Made Powerful in Battle (Hebrews 11:34)

The heroes of our faith discovered this Kingdom secret of turning weakness to strength. In the Kingdom, we must engage in warfare in order to become powerful. The mind not renewed thinks it must become powerful before declaring war. In the Kingdom, our faith declares war before our power is created and manifested.

A real life example of this in contemporary times is the USA at the time of WWII. Prior to and at the time FDR declared war on Germany and Japan, the US was considered the 19th most powerful military in the world. As a single nation, we began the war with only 300 thousand soldiers. The Japanese had 1.7 million, almost 6 times more troops; Germany had 3.75 million troops. The picture below was taken at the WWII museum in New Orleans, La and provides a very good side by side comparison to put these numbers in perspective.

During this time, the resolve of our country was tested. Lives were sacrificed. The nation became unified behind a single. All resources were dedicated to the fight. When the war ended, we were #1, the world's most powerful nation. In order to become powerful, we must stand firm, declare war on our enemy, love not our own lives and give sacrificially, unite with a single purpose and never give up. In the end, we realize we are more powerful, and victory over tyranny is certain.