HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED GOD'S VICTORY?

Today's promise: God will fight for you

Have you experienced God's victory?

O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me.

So many are saying, "God will never rescue him!"

…Victory comes from You, O Lord. May Your blessings rest on Your people.

Psalm 3:1-8 NLT

The Lord our shield

In the sixteenth century the Huguenots of France were known for their psalm singing. They sang when they ate, they sang when they worked, they sang when they worshiped. They even sang when they were persecuted or when they were going into battle. In battle, psalms were chanted whenever sentries took their posts. The chanting of certain psalms signified certain things. Chanting Psalm 3 signaled danger. Whenever a Huguenot heard this psalm, he knew an attack was imminent.

That must have been the way David felt when he wrote Psalm 3. His son Absalom was trying to usurp the throne, enemy armies were pursuing him, and he didn't know which friends he could count on. David and his contingent of soldiers had hastily crossed the Jordan River during the night, not knowing what would happen in the hours of darkness (see 2 Samuel 17:22). The situation seemed hopeless. Despite the anxiety, however, David continued to trust in the Lord as his shield, his glory, and the one who lifted his head.

When danger seems imminent, will you trust God as David did? Will you look to the Lord as your shield, your glory, and the one who lifts your head?

I cried and from his holy hill
He bowed a listening ear.
I called my Father and my God
And he subdued my fear.ISAAC WATTS

from The One Year® Book of Psalms by William J. Petersen and Randy Petersen, Tyndale House Publishers (1999), entry for January 4

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