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A Mighty Warrior Is Our God

The Lord your God in your midst, the mighty warrior, he is happy to save, concerning you he is glad to, stilling you with His love, joyfully before you with a warrior's cry.*

The Lord is a refugee in times of trouble, "whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."* He is our salvation in whom we put our trust and have confidence. The scriptures tell us He is a refuge for His people, "my soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us"* Surely, for me to say it is well with my soul is to know He is a refuge. He is more than just a refugee, he will go before you like a mighty warrior to fight your battles.

Our Lord is happy to save us, when we cry out for His help, he is glad to go before us, a mighty warrior is our God. "But Yahweh is with me a mighty warrior, an awesome one over me, thus the one pursuing me will stumble and not prevail..."* If God is for us, Paul writes, who can be against us? "Who is the King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle."* "The LORD is a warrior; Yahweh is his name!"* Who can separate us from the love of God? "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."* Our God is for us not against us, his favor is upon his children, he delights, is happy to save. Picture Him going before you when the adversary pursues, when cancer pursues, when disease pursues, when an addiction pursues... call upon him and "the LORD will go forth like a warrior; He will stir up His zeal like a soldier. He will shout; yes, He will roar. He will prevail against His enemies."* Yes, a mighty warrior is our God.

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