In His Grip

Psalm 40:2-3

He lifted me out of the pit

               of despair,

     out of the mud and the mire.

He set my feet on solid ground

               and steadied me as I

      walked along.

He has given me a new song

               to sing,

     a hymn of praise to our God.  (NLT)

     It is only by the mercy and grace of God that anyone is rescued from the grips of evil that consume this fallen world.  I, like many others, can testify to the truth of these words written by King David.  The Lord is ever present, fighting for our hearts, minds, and eternal souls.  He is forever ready and always willing to help us when we find ourselves stuck deep in the muck of this dark world—when we are trapped in the grips of the Enemy who relentlessly seeks to destroy everything that God created.  Satan, once the most beautiful and mightiest of all God’s angelic beings, is now the god of this fallen world, and He with his band of other fallen angels are much too strong for our limited human strength and abilities.  The only hope we have to successfully battle the constant onslaught of enemy attacks is found only in the Power of God.  Without His power and grace, no one would escape the fiery pits of Hell. 

     Whenever we come to the throne of God’s mercy seat, and surrender our lives at the foot of Messiah’s Cross, we receive everything we need to win the battles of good and evil that have been fighting each other since the dawn of time.  When we have the resurrection power of God living in our hearts and the Holy Spirit fighting the battles that we cannot win, Satan loses His grip and we are set free from the darkness that threatens to swallow us up.  And once we are out of the pit of darkness that breeds hopelessness and fear, Jesus sets our feet on solid ground for the rest of our earthly life-journey, for we are safely in His grip forevermore. 

                                A Whisper of Hope

Live in Me…and I will live in you.  When you are in My grip you remain safe and out of the powerful hands of evil.  The forces of darkness are much too strong for you alone, dear child, but with My power in you, you will overcome.  Living in Me brings life to the fullest.

Hebrews 4:16

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. 

There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace

to help us when we need it.  (NLT)

      Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD

          your God is with you wherever you go.

                            (Joshua 1:9)