When life is difficult and chaotic, when we feel we don’t know which way to turn, it’s easy to retreat into ourselves and feel that God is a million miles away. What we actually need to do in those times is to remind ourselves and the enemy who seeks to discourage us that God is greater than every trial, sorrow, heartache, difficulty and problem (see 1 Jn 4:4). Praise is a powerful spiritual weapon (Ps 149:6-9) and rejoicing the pathway to God, no matter how we feel. Thiis song from Rend Collective reminds us to keep marching on, for the battle belongs to the Lord.
‘Let our praises remind all the darkness
Of how great and how mighty our God is
For the battle belongs to the Lord and no one else
We are standing in holy defiance
We’re declaring aloud in the silence
That the battle belongs to the Lord and no one else, no one else
We’ll sing, “Hallelujah” for all Hell to hear
Shout out, “Hosanna” above every fear
Strongholds will crumble like castles of sand
We are marching on, we’re marching on
We’re marching on
We’re marching on
Your unstoppable kingdom advances
As we take back the ground from the darkness
The battle belongs to the Lord and no one else
You’re the banner we raise in the chaos
No, the gates of Hell won’t stand against us
The battle belongs to the Lord and no one else, no one else
In the chaos, the crisis
The troubles, the trials
The shadows, the sorrows
The long nights, the hard fight
We are the prophets, the voice in the darkness
Declaring the battle is Yours.’ (‘Marching On’, Rend Collective)