Smitten by God

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I once heard a sermon on a promise in Deuteronomy 28 that God will smite our enemies. These enemies aren’t people. They are strongholds and forces of evil—forces that are keeping people bound in darkness and in a struggle. In Isaiah 53 it says that Jesus was struck down or smitten by God for us. He was smitten so that God could smite our enemies.

When God led the people into the promised land, he led them into a land of giants and into a battle they could not win on their own. They needed God to smite their enemies. For us to step into all God has for our lives we also need him to smite our enemies.

In today's communion we are asking God to smite our enemies and give us peace and rest on every side, and then we are going to thank him for it regularly. There are giants God wants to slay. 

Take a piece of paper and write out a petition asking God to smite your enemies and give you peace and rest on every side. Sign and date this paper. Then take communion over it and believe by faith that God will do it. This paper is going to serve as a point of contact and memorial. Any time it looks like the enemy is creeping back in, find the piece of paper and begin to thank God for smiting your enemies.

Today's Workout/Health Tip

This morning I was reading in 1 Timothy 4 about how no foods are to be rejected if they are received with thanksgiving. We live in a world today where all kinds of foods are off limits and I used to buy into all of this, but thankfully God has set me free in the area of nutrition. Today I eat mostly healthy food, but I don't worry about it if I eat something that wouldn't be considered the healthiest. Nutrition shouldn't be an area of added stress in our lives. 

I am praying for you. 

Daniel