Defeat

Defeat, Webster says it means  Overthrow; loss of battle; destruction of an army by the victory of an enemy. I am sure we have all experienced a defeat in our live. We were defeated by a better team; we may have blamed our defeat on the bad calls from the umpires but none the less we were defeated. The part “destruction by the victory of an enemy” caught my attention because you and I face an enemy every day that wants to defeat us.  I am sure you are like me; we  don’t get up in the mornings and say to ourselves; I must plan ways so that I can be defeated today.” No, there’s an enemy that is going to try to defeat me and I must be on guard against their tactics.  There was a young lady by the name of Bethany Hamilton who by the time she was 13 years old was considered a surfing protégé. Her thoughts of becoming a professional surfer was in her reach and her plans were, go for it.  One day in 2003 without warning, she felt a tug on her left arm and in a split second she realized that she’d been attacked by a shark. A 14 foot tiger shark had bitten clean through her board, taking her left arm in a single bite. At age 14 her future had been bright but her dreams of becoming a professional surfer were now gone up in smoke; but wait! What’s this I see an ESPN award for her in 2004? An award for the Best Comback Athlete of the year! Bethany had the ability to overcome her physical and mental challenges by leaning on support from her friends; they kept telling her she could. Her family; they loved her and told her that her dreams were not hopeless. By her faith in God for she believed in what the Lord could do for her and in her.

Mark 9:23  Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Philippians 4:13  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Remember today there is an enemy that wants to see you defeated but there is one who wants and is willing to help each of us to overcome the enemy. Help us even with the defeat so that we too may have Victory in our lives.  Be careful and watchful for the enemy wants to see you defeated.

Matthew 13:25  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Matthew 13:39  The enemy that sowed them is the devil;

Revelation 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Have a blessed week.