He Has Never Lost

2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.'"

Ever hear the saying, "You win some, you lose some"? Does not life feel that way at times? For some of us, it might even feel like, "Am I ever going to win one?" As the king was preparing to go to battle against the Moabites, God reminded him and his army that it was not his battle. The battle belonged to the Lord. In other words, "Do not fear, this is not your fight. It is mine, and I never lose." Although our battles today manifest themselves in the physical world, our enemies are spiritual (Ephesians 6). Our enemies are invisible to the physical eye, and they are always at work. God has given us spiritual armor to stand in these battles of life. However, the truth of the matter is that the fight does not belong to us, it belongs to God. As we pray, read, study, memorize God's Word, and apply it to our daily lives, the Holy Spirit works in us, reminding us that the battle is God's. As we go out and share the Gospel with others, we need to remember that we are safely sealed in Christ, and regardless of what happens on the battlefield, we know our destination...Heaven. Even as we face illnesses and diseases that can take our physical lives, the bottom line is that no disease, even cancer, if we know Jesus, has the victory. For when we close our eyes in physical death, in Christ, going home to be with Him is victory. That victory is only possible because of what Jesus did on Calvary by laying down His life for us. The fact that He took His life up again on the third day is what gives us the ultimate victory. So, the next time we find ourselves in the midst of one of life's battles, we need to remember that the battle is really the Lord's, and He has never lost a fight to anyone or anything.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).