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Day: November 12, 2015
Praise in the midst of battle
Search almost any version of the Judeo-Christian scriptures and you’ll find mention of satan’s war on God’s people, from his debut as the tempter in Genesis to the unveiling of his dragon persona in Revelation, where his defeat and everlasting retribution are sealed. Then, open the Bible in the middle (not counting reference pages) and you should see one of the Psalms (or “tehillim” – praises). Most of the lyrics of this originally Hebrew song-book, now neatly tucked into the middle of our victory manual, were written by the greatest Biblical warrior – King David. In physical battle, David was victorious against many enemy forces. Spiritually, he bounced back from being laid low in personal encounters with the tempter. Through it all he recorded the secrets of victory in his tehillim, now set in the middle of our spiritual armory as the Psalms. It’s no wonder that the Almighty draws our attention as often as we need battlefield encouragement, to this legacy of David and his divinely inspired musicians. Let us be mentored by the Psalms as we fight the good fight of faith. This morning I prayerfully reached out to God for help with a particular challenge; then I took up my study Bible to see what the Lord might say to me. You can guess where the Bible opened first – by divine design – at the Introduction to the Psalms 🙂
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