The victor will always be the one who relies on God.
Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men. Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord, the God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles 13:17-18 (ESV)
They did not prevail because they were strong, intelligent, or wise. They prevailed because they relied on the Lord. In our first-world culture, we so often rely on anything but God, and if we have to pray about it, we hit rock bottom. Praying becomes something we do when in a crisis, when hope is gone, or when we have exhausted our alternatives.
The victor will always be the one who relies on God. The eventual losers rely on strategy, strength, plans, and skill. This is not a condemnation of planning, strategy, strength, plans, and skill, but a warning to those who trust these things given to us to show the world who God is.
Those who trust the flesh must realize that it depends on circumstances they cannot control. It is always better to trust the One who can control the circumstances.
2 Chronicles 13:17-18 (ESV)
They did not prevail because they were strong, intelligent, or wise. They prevailed because they relied on the Lord. In our first-world culture, we so often rely on anything but God, and if we have to pray about it, we hit rock bottom. Praying becomes something we do when in a crisis, when hope is gone, or when we have exhausted our alternatives.
The victor will always be the one who relies on God. The eventual losers rely on strategy, strength, plans, and skill. This is not a condemnation of planning, strategy, strength, plans, and skill, but a warning to those who trust these things given to us to show the world who God is.
Those who trust the flesh must realize that it depends on circumstances they cannot control. It is always better to trust the One who can control the circumstances.
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