Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The life we lead can take us into familiar territory, or into the unknown. The constant we have as believers is God – He is our Shield and Buckler. God is on our side. This is true in good times. It is also true as we walk through the tougher times. As we traverse the Valley of Baca, the Valley of Weeping (like the balsam trees weep as they suffer the wind), we make pools in a desolate place (Psalm 84). How do we do that? By standing with our God who does not with hold any good thing. In fact, we can battle the enemy of our souls. Our enemy is as real as it gets, and he is out to kill, steal and destroy us (John 10). But if we listen and respond to God, He will stand and fight our battles. He will give us the words we need to push away our spiritual enemies in our spiritual battles that change the real world we live in.

In Psalm 83:4-5 we read that the enemies of God try to destroy us in an attempt to blot out His name and His inheritance in the earth. And what are we to pray to battle the evil one? In verses 13-18 we read that we are to ask for them to be ground to dust, spread before the whirlwind, and brought to shame until the acknowledge that He is God. And why should we do such battle? In verse 18, we do it so that all may know that God is the Lord of all! Praise God!

Prayer
Father, look upon us and remember Your word and Your promise. Do not let our enemies blot out Your inheritance. Rise up, and crush the enemies of our souls, that all men might know, that You truly are God of all! Amen.