The Lord actually can fight for people! Here is an exciting story from the time of King Asa (2 Chronicles chapter 14). How would you like to be faced with an invasion of a million men!
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9 Once an Ethiopian named Zerah attacked Judah with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots. They advanced to the town of Mareshah, 10 so Asa deployed his armies for battle in the valley north of Mareshah. 11 Then Asa cried out to the Lord his God, "O Lord, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O Lord, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!"
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Asa had an army too, but it was only about half the size of the Ethiopian force. But Asa had some help...
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12 So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians in the presence of Asa and the army of Judah, and the enemy fled. .....They were destroyed by the Lord and his army, and the army of Judah carried off a vast amount of plunder.
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How encouraging to remember that we have the God who sees us and loves when we trust in Him...and who is able to defeat the very real earthly enemies and problems that "invade" us!
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blessings,
Rob Smith
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