Jeremiah 1:19
They’ll fight you, but they won’t even scratch you. I’ll back you up every inch of the way. God’s Decree. (MSG)
They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you, declares the Lord. (NIV)
Word Study
Overcome – H3523 יָכֹל yākōl, to be able, capable; overcome, prevail, have victory
Thoughts…
Have you ever had a yeah, but God moment? You know when you are reading God’s promises and it isn’t that you don’t believe Him BUT you think, does this really apply to you and your situation. For instance, Jeremiah 1:19 says you will go through things but it won’t overcome you. I read that and my yeah, but is just how much must I go through!
God says it will not win. My situation is not capable of destroying me. It will not prevail. It will not have a victory over me. Yeah, but just how much pain and turmoil must I endure! Sometimes rejoicing over the promise is drowned out by the screams of pain in my current situation.
If this is you today, I just want you to know you are not alone! You are not less spiritual or lacking in faith. Pain is pain. It hurts!
I want you to remember a time in a garden. Jesus Christ Himself knew the victory was His. He would soon walk with God and then rise again to prove victory over death. In that moment, He was so upset over the pain He was enduring, He sweats blood. He begged God to not make Him go through it if He didn’t have to. It is OK to feel the pain. Jesus understands.
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