08/28/2026
The enemy doesn’t get to rejoice over you!
“Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; when I fall, I will arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.” Micah 7:8
The enemy thought he took you out.
He thought the blow was final.
He thought the battle had broken you beyond repair.
He thought the place where you fell would become your burial ground.
But he miscalculated.
You may be knocked down, but you are not out of the fight.
You may be weary, but you are not defeated.
You may be sitting in a dark place right now, but darkness does not mean God has left you.
The enemy celebrated too soon.
He saw you on the ground and assumed you were finished.
He saw your tears and thought you had lost your faith.
He saw your weariness and thought you had lost your strength.
But what he couldn't see was that God was meeting you in the darkness.
Micah didn’t say, “If I fall.” He said, “When I fall, I will arise.”
Your fall was never going to have the final word.
Don't let the enemy make you ashamed of the battle you've survived.
Don't let a difficult season convince you that you've been disqualified.
Don't mistake exhaustion for defeat.
You are still here.
Your scars are proof you survived.
So look the enemy in the eye and tell him he doesn’t get to rejoice over you.
He doesn’t get to gloat over what God is still restoring.
He doesn’t get to define your future by your worst moment.
And he certainly don’t get the final say.
There is still a promise over your life.
There is still purpose ahead of you.
There is still a testimony being written.
Get back up.
Not because you have never been wounded, but because you know the One who sustains you in the battle.
The enemy thought this was your ending.
But my friend, you may be down, but you are not out.
There is still a fight in you.
There is still a word over you.
There is still oil on your life.
And there is still a God who is not finished writing your story.
You may have fallen, but you will rise again.
And when you do, the very place where the enemy thought you would remain defeated will become evidence that God was faithful to bring you through.
-Jessica Jecker | Simply Jecker
