The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.

— Deuteronomy 28:7

He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

— Micah 7:19

24 Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

— 1 Corinthians 15:24-25

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

— Titus 2:14

And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

— 1 Peter 5:10

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

In His time and way, God will reverse sin’s destruction and defeat His enemies. God can overturn strongholds of human power and evil by His unseen but powerful hand. In God’s sovereignty, against all odds, the powerless can claim victory over Satan. Seemingly irreversible human manipulation yields to God’s power. All around us, the enemies of God and His people may seem to prosper, but God ultimately prevails.

God is in the business of reversing sin’s destruction and redeeming people from ultimate disaster. Jesus died on the cross to break sin’s power and reverse sin’s curse for those who put their faith in Him. One day, God will utterly reclaim the earth, overturning evil and vanquishing His enemies to eternal punishment. Barriers and obstacles that seem impossible to us never threaten God. Because our God who saves us is faithful and powerful, we are completely free and victorious in His victory.