Sunday, December 10, 2017 Devotion
“Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us? And will You not go forth with our armies, O God? O give us help against the adversary, for deliverance by man is in vain. Through God we shall do valiantly, and it is He who will tread down our adversaries.” (Psalm 60:10-12)
The nations of this world toil against one another. Men dream dreams of unity through conquest, forcing peoples to join where there can be no unity. You have established the peace that surpasses all understanding. You have come to eternally deliver all who turn to You from wickedness to walk in the ways that have always been. You alone can save, and have saved, the people from their self-destruction.
Lord, I know these words and they are soothing, but in times of trouble it seems little comfort. Lead my mind to begin to grasp the significance that it is You who is working through all things for Your glory. Guide me away from the way the world thinks to begin to see Your hand in all things. Lead me, O Lord, in Your ways that I may be delivered from the vanity of this world.
Lord Jesus, You have come to liberate all the captives from sin, death and the devil. Guide me this day, O Lord, in the way You would have me go. Help me overcome the obstacles that will get in the way and lift me up from the pit of despair. Only through You can we walk in the way of salvation which You have established and which shall last forever. Help me this day, my Savior. Amen.
