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Isaiah 18, The LORD doesn’t need help!

Isa 18:1-2, Woe to the land shadowed with buzzing wings, WHICH IS BEYOND THE RIVERS OF ETHIOPIA, Which sends ambassadors by sea, Even in vessels of reed on the waters, saying, “GO, SWIFT MESSENGERS, TO A NATION TALL AND SMOOTH OF SKIN, To a people terrible from their beginning onward, A nation powerful and treading down, WHOSE LAND THE RIVERS DIVIDE.” 

The nation of Ethiopia wanted to form a confederacy with Israel against Assyria; Yet, Isaiah points out that GOD will protect Israel and HE has a message to all the world!

Isa 18:3, NLT, ALL YOU PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, EVERYONE WHO LIVES ON THE EARTH—WHEN I RAISE MY BATTLE FLAG ON THE MOUNTAIN, LOOK! WHEN I BLOW THE RAM’S HORN, LISTEN!

When GOD is working look and listen for no man is able to stand before the living GOD! HE doesn’t need an alliance of men to destroy Assyria; for HE is in full control of everything!

Exo 14:14, THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU, AND YOU SHALL HOLD YOUR PEACE.” 

Isa 18:4, NLT, For the LORD has told me this: “I WILL WATCH QUIETLY FROM MY DWELLING PLACE…. EVEN BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR ATTACK, WHILE YOUR PLANS ARE RIPENING LIKE GRAPES, THE LORD WILL CUT OFF YOUR NEW GROWTH WITH PRUNING SHEARS. HE WILL SNIP OFF AND DISCARD YOUR SPREADING BRANCHES

HE, The LORD sees everything for HE is never sleeping nor resting; HE is always working! HE knows what HE’s doing and has a perfect plan!

Psa 121:3-5, He will not allow your foot to be moved; HE WHO KEEPS YOU WILL NOT SLUMBER. BEHOLD, HE WHO KEEPS ISRAEL SHALL NEITHER SLUMBER NOR SLEEP. THE LORD IS YOUR KEEPER; The LORD is your shade at your right hand.

Isa 18:6, THEY WILL BE LEFT TOGETHER FOR THE MOUNTAIN BIRDS OF PREY AND FOR THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH; THE BIRDS OF PREY WILL SUMMER ON THEM, AND ALL THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH WILL WINTER ON THEM. 

The bodies of those that came up against HIS people will be left as food for the wild animals!

Nah 1:6-7, WHO CAN STAND BEFORE HIS INDIGNATION? AND WHO CAN ENDURE THE FIERCENESS OF HIS ANGER? HIS FURY IS POURED OUT LIKE FIRE, AND THE ROCKS ARE THROWN DOWN BY HIM. The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And HE KNOWS THOSE WHO TRUST IN HIM.

DO YOU TRUST IN HIM? HE DOESN’T NEED HELP FROM ANYONE FOR HE TREADS THE WINEPRESS ALONE!

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Psalm 125, Trust in the LORD!

Psa 125:1, THOSE WHO TRUST IN THE LORD ARE LIKE MOUNT ZION, WHICH CANNOT BE MOVED, BUT ABIDES FOREVER.

Those that truly know HIM, know that HE is always present, will never be moved! No storm (trial) will ever move the believer for HE is faithful to those that trust in HIS name!

Mat 7:24-25, “THEREFORE WHOEVER HEARS THESE SAYINGS OF MINE, AND DOES THEM, I will liken him to a WISE MAN WHO BUILT HIS HOUSE ON THE ROCK: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, FOR IT WAS FOUNDED ON THE ROCK.

Psa 125:2, As the mountains surround Jerusalem, SO THE LORD SURROUNDS HIS PEOPLE FROM THIS TIME FORTH AND FOREVER. 

HE is like the air around us; always present no matter where we go! HE is faithful, and will never leave nor forsake those that love HIM!

Deu 31:8, And the LORD, HE IS THE ONE WHO GOES BEFORE YOU. HE WILL BE WITH YOU, HE WILL NOT LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU; DO NOT FEAR NOR BE DISMAYED.” 

