Fight Night

It's a little hard to imagine God lacing up a pair of boxing gloves, adjusting His trunks, putting in His mouthpiece, sparring, shadow boxing, and then heading into the ring to go a few rounds.

But that's just what He does. For us.

In Exodus 14 we find Moses and the Israelites up to their eyeballs in problems. They were being chased by Pharaoh's army, and found themselves trapped as they camped by the sea.

As Pharaoh and his 600 raging chariots and horses approached, the Israelites panicked. "What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?" they cried to Moses. "It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"

But God was lacing up his gloves.

In Exodus 14:14, Moses tells the panic-stricken Israelites, "The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."

And soon enough, God delivered the knockout punch, allowing the Israelites to cross the Red Sea, while all of Pharaoh's army, chariots, and horses were swept under the waves.

What is the fight that you face today? Are your eyes blackened, your lips bloody, your ribs broken, and your knees set to buckle? Are you ready to throw in the towel? Instead, unlace your gloves and hand them over to God. Let Him do the fighting for you, just as he did for Moses and the Israelites. When you try to fight on your own, you lose. When God fights for you, you win.

Be still and let God fight for you. After all, He's undefeated.