He Will Give You Victory

Scripture:

Deuteronomy 20:4  "For the Lord your God is going with you!  He will fight for you against your enemies, and He will give you victory!"

Observation:

God is speaking to His people and telling them that when they go into the promised land they will have awesome victory as long they are doing His will and following His ways.  They were to be able to subdue and city or people because He was going to be with them.  Their only problem came when they decided to follow other gods.  As long as they walked in obedience, they were guaranteed victory.  They didn't even have to fight the battle, God would fight it for them.

Application:

The promise to God's people here is amazing, the problem is that His promises are conditional.  He is with us!  He does fight our battles!  He does give us the victory!  As long as we walk in obedience to Him.  Following God is actually much simpler than people make it out to be.  When we do things His way, we can expect incredible blessing and victory.  When we do things our own way or worship other gods, we can expect defeat.  God's way is so much better, why do we ever try anything else.

Prayer:

Lord God Almighty,  You are amazing!  You have given us Your word that says You will go with us wherever we go, you will fight our enemies and give us victory.  All we have to do is follow your will and obey your commands.  Help me to walk with You, listen to your voice, and see your belssings in my life.  I have some needs right now and I want to serve you completely, please fight my battles and let me see Your victory.

Your Son,

Jeff