The Lord Mighty in battle ...

"Who is this king of glory?  The Lord, strong and mighty, The Lord, mighty in battle,". psalm 24:8

As I sit in this hospital bed, hooked to fluids and steroids, anti -anxiety meds and anti -nausea meds.  I cannot help but think of a message tweeted from the IMB at he KBC meeting in October.  I will not try to quote it perfectly, but basically it said this:

"The battles we face are not necessarily attacks against us personally, but rather, they are attacks against god's glory. " Now I don't know about you, but that makes me spit fire angry to think something, anything is trying to attack my God's glory.  Whether it be cancer, financial hardship, depression, anxiety, loneliness, pain or torment, I want to stand against the attack and be faithful to point others to His glory. 

No, he doesn't need us to fight for him, "This king of glory is strong and mighty, mighty in battle" rather we are the ones who need him to battle for us. 

How then, can we move forward in our walk of trail and turmoil?  First, we acknowledge that he is the one who fights our battles for us.  We trust him and we wait patiently to see the salvation of The Lord.  Secondly, we make ourselves ready to shine the light of the hope that we have.  The world is watching.  The world is looking to see if our God is what we say he is. 

When an attack comes at our God's glory, we rise up against the attacker and give God all the praise.  We give him all glory and honor due his great name. Because when an attack comes at our Lord, we know he is strong and mighty in battle.  He fights for us, and in return, we must give him honor and glory due his name!

Giving him all the praise for this blessed path I have been chosen to walk!  Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace on whom his favor rests.

only By his grace

Billie