For the Lord, your God is He who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory. ~ Deut. 20:4
As I sit writing this blog entry, I began to recite these lyrics:
Victory is mine,
Victory is mine,
Victory today is mine.
I told satan, get thee behind,
Victory today is mine.
I realize that no matter the situation, I have the victory, and so do you! In Deuteronomy 20, we see instructions given to Israel to prepare them for battle. This scripture pertains not only to the children of Israel but to us as we are God's people. Verse 1 says, "…be not afraid of them: for the Lord, thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.” This verse reveals two things to me: the first thing is that the Lord is with me in every situation, in every battle, and every hard place. I am not alone. His presence is my portion. Second, the verse reminds us of how the Lord previously delivered Israel from Egypt. The same God who gave you the previous victory and delivered you will do it again. He's the same yesterday, today, and forevermore (Heb. 13:8).
Verse 4 says, “He goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.” We don't need to fight against our enemies; the Lord will fight for us. Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. The Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord (Rom. 12:19). We must trust God enough to humble ourselves, hold our peace, and believe that God has given us the victory. No retaliation is needed.
The bible tells us that we are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph. 2:4-9). What does that mean? We are in a position of privilege, power, and authority because of Christ’s work on the cross. He's given us authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions and, over all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall harm us (Luke 10:19). We have power, we have authority, and we have the victory. We are not defeated. We must learn to speak and pray from a position of power and authority.
In my quiet time with the Lord, He recently showed me that Hannah never approached or sought revenge against Peninnah (her rival); see 1 Sam. 1:1-19. She went to God in prayer - intense prayer. She gave birth to her miracle in the place of prayer. Take note that Hannah's miracle was birthed from a place of prayer, not retaliation or revenge. As you allow the Lord to fight your battles, believe and know that you have the victory.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corin. 15:57
Be Blessed & Stay Encouraged!💜
A.M.