Day 57 Reading: Deut. 20:1 - 23:25 Life is warfare, not fanfare. Life's winners walk constantly knowing the principles of warfare. They understand that when it's time to engage the enemy one must be prepared. The children of Israel were about to enter the land and the next stage of possessing the land would not be about talking about the promise but actually contending for the land. God gave Moses the rules of engagement as follows: Do not fear or be afraid. Fear will cause your enemy to ride over you. 'Fear not' is said in the Bible 365 times. Do not let your heart faint. The Hebrew word used for faint in Deut. 20:3 means to melt away. This is a depressing state that many today including me have allowed. God desires that I stand up to confront the challenges ahead. Do not tremble. The Hebrew word used here connotes that not only do you fear but in a hurry, you flee the battle in alarm. You must stand against the enemy. Don't be terrified by the e...
Daily we need to rise, conquer and be all that we can be.