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By Wiliam Van Zyl
Published March 14, 2026
The night sky flickered with distant flashes as artillery thunder rolled across the valley.
Malef slammed his fist against the side of the mobile launcher. Smoke drifted from burning vehicles in the distance, and the radio crackled with broken signals.
“Comrade Saletta!” he shouted above the chaos. “They have hurt us badly—just fire at all of them!”
Saletta stared at the targeting console, his fingers trembling above the controls.
“All directions?” he asked, unsure.
Malef’s eyes burned with rage. “Yes—ALL directions!”
The launcher follows the GPS coordinates on the screen. The marker rotates 360 degrees.
“Arm it and press FIRE!” Malef shouted furiously.
The sky glowed red as distant missiles streaked overhead.
Saletta hesitated. Something in the instructions felt wrong.
Malef roared again, his voice frantic and wild.
“Wipe them out! Wipe them out!”
The young soldier pressed the arm switch.
Then the FIRE button.
For a moment, the world exploded.
The launcher roared like a furious dragon. Blinding flames burst from the tubes. The ground shook violently as rockets screamed into the night sky.
Saletta staggered backwards. The blast of smoke and thunder deafened him. His ears rang as thick clouds of burning propellant filled the air.
For nearly three minutes, he could hear nothing but a high whistling in his head.
Missiles tore across the darkness.
But the coordinates were wrong.
Fourteen rockets arced in terrible confusion—some crashing into empty wilderness, others striking a friendly adjacent country only several miles away.
Radios erupted in panic.
“What are you doing?!”
“Those are our positions! Our allies!”
“Abort! Abort!”
But it was too late.
The missiles had already scattered—in every direction.
Confusion had turned a weapon of war into an allie-killer.
When God Confuses the Enemy
The Bible repeatedly reveals a powerful truth: God can confound the enemy’s plans.
Armies may gather. Strategies may be drawn. Weapons may be prepared.
But one act of God can turn their strength into confusion.
However, how does it work? Let’s look at some actual examples from the Word.
Scripture even describes the enemy fleeing in chaos.
“The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.”
— Deuteronomy 28:7 (KJV)
God can scatter the enemy in every direction.
Your enemy, confused by God, will flee in all directions.
The Sound in the Mulberry Trees
One of the most fascinating examples occurs in the life of King David.
The Philistines had gathered for war. David asked God for guidance.
God gave him an unusual instruction:
“When thou hearest the sound of a going [sound] in the tops of the mulberry trees, then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee.”
— 2 Samuel 5:24 (KJV)
Imagine that moment.
A strange rustling moves through the treetops—like invisible footsteps. What are the enemy thinking? They hear something alarming. Could gossip have spread in their camp? Are they maybe expecting something unusual, something alarming?
IMAGE: A Mulberry tree.
It was the signal that God Himself had gone before Israel into battle.
Confusion fell upon the enemy, and David’s forces routed them.
Sometimes the battle is won before the first sword is lifted.
The Lord God fights for us.
The battle belongs to the Lord!
The Enemy Turns on Itself
Another dramatic moment occurred in the days of King Jehoshaphat.
A vast coalition army marched against Judah. Humanly speaking, Judah had no chance. Sounds familiar? Have you been desperate? Have you been in a situation where you knew it was game over? You had no chance to win.
But, God …
But God intervened.
“The LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir… and they were smitten.”
— 2 Chronicles 20:22 (KJV)
What happened next is astonishing.
The invading armies turned their weapons on each other.
Confusion spread through the camp until the entire enemy force destroyed itself.
When Judah arrived at the battlefield, the war was already over.
Midian’s Night of Terror
Another powerful example occurs in the story of Gideon.
Gideon’s army had been reduced to just 300 men.
Against them stood a vast army of Midianites.
God instructed Gideon’s men to surround the camp at night with:
- Trumpets
- Torches hidden in clay jars
- Loud battle cries
At the signal, they shattered the jars and blew the trumpets.
The result?
“The LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow.”
— Judges 7:22 (KJV)
IMAGE: Gideon and his 300 men with torches hidden in clay pots, marching with a battle cry:” For God and for Gideon”. , AI-generated March 2026 (Canva).
The enemy camp erupted into panic. In the darkness, they attacked each other, convinced they were surrounded by a massive army.
Again, God turned order into chaos.
God Confounds the Mind of the Enemy
Throughout Scripture, we see the same pattern:
God does not always defeat the enemy with overwhelming force.
Sometimes, He defeats them with confusion.
Plans collapse.
Communication fails.
Fear spreads.
Allies turn against one another.
What seemed like a coordinated attack becomes scattered in every direction.
The Bible says:
“The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.”
— Psalms 33:10 (KJV)
Even the strongest strategy cannot stand when God intervenes.
When the Battle Belongs to the Lord
In life, we also face battles—spiritual, emotional, and practical.
Opposition can appear overwhelming.
But Scripture reminds us that God is able to intervene in ways we cannot imagine.
The prophet once spoke these words to a king preparing for battle:
“Ye shall not need to fight in this battle… stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD.”
— 2 Chronicles 20:17 (KJV)
God can turn the tide.
He can confuse the enemy.
He can scatter opposition like missiles fired blindly into the night.
Conclusion
In the story of the battlefield, rockets were launched in rage and confusion—scattering in every direction.
But in the Kingdom of God, confusion does not belong to the righteous.
It belongs to the enemy of God’s people.
When God moves, strategies collapse, alliances break, and hostile plans unravel.
The enemy who came one way will flee in many ways.
And what looked like certain defeat becomes a testimony of divine victory.
Because sometimes the greatest weapon in God’s arsenal is simply this:
Confusion in the camp of the enemy.
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I include a prayer which will scatter your enemies:
Heavenly Father,
You are the Lord of Hosts, the Commander of the armies of heaven. When the enemy rises against Your people, You are able to scatter their plans and bring their strategies to nothing.
Lord, just as You confused the armies in the days of Gideon, King David, and King Jehoshaphat, we ask that You move on our behalf today.
Where there is opposition, bring confusion to the enemy.
Where there are hidden attacks, reveal Your power.
Where fear tries to rise, fill our hearts with faith.
Let every plan formed against Your people fail, and let every scheme of darkness be scattered in many directions, just as Your Word declares in Deuteronomy 28:7.
Teach us to trust You in the battle and to stand still and see Your salvation, as written in 2 Chronicles 20:17.
May Your name be glorified through every victory You bring.
In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, we pray,
Amen.
Copyright © 2026 by William Van Zyl
Scattered in Fourteen Directions
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