In an Instant

GROUP DEVOTION - JANUARY 30, 2010

Today´s Passage: Isaiah 29:1-24

以 賽 亞 書 29:5-6
5 你 仇 敵 的 群 眾 ， 卻 要 像 細 塵 ； 強 暴 人 的 群 眾 ， 也 要 像 飛 糠 。 這 事 必 頃 刻 之 間 忽 然 臨 到 。

6 萬 軍 之 耶 和 華 必 用 雷 轟 、 地 震 、 大 聲 、 旋 風 、 暴 風 ， 並 吞 滅 的 火 燄 ， 向 他 討 罪 。

"…And in an instant, suddenly, you shall be visited and delivered by the Lord of hosts…" (Isaiah 29:5-6, AMP)

Today´s Word:
All through the Bible, we have examples of how God suddenly showed Himself strong on behalf of His people. But sometimes when we´ve struggled in an area for a long time, it´s easy to just give up and accept things the way they are. One of the enemy´s favorite lies is to tell you that nothing is ever going to change. He´ll tell you that you´re never going to get well, that your relationship isn´t going to work out. But I want to tell you today, it doesn´t matter how long you´ve been in those circumstances, God can change things in an instant! In a split second of time, He can turn it all around. One touch of God´s power can heal your body. One touch of His favor can promote you. One touch of His goodness can solve that problem. Just one touch from Almighty God can instantly change your life.

I encourage you today, keep believing, keep standing, and keep hoping. Don´t let the enemy drag your thoughts down because God is working behind the scenes. Your time is coming. Your breakthrough is going to happen suddenly—in an instant!



Prayer:
Father in heaven, I choose to trust that You are working things out for my good. I choose to stand in faith, believing that my season of breakthrough is coming. Give me Your strength and peace as I patiently wait on You. In Jesus´ Name, Amen.

Meditation:
Are you feeling discouraged that nothing is ever going to improve? Do you honestly believe that God can change things in an instant? Granted that your breakthrough may not be visible right now, how can you keep hoping every morning?

(Adapted from Joel Osteen Ministry Devotion Series; Cantonese version available in video.)