Psa 125:4, DO GOOD, O LORD, TO THOSE WHO ARE GOOD, AND TO THOSE WHO ARE UPRIGHT IN THEIR HEARTS. 

The Psalmist prayed that the LORD would do good to those who are good! YET, THE LORD DID GOOD TO THOSE THAT WERE NOT GOOD, BUT WERE IN THEIR SINS!

Rom 5:8, But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS, CHRIST DIED FOR US. 

2Pe 3:9, … but is longsuffering toward us, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE. 

This is why HE sent HIS only SON to die on the cross of calvary for the sins of all! SALVATION IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE GIFT WE WILL EVER RECEIVE, BECAUSE IT COST HIM EVERYTHING!

Psa 32:2, BLESSED IS THE MAN TO WHOM THE LORD DOES NOT IMPUTE INIQUITY, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

HE is the ROCK of our faith, and in HIM we will never be moved! Trust in the LORD for HE is good, and soon we will see HIM face to FACE! BE READY!

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Psalm 93, clothed with Majesty!

Psa 93:1, The LORD reigns, HE IS CLOTHED WITH MAJESTY; The LORD is clothed, HE HAS GIRDED HIMSELF WITH STRENGTH. Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved.

The LORD reigns; for there is no one like HIM, there is no other god like our GOD! HE is the creator of everything, and is worthy of praise!

Neh 9:6, YOU ALONE ARE THE LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You. 

HE is clothed with honor, majesty, and strength; HE wears light as a garment, and sits on a throne of righteousness made of fire!

Dan 7:9, “I watched till thrones were put in place, And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, Its wheels a burning fire; 

Psa 93:2, YOUR THRONE IS ESTABLISHED FROM OF OLD; YOU ARE FROM EVERLASTING. 

HIS reign is without challenge, there are rebels against HIS reign, but have no hope of success! Satan said;

Isa 14:13-14, For you have said in your heart: ‘I WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN, I WILL EXALT MY THRONE ABOVE THE STARS OF GOD; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I WILL BE LIKE THE MOST HIGH.’

Isa 14:15, YET YOU SHALL BE BROUGHT DOWN TO SHEOL, TO THE LOWEST DEPTHS OF THE PIT. 

Psa 93:4, THE LORD ON HIGH IS MIGHTIER THAN THE NOISE OF MANY WATERS, THAN THE MIGHTY WAVES OF THE SEA. 

I’ve been in the eye of a hurricane in the middle of the ocean and have seen the strength of 100-foot waves! The sheer power is amazing to see, YET are mere drops compared to the strength of the LORD! THERE IS NONE LIKE HIM, NO COMPETITORS TO HIS REIGN! HE IS THE LORD OF HOST!

Psa 93:5, Your testimonies are very sure; Holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, forever.

 HIS word is sure and HIS promises without fail! HE is faithful and just and HIS word have many treasures! Seek and you shall find!

Psa 119:18, Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.

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Psalm 92, It is good to give thanks!

Psa 92:1-2, … IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES TO YOUR NAME, O MOST HIGH; To declare Your LOVINGKINDNESS IN THE MORNING, And Your FAITHFULNESS EVERY NIGHT,

It is good to give thanks, because of what HE has done for us! HE is our creator, our redeemer, our blessed hope who has gone to prepare a place for us!

Lam 3:22-23, Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING; GREAT IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS.

Psa 92:4-5, For You, LORD, have made me glad THROUGH YOUR WORK; I will triumph in THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS. O LORD, HOW GREAT ARE YOUR WORKS! YOUR THOUGHTS ARE VERY DEEP.

Truly we should be grateful for the work of HIS hands, What HE has done for us! Because our works has brought in death and suffering, YET HIS work has restored the relationship that was lost in the garden; TO THOSE THAT SEEK HIM!

Psa 92:6, A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this. 

YET a senseless man only knows what he sees before his eyes! He doesn’t think of GOD at all, and is only focused on what he wants!  

Psa 10:4, The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts. 

Psa 92:12-13, THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL FLOURISH LIKE A PALM TREE, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. THOSE WHO ARE PLANTED IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD SHALL FLOURISH IN THE COURTS OF OUR GOD.

