Sweet Victory!

O. T. #343  "Sweet Victory!"
August 14, 2014
Numbers 21
They utterly destroyed them and their cities.  Numbers 21:3c

LET IT GLOW

How many football games have we watched when our team, the underdog, made that winning touchdown at the last minute? Or the basketball was sunk at the buzzer of a basketball game, giving us the victory? Aren't we on our feet cheering, better yet, yelling with excitement? I wonder if Israel felt the same way when they experienced victory.

The LORD harkened to the voice of Israel. Not only did He harken, listened, but He also delivered up the Canaanites. Did you catch that? Who delivered the enemies into Israel's hands? God did it. The victory was the LORD's. This new generation of Israelites experienced God working for them. Surely, they gave God the glory for the victory!

Do we give God the glory when we experience His working and victory in our life? Oh, those spiritual battles. They are long and hard, leaving scars! They can only be won in Jesus' name. In the name of Jesus Satan and His demons must flee.
Give Jesus the glory!


LET IT GROW

We won!!!  How excited Israel must have been to experience their first victory since Kadesh.
What happened?

• Canaan's King Arad heard Israel was coming their way.
• He fought against Israel.
• He took some of the Israelites as prisoners.
• Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD: If God would give them victory, they would utterly destroy the Canaanite cities. It was a vow of faith to God, which was probably the secret of their success. Sweet victory!
• This major city became known as Hormah.

Do you recall what previously happened at Hormah? This was significant in that Hormah was the place the Israelites had previously been defeated (Numbers 14:45). Remember, after they refused to go into the Promised Land following the spies' reports, Israel decided to go on their own, too late for God's blessings. Well, the Amalekites and Canaanites which dwelt there smote them and discomfited them at Hormah. Now you recall it, don't you?

I don't read of any victory celebration. They journeyed again. We will pick it up next time. How quickly we forget God's blessings. An our faith wavers like Israel.

Are you ready for a victory over a problem, an issue, that is long over due? Keep praying, friend. It is just around the corner.

LET IT GO

Submit to God.

Give Him the glory for blessings and victories.

Hallelujah to the Lord of Heaven and Earth!

Keep the faith.