FEBRUARY 26

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Psalm 18:6

“In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.”

1 Corinthians 10:13

“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

Ephesians 6:12

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

IPeter 3:12,13

“For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his ears are open to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.  And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good?”

Psalm 7:1

“O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me,”

2 Chronicles 16:9a

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him….”

“Ex. 23:22

“…I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.”

Psalm 91:1&2

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

JEHOVAH GIBBOR MILCHAMAH

MIGHTY IN BATTLE

“Who is this King of glory?    The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.”  Psalm 24:8

Sometimes life feels like an endless war, doesn’t it?  You clash with a coworker.  You come home and have a confrontation with your kid.  You battle your weight, or a cold, or the urge to give up.

There is ALWAYS something to fight;  city hall, injustice, an addiction, obstacles that threaten to kill our dreams.  Because life involves so much fighting, it’s helpful to study the ancient Israelites’ battle strategy.  Whenever they marched into battle, they took the ark of the covenant with them.  In fact, they placed it in front of them and followed it.  Why?  Because they trusted God’s presence was right there with them.  They believed God was their King and that His presence went everywhere with the ark.

Furthermore, they believed God was “mighty in battle,” and their history assured them that He would fight for them.  He defeated the Egyptians before Moses’ eyes in Exodus 14.  He gave military success to Joshua   He repelled Nebuchadnezzar’s attack against the cities of Judah.  To help his people and judge their enemies, God even stirred up the Medes to destroy the Babylonians in Isaiah 13:4, 17 and 19.

These conflicts were all military, physical battles.  But the battles God fights are never only physical.  God was interested in more than securing the borders of Israel and giving His people some prime real estate.  He wanted to win glory for Himself in order to show Himself superior to other so-called gods.  He wanted to conquer people’s hearts and draw them to Himself in order to bless them.  Since God’s character doesn’t change, He is still after the same things in our lives today.

What are you fighting?  Grief?  An illness?  A tough decision that needs to be made?  Maybe you’re struggling to pay the bills or battling to save a marriage.  Here’s what we know:  God wants to show Himself strong on your behalf.  God fights for His people.  He is JEHOVAH GIBBOR   MILCHAMAH – MIGHTY IN BATTLE.

Ask God to fight for you today, and then trust Him to do it.

How and when in your life has God fought for you?

PRAYER

JEHOVAH GIBBOR MILCHAMAH,  I praise and thank You because You are mighty in battle.  You don’t leave me to war on my own, but you take up the sword and fight on my behalf.  Amen

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