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Battle - Poem


When you are helpless, you could only but look to God.
When you are powerless, there was no other help coming
When you had no clue and did not know what to do
When you are utterly and pathetically incapable; Remember the battle is God's.

Jehoshaphath you did what was pleasing to God
You stood for God in the midst of the improbables
And when you had to face the mighty army
Helpless, weak, defenseless; you learnt that the battle is God's.

Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged
You will not even need to fight
Take your positions; stand still; watch the Lord's victory
Because that battle is not your's; but God's.

Oh! I just thrust myself upon His bosom
Into His everlasting protecting arms
Need to stop working things out for myself
Need to rest there; knowing for sure that the battle is God's.

Sickness looming high like the Democles' sword
Uncertainties about future, job, financial security
Inherent, perennial deformities or handicaps
Just rest and be sure; the battle is God's

Like Israel; like Jehoshaphath let us now proclaim to God
"We do not know what to do". We are powerless
Let us pray; let us remember; let us cry out
Let us bow low; let us worship; let us fast. For the battle is God's.

God is our Appa; will He not fight for His children?
He is our friend; will He not value His loved ones?
The Lord is our brother; will He not vow to protect?
The Lord is our Saviour; it is not about eternity alone that He is bothered.

Be still and see that He is God, all powerful
In returning and resting you will see being saved
He is your fortress and your rampart.
He is a shield around you. The battle is God's.

Our fight is not against flesh and blood
And if we wrestle against the things which we can see
We might fail or we might see them come back.
And since the war is against the principalities of darkness
That is when we need to rest; for the battle is God's.

So my dear soul; stop fretting
Stop fighting; it might sound ridiculous and absurd
Just rest; just stand still in the midst of all chaos
And as you come close to His bosom during this testing time.
You will surely see victory; for the battle is not your but God's.

2Chron:20:15

This is one of the favourite verses of my spiritual mentor, spiritual mother. Dr. Beena Sam Mathews. Never have I seen a woman with so much problems in her life. But in the midst of it all i have never seen her without a smiling face. Always excited to see what the Lord is going to do through this. That is her demeanor always. She always clung to God and stopped fighting. And let God. And see God win it over and over again. Challenged by her trust. Challenged by her love. Challenged by her clinging on....

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  1. Mathews Philip9 August 2022 at 07:10

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  2. Ren9 August 2022 at 08:50

    Beautiful poem. Praise God! šŸ™šŸ»How much he shields us and strengthens us, the battle is the Lord's!

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