"And it came to pass that they came many times against us, the Nephites, to battle. But our kings and our leaders were mighty men in the faith of the Lord; and they taught the people the ways of the Lord; wherefore, we withstood the Lamanites and swept them away out of our lands, and began to fortify our cities, or whatsoever place of our inheritance."
Jarom 1:7
This is cool. I like that he doesn't say "but we had a great big army, and we had a better military training program..." or something like that. He says that the leaders were mighty men in faith... they didn't have to be mighty in anything else. Fascinating how our perspective changes when we have God in our lives. "They taught the people the ways of the Lord; wherefore we withstood the Lamanites" ... that is just mind-boggling. We win, even in war, because of our faith and knowledge of God. They had an army, but it is never mentioned here, because that isn't the important part. The important part is that they were doing what was right, and the Lord was watching out for them. We have that same protection in our own lives... and whether our wars are bigger or smaller, what matters is never the size of the army or the cool new techniques we have for combat (physically or spiritually). What matters is that we are doing what is right, and God is watching out for us.
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