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Be still and know that I am God. As we prepare for worship this morning, Psalm 46 calls us to the confident stillness that comes from knowing who God is and what He has said we will do. This is an especially important exhortation when the drums of war are beating at our door. Yes, the world may be in conflict, but God will still be exalted in the earth. Today's sermon is the second part of a message from Judges chapters 4-5, with a focus on the story of Deborah. Today’s message is entitled, Tests of War. War tests our obedience, allegiance, courage, and pride.

Scripture References: Judges 5:13-18

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From Series: "He Is Faithful: A Study of the Book of Judges"

Judges is a book about God's faithfulness to keep his covenant promises because of who he is. Our theme this year comes from Psalm 46, is a Psalm of confidence, encouraging the people of God to confident action in the face of national wars and ecological disaster. That confidence is based on two things: God’s will – it is impossible for God to lie. God’s being – it is impossible for God to not be who he is. Judges opens up with this very idea, God saying to his people: I will never break my covenant. As often as you rebel and turn away from me, and as hard as my discipline becomes to bear, when you turn your face toward me in humility, I will be there to rescue you. Judges 2:1-2 The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, 2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.’ Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this?