Our God will fight for us

“In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.” - Nehemiah 4v20

Things were not getting any better for the wall builders. The remains of the wall were rubbish. When they got the walls about halfway rebuilt the threats of the opposition grew and the threat of a military attack became real.

Nehemiah’s battle plan was simple and practical – “Don’t be afraid, remember the Lord, and fight.” He set up soldiers among the workers, the workers carried swords at their sides, and for a time the worked with tools in one hand and weapons in the other. When the workers became anxious or afraid the trumpets were to be sounded and the battle cry sent up – “Our God shall fight for us!”

Of course we should always keep God’s spiritual work in mind. That is our main goal and purpose. Yet we can’t forget that while we do so we still must live in a very real physical world. There is still a physical work to do and a physical battle to fight. Heaven is our home, but we still are aliens in the land. While in a spiritual warfare, let us never forget the need for a physical work.