經文: 「敵人被殺仆倒的甚多，因為這爭戰是出乎上帝。」（歷代志上五：22）

信靠上帝的勇士，必緊抓住這應許，雄糾糾氣昂昂地迎向敵人。在古代如此，在現代也是一樣。若這戰爭是出於耶和華，勝利是必然的。流便人、迦得人、瑪拿西半支派的人，好不容易才湊足四萬五仟人，在與夏甲人的爭戰中，卻旗開得勝，因為他們在陣上呼求上帝，倚賴上帝，上帝就應允他們。
是的，若我們以耶和華的名出征，耶穌必要做我們的元帥，雖然我們需充分地裝備自已，不遺漏該有的刀劍、盾牌、腰帶，但不要把我們的信心放在這些佩件上，反之，我們的信心是單單地放在耶穌身上。
耶穌是信靠祂的人之刀劍與盾牌，我們有信心得勝，因為這場戰是為「耶和華而戰」。親愛的，在抵擋世界的誘惑，或是內在的心魔，甚或靈性上的軟弱，撒旦的攻擊，我們都不灰心喪膽，因為這一場聖戰，是屬耶穌的，祂必要親手捆綁惡者，粉碎黑暗者的勢力。

Morning, June 8
Scripture: “There fell down many slain, because the war was of God.”(1 Chronicles 5:22)

Warrior, fighting under the banner of the Lord Jesus, observe this verse with holy joy, for as it was in the days of old so is it now, if the war be of God the victory is sure. The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh could barely muster five and forty thousand fighting men, and yet in their war with the Hagarites, they slew “men, an hundred thousand,” “for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put their trust in him.” The Lord saveth not by many nor by few; it is ours to go forth in Jehovah's name if we be but a handful of men, for the Lord of Hosts is with us for our Captain. They did not neglect buckler, and sword, and bow, neither did they place their trust in these weapons; we must use all fitting means, but our confidence must rest in the Lord alone, for he is the sword and the shield of his people. The great reason of their extraordinary success lay in the fact that “the war was of God.” Beloved, in fighting with sin without and within, with error doctrinal or practical, with spiritual wickedness in high places or low places, with devils and the devil's allies, you are waging Jehovah's war, and unless he himself can be worsted, you need not fear defeat. Quail not before superior numbers, shrink not from difficulties or impossibilities, flinch not at wounds or death, smite with the two-edged sword of the Spirit, and the slain shall lie in heaps. The battle is the Lord's and he will deliver his enemies into our hands. With steadfast foot, strong hand, dauntless heart, and flaming zeal, rush to the conflict, and the hosts of evil shall fly like chaff before the gale.

Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
The strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle,
The next the victor's song:
To him that overcometh,
A crown of life shall be;
He with the King of glory
Shall reign eternally.