Exodus 23:23-27 "For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off. Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee."
God has promised us that we would not be without a Leader. The Messenger of God goes before us, having been tempted in all points even as we are (Hebrews 4:15). Every enemy that we will ever face, physically, emotionally, or spiritually, God has promised to cut off from us. This phrase “cut off” can mean to destroy, and it can also mean to hide.
Our Savior hides (shields) us from many things in our lives. Even when trouble comes, He is there with the peace that passes all understanding. We may have sorrow, but we do not sorrow as others that have no hope. Our lives are hidden with Christ in God.
As those who know the Messenger of the LORD, we are to follow Him faithfully. Every false god needs to be removed from our lives. They are not to be merely packed away and put out of sight. They are to be thrown down and destroyed.
Surely God word is true! He has blessed us with the Bread of Life. He has given us a Fountain of Living Water. Sin and death have been destroyed from our midst, all through the LORD’s Angel whom He sent for our sakes.
Beloved, when our enemies turn their backs to us it means only one thing. They are running the other way. No matter what enemies we may find in this world, remember that Jesus said He has overcome the world. In Him, we are hidden from doubt and despair. We are more than conquerors through Him that loves us!