day no. 16,452: Christians are always in the majority

2 Chronicles 32:7-8

Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

The arm of flesh will fail and its conceits will deflate. The gates of hell will not prevail against the kingdom of Christ and it's faithful, leaven-like march. Tolkien rightly observed that "Men are better than gates," and the Bible confirms that God is better than men. Where gates may falter, God does not; and where men may fear to defend them, He never faints. A gate is only as good as the men who man it; so, it should not shock us when the gates of hell fail to prevail. The men who defend treason should not expect find loyalty and those who stand for falling short should not be surprised to find their stand short-lived.

"A man with God is always in the majority.” — John Knox

The one who goes with God, goes with strength in numbers. Athanasius appeared to have been outmatched, but he and God contra mundum (against the world) made short work of the multitudes who opposed them.