Scriptures: Daniel 6 v 11 v 7 - 24; 1 Corinthians 2 v 7-8; 1 Kings 18 v
21-41.
One of the most wonderful ways that our God shows His
power is by the way He turns the tables on Satan when His faithful people call
upon His name when in distress. God always shows up and causes us to triumph
when defeat seems imminent.
Think of Elijah and the 450 prophets of Baal, the
Babylonian god. They challenged Elijah to prove His God was more powerful than
theirs. They built an altar and spent the whole day commanding fire to consume
it. Nothing happened. Elijah poured water all over his altar to make it hard to
burn but Our God consumed his altar, their altar, and all 450 prophets of Baal
were slain by Elijah as well! This got the God of Elijah reinstated as the One
true God in Israel.
(Read "The Old Babylonian Religion" on this
blog to see how this religion is being revived in the Catholic Church today.)
Daniel was thrown into the lion's den by a jealous group of officials of King
Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon, because Daniel, one of the Jews who were captured by
the Babylonians, worshipped the God of Israel contrary to their decree. The
king loved Daniel but had to order his death because he had decreed that no one
could pray to any but him. However, our God turned the tables and the lions
ignored Daniel all night. Next morning he was released and the jealous
officials were thrown into the pit with their whole families and immediately
devoured. (Read also "The Fourth Man" on this blog, and watch the
video of the Hezbollah terrorist who found Jesus for more examples of how God
turns the tables.) By His death and resurrection, Jesus Christ turned the
tables on Satan and every false religion. In 1 Corinthians 2 v 7- 8 Paul speaks about the mystery of the
hidden wisdom ie God's plan of salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus - which
Satan and his demons had no clue about or they would not have crucified Him.
So likewise for us if we are in a tricky situation let us
call on Jesus our Saviour and Redeemer to rescue us no matter what the problem
may be. His answers may make no immediate sense but His ways are wise and He
sees the future. He will turn the tables on the most dire situation and bring
victory out of it.
In the book, Rees Howells Intercessor by Norman Grubb,
the testimony is shared of how God gave Welshman Rees Howells four specific
things to intercede for concerning the outcome of World War II. It was Hitler's
March on Russia; Hitler in Italy; Hitler's war in Africa and the Allied
Invasion of Normandy. He had to pray for a reversal of fortune for Hitler in
these four arenas. He spent 20 hours a day on his knees and saw Hitler falter
at each of those places before his final defeat. After the war these were known
as Hitler's Four Blunders that cost him victory.
God used a praying man to bring Hitler to his knees. The
tables were turned four times to give victory in Europe. When God directs
prayer towards situations like these you can be assured of a victorious
outcome.
Prayer: Heavenly Father it is always wonderful to rejoice
in Your victories especially when things look bleak, knowing that You turn the
tables in response to our faith and prayers. You cause the enemy to make
blunders through greed and thereby destroy his power over us. Father keep us
faithful and committed to prayer to see every victory won. In Jesus' name.
Amen.