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There fell
down many slain,
because the war was of God.
Warrior,
fighting under the banner of the Lord Jesus, observe this
verse with holy joy, for as it was in the days of old so is it
now, if the war be of God the victory is sure. The sons
of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh
could barely muster 45.000 fighting men, and yet in their war
with the Hagarites, they slew "a 100.000 men" "for
they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them,
because they put their trust in him."
The Lord saveth not by many nor by few; it is ours to go forth
in JHWH's name if we are only with a handful of men, for the
Lord of Hosts is with us as our Captain.
They did not
neglect their weapons, their sword and bow, neither did they
place their trust in these weapons; we must use all fitting
means, but our confidence must rest in the Lord alone, for he
is the sword and the shield of his people. The great
reason of their extraordinary success lay in the fact that "the
war was of God."
Beloved, in
fighting with sin without and within, with error doctrinal or
practical, with spiritual wickedness in high places or low
places, with devils and the devil's allies, you are waging
JHWH's war, and unless he himself can be worsted, you need not
fear defeat.
Quail not
before superior numbers, shrink not from difficulties or
impossibilities, flinch not at wounds or death, smite with the
two-edged sword of the Spirit, and the slain shall lie in
heaps.
The battle is
the Lord's and he will deliver his enemies into our
hands. With steadfast foot, strong hand, dauntless heart,
and flaming zeal, rush to the conflict, and the hosts of evil
shall fly like chaff before the gale.
Stand
up! stand up for Jesus!
The strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle,
The next the victor's song:
To him that overcometh,
A crown of life shall be;
He with the King of glory
Shall reign eternally. |
