Title: Let the Lord Fight for You
Text: Deuteronomy 20:1-4
Author: Darrow Perkins
INTRODUCTION: Life is a battle, and because it is, it requires all of us to be aware of that fact and do our best not just to survive, but to thrive. By definition, a battle is "a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces" or "a fight between two persons or animals" or "any conflict or struggle." Life has taught me that:
- A battle comes to weaken you;
- A battle comes to knock you down;
- A battle comes to shut you down; or,
- A battle comes to take you out!
We struggle with the issues of life on a daily basis, but what we must remember is that a battle can be won.
But I think one of the things we should understand here is that a battle is only a small part of a bigger war. And it takes winning individual battles in order to win the war.
The Bible teaches us about many battles that took place throughout history. For example:
In Exodus 17, Moses sent Joshua out to fight against Amalek and told him he would stand on top of the hill and hold his hands up. As long as his hands were raised, they were winning the battle, but when his arms got tired, they started losing. Aaron and Hur came over and held up the arms of Moses and they won the battle. Not because his hands were raised, but because God was with them.
In Judges 7, Gideon had 32,000 men to fight against the vastly superior in number of Midianites and God told him to reduce the number down to 300 men. Gideon divided the 300 into three companies and put a trumpet in every man's hand. He told the men to that at the appointed time, he wanted them blow their trumpets and then shout, "The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon." When they did so, the Bible tells us that the Midianites fled to another land, and Gideon and his 300 men were victorious, not because they were superior, but because the Lord was there with them.
If you are going through a battle right now, I wo ...
Text: Deuteronomy 20:1-4
Author: Darrow Perkins
INTRODUCTION: Life is a battle, and because it is, it requires all of us to be aware of that fact and do our best not just to survive, but to thrive. By definition, a battle is "a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces" or "a fight between two persons or animals" or "any conflict or struggle." Life has taught me that:
- A battle comes to weaken you;
- A battle comes to knock you down;
- A battle comes to shut you down; or,
- A battle comes to take you out!
We struggle with the issues of life on a daily basis, but what we must remember is that a battle can be won.
But I think one of the things we should understand here is that a battle is only a small part of a bigger war. And it takes winning individual battles in order to win the war.
The Bible teaches us about many battles that took place throughout history. For example:
In Exodus 17, Moses sent Joshua out to fight against Amalek and told him he would stand on top of the hill and hold his hands up. As long as his hands were raised, they were winning the battle, but when his arms got tired, they started losing. Aaron and Hur came over and held up the arms of Moses and they won the battle. Not because his hands were raised, but because God was with them.
In Judges 7, Gideon had 32,000 men to fight against the vastly superior in number of Midianites and God told him to reduce the number down to 300 men. Gideon divided the 300 into three companies and put a trumpet in every man's hand. He told the men to that at the appointed time, he wanted them blow their trumpets and then shout, "The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon." When they did so, the Bible tells us that the Midianites fled to another land, and Gideon and his 300 men were victorious, not because they were superior, but because the Lord was there with them.
If you are going through a battle right now, I wo ...
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