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Joshua chapter 23, verse 3.

And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake.

For it is the Lord your God who has fought for you.

So much here in this little verse.

Let's start with the last part.

It is the Lord your God who has fought for you.

God's people have just taken the Promised Land.

This is the conclusion of the book of Joshua. They're looking back,

and the conclusion of all that has happened is the Lord fought for you. I read that and I just

think about all the ways that at every single step in my life, I see God fighting for me, working for my salvation.

Ultimately, of course, in the gospel, sending his son, Jesus, to die on the cross

and to rise from the grave.

Talk about fighting for me, fighting for you.

Jesus has conquered sin and Satan and death for us.

Like we could just stop right there.

But then even more so how the Lord and his love fought through my rebellion against him,

your rebellion against him, pursued us, opened our eyes by his spirit to his grace toward us,

has saved each of us from our sins, and works for us, fights for us on a daily basis, keeping us from sin,

responding to our prayers. Oh, the thought that the God of the universe fights for us,

promising to be with us, to give us strength and courage and joy and peace amidst all kinds of challenges,

all kinds of battles in this world. He is with us for his people, for all who trust in him,

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