Exodus 23-26
We’ve seen before in our readings that God is the warrior who fights our battles for us. When we remember this truth, we need not be defeated in the battles we face every day. God simply does not lose.
On the other hand, God does expect us to be obedient to Him if we expect Him to fight on our behalf: “But if you will carefully obey him [a guiding angel] and do everything I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. For My angel will go before you and bring you to the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out. You must not bow down to their gods or worship them” (Exo 23:22-24).
God would send His angel to drive out the enemies. He would defeat them on behalf of His people. Don’t miss, though, the “bookends” that surround this word: (1) His people were to obey everything He said, and (2) they were particularly not to bow down to false gods in the land. By implication, any disobedience they would choose would be a snare to them — and the rest of the story will show us that reality.
If you want a “secret” to winning the battles over our spiritual enemies, here it is: be obedient to God.
RESPONSE: Be obedient to God in all ways today.
