GREAT ODDS
READING: LEVITICUS 26:1-9
In this passage of scripture, the Lord made some very glorious promises. The realization of these rewards was to be contingent on obedience to the Lord’s statutes and commandments, as established in verse 3. One of the rewards promised was success against enemies as described in verse 8 above. Along the same lines as that verse, James 4:4 also informs us that we New Testament Christians have enemies who are against the Lord and those who are faithful to Him. As we stand against these current opponents, we need to fully appropriate God’s eternal promise of victory against our foes. In our spiritual warfare, if we were to employ the tactics from Leviticus , the results would be staggering. Only 1,000 obedient Christians would defeat 88 quintillion of our enemies. That is the number 88 followed by 21 zeroes. I must say that is absolutely awesome! However, at the very most basic level such a great and godly victory would begin simply with you, me and a Leviticus 26 attitude toward our God. By our new covenant provision, we must walk in the statutes of the Lord, keep His commandments and perform them. Then God gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.
RESPONSE
2. How strongly do you sense that you are engaged in spiritual warfare?
