"And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated.
He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his had stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder."
2 Samuel 23:9-10 (NKJV)
There are different types of strategies for different types of warfare. When I have studied military history and various battles it was often the plans that the different armies had for fighting the battle that led to victory or defeat. With the right tactics and strategy, a smaller group could defeat a larger group that did not take proper steps to plan and prepare for the battle. No one would expect success in a battle without some type of planning or strategy that puts into use the best ideas available to be sure of having an outcome of victory.
As Christians we are told to fight the good fight of faith (1 Timothy 6:12), the weapons of our warfare are not natural (2 Corinthians 10:4), and that we need to put on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:11). All of these examples help us to understand that we have an enemy, the devil, who will do everything he can to hinder us from living the life that God has planned for us. The truth is that the devil has already been defeated so he cannot conquer us, but he will try to make us quit. Just like the example in 2 Samuel 23, even if some problems make others run, hide, or quit we never do that, we stand our ground in faith.
When problems come into our life it sometimes seems that one comes after another until we feel overwhelmed. The devil will tell us that things are horrible and that they will never get better so we might as well just quit. When this happens, rather than run and hide, we need to move forward. No matter what we face, we need to find out what the Bible says about our situation and focus on that. When it looks like we are outnumbered and surrounded by our problems that is the time to go on the attack in faith by continuing to speak and act on the truth of God's Word, that is our strategy for victory!
He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his had stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder."
2 Samuel 23:9-10 (NKJV)
There are different types of strategies for different types of warfare. When I have studied military history and various battles it was often the plans that the different armies had for fighting the battle that led to victory or defeat. With the right tactics and strategy, a smaller group could defeat a larger group that did not take proper steps to plan and prepare for the battle. No one would expect success in a battle without some type of planning or strategy that puts into use the best ideas available to be sure of having an outcome of victory.
As Christians we are told to fight the good fight of faith (1 Timothy 6:12), the weapons of our warfare are not natural (2 Corinthians 10:4), and that we need to put on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:11). All of these examples help us to understand that we have an enemy, the devil, who will do everything he can to hinder us from living the life that God has planned for us. The truth is that the devil has already been defeated so he cannot conquer us, but he will try to make us quit. Just like the example in 2 Samuel 23, even if some problems make others run, hide, or quit we never do that, we stand our ground in faith.
When problems come into our life it sometimes seems that one comes after another until we feel overwhelmed. The devil will tell us that things are horrible and that they will never get better so we might as well just quit. When this happens, rather than run and hide, we need to move forward. No matter what we face, we need to find out what the Bible says about our situation and focus on that. When it looks like we are outnumbered and surrounded by our problems that is the time to go on the attack in faith by continuing to speak and act on the truth of God's Word, that is our strategy for victory!
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