It is He That Has Delivered us

Helaman continues to talk about their battles, and shares an account of Gid, who was put over a part of the army.

Basically, they had a tough battle with the Lamanites and they (the Nephites) ended up being successful because of a couple of parts of the army that fought. In fact, Gid attributes their success to God:

"And behold, we are again delivered out of the hands of our enemies. And blessed is the name of our God; for behold, it is he that has delivered us; yea, that has done this great thing for us." (Alma 57:35)

I think I love this and it is so applicable in our lives because we all have our battles and struggles. We all need help sometimes. Sure enough, when we do what we are supposed to do, the Lord delivers us time and time again.

And then the question becomes "How do we merit God's protection and blessings?" Well, the other small group that helped the Nephites succeed was the army of 2000 stripling warriors.

I believe they had success largely because of their faith, but also because of this:

"Yea, and they did obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness; yea, and even according to their faith it was done unto them;" (Alma 57:21)

When we follow the commands we are given with exactness, and have faith, God will deliver us from whatever battle we are facing.