WHEN GOD ROARS!

Isaiah 42:13 KJ21 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man; He shall stir up jealousy like a man of war. He shall cry, yea, roar; He shall prevail against His enemies.

I don’t know if you’ve ever been close to a lion when it roared but I was right in front of the cage of one when it suddenly lifted its head up and roared and roared. It was so overwhelming it vibrated right down inside my whole being and shook me!

At a prayer meeting this week the Lord spoke to one of our leaders and He said “Can you hear My roar?”  Wow. I thought what happens when God roars? So I investigated.😊

Apparently it reminds us of God’s awesome might and power just like my lion did to me! God’s roar can be a war cry that shakes the enemy’s camp before He goes in and destroys them. I loved that thought!

God roaring can strengthen or make the weak bold. When we know we have the Lion of Judah standing beside us and we know He is roaring on our behalf then we know we have the greatest power there is backing us up, that nothing and no one can hurt us. It’s like when a bully taunts you as a kid until he sees your dad suddenly appear behind you, and that bully takes off because someone more powerful than him has shown up.😊 When God roars our enemy the devil flees in terror. Praise the Lord!

Sometimes the Lord roars at us to protect us from danger like when a child is about to step into traffic and his dad roars at him to stop. God’s roar is a protective roar where His kids are concerned.

Joel 3:16 NLT The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a strong fortress for the people of Israel.

Aren’t you glad the Lion of the tribe of Judah is for us and not against us? It makes us so grateful He has saved and redeemed us and made us His own, that we are the sheep of His flock.

And when the enemy prowls round pretending to be a roaring lion we can know he has no power because Jesus disarmed him at the Cross and he’s had his teeth pulled out. We can actually roar back at him because we have the Greater One in us, and God says when we resist him he will flee from us!

Thank You Lord with all our hearts You are roaring on our behalf, protecting us and terrifying our enemies. We believe it and receive it in Jesus name. Amen.

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