A Meditation on the Divine Warrior

Isa. 42:14-16

"The Lord will march out like a mighty man, i.e. Man of War, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.  For a long time I have kept silent, I have been quiet and held myself back.  But now like a woman in childbirth, I cry out, I gasp and pant.  I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up the pools.  I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.  These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them."

Yaweh is a Man of War.  He is one who has fought many battles and therefore he is consummately skilled in warfare.  He stirs himself up in jealousy on behalf of those who belong to Him.  He yells the battle cry as he prepares for battle.  He does not speculate on the outcome of battle because he knows without a doubt that He will triumph over His enemies.

He restrains Himself until the appropriate time comes to go forth into war.  His attitude has slumbered for a long time.  But then the time comes when He will no longer hold back His righteous fury and go out to wage war on behalf of the blind and those held fast by darkness (acute evil that seeks to overthrow and destroy).

The blind have no sight because the consequences of sin has taken their sight.  The Divine Warrior will lead the blind into the unfamiliar paths of truth and justice.  He will also remove darkness, i.e. frustration and misery - those obstacles that betray on every side.

The mercy of Yahweh receives the blind and lights up the darkness of the soul.  In the New Testament documents, Yaweh manifested Himself as the Divine Warrior in the person of the Iesous.  The Iesous won the ultimate battle on the cross against the power of sin to separate us from the presence of God.

Since He has won the ultimate victory on our behalf, what temporal battle do you need him to win for you today?

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