God fights for His
people. The ultimate battle was won at the cross, when Jesus conquered sin and death.
Still, the Lord goes to the fore for us more often than we can fathom.
We often talk about
God’s love and kindness, but we don’t seem to consider His righteous anger as
frequently. We tend to struggle to understand how His mercy and His might fit
together, and how the Heavenly One is also the Great Judge and the Mighty Warrior.
But He is.
The Lord
is love indeed. But He is also the voice in the thunder and the Victorious King of Kings.
The Prince of Peace
has promised to guide and guard those who belong to Him. Although He may call
us to stand and fight with Him, as He empowers us, He more often seems to ask
us to put down our dukes and let Him work His wonders.
He may baffle those
who seek to harm us, confusing assailants and pitting them against one another,
as in many Old Testament battles. I saw this happen recently, though on a much
smaller scale, when two different bullies turned their anger upon each other,
actually forgetting the meeker one they’d both targeted initially.
The Lord may direct
circumstances, removing threats from us altogether. He might even sweep dangers
away with a swish of His mighty hand.
One way or
another, His promise holds.
“The Lord will
fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:14, NIV).
Of course, that
may be the tallest order of all, especially when we’re all riled up.
Being still means standing strong, knowing the Winner fights for us. It means sticking around, rather than fleeing from danger. And it means trusting with a fierce confidence that turns doubt into daring, because we wear the Victor's colors.
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