"Be strong and courageous...for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight battles."
-2 Chronicles 32: 7-8
God is with us. He fights for us. He helps us. We don't have to rely on ourselves and our strength to do things because we have the Lord our God on our side. Be strong and courageous!! In this story, I'm not sure if there actually were more people of Judah or of Assyria, but I'm willing to bet there were more Assyrians and that King H is referring not to fleshy arms but heavenly ones. The Lord of hosts provides help for us. Remember that battle where God provided the hosts of heaven to help Israel fight? They won! More than that, the enemy just ran!
In the same way, God can make the enemy run from us. We have nothing to fear. No one can ever defeat us. I can't tell you how many times (because it is too many to actually count) God promises us victory of evil, satan, and death. One I've read a lot recently: John 1:5. "The light (Jesus) shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it (ever!). The whole Bible is basically a promise of victory and redemption. God has always been greater than the evil of this world, and He wants to make us greater too. He promises us victory over the evils here and redemption to what He created us to be. Jesus came to defeat evil and redeem God's people. There are so many more on our side.
Spiritual warfare is real. Look around you, there is a battle going on. But take heart! Do not fear! Everyone already knows who wins.
It's up to us to choose our side.
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