Deuteronomy 20

“For Jehovah your God is He who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to save you” (Deut 20:4).

We all live in a battle. In Ephesians, Paul tells us that we battle against principalities and powers. Paul often tells to fight the good fight. Let us examine some obvious facts about battles.

Battles are uncomfortable.
Battles come with the possibility of getting hurt.
Battles are not fun.
Battles are not always won.

These are some reasons why you see Christians giving up. I ask you, Who is fighting your battle? If it is you, well, you can last so long. Eventually you will be worn down by the enemy. He takes advantage of our moments of weakness. If it is someone else in this world, well eventually they will let you down. It has to be Jesus.
I do not know what is going on in your life today. Perhaps you are struggling with the same sin, over and over again. Remember, the Bible never says that if you pray to Jesus that He will take away temptation. Often people pray that they would not feel temptation anymore. That is like saying, “I have put my faith to battle for you Lord as long as there are no enemies on the battlefield.” Temptations are here until we die (Romans 7). However, we have a God who will come along side of us and fght our battles with us, and for us. Read the verse one more time. Jesus goes with us. Therefore we must be stepping out onto the battlefield in faith. DON”T GIVE UP! Go out there, and know Jesus is with you. He goes with us to fight for us. He is there on a mission to defend our soul and spirit. He loves His bride and He fights for her.

“No temptation has taken you but what is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but with the temptation also will make a way to escape, so that you may be able to bear it” 1 Cor 10:13.

“Blessed is the man who endures temptation, because having been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him” James 1:12.

If you are in a battle today and you are ready to conquer it, pray to Jesus. Ask a brother or sister in Christ to pray for you. Finally, cling to Jesus in faith, that He, in all His power, will fight with you and for you. This is what He ha promised, and our Lord is not slack concerning His promises.