"listen King Jehoshaphat and all
who live in Judah and Jerusalem
this is what the LORD says to you:
'do not be afraid or discouraged
because of this vast army
for the battle is not yours
but God's'"
2 Chronicles 20:15
battles of the heart
battles of the mind
battles of the spirit
battles of the body
and battles fitting into no category
battles as unique as the persons battling
armies vast sometimes visible
sometimes not
the army battled within
perhaps more difficult
for a battle unseen
easy to ignore or judge
an army to one
not an army to another
damage is done from the outside
when the battler is told the army should
be conquerable
sometimes the army is a person
or group of persons
convinced they are right...
proving their rightness
often crushes the "unright"
leaving hearts bruised and bleeding
and Jesus weeps
He weeps for each heart hurting
no matter the army
no matter the battle
whether large
whether small
visible or invisible
HE CARES
oh the promise to be claimed...
"do not be afraid or discouraged
because of this vast army
for the battle is not yours but God's"
what relief for the battle weary soul...
He will fight the battle
the victory already assured
perhaps not always the outcome longed for
yet the battle is won for the battle is His and I am His
oh the relief when I realize that He is enough
no matter the battle
no matter the outcome
no matter the circumstance
even if all were to be taken away
for He is all in all and will hold my heart
no matter what tomorrow holds
"if God is for us who can be against us?"
Romans 8:31
Beautiful pictures and words. Praise the Lord it is His battle not ours!
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