The war we are in is not one of flying bullets, barreling tanks, or invading armies in combat boots, but it is no less a war than a physical war and may even be a more dangerous war for it is a war of words. This war of words is no respecter of gender, age or socioeconomic status. Jesus said, the devil is a liar and has been a liar from the beginning, Jesus even called him the father of lies. When Jesus encountered the war head on with Satan in Luke 4 it was a war of words, where Satan invited Jesus to bow down to him and then offered him the whole world. Jesus won the war of words with the enemy when He was living on earth and we must do the same. This is not a war someone else can win for you, this is a war others can support you in but you must win this one yourself.

In 2 Kings 18 this was on full display, when an enemy by the name Rabshakeh came and sought to intimidate God’s people with words, listen to what this enemy says, “Do not listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you, saying, “The LORD will deliver us.” Has any one of the gods of the nations delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their land from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’”

When winnning a war of words you must realize the facts Rabshekah was sharing, it was true none of the other “gods” had defeated the “gods” of Assyria, but what Rabshekah didn’t know and what we must know is that Yahweh is not just one of the other “gods” He is the Creator of heaven and earth; He is the King of kings; He is the great I AM; He is Commander of angel armies; He is GOD alone! So, there is no competition for Him. When the “gods” of the nations fight Rabshakeh, he was winning, but he had never gone to war with YAHWEH, so his words were true, but they had not been tested with the God of Israel, who never loses a war He engages in. My friends, win the war against the intimidator by getting to know the God of all Creation. There is no comparison, Yahweh always wins, that is why we can trust Him.