Yet, in comparison, those that dwell in the house of the LORD shall grow in strength! A palm tree stands tall in the desert for it is nourished by GOD HIMSELF! A palm tree my bend in a hurricane YET not broken for our strength comes from the LORD!

2Cor 4:8-9, We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed

Psa 92:14-15, They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing, To declare that the LORD is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him

IN HIM WE CAN BEAR FRUIT, BUT WITHOUT HIM WE HAVE NO HOPE! SEEK THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD, AND GIVE HIM PRIASE!

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Psalm 89, Faithful and True!

Psa 89:6, FOR WHO IN THE HEAVENS CAN BE COMPARED TO THE LORD? WHO AMONG THE SONS OF THE MIGHTY CAN BE LIKENED TO THE LORD?

No one can be compared to the LORD; HE is self-existing without father or mother! HE Knows all and sees all! Past, present, and the future is always before in HIS eyes!

Isa 44:7, …WHO CAN PROCLAIM AS I DO? Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me, …. AND THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING AND SHALL COME, LET THEM SHOW THESE TO THEM. 

Psa 89:9, YOU RULE THE RAGING OF THE SEA; WHEN ITS WAVES RISE, YOU STILL THEM. 

Mat 8:26-27, But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” THEN HE AROSE AND REBUKED THE WINDS AND THE SEA, AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM. So the men marveled, saying, “WHO CAN THIS BE, THAT EVEN THE WINDS AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?”

HE is the LORD Creator of heaven and earth; nothing is hard for HIM!

Jer 32:17, ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR YOU. 

Psa 89:14, Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

Yes the LORD is mighty, and we only see the edges of HIS strength, YET, HIS Righteousness and Mercies are the foundations of HIS Throne!

Psa 89:30, 33-34, “If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,….  Nevertheless, MY LOVINGKINDNESS I WILL NOT UTTERLY TAKE FROM HIM, NOR ALLOW MY FAITHFULNESS TO FAIL. MY COVENANT I WILL NOT BREAK, NOR ALTER THE WORD THAT HAS GONE OUT OF MY LIPS.

While we are un-faithful, always wondering off like lost sheep; HE REMAINS FAITHFUL TO HIS PROMISES AND HIS WORD! HE DOES NOT CHANGE NOR DOES HE FORGET; HE CAN’T LIE NOR BREAK HIS COVENANT! THIS IS THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, FAITHFUL AND TRUE!

Isa 46:9, … FOR I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NO OTHER; I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NONE LIKE ME, 

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Psalm 54, Strength in times of trouble!

Psalm 54:1-2, … SAVE ME, O GOD, BY YOUR NAME, AND VINDICATE ME BY YOUR STRENGTH. HEAR MY PRAYER, O GOD; GIVE EAR TO THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH. 

David was in hiding from Saul in the woods of Ziph, but men told Saul where he was hiding. 

1Sa 23:19, Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds in the woods, … 

David was in trouble and his life was in danger; so, he sought the LORD in prayer asking him to save him!

Php 4:6, Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, LET YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD; 

Isa 12:2, Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ” 

Psa 54:4, BEHOLD, GOD IS MY HELPER; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. 

David had a relationship with the living GOD, and his strength came from the LORD! Even though David ran from Saul, The LORD was always with him!

Isa 41:10, Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ 

Psa 54:7, FOR HE HAS DELIVERED ME OUT OF ALL TROUBLE; And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies. 

GOD will not prevent trouble or trials from coming, but will be your strength in them!

Psa 34:19, MANY ARE THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE RIGHTEOUS, BUT THE LORD DELIVERS HIM OUT OF THEM ALL. 

David was almost fenced in by Saul, but then a messenger came to Saul!

1Sa 23:27, But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!” 

When trials seem to get stronger and stronger with no way out, SEEK THE LORD FOR HE CAN USE ANYTHING OR ANYONE! NEVER RELY ON YOUR OWN STRENGTH BUT SEEKS HIS DAILY! HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU!

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Psalm 46, HE is our refuge!

Psa 46:1, …God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

JESUS is our refuge in times of trouble! HE is a fortress to those seeking shelter!

