The Word contend has been on “replay” for the last few weeks in most everything. Contend means “strive, vie, against difficulty, to assert affirm avow, declare, insist, maintain, protest, claim”. So, to contend is both offensive and defensive as to contend we stand against an enemy of sorts and we also move out against him. To contend, one must be unrelenting, focused and immovable. To contend is to be Ephesians 6:14-18 to put on the whole armor of God standing in the day of battle.
2 Timothy 3:10:14 says to “remain” faithful, or to contend for our faith as Jude 1:3 puts it. This tells us that if we must contend, then there is an enemy of our faith that will continually seek to weaken or even destroy it. 1 Corinthians 16:13 tells us to “be on guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous and strong” so apparently to stand in faith is critical or the enemy would not be so determined to weaken or destroy our faith.
As we are called to contend, to stand firm for the things of God on the earth, He also does the same for us. Throughout generations Yahweh has shown Himself faithful to come to the rescue of His people, to stand with them in the day of battle and to contend against the enemy of our behalf. Exodus 14:14 is a notable passage saying, “The Lord will fight for you, and you need only to be silent”. 2 Chronicles 20:17 “You will not need to fight in this battle, stand firm, hold your position and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf”. Isaiah 54:17 reminds us that we wait on the Lord as well as Isaiah 40:31 that if we wait, we will be strengthened. Isaiah 49:24-25 “Who can snatch the plunder of war from the hands of a warrior? Who can demand that a tyrant let his captives go? But the Lord says “The captives of warriors will be release and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved. For I will contend with those who contend with you and your children I will save”
To wait on the Lord, to stand immovable, holding our position is the place of standing or contending, not giving an inch to the enemy of our souls. Whether the battle is for our children, our finances, our health, or the nations, contending is the place we must be in this hour. Today we are in a fight in America and the nations of the earth for our faith. Everything that surrounds us attempts at the very least to tempts us to think “Did God really say”? Once we begin to doubt, the weakness of our faith sets in. But this I know of the Lord, when we contend for His kingdom on the earth, He will contend for us against our enemies! #HoldTheLine #Standinthedayofbattle #Contendforyourfaithandthefaithofyourchildren #Immovable #MyGodisYahweh