God Gives the Victory

You are my King and my God,
   who decrees victories for Jacob.
Through you we push back our enemies;
   through your name we trample our foes.
I do not trust in my bow,
   my sword will not bring me victory;
but you give us victory over our enemies,
   you put our adversaries to shame.
In God we make our boast all day long,
   and we will praise your name forever.
                                                   Selah
Psalm 44:4-8

Who do I trust? I'm in a little battle right now and the question is: do I trust in my ability to finagle my way through the situation, or, am I going to trust God to open the door and make a way?

I guess the way I look at it is if I were in a real battle I would fight the enemy who was in front of me. So, if God puts something in front of me I should "attack" it, if not, I just lob some prayers into the fray. 

The truth that I need to remember is that it is God who gives the victory. 

NEED HELP? GOD HAS UNFAILING LOVE/ Psalm 44:26

"Rise up and help us;
     redeem us because of your unfailing love."
 Psalm 44:26

Remember, it's all about redemption. Christ died to redeem us from our sins. Sins of the past, present and future. His unfailing love is our help. Think about that: unfailing love. We may fail, he will not. Keep your focus on Christ. When you fail, seek Christ. When you succeed, praise him. In all things and at all time seek him. 

Father, help us to seek you always. Thank you for always being there and for your unfailing love! Praise be to you in us today!

VICTORY IS OURS!/ Psalm 44:4-5

"You are my King and my God,
     who decrees victories for Jacob.
 Through you we push back our enemies;
     through your name we trample our foes."
 Psalm 44:4-5

If there is going to be any victory in our lives it is because of our Kind and God, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Just as the Psalmist realized the victories were all about God, we too must realize, only God can bring the victory.

"Through your name" we trample down our foes. I was just reading I Samuel 7 this morning and few things apply. First of all Israel repented (verse 2), and while they were seeking the Lord their enemy, the Philistines, decided to attack (verses 7). Isn't that the way it goes? We start to seek God in earnest and the trials start to come. The Israelites sought God and he gave them the victory (verses 14). 

Here's the deal: There will be battles. We will seek God and he will give us the victory. 

Father, help us to seek you. We look to you for the victories we need in our marriages, children, jobs and finances. Praise be to you in us today!

REMEMBER THE VICTORIES: Psalm 44:1-3

"We have heard with our ears, O God;
     our fathers have told us
 what you did in their days,
     in days long ago.
 With your hand you drove out the nations
     and planted our fathers;
 you crushed the peoples
     and made our fathers flourish.
 It was not by their sword that they won the land,
     nor did their arm bring them victory;
 it was your right hand, your arm,
     and the light of your face, for you loved them."
 Psalm 44:1-3

Once, God opened a door for a job, three day after the opening was "closed". I was completely unaware of the way he moved in someone to recommend me for the job. That was about five years ago. Everything else went wrong, from the person who drafted the list of available candidates writing my information wrong to my boss not showing me the list until it was too late to have it changed. Yet, God make a way. 

What is one thing God did for you?

WHAT HAS GOD DONE FOR YOU? :Psalm 44:1

"We have heard with our ears, O God;
     our fathers have told us
 what you did in their days,
     in days long ago."
 Psalm 44:1

What have you heard? What have you seen? That is my question today? What has gone done for you?

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