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God of the Breakthrough

In 2 Samuel 5, there is a short but beautiful story of God delivering his people from a huge army. There are many stories like this throughout the Bible, but I like this one, in particular, because it highlights a new name for God.

David exclaims in 2 Samuel 5:20, "The Lord has broken through my enemies before me like a breaking flood. Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim. (which means, Lord of the Breakthrough)."

I love this because it helps me to realize that it is not just God's actions, but also his character that I can depend on. God's nature and his heart never change, even if his actions aren't always predictable. 

God's ways are higher than ours. But the fight of faith isn't about twisting God's arm so he will perform a specific outcome for us. Faith is so much deeper than our external circumstances. The battle we face every day is to trust God's heart and believe for the impossible.

We are always going to need breakthrough in our lives. Jesus told us, "In this world you will have trouble." (John 16:33). Our fight, the trials, and the hardships will continue as long as we are on this side of glory. But until that day, we can hold on to the promise given by Jesus in the last part of the previous verse, "But take heart I have overcome the world."

So when the mountains loom large in front of you, I pray that your faith will stir you and you will believe for more. I hope you will never forget what God has done and never forget who he is.

Breakthrough isn't just something God does, it is who he is!

"Then I will say unto my soul, 'Don't be discouraged; don't be disturbed, for I fully expect my Savior-God to break through for me.' Then I will have plenty of reasons to praise him all over again." (Psalm 43:5 TPT).