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Life is a battle. A daily fight. If you do not think so, you do not have a pulse!
God knows life is a fight. It helps me to know that my Heavenly Father knows life is a battle for His children. In the Bible, He shows us how to battle life’s battles and be victorious in Him. Turn to I Samuel 17. Review the smashing victory of the shepherd boy David over the champion warrior of the Philistines Goliath. I cannot help but get excited every time I read how God used David to slay Goliath. Talk about a colossal mismatch! Goliath was a nine-foot tall, seven-hundred-pound menacing, intimidating, boisterously loud, trash-talking enemy of God’s people.
Not shepherd boy David. Propelled by simple, sincere, strong faith, young David charged the giant with a slingshot, burying a stone in the forehead of the not-too-big-for-God giant. Then, he took Goliath’s own sword and relieved him of his head! How did David win? David did not fight in the name of David, Saul, or Israel. He battled Goliath in the name of the Lord…and everyone knew when he decapitated Goliath and routed the Philistine army that there was a God in Israel to be reckoned with! According to God’s Word through David, THE BATTLE IS THE LORD’S. David’s fight was not between him and Goliath. The battle was all about God fighting through David to bring down the God-mocking Philistine giant. “And that all the assembly may know that the Lord does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you into our hands.” I Samuel17:47 · Like David, when we trust in God to fight for us, we will slay our Goliath’s and win in Him! I meet often with people, the majority being confessing Christians, who think the battle is theirs. They are frustrated, depressed, burned out, worn out, and tempted to throw in the proverbial towel. Why? Because they erringly think the fight is all about them. In their estimation the battle is won or lost, according to their attitude, their ability, their cunning, their resources, their gifts, and their experiences. The only problem with this approach to life’s battles is that the battle is not ours. Even if it were, you and I do not have what it takes to win on our own. If you and I try to fight for ourselves or fight to help God out, we will fail. Satan, the devil, the evil one, is like Goliath. As a liar, deceiver, thief and murderer, his strategy is to convince us that we can manage life on our own and we do not need Almighty God to fight for us. Satan’s goal is to slay our soul. Keep us from walking by faith faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. From time to time, professing Christians have asked me “What does the devil want from me?” My family. My work. My prosperity. My health. My relationships. My church. What? My reply is “Satan wants you to stop believing in Jesus.” · Too often well-meaning Christians fall by the wayside because the spiritual war they are waging in their own power fails. Then they throw in the faith towel, giving up on God and His Word. How To Battle In The Name of The Lord
Ø God fights for us when we acknowledge that the battle is His. Ø If you want the right victory, fight the right fight. Fight the good fight of faith (I Timothy 6:6:12). Stand firm in faith in the One who has already won the war for you (I Corinthians 15:55-58). Never forget the battle and victory belongs to the Lord (Proverbs 21:31, Psalm 98:1). My friend, whose battle are you fighting? Yours or the Lord’s? A Word For Your Week: You will not be rattled when you battle in the name of the Lord! |
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