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God Is Able to Help in Every Battle

“Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.” (1 Samuel 17:45–46)

Because of the effects of sin in the world, all of us face spiritual battles on a regular basis. Sometimes those battles are the result of something we have done or failed to do. Other times, they come because of attacks made against us. Some are large while others are small. But they all have one thing in common—we are not intended or able to fight them in our own strength.

It would have been ridiculous for David to think that, as a teenage boy, he could defeat a seasoned warrior who towered over nine feet tall. It is just as foolish for us to think that we can defeat the devil—who has thousands of years of experience—on our own. Yet too often, that is exactly what we try to do, instead of seeking the only certain source of help and victory.

Nearly a century after David, King Asa, who was mostly a good king, faced an overwhelming military challenge. But rather than seeking God, Asa made an alliance with the wicked king of Syria. God was more than able to give him victory, but he never asked. Asa was rebuked by the prophet for this failure. “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9).

Today’s Takeaway: We are never called to fight alone; God is able to help in every battle.