He is the MAN

Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

The citizens of Feldkirch, Austria, didn't know what to do. Napoleon's massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was hastily summoned to decide whether they should try to defend themselves or display the white flag of surrender. It happened to be Easter Sunday, and the people had gathered in the local church.

The pastor rose and said, "Friends, we have been counting on our own strength, and apparently that has failed. As this is the day of our Lord's resurrection, let us just ring the bells, have our services as usual, and leave the matter in His hands. We know only our weakness, and not the power of God to defend us." The council accepted his plan and the church bells rang. The enemy, hearing the sudden peal, concluded that the Austrian army had arrived during the night to defend the town. Before the service ended, the enemy broke camp and left.

Christian life and ministry is always a challenge. But the exciting factor is that God is with us in everything that we go through. He knows us in and out. So every time we stand for things that come against us, we stand in the strength of God. Be it a challenge on any front of our lives, we need to understand that God is really concerned about it and wants us to be conquerors in it. But we should only get into things in which we can let GOD be a part as well.

God is concerned about each and everything of our lives. No matter it be small, big, physical, financial, spiritual or etc etc etc. The underlying aspect is that HE is concerned about HIS child. Let us be assured by HIS strength. HE is the MAN.

Stanley Thomas Isac

Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Stanleytisac@gmail.com