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Victory in Battle |
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Monday |
Psalm 20:1-5 |
May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all of your plans succeed. We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your request. | |
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Tuesday |
Psalm 145:13b-21 |
…The Lord if faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and lowing toward all he has made. The Lord is near to all who call on him to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him: he hears their cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name forever and ever. | |
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Wednesday |
Psalm 20:6-9 |
Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed, he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. O Lord, save the King! Answer us when we call!. | |
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Thursday |
Psalm 21:1-7 |
O Lord, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give! You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request of his lips. You welcomed him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked you for life, and you gave it to him length of days, forever and ever. Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty. Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence. For the king trusts in the Lord through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken. | |
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Friday |
Psalm 21:8-13 |
Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes. At the time of your appearing you will make them like a fiery furnace. In his wrath the Lord will swallow them up, and his fire will consume them. You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind. Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed; for you will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with a drawn bow. Be exalted. O Lord, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might. | |
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Saturday |
Psalm 3:1-6 |
O Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you are a shield around me. O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. To the Lord I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. I lie down and sleep. I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear the tens of thousand drawn up against me on every side. | |
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Sunday |
Psalm 18:1-3
Psalm 18:46:50 |
I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise and I am saved from my enemies. The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior! He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me, who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me. Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O Lord; I will sing praises to your name. He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever. | |
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DEVOTION
We must give God praise after he has given us the victory. When we look at what God did for David in Psalm 21, we see that he gave him:
- Joy in victory
- The desire of his heart
- All of the request from his lips (answered prayers)
- Rich blessings
- A crown of pure gold on his head.
- Life, and length of days for ever
- Multiple Victories
- Splendor and majesty
- Eternal blessings
- Joy at the Lord presence
- Stability
The Lord knows how much we can bear. He is there for us as stated in Psalm 145. The Lord is faithful to his promises, and he loves all that he made. The Lord will keep you from falling. If you are down and out and feeling the pressures of life, God will lift your bowed head
When circumstances make it seem as though we are losing the battle and/or feel all alone, and feel as though everyone is against us. Think again. God is not. He is there for us. As described in Psalm 3. God is always for us. When circumstances and problems don’t go our way, turn to God. People who are observing your battle might think that God has abandoned you and might even say that God will not deliver you. They are wrong. The Lord will show his power. We are not alone. God is the shield that is around us and will lift our heads.
Usually in a crisis, we might not be able to sleep. Some, worry about what is going on around them as if the worrying is going to change anything. Not David. He laid down and went to sleep. He slept peacefully – even though there was an obvious uproar going on in his life. David knew who his sustainer was. Imagine being surrounding by tens of thousands on every side. What would you do? Would you be like David and not fear. Would you trust in the Lord. That’s what David did. So, we encourage you to stand firm in the battle knowing that God will bring about a just result and will sustain you throughout the ordeal. In the end, he will allow you to have joy, respond to your prayers and give you multiple victories. There is complete victory in God. So, go on, give him the praise He deserves and He will give you the desire of your heart!
