Showing posts with label Exodus 15. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exodus 15. Show all posts

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Warrior God, Warrior Man

"The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is His name." -Exodus 15.3

The song of praise continues and they declare who God is. The Lord is a warrior. God fought the battle that they could not fight. He won the war that they had no hope of attaining victory in. God is a warrior, and if we look back at Genesis 1.27, "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." Man is made in the image of a warrior God, and if God is a warrior, so is man.

Men, we are warriors. God created us in His image, and we are made to fight battles for those who cannot. We must engage in wars to set others free. We are warriors, and warriors are made to engage in battle.

The Lord is a warrior, and man is made in the image of this great warrior. What battles are you fighting? What wars are you preparing for? Man is a warrior because God is. Let us prepare for battle. Let us win the war. We are warriors.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor

Friday, May 30, 2014

After Battle

"The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him; my father’s God, and I will extol Him." -Exodus 15.2

Pharaoh is defeated. Egypt is completely in the past. Now it's time to celebrate and rejoice in all that God has done. The people sing and declare that God is their strength and strong. He gives them endurance and power. He gives them a reason to rejoice. Now God has become their deliverance. The people declare Him as their God and praise Him. They acknowledge the heritage they have come from and exalt Him.

Men, every battle comes to an end, and at the end glory needs to be given. God is the one who strengthens us to fight, and He gives us hope even in the most difficult struggles. And in the end, God delivers us, He is our salvation. If God is your God praise Him. If God has been part of the heritage you received, exalt Him. He will bring us through the battles, let's glorify Him for it.

"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

To God alone be the Glory!

Strength and Honor