Through the Bible: 2 Chroniclesनमुना

The Battle Is Not Ours

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

2 Chronicles 32:7-8 (ESV)

Covid-19 brought trouble and changes in our life. Problems and worries arise in our life. They create new stress in us. Often, we will try to fix everything ourselves unsuccessfully then we get discouraged and frustrated. 

But we are engaged in spiritual warfare every day. Warfare is against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. We must learn how to win this war as children of God. 

We know the LORD so we don’t need to be weary of whoever or whatever stands against us. God shows us through His Word that it does not matter how many are against us or how big of a problem we are facing. We must grow to the place that at the first sight of trouble, our first response is to trust in the LORD, regardless of how daunting the trouble is.

When we rely on God and trust Him to fight for us, the battle is not ours, but God’s. We have peace in the battle and grow closer to Him in the process.

Prayer

Lord, I pray that we learn to be strong, courageous, not afraid and not dismayed. We put our trust in You. By faith, we believe that You are fighting our battles. We humble ourselves before You and thank You for Your protection and salvation. In Jesus' name, Amen.