Let God fight your battles
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“The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent” (Exodus 14:14)
How blessed you are to have God fight your battles. When God is your defender, you don’t have to argue back, fight back, yell back, or talk back to others.
You don’t need to plan out your arguments to justify your actions. God does not need to use your tongue as His weapon of warfare. Quietness of heart, mind, spirit, and voice will keep you in a place of great peace,
You do not need to defend yourself or justify any of your actions if you are walking in obedience to what God has asked you to do. If your actions are based upon God’s calling in your life, it is justification enough. If what you do is motivated by love, this is reason enough.
Psalm 59 is David’s prayer to God when he faced imminent death at the hands of Saul, Who had sent men to watch David’s house to kill him:
1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God;
be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
2 Deliver me from evildoers
and save me from those who are after my blood.3 See how they lie in wait for me!
Fierce men conspire against me
for no offense or sin of mine, LORD.
4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.
Arise to help me; look on my plight!
5 You, LORD God Almighty,
you who are the God of Israel,
rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
show no mercy to wicked traitors.[c]6 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
7 See what they spew from their mouths—
the words from their lips are sharp as swords,
and they think, “Who can hear us?”
8 But you laugh at them, LORD;
you scoff at all those nations.9 You are my strength, I watch for you;
you, God, are my fortress,
10 my God on whom I can rely.God will go before me
and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,[d]
or my people will forget.
In your might uproot them
and bring them down.
12 For the sins of their mouths,
for the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
For the curses and lies they utter,
13 consume them in your wrath,
consume them till they are no more.
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules over Jacob.14 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
15 They wander about for food
and howl if not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of your strength,
in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress,
my refuge in times of trouble.17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
you, God, are my fortress,
my God on whom I can rely.
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“If what you do is motivated by love, this is reason enough.” The biggest oppositions I have faced have been those times when I was acting out of Love for another, this is the single most threat to my enemy. This is the elemental time to step aside and let God fight the battle for you,no love can be felt in war, but in perfect peace love is poured out as an offering for many..
Good post Noel, thank you for the word tonight. God Bless my friend.-watw
Amen! God can fight our battles better than we can fathom! If we will but trust in Him. Great Post! I like Psalm 54 too.
God Bless You,
Dei
Amen Noel….I can attest to God’s Faithfulness to fight my battles and be my refuge. I give Him all the Glory!
Minister Glenda
It is so true, Noel. I love this sentence: Quietness of heart, mind, spirit, and voice will keep you in a place of great peace.
I just tweeted the quote …
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Thanks Noel! I thought about an old song that says, “Victory, victory shall be mine. If I hold my peace and let the Lord fight my battles, victory, victory shall be mine! It is a comfort to know, that though my enemy seeks to destroy me, there is no need for me to plan out an offensive attack, because the Lord will fight for me! What an encouraging word! God bless you!
Paulette
Awesome post!
Great message, Noel.
This has been one of my greatest struggles, Noel. Thanks for posting this blog. I struggle when people are mean to me, and I have been nice to them. Your post is a reminder that God is in control, and I need to leave things in His hands.
Excellent blog and something I need to remember. I am all too quick to use my pitiful, ineffective weapons. Thanks for the reminder!
Thank you for this post–I’m getting better at catching myself, when I start defending myself (usually about something pointless); it’s much better to remember that Jesus is my Defender, as well as all the rest of His job description. It’s better to let Him do the fighting–because HE ALWAYS WINS! God bless you, and thanks for following my blog–hope you’ll enjoy most of what you read!
Thank you! This is what God has been speaking to my heart as he walks with me through a life experience. What relief! What peace this brings! I love Abba Pappa!
Thank you for sharing, and God bless you.
Loved this post!
I had to comment again as I reread this today! This is so good!!! Thank you! I keep being drawn to 2 Chronicles 20:13-22. Something is afoot in these days in March 2013; I keep being drawn to verses in the bible from 13 to 22nd. Something is stirring on the 13th to the 22nd of this Miracle March 2013! May you be richly blessed! Be still and know that I am God!
Psalm 119:165 ‘Great peace have they which love thy law and nothing shall offend them.”
God Bless
Hi Noel,
This reminds me of something I once heard Charles Stanley say: “God is my defender. Be quiet and watch Him work.” Sometimes I find it easier said than done, but I am getting there.
Have a blessed day.
really inspirational