Fighting Our Battles (Deuteronomy 20:3-4)
"...today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be faint hearted or afraid; do not be terrified or give way to panic before them. For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory."
Every day we head into battle against an enemy. The battles we face can vary from day to day and person to person. For some the battles are (or will be) with a co-worker, family member, neighbor, stranger we encounter, or customer service rep. Others will battle with health issues, job security, work demands, financial difficulties, car repairs or home repairs. Still others will battle fear, anxiety, depression, loneliness, anger, unforgiveness, or guilt. The battle against, pride, greed, gossip, or laziness will meet some today. For each and every one of us our greatest adversary will draw us into a battle with temptation in some form or another. The goal of each battle/enemy is to draw our time, attention, resources or hope away from God's truths, away from his power, away from his instructions, away from his witness, away from HIM!!! Let us remember to not engage in battle without looking to the Lord, without asking the Lord to lead us and empower us.
The passage above, from Deuteronomy, tells us to head into today and into our varying battles remembering that God goes with us. Let us remember that he will fight for us. Let us remember what his word says about how to do battle with different enemies. Let us remember that we live as children of God and need to be a witness, an example, of what a champion in the Lord looks like. God is our victor so let us live as loving, gracious, peace filled, joy filled champions. Let us be a light to the world so that they too may know how to live as champions in the Lord. We are able to fight, not as the world does, but as the Lord instructs us in his word because we know he has already shown himself to be a conqueror. He gives us all we need in order to face the battles before us.
Let us encourage each other today. SHARE A VERSE THAT IS MEANT TO strengthen, to guide, to instruct, to embolden, to encourage each other as we face our battles today. What you share might be what someone else needs in their fight today. Our victories do not rest in our strength or desires but in the word of God, in Christ alone.
If you struggles at all today in your battle listen to some of the following song and remind yourself of the one who fights for you and to rest in him as you face your battles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWmjpF613y4
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