Standing Firm in the Battle: Securing Our God-Given Heritage
2 Samuel 23:12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
That which God has given us is worth fighting for to keep! He certainly didn’t give it to us for us to just sit idly by and watch the enemy take it over! I think of our beautiful country and its freedoms, our families, and our faith in the God who blessed us with it all! Friends, we are under siege, and we had best start defending what has been given to us, lest it be taken from us! Where is the godly man who will stand for faith, family and freedom even at the expense of his own life? I want to join ranks with THAT man! One of the common mistakes made after attaining sweet victory and blessings from the Lord is this tendency of letting our guards down and forgetting that we still have an enemy who wishes to destroy everything God has done in our lives up to this point! Let us always remember that though we’ve won many battles along the way, the war is not over until we see Jesus’ blessed face. We therefore should always be ready to defend what God has given us; else it (or they) will slip right out of our hands while we drift asleep.
On this note, it should be said that in our text, Shammah was outnumbered one to an entire troop of Philistines! Child of God, never make your decisions in battle based solely upon numbers which can only be counted with the natural eye. Sometimes it may look like we’re outnumbered, and indeed we may be in terms of the natural, but if the Lord were to open our eyes like He did one time for Elisha’s servant, we too would see our mountain full of horses and chariots of fire round about us, readily positioned to intervene at just a prayer’s notice! Even as Elisha said to his servant that day, I say to you, “Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.” The truth is, somebody must at the very least be willing to stand for what is right! And if we stand and defend, fighting the good fight of faith, it will also be said one day of our battle, “The LORD wrought a great victory!” Wherever God has placed you, drive the flagpole deep in the ground, fly the blood-stained banner of the Lord Jesus Christ proudly, defend His Word and that which He has blessed you with, and in His name, you will secure it for future generations!
~ Pastor Gary Caudill
That which God has given us is worth fighting for to keep! He certainly didn’t give it to us for us to just sit idly by and watch the enemy take it over! I think of our beautiful country and its freedoms, our families, and our faith in the God who blessed us with it all! Friends, we are under siege, and we had best start defending what has been given to us, lest it be taken from us! Where is the godly man who will stand for faith, family and freedom even at the expense of his own life? I want to join ranks with THAT man! One of the common mistakes made after attaining sweet victory and blessings from the Lord is this tendency of letting our guards down and forgetting that we still have an enemy who wishes to destroy everything God has done in our lives up to this point! Let us always remember that though we’ve won many battles along the way, the war is not over until we see Jesus’ blessed face. We therefore should always be ready to defend what God has given us; else it (or they) will slip right out of our hands while we drift asleep.
On this note, it should be said that in our text, Shammah was outnumbered one to an entire troop of Philistines! Child of God, never make your decisions in battle based solely upon numbers which can only be counted with the natural eye. Sometimes it may look like we’re outnumbered, and indeed we may be in terms of the natural, but if the Lord were to open our eyes like He did one time for Elisha’s servant, we too would see our mountain full of horses and chariots of fire round about us, readily positioned to intervene at just a prayer’s notice! Even as Elisha said to his servant that day, I say to you, “Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.” The truth is, somebody must at the very least be willing to stand for what is right! And if we stand and defend, fighting the good fight of faith, it will also be said one day of our battle, “The LORD wrought a great victory!” Wherever God has placed you, drive the flagpole deep in the ground, fly the blood-stained banner of the Lord Jesus Christ proudly, defend His Word and that which He has blessed you with, and in His name, you will secure it for future generations!
~ Pastor Gary Caudill