Yom Re-vi-i, Tevet 22, 6002 – January 10, 2018
Battle Strategy For Spiritual Warfare
There are times when fighting in spiritual warfare that the best strategy is to limit the areas in which we are fighting. There is actually a good example of this in scripture.
Nehemiah 3:23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.
Here we see that Nehemiah undertook the work of rebuilding the wall around the city by getting each family to build the wall that was at their own house. Additional areas were assigned to the priesthood and others as they were available. But there was a specific area assigned to each person. There were defined limits to each persons responsibility.
Another important point is that the wall is for defense. It was built in layers, stone upon stone. There were defined entry points. But there was another interesting point to the situation with each builder.
Nehemiah 4:16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
We see here that there were a number of people dedicated to defending the builders. But every builder held a sword in one hand. Leterally, every single person had a weapon to strike at the enemy in battle if there was an attack.
Spiritual warfare is the same. We must learn to determine where we are to be responsible for building. We must also learn where we are to be responsible for limited battle. It is this limitation that is a wise strategy for each of us to deploy for ourselves and our families.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name YAH! Let Your will be done here and Your kingdom come here as it is in heaven. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our trespasses and transgressions, and help us all to forgive those that have trespassed or transgressed against us. Deliver us from the evil here. Wipe clean our thoughts and memories that they be only of You. Restore unto Your people one thousandfold all that has been taken or held back in any way that was good, and the more besides. Let there be seventy times seven blessing upon Your people. Heal us Father. Let us be in You and You in us. Send in quickly the $424,523,962.53 that it might be used to build Your kingdom here. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). We ask all these things in Your name, Father, the name YAH. We ask all these things in the name YAH Yeshuah. Amen.