09/06/2026
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Nah. 1:9 โWhat do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.โ
Nahum delivered God's message to Nineveh, a nation marked by cruelty and oppression. The Lord declared that He would bring their evil to a complete end and that the suffering they caused would not rise again. Matthew Henry observed that when God works in judgment and deliverance, His work is so complete that it needs no repetition. What God settles, no enemy can successfully reopen.
The pages of the Scriptures are filled with examples of God bringing permanent deliverance to His people. He drowned Pharaohโs army in the Red Sea, and Israel saw them no more (Ex. 14:13). He brought down Goliath and ended the fear that had gripped the nation (1 Sam. 17:50). Charles Spurgeon noted that God not only removes the trouble but often destroys its root. The Lord is able to end what has tormented His people.
This promise calls believers to trust God's final authority. He can break cycles of fear, sin, failure, and oppression. What appears permanent to man is temporary before God. When the Lord declares an end, no power of darkness can reverse His decision. Therefore, walk in faith and confidence, knowing that what God ends, stays ended.
Further readings:
Ex. 14:13โ14
Isa. 43:18โ19
Rev. 21:4
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