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Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads. So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.” Ezekiel 3:8, 14 NKJV
Adversity comes to everyone. How you go through it is completely up to the Lord. There are some who are equipped to face it with love and grace, while others he gives an exit to avoid it, and to some he gives the strength to face it head on. Ezekiel is facing some major opposition and it isn’t making him happy. In fact, it is causing bitterness and anger inside of him. Yet the Lord strengthened him against his adversaries. He made him headstrong and immovable. When the time came the Holy Spirit took him away.
God will give us everything we need to deal with the adversity in our lives. He didn’t remove Ezekiel from the adversity until it was time. Ezekiel had to go through it and suffer the pain of being at odds with other people. He didn’t cave under pressure or run at the first sign on trouble. God will rarely remove you from your trials but he will give you everything you need to go through them. Trust him and seek his face in your hour of adversity.
One more note. This battle didn’t leave Ezekiel unscarred. It was so difficult it left him bitter and angry. Not every adversity ends well. It is important for us to move past our pain and get over our bitterness and anger. This can linger for years if we don’t let the Spirit get ahold of our lives. The deeper the wound, the longer it usually takes to recover. Understand this; through it all the hand of the Lord will always be strong upon you. Never doubt it. It will reveal itself in the most special and unique ways.
Daily Walk To Eternity :- Season 1 Episode 7 ( STRENGTH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY )
Reviewed by MuyiLight
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August 19, 2017
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Reviewed by MuyiLight
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August 19, 2017
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