Deuteronomy 11:22-23 If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow—to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to Him and to hold fast to Him— (The Lord promises to us are promises in perpetuity,
but their fulfillment also requires obedience from us. We don't get to pick and choose which laws we will obey, but He calls us to yield ourselves to maturing in Him. When we hold fast to Him, the meaning refers to the union between a husband and wife. He asks us to unite with Him in the same way a married couple joins together in unity and oneness.
He desires for us to be joined to Him as a wife to her husband,
and, being married to Him, to learn about Him and to grow in our love for Him.)
then the Lord will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you.
(When we live according to His commands,
the Lord promises to do battle on our behalf. Even when the forces facing us are stronger and mightier than we, the Lord Himself will come against them and overcome them.
He often allows us to face situations beyond our capability to withstand
so that He can show Himself strong on our behalf and so that, after the battle is over, we can in no way attribute the victory to ourselves. His promises stand true, that whatever we face today
already lies at His feet in defeat. He calls us to obey Him and focus on His plan of victory, reminding us that we fight from a place of victory in Him rather than trying to fight for victory from our own efforts.)
