[S] Deuteronomy 20:3-4 --
3 "He shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, you are approaching the battle against your enemies today. Do not be fainthearted. Do not be afraid, or panic, or tremble before them, 4 for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’
[O] It seems that I am facing new (spiritual) battle every day and in light of that this passage provides great strength in my heart because God promises me to go with me to fight for me. This actually puts the ball on my court because I need to position myself correctly such that I would be right behind Him. Otherwise, I'm not going to be covered by His fighting and will definitely be hit by the enemy's attacks. I believe one of the key ways for me to be in line with God is through my dedicated prayer time because more I'm engaged to God's working through my prayer, the more God's working will take effect in my daily life.
[A] I've been focusing on my daily devotional of reading and meditating on God's word through Life Journaling and now I need to move into the phase of consistent prayer in well-structured and disciplined way to tap into the awesome power of God right in my daily living.
[P] Dear Father, I'm so grateful for Your fighting for me and I want to be right in the midst of Your working experiencing the great strength that can only come from you. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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Showing posts with label Fighting for Us. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Preparing Against Future Fear
[S] Deuteronomy 3:21-22 --
"I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings; so the Lord shall do to all the kingdoms into which you are about to cross. ‘Do not fear them, for the Lord your God is the one fighting for you.’
[O] God prepares our hearts for the challenges we're about to face and that's what He did for Joshua before he was to enter the land of Canaan because it wasn't going to be walk in a park but instead facing the "giants" of that land which would have easily scared Joshua. God sets an example that Joshua should remember by defeating the two Kings Bashan and Og. "Do not fear them" is what God tells Joshua and that's the same message for me now because as His ministers we're to embark on un-chartered territories filled with unknown fear and challenges but as long as I'm with God He will fight for me again and again.
[A] Right now my fear is how I'm going to handle my work, ministry, and family time especially when I need to cover all of my department's task because the other employee left the company. I only have 24 hours a day but seems like what I need to do is much more than that. I'm going to claim the message, "Do not fear" and take each day to live out a victorious life because not I but He will fight ahead of me.
[P] Dear Father, thank You for desiring to shower my life with victories, not fear. I am going to claim that in my life and live it out starting now. In Jesus' name. Amen.
"I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings; so the Lord shall do to all the kingdoms into which you are about to cross. ‘Do not fear them, for the Lord your God is the one fighting for you.’
[O] God prepares our hearts for the challenges we're about to face and that's what He did for Joshua before he was to enter the land of Canaan because it wasn't going to be walk in a park but instead facing the "giants" of that land which would have easily scared Joshua. God sets an example that Joshua should remember by defeating the two Kings Bashan and Og. "Do not fear them" is what God tells Joshua and that's the same message for me now because as His ministers we're to embark on un-chartered territories filled with unknown fear and challenges but as long as I'm with God He will fight for me again and again.
[A] Right now my fear is how I'm going to handle my work, ministry, and family time especially when I need to cover all of my department's task because the other employee left the company. I only have 24 hours a day but seems like what I need to do is much more than that. I'm going to claim the message, "Do not fear" and take each day to live out a victorious life because not I but He will fight ahead of me.
[P] Dear Father, thank You for desiring to shower my life with victories, not fear. I am going to claim that in my life and live it out starting now. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Hornets or Swords and Bows?
[S] Joshua 24:12-13; Psalm 44:2-7 --
12'Then I sent the hornet before you and it drove out the two kings of the Amorites from before you, but not by your sword or your bow.
13'I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you have lived in them; you are eating of vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.'
2You with Your own hand drove out the nations;
Then You planted them;
You afflicted the peoples,
Then You spread them abroad.
3For by their own sword they did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Yourarm and the light of Your presence,
For You favored them.
4You are my King, O God;
Command victories for Jacob.
5Through You we will push back our adversaries;
Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.
6For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor will my sword save me.
7But You have saved us from our adversaries,
And You have put to shame those who hate us.
[O] Which is mightier weapon of war: hornets or swords/bows? My answer would be swords/bows. However, the right answer is whichever is used by the hands of God because He used the hornets to drive out the enemies not by the Israelite's swords or bows. The key takeaway here is God provided the land which the Israelites did not earn for, or deserve to own. I may think that I've earned my material possessions with the money I worked so hard for but in a big scheme of things, they too were provided by God for me. I may have gotten a job to earn the money to purchase my belongings but who provided my health, safety, and spiritual well being such that I may work in the first place? It's none I did (or can do to achieve).
The Psalmist repeats this same amazing wonder God gifted the Israelites with and in the end commits to trust in the Lord instead of trusting in my own strengths (my own sword and bow).
[A] What are my swords and bows that I am relying on as my weapon of war against the enemy who has been throwing many attacks? Is it my own efforts of reading the word to find an answer, comfort, strength? Although this sounds good, this, too, can be my own stumbling block if I do not totally surrender first to His provision in my life even though I do not deserve it through His grace. He wants me to just trust Him that He will fight ahead of me. I don't need to try and fight it on my own. Trust!
[P] Dear God I trust in Your wonderful power and omnipotence. I am laying down my swords, bows and arrows because I trust in the big God who will cover me and to lead me through the attacks coming my way. In Jesus' name. Amen.
12'Then I sent the hornet before you and it drove out the two kings of the Amorites from before you, but not by your sword or your bow.
13'I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you have lived in them; you are eating of vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.'
2You with Your own hand drove out the nations;
Then You planted them;
You afflicted the peoples,
Then You spread them abroad.
3For by their own sword they did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Yourarm and the light of Your presence,
For You favored them.
4You are my King, O God;
Command victories for Jacob.
5Through You we will push back our adversaries;
Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.
6For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor will my sword save me.
7But You have saved us from our adversaries,
And You have put to shame those who hate us.
[O] Which is mightier weapon of war: hornets or swords/bows? My answer would be swords/bows. However, the right answer is whichever is used by the hands of God because He used the hornets to drive out the enemies not by the Israelite's swords or bows. The key takeaway here is God provided the land which the Israelites did not earn for, or deserve to own. I may think that I've earned my material possessions with the money I worked so hard for but in a big scheme of things, they too were provided by God for me. I may have gotten a job to earn the money to purchase my belongings but who provided my health, safety, and spiritual well being such that I may work in the first place? It's none I did (or can do to achieve).
The Psalmist repeats this same amazing wonder God gifted the Israelites with and in the end commits to trust in the Lord instead of trusting in my own strengths (my own sword and bow).
[A] What are my swords and bows that I am relying on as my weapon of war against the enemy who has been throwing many attacks? Is it my own efforts of reading the word to find an answer, comfort, strength? Although this sounds good, this, too, can be my own stumbling block if I do not totally surrender first to His provision in my life even though I do not deserve it through His grace. He wants me to just trust Him that He will fight ahead of me. I don't need to try and fight it on my own. Trust!
[P] Dear God I trust in Your wonderful power and omnipotence. I am laying down my swords, bows and arrows because I trust in the big God who will cover me and to lead me through the attacks coming my way. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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