How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
Deuteronomy 32:30
The above statement is a question as you may have noticed. But it's common for most people to quote it this way today, "one shall chase a thousand and two shall put ten thousand to flight". Do you know why this is common, as against the original text which is a question? It does not put any or much responsibility on them, the original text does, because it means you have to ponder on it, then make certain decisions.
James 2:20 says,
"But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?"
The work in the main text is how to secure the presence of God. Hence it will only take the presence of God to shutoff your enemy. It'd requires you making a quality decision to walk in obedience to God, only then can one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight. In the area where two or more people are involve, if there is disunity, you can be certain that God wouldn't be there. The work there is to be in harmony with God at all junction, be it an individual or group; this is a command.
The Word of God is His commandment.
John 14:15,21 says,
"If ye love me, keep my commandments. [21] He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him."
You see, people want the blessing of God, but want to live a life of disobedience. This is the reason for struggles in life.
People have different definition of the term struggle. Permit me to explain in simple term; when you earn so much and can only do very little with it, and someone else is earning way less, but does much with the little, then you know someone is against the tide, due to the absence of the blessing.
The blessing accompany the presence of God. With the blessing, you can always do so much with very little, and it'd multiply overtime (Proverbs 10:22).
Jesus is Lord!
Mark Enahoro
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