Focus Verse Romans 8:31 "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
There is a famous painting named “Checkmate” that hangs in a museum. In the painting Satan is playing a game of chess with a young man. Chess is a board game with pieces that you move on the board. The object of the game is to capture your opponent's King. As you can see in the painting below the young man is sorrowful because the devil has declared “checkmate”. That means that the young man will lose the game with the devil on the very next move, because his King is trapped. One day a world champion chess player was touring the museum and he stopped to look at this painting. He studied the painting very closely. He noticed the devil laughing because of the victory he would soon enjoy. He noticed the young man with a sad look on his face because of the seeming defeat. Then the world champion chess player began to study very closely the placement of the pieces on the board. Then he made a startling discovery. He discovered that the young man’s King still had one more move to keep from losing the game.
I don’t know what you are going through today in your life. Maybe you’re near financial ruin, maybe your marriage is almost over, maybe your children are all messed up going the wrong direction, maybe Satan has you held in his chains of sin and you feel trapped and can’t get out. Let me tell you your King has one more move. King Jesus has one more move in your life. For those who are born again having received salvation there is always hope because the Lord is with you. Psalm 118:6 says, “The Lord is with me, so I will have no fear.” Satan is clever and wants to destroy you, but God is the creator of the universe and with you. God has no equal. With your yielded heart to Him, you can rely on God to bring victory in your life because of the shed blood of Jesus. This will leave Satan defeated and the victory is the Lord's.
Hebrews 4:16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
Psalm 91:14-15 “Because He loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
Psalm 50:15 Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me."
Psalm 54:4 Surely God is my help; the Lord is the One who sustains me.
Hebrews 13:6 So we can say with confidence, “The LORD is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?”
Psalm 109:26-27 Help me, O Lord my God! Save me by Your loving-kindness. Let them know that this is Your hand and that You, O Lord, have done it.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
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