Archives: June 2007

For by Him we shall do valiantly!

We have our battles, challenges, and obstacles. Most of the time we each want to fight our own battles. We want to overcome our own challenges. We want to clamber over our own obstacles.

That’s fine. God expects us to do our part, to go out with faith in Him.

Sometimes, though, part of faith in Him involves this:

“The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool” (Psalm 110:1).

By Him shall we overcome. By Him we shall do valiantly.

By Him.

Remember, Mark. Don’t forget again!

[The Lord at thy right hand (Psalm 110:5)]
from Psalm 110:5

A little bit more from Psalm 110: For Being at His Right Hand . . . .

Two pieces from the opening verses of Psalm 109 put their fingers on something that has troubled me — infrequently, thankfully — for years.

“They have spoken against me with a lying tongue” (Psalm 109:2).

“And fought against me without a cause” (Psalm 109:3).

This happened to me long ago. And not so long ago.

What shall I do?

Cry to God for vengeance and justice as did the Psalm writer?

No. I grab a hold of this little piece, though:

“But I give myself unto prayer” (Psalm 109:4).

I pray blessing and good on them.

I pray spiritual fulfillment and success for them.

I pray love, forgiveness, and peace for myself.

I claim for them verse 21 as I do for myself.

(I should, anyway.)

“But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me” (Psalm 109:21).

But bless thou (Psalm 109:28)

But bless thou (Psalm 109:28)

A little bit more from Psalm 109: For His Sake

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