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The Battle
Posted By Carol
You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great. Psalm 18:35 NIV
You are lounging on the couch when the doorbell rings. Not expecting anyone, you are surprised and run to the door to see who is there. With windows running down either side of the door, you can easily view the visitor. But it is not just one. There are hundreds of visitors at your door. Your skin crawls with dread as you see line after line of men in full military dress armed with guns. You do not recognize their insignia – they are not on your side, and from the looks of their faces, they are not happy.
But wait! You just remember you have a candle and a clay pot by the front door. And what do you know, the neighbor has left his trumpet in your foyer, as well. You are ready for battle. If this sounds confusing to you, how do you think Gideon’s army felt when Gideon told them they would go enter a battle where they were completely outnumbered armed only with candles inside of jars and trumpets.
Okay, so we don’t usually find full-scale armies ready for war outside of our front doors. But battles are being fought. Often, these battles are within us. We battle fear, sexual purity, jealousy, putting God first, giving God all – the list goes on. God helped Gideon defeat the Midianites with only three hundred men. But Gideon put his complete trust in God. We need to put our complete trust in God to win our battles, too. If God could defeat the Midianites years ago, He can win the battle you are fighting today. He is unchanging. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NIV
God will equip us to win if we let Him. How often do we pass up the opportunity for victory because of fear? You are a soldier in God’s army. Carry His banner into the battle. He will be victorious!
Read about Gideon’s battle: Judges 7:20-21
Write down an area in which you are struggling on a small piece of paper. Fold the paper and place it in your Bible at Judges 7. Let it be a reminder that God will win.
Mar 24th, 2008
Thank you. I am fighting one of the biggest battles of my life right now, and every reassurance is precious!
God uses you so much in my life!
I spend too much time being afraid of failure, making excuses, and just never trying. I love the reminder today that God CAN win my battles. I am definitely going to write mine down today and stick it in my Bible! I have done that before with believing Him for His provision in my life, but I had not thought of writing down what I am believing Him to help me overcome in my life. Thank you, Carol. Love you!
The Father knew that I needed this right now. i battled all week end and praised Him all week end. His peace finally came. I “fought” till I received it. Praise the Lord, He does fight our battles for us and He truly inhabits the praise of His people. We need to stay armed and set for battle. Thanks for reminding us and for encouraging. Faith truly does lift.
Carol, the tip about writing our battle on a piece of paper is so good. God often used “standing stones” with the Isrealites, “When you see these stones, remember this…” I often use standing stones in my own life as well. God has brought us this far, look at what He will do from now on.” Good things to remember, my friend.
Thanks for this devotional today. Something I really needed.
Fantastic idea to put that in your bible! Thank you for the reminder that with God all things are possible! The battle of the mind is a hard one to fight alone. If God is with me then whom shall I fear. Great one Carol, I needed it!
Well said. I like the idea of writing things I am struggling with on a piece of paper and placing them in my Bible. I definitely will do this one. I have a few mustard seeds in there that my minister gave me to remind me in faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, so I think placing these papers in there also speaks to having faith.