Good day dear friends.
We continue to affirm our faith in what Paul shared in Romans 8 that we are more than conquerors and that God wants us to win!
Here is today's study guide: Tuesday: The Psalmist knew where the power to win lay and that was in God. Please find Psalm 44:1-8 and read there what he has to say to us about winning in the Lord.
Here is that Psalm passage: 44:1 We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago. 2 With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish. 3 It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them. 4 You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob. 5 Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes. 6 I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory; 7 but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame. 8 In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.
What victory stories have you shared with your children or grandchildren? What victory stories of faith have you shared with them as well? Men who played football love to relive those days of scoring touchdowns and outstanding passes caught with one hand or balls hit out of the park. Women like to talk of their accomplishments in the classroom or strides they've made when others said they couldn't. But what has God done in your life that you should be sharing with others so that they too may be aware of what God can do? The Psalmist had a rich history of personal victories, but he also had shared in the collective memory of his ancestors on the victories God had done in their lives.
Center on verse 7: God gives us the victory over that which we face. It is in God that we will receive the victory stories we will one day be sharing with others. What is your biggest challenge today? Have you trusted God with this challenge? Read the Psalm again and let it be what God wants you to hear about what is before you.
PRAYER: Loving God, come and give to me the victory I need. Let this victory be that which I will one day soon share with others about how awesome You are. I pray in Jesus' name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
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