God fights for you

You must not fear them, for the LORD your God Himself fights for you.' – Deuteronomy 3v22

In Act IV – Scene 8 of Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ we find Llewellyn and the king discussing the victory of the Battle of Agincourt. An excerpt of their dialogue follows:

KING HENRY.

Come, go we in procession to the village;
And be it death proclaimed through our host
To boast of this or take that praise from God
Which is his only.

LLEWELLEN.

Is it not lawful, an please your Majesty, to tell how
many is kill'd?

KING HENRY.

Yes, Captain; but with this acknowledgment,
That God fought for us.

LLEWELLEN.

Yes, my conscience, He did us great good.

The dialogue here was related to how to deal with the victory. The king was determined that though the victory was great, man should claim credit for it. The point was, at least in his view, that God fought for England that day.

I don’t understand all the intricacies of God’s involvement in human wars, but Moses faced a different situation. God was instructing him about all the human challenges they would face. Part of the challenge would be battles with the people they were encounter. It must have been daunting; especially considering the rabble Moses was leading. But God encouraged Moses with these marvellous words, ‘Don’t be afraid of them, for God Himself fights for you.’

Today we face our own battles. The task can be daunting. Sometimes we can wake up and wonder how we are possibly going to get through the battles of that day. Don’t be afraid of them, God Himself will fight the battles for you.