Through God We Will Do Valiantly

by Matt Adams

"Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless. Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies." Psalm 60:11-12 NKJV

Do you know what it is to be delivered by God? If you're a Christian, that answer is "Yes!" and you know the beauty of being delivered out of the hand of your adversary. You have your own battles and I have mine. Some may have battled addictions, others a lifestyle, while others deal with various other sins which gets its claws into you and refuses to let go. Perhaps you're currently enslaved to a sin and think there's no way out. There is only one sure way out of our sin, and that is with the Lord.

Make no mistake, our adversary is strong, he is a mighty foe, yet our Lord is stronger and mightier than all. With the Lord is deliverance, hope, strength, trust, joy, and life. With our adversary is certain death, destruction, sorrow, fear, lies, and hopelessness.

While we recognize the stark contrast between Satan and God and we understand the benefits of a life in service and submission to God, our practice of serving Him may be lacking in one area or another at any point in time. Do we see life as a battle? Are we fighters? Do you have the spirit of a warrior, the skills of a soldier, the battlefield mentality that you will face your enemies & fight valiantly, striking them down to ensure no chance of his return? Will you strike down your foe - the one who seeks to viciously take your life - or are you trying to give him a hug & make nice? Who, exactly, is this adversary?

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world." 1 Peter 5:8-9 NKJV

The devil is our adversary, he is the one whom the Lord shall tread down!

Consider that our adversary seeks to devour us, not nibble, not play, not catch and release...devour! Now, does that sound like someone we want to serve, befriend, and play nice with?! We'd have to be out of our minds to say yes! Yet, how often have you and I tried to make nice with this roaring lion, trying to minimize his ferociousness, trying in vain to justify giving in to the temptations he sets before us, somehow deceiving ourselves that he's some domesticated house cat rather than a ferocious roaring lion? Satan desires to rip us to shreds! Satan desires our eternal destruction! Satan is not to be our friend.

Sin is serious, but how seriously do we take it?

As we all know, our sin separates us from our Father and our Savior. Sin takes us away from God's Divine protection. Sin destroys us from the inside out. But there is hope for the Christian. Satan is our foe, this is true, but through the Lord can we soundly defeat him. Notice again the confidence of the Psalmist:

"Through God, we shall do valiantly. For it is He that shall tread down our adversaries."

God never loses! This word, valiantly, means "bravely courageous" or "heroic". What a magnificent thought! Our Lord will give us the power to be valiant in this battle!! Look into God's word and just observe the many times He used someone whom the world cast off, against odds that were seemingly insurmountable, and against foes that were incredibly fierce and ruthless; yet don't we see how handily the Lord defeated His adversaries? How God utterly destroys those who stand against Him? Is it really a question which side we should join and stay on throughout our lives?

Our God is a Mighty God, He rules over all and we're in His army. Brethren, let's stand with God and daily render the death blow to our adversary the devil. Satan wants us to be destroyed for eternity, but he's no match for our God and the soldiers of the cross:

"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7 NKJV

Fight on, friend.

 

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Overcoming the Odds
What About this Man?
If Today Was the Last Day
Without Hope
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