I've heard of victory celebrations, but when I saw "Victorious Preparation" as one of the subtitles for our Sunday school lesson, I wondered what they might be thinking of.
In a conventional worldly kind of battle, one would not presume victory until he was quite well into it and was quite sure that things were going his way. Until then, he would make sure he kept a clear line open for retreat, just in case things went sour on him. God's battles are different.
For one who fights in the Lord's army, one can be sure of victory from the get-go and needs not concern himself with lines of retreat. He can allocate all resources to Victorious Preparation before the battle.
In Judges 7, God essentially tells Gideon to send 99% of the troops home to blow up balloons and make confetti before the battle even begins. When the Lord is involved, it is an entirely different ballgame. Being outnumbered 450 to 1 is not a problem. Victory is a done deal from the outset.
"Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts."
-Zechariah 4:6
In a conventional worldly kind of battle, one would not presume victory until he was quite well into it and was quite sure that things were going his way. Until then, he would make sure he kept a clear line open for retreat, just in case things went sour on him. God's battles are different.
For one who fights in the Lord's army, one can be sure of victory from the get-go and needs not concern himself with lines of retreat. He can allocate all resources to Victorious Preparation before the battle.
In Judges 7, God essentially tells Gideon to send 99% of the troops home to blow up balloons and make confetti before the battle even begins. When the Lord is involved, it is an entirely different ballgame. Being outnumbered 450 to 1 is not a problem. Victory is a done deal from the outset.
"Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts."
-Zechariah 4:6
