GOD IS A MAN OF WAR
Part 3

“One man of  you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God,
he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you”
(Joshua 23:10.

6. LACHAM

This word means “to battle, to fight, to prevail, fighting, war.” It is translated fight or fought 149 times in the Bible. God is a God of rest, but he is also a fighting God. That fighting spirit that comes over you to fight against evil and wickedness is from God. We are to be gentle and nurturing mothers but also fighting mothers, rising up like roaring mama bears to protect our children from deception and evil.

Exodus 14:14: “The LORD shall fight (lacham) for you, and ye shall hold your peace.”

Deuteronomy 20:4: “For the LORD your God is he that goeth with  you, to fight (lacham) for you against your enemies, to save you.”

If God fights for us, shouldn’t we fight for others?

How blessed to know that God fights for us, but if God fights for us, don’t you think we should fight for others?

• We fight for the precious unborn souls who are being murdered in the womb and cannot fight for themselves. We cannot lay down this fight.
• We fight the fight of faith for those needing salvation, healing, and deliverance. It’s not enough to say to someone, “I’ll pay for you.” We need to get alongside them and continue in committed prayer until we see the victory. Faith is not a feeling; it is a fight!
• We fight in prayer for our fellow saints who are suffering persecution and imprisonment. Hebrews 13:3 (NLT) says: “Remember those in prison as if you were there yourself. Remember also t hose mistreated is you felt their pain in your own bodies.”
• We fight for the downtrodden and those being unjustly treated. We fight in prayer against child trafficking.
• Currently we are in the fight against a fake election. We must join this fight to stand against this abomination of fraudulently seeking to steal an election. Yes, God calls this an abomination (Proverbs 25:15, 16). Read also Leviticus 19:36; Proverbs 11;1; 16:11; 20:10; and Micah 6:11. Are you boldly standing up for truth? Are you praying daily, with your family and others?

Proverbs 31:8, 9 (NET): “Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying. Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”

In 1 Samuel 25:28 Abigail (wicked Nabal’s wife) states that David “my lord fighteth (lacham) the battles of the LORD.” What battles was David fighting? His own? No, they were the battles of the Lord. God ordained these battles.

Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. He now sits at the right hand of the Father, but also dwells in us by the Holy Spirit. He wants us to continue His work of destroying the works of the devil. Therefore, we take action when we see evil creeping into our family.

God fights for us, but He want us to fight too!

There is an amazing principle in God’s Word about battles. God promises He will fight for us, but He does not do all the fighting. He wants us to also do our part.

Let’s look at some examples:

Deuteronomy 7:2, 16: “When the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee (God fights); thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them (you fight) . . . thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee (God and you fighting) .”

Deuteronomy 7:24: “He shall deliver their kings into thine hand (God fights), and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven (you fight).”

Deuteronomy 9:3: “The LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face (God fights): so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly (you fight), as the LORD thy God hath said unto thee .”

In 1 Chronicles 14:15, 16 God gave the strategy for the battle against the Philistines: “When thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines (God fights). David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer (you fight).”

In Jeremiah 51:20-24 God speaks to Israel: “Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee (you fight) will I break in pieces the nations (God fights), and with thee (you fight) will I destroy kingdoms (God fights); And with thee (you fight) will I break in pieces the horse and his rider (God fights); and with thee (you fight) will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider (God fights) . . . “

Do you get the principle of God and you fighting together?

PRAYER:

“Dear God, I thank You that You are my Warrior. You are with  me to fight my battles. But You also want me to fight. Please strengthen me for the battle. Help me to listen intently to You to know how you want me to fight for You are the great war strategist against the devil. Amen.”

AFFIRMATION:

I am fighting with God to destroy the works of the devil.

GOD FIGHTS FOR YOU:

Deuteronomy 1:30; Joshua 10:14, 42; 23:3, 10; Nehemiah 4;20; 2 Chronicles 20;17; and Zechariah 14:3.

 

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