Day 291
Exodus 23:22 NIV
"If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you."
God told Israel, as they proceeded toward the promised land, to listen and obey the angel He would send to keep them and take them into the land. The angel would guide them according to God's plan for them. He promised that if they were obedient to His instructions, their enemies would be His enemies.
Whenever God is on one side, whoever is on the other side might as well give up before they get started! Our God is the Almighty. He is omnipotent. No one can be compared to Him. No one is a match for Him. He is awesome, and with the mere use of His name in faith, demons are defeated. Paul said in Romans 8:3 I, "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?"
We never need to be worried about who is against us and what or who they have on their side. We simply need to make sure we are following God's instructions. When we are following His leading, He is on our side, and He becomes an enemy to our enemies. He opposes them who oppose us. So, when the enemy challenges us and threatens to hurt us, how shall we respond?
The Word gives us our proper response. Psalms 118:6 says, "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?" Psalm 27:I says, "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Our conclusion can be found in Romans 8:37: ''Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us."
I will not be worried about what my enemy is doing. I will concern myself with obeying God. As I follow Him, He will be an enemy to my enemies and oppose those who oppose me. With God on my side, I cannot lose.