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Many lament: "I thought God was supposed to protect me?"

Many leaders say that the battle is the Lord's and that our job

is to rest and trust

We mustconsider

Old Testament scriptures this side of the Cross

The Holy Spirit dwells in us and not merely rests upon believers

The church has been given power and authority over the demonic realm

Consider 2 Chronicles 20:1-29

An alliance of enemies has invaded Judah

The king, Jehosophat, prays to the Lord

The Lord responds through His prophet Jahaziel

... Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's

The people of Judah had a job to do also

They went out, met their enemy and watched

Jesus, in Luke 22:35-38, encouraged his disciples to have a

sword to do battle

If necessary, they were sell their cloak and buy one

We have much more weaponry at our disposal

today

1. Perspective

is everything. Our struggle is not against

flesh and blood

2. We have thearmor of God to

resist the devil's

schemes

3. We have

authority to drive out, bind and resist demons

Consider the number of

verses in the NT

compared to one

scripture about the

battle being the Lord's

God is for us, works behind the scenes and does battle on our behalf

We have a role to play also

Too many believers do

not understand

or believe the reality of spiritual warfare

They sit back and do nothing and wait on the Lord only

They get angry at Him when He seems to have abandoned them to calamity

We are called to battle, rest in Him and have peace during the storms and trials

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