you rightly and perfect all that concerns you.

The challenge facing you may be the need for healing, freedom from prison, securing a good job, getting a good spouse, house rent, school fees, threats of kidnappers, etc. Remember, He never failed those who make Him their stronghold. He will always keep safe, all entrusted to Him because He knows His own (2 Tim 2: 19) except you are not His own. As you go out today, trust God who is our stronghold for your protection, safety and blessings in your endeavours.    

Food for Thought: Times of trouble should challenge us to run into our stronghold for therein we have protection.

Memory verse: Nahum 1 verse 8 - But with an overflowing flood he will make a complete end of the adversaries, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.

Prayer:

1)      Heavenly Father, help me to rely on you whenever I am faced with trouble in Jesus name.

2)      Lord God, as I anchor on you in the days of trouble, answer me in Jesus name. Amen.

HIS POWER IS INCREDIBLE

HIS POWER IS INCREDIBLE           Monday June 15, 2015

Text: Nahum 1:2 – 8                   Memory verse: v 3

Attributes of God are what we use in describing him. We can’t describe God except for what He has done or what He can do. Here, Nahum expresses the incredible power of God, though slow to anger; He exercises much tolerance towards His enemies, that this may lead them to repentance. And it is because of this long-suffering that vengeance is not speedily executed on every evil work. Again Nahum mentioned that God has great power. This means that He is able in a moment, if He pleases, to destroy the wicked. His tolerance is not from want of power to punish (compare Exodus 34:6, 7). Our God is able at all times to save or to destroy, depending on the occasion.

Time and again, people avoid God because they see evildoers in the world and hypocrites in the Church. They don’t know that because God is slow to anger, He gives His true followers time to share His love and truth with evildoers. Certainly, judgment will come; God will not allow sin to go unchecked forever. When people wonder why God doesn’t punish evil immediately, remind them that if He did, none of us would have repented. We can all be thankful that God gives people time to repent. Let us not undermine what He can do because when He is set to act, the earth trembles (v 5). Trust him for your protection and deliverance.

Food for Thought: God’s patience with evil is not from a lack of power to punish (Exodus 34:6, 7); rather, it only proves His mercy.

Prayer: God, grant me the understanding and help me to live in that awareness that your power is incredible so I can trust you for protection.