Psa 18:2, The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 

Psa 46:2-3, THEREFORE WE WILL NOT FEAR, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. SELAH

The Psalmist considered the scariest situation and thought, “THE LORD IS STILL GREATER THAN MY WORST FEARS, WHY BE AFRAID”!

Psa 46:4, THERE IS A RIVER WHOSE STREAMS SHALL MAKE GLAD THE CITY OF GOD, THE HOLY PLACE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE MOST HIGH. 

The city of GOD is a desert, but in the future, there will be a life-giving river flowing from the throne of GOD!

Rev 22:1, And he showed me A PURE RIVER OF WATER OF LIFE, CLEAR AS CRYSTAL, PROCEEDING FROM THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB.

Isa 44:3, FOR I WILL POUR WATER ON HIM WHO IS THIRSTY, AND FLOODS ON THE DRY GROUND; I WILL POUR MY SPIRIT ON YOUR DESCENDANTS, AND MY BLESSING ON YOUR OFFSPRING; 

GOD wants to pour HIS Spirit on us, not just a few drops of blessing but a river from the throne of GOD!

Joh 7:37-38, On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “IF ANYONE THIRSTS, LET HIM COME TO ME AND DRINK. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, OUT OF HIS HEART WILL FLOW RIVERS OF LIVING WATER.”

Psa 46:10, BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! 

Be anxious for nothing for our hope is in GOD and if HE is with us then WHO CAN BE AGAINST US? SEEK THE LORD, TRUST IN HIM AND HIS STRENGTH!  

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Psalm 8, Our BLESSED HOPE!

Psa 8:2, OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES AND NURSING INFANTS YOU HAVE ORDAINED STRENGTH, BECAUSE OF YOUR ENEMIES, THAT YOU MAY SILENCE THE ENEMY…

The LORD can even use little children to confound the wise priest or scribe!

AS THE CHIEF PRIEST AND SCRIBES SAW THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT JESUS DID, THEY WERE INCENSED WHEN THEY HEARD CHILDREN AROUND JESUS SAYING “HOSANNA TO THE SON OF DAVID!”

Mat 21:16, and said to Him, “DO YOU HEAR WHAT THESE ARE SAYING?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES AND NURSING INFANTS YOU HAVE PERFECTED PRAISE’?”

1Co 1:27, BUT GOD HAS CHOSEN THE FOOLISH THINGS OF THE WORLD TO PUT TO SHAME THE WISE, AND GOD HAS CHOSEN THE WEAK THINGS OF THE WORLD TO PUT TO SHAME THE THINGS WHICH ARE MIGHTY; 

Psa 8:3-4, When I consider Your heavens, THE WORK OF YOUR FINGERS, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, WHAT IS MAN THAT YOU ARE MINDFUL OF HIM, AND THE SON OF MAN THAT YOU VISIT HIM?

David can see the greatness of GOD in what he sees in the stars above! IF WE ONLY SEE THE MERE EDGES OF HIS GLORY AND WERE AMAZED AT THEM, who are we that HE would give us a mere glance? 

IT’S NOT WHO WE ARE BUT WHO HE IS! HE IS OUR LOVING, MERCIFUL FATHER, INFINITE IN STRENGTH AND GLORY, YET HE FEEDS EVEN THE BIRDS OF THE AIR! HE HAS VISITED US BY SENDING HIS OWN SON TO PAY FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS AT THE COST OF HIS OWN LIFE! HE IS THE LOVER OF OUR SOULS!

Joh 3:16, FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. 

Psa 8:9, O LORD, OUR LORD, HOW EXCELLENT IS YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH! 

As David started, he also ended! HOW EXCELLENT IS YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH! NO MATTER WHERE WERE AT WE CAN ALWAYS SEE THE LORD BY WHAT WE SEE AROUND US! DO YOU KNOW HIM? DO YOU SEEK HIM? THE TIME OF HIS COMING IS NEAR AND WE WILL SEE OUR BLESSED HOPE FACE TO FACE! BE READY AND SEEK HIM!

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Job 26, used by satan, and the power of GOD!

Job 26:1-3, But Job answered and said: “HOW HAVE YOU HELPED HIM WHO IS WITHOUT POWER? HOW HAVE YOU SAVED THE ARM THAT HAS NO STRENGTH? How have you counseled one who has no wisdom? And how have you declared SOUND ADVICE to many?

