Day 301
II Kings 11:1-2
"And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal
But Jeshosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain."
When the wicked woman Athaliah, the natural mother of Ahaziah had her grandchildren killed so she could be queen over Jerusalem, she was not aware that one infant survived the massacre. The king's daughter rescued her nephew, who was an infant at the time, and hid him in the house of the Lord. His life was kept secret for six years. Then, Jehoida, the priest, successfully carried out a plan to install the 7-year-old heir as king. The ceremony took Athaliah by surprise, and she was assassinated when she appeared and shouted, "Treason!"
Sometimes it can appear that the devil has gotten away with murder. It may appear as though justice has failed. However, from the moment a crime against us is committed, God begins implementing the comeback plan He had already prepared in advance. The devil always ends up the loser. He thought he had won when the Israelites were. being destroyed, but Moses, the one used to deliver them, was raised up in the palace of the murderer. It looked like Satan was the winner when Joseph was thrown into the pit, but the ones who sold the boy into slavery later bowed before him, after he became the prime minister of the land where he served as a slave. Jephtha was born an "illegitimate" son and was later cast out by his brothers. However, there came a time when God helped him be the one they needed, and he was promoted to judge over Israel. Stephen became the first martyr in Satan's effort to silence the Christians, but his death, which caused a scattering of the believers, also caused the spread of the gospel as never before. Jesus was crucified and buried for three days, but on the third day, He arose to cause more problems for the devil than before His death. Paul said if the devil had known what the end result was going to be, he never would have crucified Jesus.
So, let us not ever see defeat as the end of a story in the life of a believer. The fight is never over until we win. The devil will always come up short. God is never taken by surprise. He is the one who always has a surprise. He sees and knows everything and will always make sure we have a victorious ending. God is for us. No one will succeed against us. Through our faith in God, we overcome the world. No matter what, we are more than conquerors through Jesus Christ.
I will never accept defeat as the end of the story. God does not miss anything. Through Jesus Christ we will always come out victorious.