“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…’”
2 Chronicles 20:15

It is good to remember that the daily skirmishes we fight are not ours, but the Lord’s. Ultimately, Satan is not at war with us as much as he is at war with God. When the devil lifted himself up in pride and made his five “I will” statements of rebellion, he did not say, “I want to be like mankind.” He said, “I will be like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:14). He desires to be like God and has been at war with Him ever since.

When Satan attacked the Lord Jesus in the wilderness and at other times throughout His life, it was not only because He lived a sinless life as the perfect Man, but because He was—and is—God. Satan’s long war has always been against God. We are soldiers in the Lord’s army, but it is the Commander-in-Chief whom Satan truly opposes. The battle is not ours; it is the Lord’s.

We can trace this truth throughout Scripture. Moses encouraged the Israelites as they faced many enemies: “You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you” (Deut. 3:22). Nehemiah, when under attack, declared to those working on the wall, “Our God will fight for us” (Neh. 4:20). When the Assyrian king marched against Hezekiah, he reminded the people, “With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles” (2 Chron. 32:8). Joshua repeatedly reminded Israel that it was the Lord who fought for them (Josh. 10:14; 23:3, 10). As David faced Goliath, he proclaimed, “The battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands” (1 Sam. 17:47).

Anchor For Today:
The battle is the Lord’s, and it is He who always leads us in triumph and gives us the victory (1 Cor. 15:57; 2 Cor. 2:14).