Job, speaking to the three friends, HOW HAVE YOU HELPED ME? THEY INITIALLY CAME TO BRING HIM COMFORT, BUT ENDED UP ATTACKING HIM!

Job 13:4, 16:2, BUT YOU FORGERS OF LIES, You are all WORTHLESS PHYSICIANS …. MISERABLE COMFORTERS ARE YOU ALL! 

Job 26:4, To whom have you uttered words? And WHOSE SPIRIT CAME FROM YOU? 

WHAT SPIRIT SPOKE THRU YOU? Remember Peter, satan rebuked JESUS by using Peter! it looks as if satan used these three to further attack Job! JOB 4:15-17!

Matt 16:22-23, THEN PETER TOOK HIM ASIDE AND BEGAN TO REBUKE HIM, …. BUT HE TURNED AND SAID TO PETER, “GET BEHIND ME, SATAN!…

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE DEMON-POSSESSED FOR SATAN TO INFLUENCE YOU OR SPEAK THROUGH YOU! BE VIGILANT!

1Pe 5:8, BE SOBER, BE VIGILANT; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 

Job 26:7-8, 13, HE STRETCHES OUT THE NORTH OVER EMPTY SPACE; HE HANGS THE EARTH ON NOTHING. HE BINDS UP THE WATER IN HIS THICK CLOUDS, YET THE CLOUDS ARE NOT BROKEN UNDER IT…. BY HIS SPIRIT HE ADORNED THE HEAVENS

The power and wisdom of GOD! HE STRETCHES OUT SPACE AND HANGS THE EARTH ON NOTHING! HE CARRIES TONS OF WATER VIA CLOUDS! ONLY THE LORD!

Job 26:14, INDEED THESE ARE THE MERE EDGES OF HIS WAYS, AND HOW SMALL A WHISPER WE HEAR OF HIM! BUT THE THUNDER OF HIS POWER WHO CAN UNDERSTAND?” 

WE ONLY SEE THE MERE EDGES OF HIS STRENGTH! GLORY BE HIS NAME!

Psa 139:6, SUCH KNOWLEDGE IS TOO WONDERFUL FOR ME; IT IS HIGH, I CANNOT ATTAIN IT. 

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2Chronicles 13, Relied on the LORD!

2Ch 13:1, In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah. 

1Ki 15:3, … HIS HEART WAS NOT LOYAL TO THE LORD HIS GOD, as was the heart of his father David. 

Abijah wasn’t loyal to the LORD and walked in the steps of Rehoboam, his father! Abijah was outnumbered by Israel, but he stood up and spoke to Jeroboam and all of Israel!

2Ch 13:5-6, Should you not know that the LORD GOD OF ISRAEL GAVE THE DOMINION OVER ISRAEL TO DAVID FOREVER, to him and his sons, BY A COVENANT OF SALT? Yet JEROBOAM .. ROSE UP AND REBELLED AGAINST HIS LORD.

A covenant of salt, salt preserves and endures, The LORD’s covenant with David also endures! YET, Abijah must be the father of “CNN”iens because Jeroboam didn’t rebel against Rehoboam, but northern kingdom was given to him by the LORD, because of Solomon’s sin! “1kings 11:11” 

2Ch 13:13-14, But Jeroboam caused an ambush to go around behind them; so they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. And when Judah looked around, to their surprise the battle line was at both front and rear; AND THEY CRIED OUT TO THE LORD, AND THE PRIESTS SOUNDED THE TRUMPETS.

2Ch 13:18, Thus the children of Israel were subdued at that time; and the children of Judah prevailed, BECAUSE THEY RELIED ON THE LORD GOD OF THEIR FATHERS. 

Nah 1:7, THE LORD IS GOOD, A STRONGHOLD IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE; AND HE KNOWS THOSE WHO TRUST IN HIM. 

THE VICTORY DIDN’T COME BY ABIJAH, BUT BECAUSE THEY RELIED ON THE LORD! IN THIS LIFE WE WILL HAVE TROUBLES, BUT THE LORD CAN CHANGE ANY SITUATION! TRUST IN THE LORD!