In Judges 5:20-21, Deborah and Barak’s song of deliverance says, “From heaven the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera. The torrent Kishon swept them away, the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!” Saying the stars fought is a poetic way of saying God fought for Israel. God used His creation against Sisera and the chariots, and it was He who routed the Canaanite army. Sisera’s army was much greater than Israel’s, but God fought for Israel. Thus Deborah cries out, “March on my soul in might!”
Let’s be honest—life contains big challenges. Not just big challenges, but insurmountable ones. We have an enemy who hates us and is much stronger than we. But that’s ok. Why? Because the stars fight for us. Our enemy may be greater than us, but He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world![1] So let us press on boldly, and sing always “march on my soul in might!”
[1] 1 John 4:4