Sometimes in life we feel overwhelmed and we feel too weak to live the life God calls us to live. Sometimes our faith is stretched and we find ourselves facing a battle that feels impossible to win. Sometimes the darkness seems too strong around us and we are consumed with fear and feeling powerless. For some of us it’s alcohol, for some of us it’s pornography, for some of us it’s anxiety, for some of us it’s lacking the courage to be bold with our faith in a culture that is growing more hostile to the truth of God’s word, and for some of us it’s simply the battle to be conformed to the image of God rather than the patterns of the world.
Sunday morning, we will be introducing a new song called Battle Belongs.
This song can help many of us articulate our need for God’s power, and our trust that He will fight for us in the midst of our battles. 2 Corinthians 10:4 says, “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.” We fight with prayer! We fight with the Word of God! Even our singing is a weapon of warfare against the enemy.
This song reminds us of scripture, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31) It reminds us that, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for You are with me” (Psalm 23:4). It reminds us, “For nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37). It reminds us that in some cases, “the battle is not yours but God’s” (2 Chronicles 20:15). The song reminds us that the Lord is “my fortress” as many Psalms articulate.
May this song be an anthem for all of us that feel overwhelmed by a battle we are facing. May it remind us to fight with prayer, with scripture, and with song! I can’t wait to sing it with you!
See you Sunday!
Pastor Kyle