{"id":8864,"date":"2020-04-01T17:23:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T21:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=8864"},"modified":"2020-04-01T17:54:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T21:54:14","slug":"when-you-go-out-to-battle-against-your-enemies-and-see-horses-and-chariots-and-people-more-numerous-than-you-do-not-be-afraid-of-them-for-the-lord-your-god-is-with-you-deuteronomy-201-nkjv","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/when-you-go-out-to-battle-against-your-enemies-and-see-horses-and-chariots-and-people-more-numerous-than-you-do-not-be-afraid-of-them-for-the-lord-your-god-is-with-you-deuteronomy-201-nkjv","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God is with you&#8221; (Deuteronomy 20:1 NKJV)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHEN FACING A BATTLE, KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON GOD<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cpjno\" data-offset-key=\"c78if-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"c78if-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"c78if-0-0\">In Deuteronomy chapter 20, Moses gave God&#8217;s instruction for Israel as they prepared to go into battle against their enemies in the Promised Land. God instructed them not to focus on the power of the enemy, nor to be afraid of them. Instead, they were to focus on the Lord who was with them. For the Lord promised to fight for them and to save them.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cpjno\" data-offset-key=\"11ngv-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"11ngv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"11ngv-0-0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cpjno\" data-offset-key=\"1erv1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1erv1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1erv1-0-0\">We are facing a battle today. The enemy is unseen, yet portrayed in charts and bell curves that terrify. When we see the potential of the pandemic, we are tempted to worry and be afraid. But our God is the same today as He was yesterday. He still calls us to not be afraid of the enemy, but to trust in Him as Savior. God does not promise that there will not be battle in this life. There will always be enemies in this life that we must face, but we need not face them alone. God is with us.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cpjno\" data-offset-key=\"82ds5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"82ds5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"82ds5-0-0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"cpjno\" data-offset-key=\"8n0vc-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8n0vc-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8n0vc-0-0\">PRAYER: Dear Father, thank You for Your promise to be with us and to fight for us. We choose faith over fear. We can face any enemy knowing that You are always with us and will never leave nor forsake us. 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