Take the Battle to the Lord!

Battle: fight, struggle

2 Chronicles 20:15 tells us, "for the battle is not yours, but God's."

Is it just me or does it occasionally feels like it's hard for you to surrender your fights and your struggles to the Lord? I think it's just human nature to always try to fix things - which is crazy, because really - who can fix it better than God?! But yet, here we are trying to find the perfect solution for every problem.

Well my friends, I'm here to tell you that is not God's way. In fact, it kind-of shows a lack of trust in Him. Haven't you heard people say, "Nothing's too hard for God?" If we truly believe that, then why are we trying to fix things ourselves??  why aren't we just giving it all to Him? I imagine that it must hurt the Lord so much to see His children cry and not come to see about them. If you have kids of your own, I'm sure you know what I mean. So let's stop acting like we can win every battle on our own and allow God to work on our behalf.

Let's look at Asa. Asa was a King who did good and right in the eyes of the Lord. When Zerah, the Ethiopian, and his army came out against Asa, he knew exactly what to do. Instead of trying to fix the problem himself, he "...cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power; help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord thou art our God, let not man prevail against thee." And wouldn't you know it - "...the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled" (2 Chronicles 14:11-12). Even though Zerah's army was much bigger, it didn't matter. There is simply no battle or no struggle too big or too hard for our God!

For Asa, the good news didn't just stop there! If you continue reading the story, you'll see that not only did God defeat the Ethiopians, but He also gave Asa and his army all their possessions! The word says; "...and they carried away very much spoil" (2 Chronicles 14:13). How awesome is that? King Asa didn't try to fight the battle alone - no, he was much smarter than some of us! Instead, he cried out to the Lord. We must follow Asa's lead, and not make the Lord our last resort. Not only will God fix the situation, but He will also reward us - just as He did for Asa and his army.

The point I'm trying to make here is that we should never become uneasy in the midst of our day-to-day struggles and battles. That's because God has the power, the authority, and the ability to do just what He said He would do! So remember, fight your battles on your knees by crying out to God. As the song writer said, "If I hold my peace and let the Lord fight my battle; victory, victory SHALL be mine!"

With all that said, let the Church say Amen... and AMEN!