On What Have You Collapsed?

Strongly, I suspect I was not alone a couple months ago as I stood upon the mountain top. In fact, I, also, have a suspicion many Christians, as recent as a month ago, accompanied me as I knelt in the valley. Today finds me, and most likely many of you, collapsed. However, not that I, and you, have collapsed is of significance. Of consequence is on what we have collapsed. Are we collapsed on the battlefield, or are we collapsed on the Promise. Herein, is the greatest testimony of our faith. “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” I John 4:4 (NIV)

I do not, currently, know of a Christian life free of battle against the worldly adversary, Satan. Our world is besieged with evil, striking every avenue of life as we know it. In all likelihood, the worst is still to come. My firm belief is that where we collapse and beseech our God to save us, will turn the tide of victory. Plain and simple, the war we are facing is not determined on the battlefield. It is already secured on the Promise of God’s Word: “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” Exodus 14:4 (ESV)

What makes the difference between faith and trust in God carrying us victoriously through all the current (and still to come) battles we face or cowering in fear and defeat is whether we collapse beaten from fatigue on the battlefield or if we collapse into God’s loving promises, knowing the victory is already won. Do we fight standing on the battlefield, or do we fight standing on God’s Promises? Satan can defeat us standing on the battlefield. He cannot defeat us standing on God’s Promises.

Bottom line is that where we stand (and collapse) is determined, individually, by each of us. Tonight, and every tomorrow, my vow is to pray and face all battles from Promise. My hope is that we stand side by side, not on Satan’s battlefield but on God’s Promises. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angles nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, no height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8: 37-38 (ESV)