Weapons Happen But They Can't Prosper

Is. 54:17--No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper;

     Sometimes this promise is quite hard for us to understand.  Sometimes it seems like every time we turn around, something else is going wrong.  Sometimes it seems like our loved ones have turned against us, also.  Sometimes the pain from the weapon seems like it is more than we can bear.  And, sometimes it seems like that sometime is going to last forever.

     Jesus faced the enemy's weapons.  The religious rulers of the day never accepted Him.  They did every thing within their power to stop Him.  As you know, they even formed a plan to kill Him.  The plan worked, too.  They even planned on beating Him, and spitting on Him and embarrassing Him to the utmost.  That plan worked, too.  Out of all the good that He did, people still turned their backs on Him.

     However, their weapons didn't prosper.  Did they hurt?  You bet.  Did they embarrass Him?  Sure.  Did He get discouraged?  Wouldn't you?  He wept over Jerusalem's unwillingness to come to Him, didn't He?  However, Jesus went on despite all of this.  He knew that weapons would come but they would not prosper.  His Father was greater than any weapon that satan has.  He knew that His Father's Word carried the weight of all the power of the universe.  He knew that His Father would not stop until He completed all of His Word.  And, when His Father was finished, the glory was far more than the pain.

     We've talked about Joseph, one of the twelve sons of Jacob.  Did it hurt him that his brothers sold him into slavery?  Yep.  How do you think he felt when Potiphar's wife lied about him?  How lonely do you think it got in the jail?  But, Joseph kept a good spirit.  He believed that God's Word was true.  If I remember correctly, he got out of that jail, was made vice-president of the land, and married Pharaoh's daughter.  He lived in a kingly house, ate kingly food, wore kingly clothes and had servants that waited on him hand and foot.  He had two adorable sons.  Finally, he was reunited with his family.  I would say that he got an exceeding great reward for it.

     God is not the god of the hurt.  He is the God of the blessing.  Weapons ARE formed against us and they will be used on us.  But, those weapons will not prosper in continuing to bring us pain and suffering if we hold our faith steady in the Word of God.  God WILL turn things around and bring His promised blessings upon us.  Jesus' great key to overwhelming victory was in His unfailing faith in the Word of God.  OOOOPS!  A lot of people in His day knew a lot about the Word of God.  Jesus used the great multiplier.  He developed a strong and loving relationship with His Father, the Author of the Word that everybody else knew. 

     That Saints, is the difference between the overcomers and just everyday believers.  You are the only one that can make a difference in your life.  I am sure that if you are reading this, you believe the Word.  The BIG difference will come when you develop a vibrant and passionate love affair with your Heavenly Father.  He is the Great Multiplier.  As your love affair with Him grows, the reality of the blessings will begin to materialize.  The weapons that were formed against you will fade into oblivion because of the brilliance of His glory that will be manifested to you.