It's Not Your Battle

September 15

When the Mongolian hoards marched across Asia, leaving devastation in their wake, when the Nazis goose-stepped through Europe, crushing the Danes, the Poles, the French…when a stunned America sat in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Lord held out a word of hope to believers.

It is found in II Chronicles 20:15 and it says, “Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast multitude, for the battle is not yours but the Lord’s.” The battle is not yours but the Lord’s. In the throes of warfare, those words can lift and sustain the man of faith.

When the warfare in question is not between nations but ideologies the battle lines can be somewhat blurred. Who is the enemy? Who is capable of treachery? Who is a proponent of the cause? Who is worthy of trust? Much soul searching must be done to ascertain the answers to these perplexities regarding the conflagration.

When a person’s battle is more intimate—an emotional upheaval, a physical ailment, a financial need—the enemy seems clear but the course of action can be fraught with confusion until those precious words of truth resound to the glory of God! It’s not your battle, it’s His—and through Christ, He will give you victory!