Blessing or the Blesser!

In it was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king.  And you have also set up prophets to proclaim concerning you in Jerusalem, ‘There is a king in Judah.’ And now the king will hear of these reports. So now come and let us take counsel together.” Nehemiah 6:6,7

Sanballat challenged the integrity and intention of Nehemiah to build the wall. He raised up a suspicion among the people by setting up false prophets and to create a picture that “Nehemiah’s intention to build the wall was to become a king”.

Dear sisters, even now the enemy challenges, tests our faith and brings into light what our faith is really made of!

Spurgeon says:

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.

Yes Trials shows what our faith is really made of!

The enemy tested Job’s faith:

Was Job’s faith resting on the Lord?

Or was Job’s faith resting on the Lord’s blessings and protection?

Job 1:9-11Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.”

But Job, by God’s grace, proved him wrong. He proved that his faith rested on the Lord  and not on His blessings!

• Dear sisters, where do we stand when our faith is tested or challenged?
• Do we love the Lord for who He is and not for what He gives?
• How do we react when we are stricken by sickness or when we suffer financial loss or when our children suffer in any way?
• Do we murmur against the Lord? 
• Or do we see it as a test of faith, and come forth as a gold trusting in Lord’s sovereignty and faithfulness? 

Many waver in their faith, many forsake the Lord when the enemy touches the blessings they have. But May we dear sisters, stand tall in times of our troubles and prove that our faith rests on the Lord and not on the fleeting blessings!