2/9/04 Monday 3:30 pm
They will come out with great possessions. (Gen. 15:14) God spoke this verse to me on Saturday during a Bible Study and then again this morning when I woke up. And He is doing just that - He is giving us great possessions! Today I went to Little Rock and purchased a laptop computer!!! This has been a dream of mine for at least 4 years and it has always seemed to be an impossible dream.
As I was finishing the “Breaking Free” Bible Study by Beth Moore on Saturday, the lesson was about the Israelites coming out of Egypt and she pointed out that it was God’s will that they plunder their enemies. God delivered them with riches of gold and silver and costly stones (Exo. 12:35) which they later used to build Moses’ Tabernacle, the place where the glory of God dwelt. Beth told us to name our plunder and when I asked God to help me, it all poured forth out of my heart.
My plunder from the enemy this past year ...
discernment
knowing the enemy’s tricks better
greater faith
the ability to stand
a deeper trust of God
the ability to worship in the dark
a greater dependence on God
knowing by experience that He will provide even when it looks impossible
deeper friendships
deeper intimacy with the Lord
having my faith tested and having it come forth like gold
knowing that when it comes to the bottom line, I choose God’s will over my life & over Phil’s life
learning how to fight through worship
greater assurance of who I am in Christ and greater confidence in the gifts He has given me
a greater appreciation of the gift of prophecy
knowing that in my neediest times, I can still give to my friends
a harvest of intercession on our behalf
As I wrote this list, I realized that if there had been no trials, there would have been no plunder. These things are treasures, they are precious treasures that could be gotten no other way than walking through this darkness. Beth said that the plunder will become a display of God’s splendor. It was literal with the Israelites and it is spiritual with us. Their plunder became the very materials used to build the Tabernacle, it became the treasures used to display God’s splendor. (Exo. 35:4-29). Beth said that God will force the enemy to give up plunder to you, so look for it and expect it so that you don’t miss it.
This morning, I felt like God kept saying, “They will come out with great possessions.” over and over again. (I had asked for a confirmation about the laptop.) I looked at the serger sitting on my sewing table and thought about the laptop and the truck and the tax money.
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