“Stand still and watch the Lord’s victory”

You will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you… Do not be afraid or discouraged. II Chronicles 20:17 NLT

Verse Reflections:  Seriously?  I will not even need to fight?  How could that be?  This is a message of victory before we even begin.  We just have to take our positions.  In this case, our position is reading his word every day.  If we will just read His word, His promises, every day then we can stand still and watch the Lord win the victory.  It is so true.  On the days I read God’s word, I barely have to fight against the temptations of food.  And then, I stupidly will go for a day or two without reading His word and the battle comes right back upon me.  I do not understand the power of God’s word but He does fight the battle for me through His promises.  I am a different person, I have a power from inside that quickly disappears when I fail to take the same position the next day.  The enemy can easily pierce my weakness and does.  And then, I position myself with God’s word and once again I win the battles of the day with little effort.

 

Prayer:  God, give me the wisdom to continue to access Your promises, Your word.  When I position myself with the power of Your word in my heart each day I am able to “stand and watch” Your victory.  I am humbled and amazed at Your power.  I am humbled and ashamed at the number of times I still fail to “take position” each day.  Even though You have proven Your power to fight my battles for me I still get too busy to read Your word each day.  Forgive me.  Bury each promise deeply within my heart so that I can pull them out each day.  I want to have them memorized so that even if I don’t reach for the paper, I have Your promise seared into my soul.  I know Your word is my offense against any temptation that tries to conquer me.  I have seen and experienced the difference in the battles.  You have already won the battle, I just have to remind myself each day of Your power.  Today this verse reminds me to position myself with You and allow You to choose the foods that I will eat today.  Let’s have a wonderful day today.  I am just going to stand and watch while I eat healthy foods that You created to entice me and win our battle.  I love You.  Have a great day.

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