Our defender...

"For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to save you."--Deuteronomy 20:4.  Moses, still speaking of the warfare Israel would be engaged in reminds the people that God would fight for them when they went to battle.  God would be their defender.

Our defender.  As I mentioned yesterday, I know the context deals with Israel's physical battles but also we must remember that Ephesians 6:10-17 tells us that today as Christians we are engaged in a spiritual battle.  These are points we will continue to build this morning.  The point though is that God is our defender.

Our defender.  Something I want to point out about this section of Scripture is the fact that even though God would fight the battles Israel still had to go to the battles and do their part.  What we have to realize about how God operates is that while He by no means has to, He chooses to work in partnership with His people.  In the Scriptures, God almost always accomplishes His will through people who are willing to obey and serve Him.

Our defender. So how does this apply to us?  Well obviously we are all going to have to go to battle in our lives in some form or fashion. As long as we are in this world, we will have physical battles but what we have to realize is that our battle is primarily spiritual.  In many ways, the physical trials of life can test our faithfulness to God.  When we come into contact with trials, even though we believe God will "fight the battle" we still have a responsibility to face that battle and do our part in fighting that battle.  We are working in partnership with God in order to carry out HIS will.  Sometimes faith gets misconstrued as sitting back and doing nothing.  This could not be further from the truth.  We can't forget that James 4:17 tells us that faith without works is dead. The attitude we need to have is that although God is our defender, we must still do our part and let God handle the rest.

Our defender.  God is our defender.  Deuteronomy 20:4 tells us that God fights for us for one primary reason, to save us from our enemies.  Today, even as you read this God is ultimately fighting for your soul to save you from our primary enemy, the devil.  This too is a battle where we must do our part.  The battle for our soul is only won through obedience to the gospel and learning to obey everything that Christ has commanded per Matthew 28:18-20.  In this passage, Jesus reminds us He will always be with us even unto the end of the age.

What I want to leave you with is the fact that when you face your battles, do not cower.  Remember God is with you.  Remain faithful to Him.  God is fighting for you.  God is our defender.  He will fight for you in order to save you from your enemies.  Pass these words on.

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! PRAY ABOUT IT! LOVE Y'ALL! GOD BLESS!