But you, O Lord, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. Psalm 59:8-9 – The season of David’s life that he is connecting this psalm to would have been a terrifying one for anyone in his position. In 1 Samuel 19:11-12 we learn that King Saul sent assassins to watch over David’s house and find the perfect time to kill him. Every night David would look out his window an see the assassins lurking in the shadows watching his every move, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Could you imagine the weight of stress that would cause you! We see in the psalm this was a time of fear for David and a time he was pleading to the Lord for help. Our verse though reveals a powerful truth we must remember when the enemy’s assassins are lurking in the shadows around us. They are no match for the Lord. In our verses we see David remind himself that the Lord isn’t nervous about these enemies, in fact, He laughs are their measly threats. Think of someone charging a massive stone castle to take it down, yet with only a marshmallow gun. Everyone on the castle wall would be rolling on the floor laughing at these marshmallow soldiers for they have confidence their castle wall will remain perfectly fine through this level of attack. Let us keep this reality within our thoughts. The enemy is loud and scary and has a lot of force behind him, and his main goal is to tear people away from Jesus. While for us trying to stand alone, the enemy can do some damage, yet before the Lord, Satan is just a marshmallow soldier. God will be your strength and fortress when the enemy attacks. Under the Lord’s shelter of safety, not only do we need not fear the enemy, we can join in with the Lord as He laughs at the enemy’s punny attacks. Never forget how weak our enemy is compared to our great God. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3014
Question To Ponder: Why is it important to remember God is bigger than the enemy?
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