The Lord Will Fight For You

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The other day when we did the communion meditation on "Smitten by God," I was reminded that Jesus was smitten by God so that God can fight for us. If you have been following along with the communion videos, we have inserted a time of gratitude that Jesus was smitten by God so that God can fight for us into our Daily Prayer as something we remember each day. Personally, I have found that there is a level of peace and rest that comes from thanking God for this every day that is hard to put into words. 

The New Testament tells us that God always causes us to triumph and always gives us the victory in Christ Jesus. In the Old Testament, it says over and over is the time of year when kings go to war. This time of year is a reminder that God is fighting for us. 

Here are a couple of scriptures to meditate on about God fighting for us. We are not fighting against people but against spiritual forces...

Exodus 14:13-14 - “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Deuteronomy 20:4 -"For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory." 

Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God is fighting for us. 

Today's Workout/Health Tip

A week ago I said I was going to start cutting my weight down to 184lbs. Last week I started at 194.5 pounds and this morning I was 192 lbs. Something I keep an eye on while cutting weight is my strength levels. My goal is to be stronger at 184 pounds than I was at 194 so I don't want to lose the weight too quickly. Something I used to always tell people in the gym is that weight loss usually looks like a stock market chart with a lot of fluctuations. As an example, in the first two days last week I lost 2 pounds, but then my weight started to fluctuate up and down a little. This is normal and it is important during weight loss to stay the course and not let the fluctuations get you down mentally. 

I am praying for you. 

Daniel

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