It’s Monday! Again. Sheesh, does every week have to have a
Monday?
Can I be honest? I’m feeling a bit worn down today. How about you? Some weeks
I can attack a Monday with stealth speed, accomplishing more in one day it seems
then I do the entire rest of the week.
That is not today. I am artificially pumping alertness into my
bloodstream and readjusting my expectations for the day.
So today, in fact right at this moment, is a great time to
remind us both of the name of God, Jehovah- Sabaoth, the Lord of Hosts. The God
who shows up when we are between a rock and a hard place. The God who is there
when a problem, concern, situation or relationship is a Goliath in our path.
How’s your perspective today? Are you being limited by what
you can see? Perspective is never just what we see, it’s how we
view what we see. Can I challenge you and me at the same time? To shift our
perspective so that we don’t simply see the battles before us, but the Lord of
Hosts who fights our battles?
Ephesians 6:12 says “For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers
of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
realms.”
I know it’s easy for me to forget the real battle. The battles in my marriage, with my kids, in
relationships, in the workplace aren’t really the battles at all. Oh sure, there are issues and things that
need attention and resolve. But the
battle, the real battle? The truth is there is spiritual battle FOR my marriage,
FOR my children, FOR my relationships. Those
are the spiritual battles being fought in unseen places.
Let us not grow weary in doing good (Gal 6:9). May
God shift our perspective to the Lord of Hosts who fights our battles for us.
Stay in His Word today. Talk to Him in prayer today. Know that He is near to
the brokenhearted (Ps 34:18) and that if He is for us, who can be against us
(Romans 8:31).
Fight the good fight today! Stop right where you are and ask God to open your heart and eyes to see things the way He does. Run to His Word for power and truth.
