“The Lord is a warrior” (Exodus 15:3). I love that verse. God is a fighter, and he never loses a battle! His undefeated record still stands today and will continue forever.
So when God fights, is he fighting for you or against you?
God has never lost a battle, but the comfort for believers is even better: in Christ, he fights for you, not against you.
Does he ever hurl thunderbolts at you because he is burning mad? Does he concoct a witch’s brew of circumstances to curse you because you’ve been bad? Will Jesus’ nostrils flare, eyes squint, and fists squeeze tight for another fight against you today—a fight he’d rather avoid, but you leave him no choice because you’re a dirty, disobedient sinner after all.
Let me be clear. God has plenty of enemies, but as a believer you are not one of them. God is not your enemy.
You are God’s child. You are a saint. You are a new creation. At your baptism, God moved into your life and the Spirit of Jesus Christ lives in you. He comes to save and not to condemn.
God is on your side. He conquers your sins. He fights your fears. He defends you against all evil. He puts the devil in his place. But he doesn’t fight you. He helps you.
“The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies” (Psalm 118:7).
Your Lord fights for you, not against you, and he never loses a battle. He wants you to fight too, but never against him. For the victory!
