The Battle Is Not Yours

The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword. 2 Samuel 18:8, ESV

The scripture above is about the battle between King David and his son Absalom. Absalom had decided that he wanted to be king and so he conspired against his father, deceived the people who his father ruled, and stole their hearts over to him. Once Absalom felt he had won the people’s favor, he eventually took over his father’s kingdom. Now because King David had no idea that his son was doing these things, when word came to him that Absalom had declared himself king and the hearts of the people had turned toward him, David, his servants, and his army left Jerusalem. His son was coming with his army, planning to kill his father.

Over the course of time Absalom’s army took up war against King David. King David’s army was outnumbered by Absalom’s, but God gave them victory. The battle was fought in the field of Ephraim. Scripture says that the loss was great that day for Absalom’s army, in which twenty thousand men fell in battle. Whenever you are standing for God, He will fight your battle. The scripture says that the forest devoured more people that day than the sword (1 Samuel 18:8). I don’t know how a forest can devour, but I do know who owns the forest and He will cause everything to work in your favor when you are on the Lord’s side.

When our children were young, we wanted to put them into a nice private school in our area. We had to fill out paperwork and put their names on a list. At this school, if you were a member of the perish your name would normally go above those who were not. And because we were not members, we fell to the very bottom. My husband and I prayed and asked God to open the door if this is where He wanted our children to attend.

A week after we put our names on the list, we received a phone call telling us there was space open for our daughter and inviting us to have our children test for the appropriate classes. Both children passed the test and because our daughter was now a student in the school, our son moved up on the list and was placed within weeks of her acceptance.

I love how God will let you know that He worked out a miracle for you. What we learned later was that two of the students that attend the public school our children previously attended had their names on the list at this same private school. They had been on the list for years and were members of the perish. The mother asked me how my children were accepted in the school when our daughters were in the same grade. I told her I had no idea; we just received a call that they were accepted. Later I learned that a new principal had started at the school. When we came to apply, we applied with the new principal. The original list of people waiting to get into the school had fallen behind on her desk, so when we went in to apply, our children’s names were first on her list. God had provided a miraculous way for our children to attend this school. He is always fighting our battles and making a way for His people!

Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11

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