Reading: Psalms 108 - 112
My Verse: "With God we shall do valiantly;
it is He who will tread down our foes" (108:13).
My dictionary.com app states this about the word valiant. "boldly courageous, brave, stouthearted, worthy, excellent." What a most wonderful word! It brings to mind those who do wonderfully heroic acts! This verse tells me that "with God" I can and "shall do valiantly!"
The key to this verse is "with God." I can not be valiant on my own. David makes this very clear, LORD God, in Psalms 109.
"But you, O GOD my Lord,
deal on my behalf for your name's sake;
because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!
For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is stricken within me.
I am gone like a shadow at evening;
I am shaken off like a locust" (109:21-23).
But how, oh how, do I get there? How does one become valiant, LORD God? I know I need to do it through You. I know that it is You that enables me to walk this path that You put me on. But more often than not I just feel so timid and afraid. I know that is not of You! (2 Timothy 1:7)
First, I know that I must be thankful to You for saving me, for counting me worthy.
"I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart" (Psalm 111:1).
Second, I know that I need to praise You, LORD God.
"Great are the works of the LORD.
studied by all who delight in them.
Full of splendor and majesty is His work,
and his righteousness endures forever" (Psalm 111:2,3).
If I do these things, and hold onto You steadfastly You, LORD God will bring me along. You will even help me to be steadfast during those moments when I am too weak to hang on in my own power. Thank You for that!
"Praise the LORD!
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD.
who greatly delights in his commandments" (Psalm 112:1)!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "With God we shall do valiantly;
it is He who will tread down our foes" (108:13).
My dictionary.com app states this about the word valiant. "boldly courageous, brave, stouthearted, worthy, excellent." What a most wonderful word! It brings to mind those who do wonderfully heroic acts! This verse tells me that "with God" I can and "shall do valiantly!"
The key to this verse is "with God." I can not be valiant on my own. David makes this very clear, LORD God, in Psalms 109.
"But you, O GOD my Lord,
deal on my behalf for your name's sake;
because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!
For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is stricken within me.
I am gone like a shadow at evening;
I am shaken off like a locust" (109:21-23).
But how, oh how, do I get there? How does one become valiant, LORD God? I know I need to do it through You. I know that it is You that enables me to walk this path that You put me on. But more often than not I just feel so timid and afraid. I know that is not of You! (2 Timothy 1:7)
First, I know that I must be thankful to You for saving me, for counting me worthy.
"I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart" (Psalm 111:1).
Second, I know that I need to praise You, LORD God.
"Great are the works of the LORD.
studied by all who delight in them.
Full of splendor and majesty is His work,
and his righteousness endures forever" (Psalm 111:2,3).
If I do these things, and hold onto You steadfastly You, LORD God will bring me along. You will even help me to be steadfast during those moments when I am too weak to hang on in my own power. Thank You for that!
"Praise the LORD!
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD.
who greatly delights in his commandments" (Psalm 112:1)!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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