“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” Exodus 14:14
“For the Lord your God is He who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.” Deuteronomy 20:4
There are days when the fight in my life, in the area I live, in the US, in the world, overwhelms me. When all the encouraging phrases fall into an empty well and echo back at me as trite phrases with little or no meaning. I lose perspective that today is just reflective of today and not tomorrow, or the day after, or the month or year after. I allow the microscopic problems to become the cloak I wear, and I no longer see the Father’s glory, His steadfastness, His rock.
And on one of those days, I read the two verses above. It brought me back to a vision My God had given me several years earlier. I was on the battlefield, fully covered in metal armor, helmet on my head in a battle-ready stance, but the sword I held was a long toothpick. And then I raised my eyes to the heavens and saw God’s angel warriors, tall broad men on horseback, menacing in size and presence, with full long swords drawn and ready to fight my enemy. It was a humbling vision of me trying to deal with my life challenges, and I accepted the grace-filled offer to have these warriors fight for me.
When I read these verses above and surrender my challenges, my conflicts, my worries to My God, I am reminded of His greatness, His faithfulness, His redemption across my life. I am reminded that we ARE in a fight, and we need to not lose sight of this; that the evil one is always looking at ways to make us stumble and fall, so that in our weakness, we’ll just cave in to him, to his lies, to the old ways of coping he taught us. I am reminded that that the evil one is defeated, fighting from a chained position, ranting and raving at me to get my attention. But he is chained, and My God did that for me. And as I turn each moment over to My God, giving Him praise for who He is, acknowledging my Sonship, my Kingdom inheritance, I feel His strength ebb back into me, His peace seep into my bones. And I rest, knowing, trusting, believing that He is fighting for me, will win the battle for me, and will call it my victory because He loves me that much.
Father, thank you for loving me so much that you will fight my battles. Thank you that you eagerly await my request to do so. Thank you that you WANT my complete dependence; that it’s not a burden but a delight. And thank you, that when I choose to turn my battles over to you, your yoke is easier and your burden is lighter than the one I’ve been carrying. Holy Spirit, do your work in me; teach me. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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