The battle belongs to the Lord

1 Corinthians 15:57- "But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

If Christ is the Lord of our lives we have THE victory, not "a" victory, not "some" victory, but the one and only victory. What wouldn't you sacrifice for THE victory? Tell me what temptation is more tempting than being eternally victorious. Tell me what high is greater than eternity with all the glory on heaven and earth.

"David said to the Philistine, 'You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will hand you over to me and I'll strike you down and cut off your head.'"- 1 Samuel 17:45

Life is a struggle. Life is a grind. No one wakes up every morning feeling great. Everyone experiences ups and downs. Life is a battle. There's no denying it. It takes great faith to stand before the giants of our life, the anxieties that weigh us down, the people that discourage, the diseases that torture our bodies, and to say, "the battle belongs to the Lord". When David, at age 17, stood before Goliath, he stood with nothing but confidence because it was not his battle to fight. The battle belongs to the Lord, when we have made him the Lord of our life. David didn't win the battle against Goliath when he slung a stone and hit him in the head. David won the battle against Goliath the day he made God the Lord of his life! You have many battles ahead of you, as do I. The victory in those battles cannot be left up to chance. The victory starts today. I am God's servant. He is my Lord. Jesus Christ is my Savior! Is he your Savior? Are you his servant? The battle belongs to the Lord, and our battle starts today.