- But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah Psalm 3:3-4 – We learn from the start of the psalm that this was looking back at the emotions and thoughts David was experiencing during the time of his struggles with Absalom. Absalom, David’s own son, was creating a rebellion against his father to steal the kingdom, and it was working. David was on the run and it truly seemed like the number of his enemies were growing too rapidly for even God to be able to save him. It appeared as if there was no hope, and even his enemies said in the verse prior that God couldn’t even bring salvation for David from such a horrible situation. But…the Lord isn’t limited to the words of our enemies. David knew that while others may say God couldn’t save, that God would be a shield of protection, a hearer of his cries, and an answerer to his need of help. We too may find ourselves in such a deep struggle. So deep that we and others are convinced no one could get us out, not even God. Let us though never limit the Lord like this. You will never find yourself in a too dark of a place or too deep of a hole for God to be able to rescue you. No amount of enemies can stop Him and no attack will crumble His shield. Truly blessed are those who trust in Him. Could you today say you are truly blessed because you trust in the Lord? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2958
- I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. Psalms 3:5-6 – There is something beautiful about this idea of sleeping and waking again. Meaning that even in the presence of many foes, God can give us the peace to settle our minds and find the rest we need. It also means that even when we sleep and are doing nothing to stop the enemies, God is still working on our behalf and keeping us safe. Maybe today you need to be reminded that even in the presence of your struggle God gives you the peace you need to take hold of the rest you’re looking for. He also never sleeps and is constantly working in our story. God has this all under control, trust Him, get the rest you need, and know you’ll wake up and God will have taken care of things like He always has. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 765
- …many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah Psalm 3:2 – Those who don’t know what God is capable of of course would say this. When life crashes and difficulties surrounds, most everything in this world can’t sustain us and give us the help we need. If so many things fail why would this Jesus be any different? Yet for those of us who follow Jesus we know how great the salvation is we always find in Him. We’ve read the stories in scripture where God came through for His own in ways that boggle our imagination. We’ve seen Him work wonders in the life of our brothers and sisters. Even in our own past we’ve personally experienced how great of a salvation Jesus can offer. So yes, others may doubt what Jesus can do and even try to convince us to believe like they do. We know better though because we know Jesus. We know He is more than able to provide the salvation we need in our story. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1720
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