Benefits of God with you – Part 1

Then all the people of Israel, the whole army, went up and came to Bethel and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. Judges 20:26

Here the Israelites are crying before the Lord about their second defeat. There is a reason for their crying. The 11 tribes of Israel 400,000 people were fighting against the people of Benjamin 26,700, that was only 1 tribe of Israel. 11 tribes against 1 was the battle against. There was a genuine reason for them to cry. The ratio is 15:1, means 15 Israelites fighting against 1 Benjamite and yet, the Israelites were defeated. Neither was I happy with the defeat of the Israelites. I was questioning, "How is this possible?" That time God spoke to me, the battle is not of the strong, and the race is not to the swift, but everything belongs to God. On whose side God is that person will win.

Remember this, and fix it in your mind and your life, you might be alone, but if you have God with you, you will end up winning. Thats God's guarantee. It doesn't depend on the number of people backing you, it doesn't depend on the number of skilled people backing you, it doesn't depend on the anointed people backing you up. It will help sometimes. It is good to be friendly and have friends. But if you are going to boast and depend on these people, giving them the most important place in your life and giving God the last place, then you are not going to always have victory. You may get sometimes. But if you want victory always, then you will have to depend on God and give God the importance. You have to boast about God's work and give glory to Him. God bless you.

– Jimsen & Sneha