Strategy

 

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"When you hear a sound like marching in the tops of the poplar trees, go out and attack! That will be the signal that God is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army." (1 Chronicles 14:15)

Throughout the Old Testament, we find God giving His warriors different and sometimes bizarre strategies for battle.

For King Jehoshaphat: 

"Do not be afraid or discouraged . . . for the battle is not yours, but God's . . . Tomorrow . . . you will not have to fight this battle. Stand firm and see the deliverance of the LORD." (2 Chronicles 20:15-17)

For King David: 

"Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar trees." (1 Chronicles 14:14)

For Joshua: 

"March around [Jericho] once with all your armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in." (Joshua 6:3-7)

In the New Testament, Paul wrote: "Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil." (Ephesians 6:10-11)

Recently, my insightful daughter, Rebecca, reminded me that we must fight the enemy's strategies with God's strategic prayers.

In a battle beloved? Seek the Lord. Ask for His strategy against the enemy. Then fall on your knees and fight!