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An Enemy to Your Enemies 

Exodus 23:20-22 says, 

“Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him. But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.” 

Israel’s success in possessing the promised land lay in their obedience. The same is true for us as we endeavor to possess the things promised to us by God. 

I like the thought of God being an enemy to my enemies and an adversary to my adversaries, but that hinges on obedience as well. 

The difficult thing about obeying God is that it always requires faith. He asks us to do things that sometimes make no sense. Other times He demands that we face seemingly impossible situations armed with nothing but His Word. 

But He is faithful. He keeps His promises. And He can be absolutely trusted—in everything and with everything. 

So today if you are desiring to enter some aspect of your “promised land”, or if you are faced with difficult or seemingly insurmountable obstacles, listen for His voice, search His Word for instructions, and then obey. 

He will be an enemy to your enemies, and you will possess the promises.