THE GOD WHO FIGHTS FOR ME

Deuteronomy 20:4 “for the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’”

When the Children of Israel came out of Egypt, they travelled in the wilderness for 40 years before they reached the promised Land

The role of the priest in battle was not only to care for the ark, which symbolised the Lord’s presence with Israel’s army, but also by God’s Word to encourage the soldiers to be strong in faith.

The role of the priest today has not changed, it is till to encourage the people of God, that the presence of God is with them and that He will fight for them

A lack of trust in God’s ability to fight for them would affect the strength of their will, that is, they could easily become faint-hearted.

The role of the priest in battle was to encourage the soldiers by God’s promise, presence, and power to be strong in faith.

A lack of trust in God’s ability to fight for them would affect the strength of their will so that they would become fainthearted.

If a weak will was not controlled by faith from the very first, it would lead to fear, terror, and even to panic before their enemies.

So if the soldiers failed to listen to the priest they would become fearful and experience defeat

God has not called us to be faint-hearted, fearful or to panic

Deuteronomy 1:30 (NIV) — 30 The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes,

Deuteronomy 3:22 (NIV) — 22 Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.”

Victory was linked to their faith in God.

Today, victory is to a large extent also linked to our faith in God

Whether we believe God or not does not change God, or His ability to fight for us, but not believing God can weaken us so that we do not move forward in life

The fact that God is with you makes courage and faith possible, whereas panic properly belongs to the enemy

"For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory." Deut. 20:4

"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Rom. 8:31

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Josh. 1:9

"Through You we will push back our adversaries; Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us." Ps. 44:5

"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." Matt. 10:28

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." John 10:10

“Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God himself will fight for you.” Deut. 3:22

"Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary." Is. 40:31

"One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the LORD your God is He who fights for you, just as He promised you." Josh. 23:10

Exodus 14:14 (NIV) — 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Deuteronomy 1:29–30 (NIV) — 29 Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. 30 The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes,

Deuteronomy 3:22 (NIV) — 22 Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV) — 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV) — 8 The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

Joshua 23:10 (NIV) — 10 One of you routs a thousand, because the Lord your God fights for you, just as he promised.

Judges 9:17 (NIV) — 17 Remember that my father fought for you and risked his life to rescue you from the hand of Midian.

Judges 12:3 (NIV) — 3 When I saw that you wouldn’t help, I took my life in my hands and crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave me the victory over them. Now why have you come up today to fight me?”

Judges 15:18 (NIV) — 18 Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord, “You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

1 Chronicles 5:22 (NIV) — 22 and many others fell slain, because the battle was God’s. And they occupied the land until the exile.

Nehemiah 4:20 (NIV) — 20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!”

Psalm 44:7 (NIV) — 7 but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.

Psalm 144:10 (NIV) — 10 to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David. From the deadly sword

Jeremiah 42:11 (NIV) — 11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands.