All Round Protection and Victory

UV 3571/10000 All Round Protection and Victory He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. 2 Samuel 22 v 18 Many of our enemies are too powerful for us to confront directly. But the Lord rescues us from such. They often hate us without any reason and conspire against us. But the Lord shows that He delights in us on account of our commitment to lead an upright life. He rushes to our rescue even as He rescued David from the sword of Goliath, the spear of a demented and envious King Saul, from powerful neighbouring kingdoms, from foes within his own family and palace. On the day we face calamity, the Lord is closest to us and supports us even as everyone else abandons us. By God’s grace, we can run through a troop unharmed, we can scale a wall. He is a force multiplier and enables a hundred of us to put ten thousand to rout. He puts His weight on the side of the weak but upright, the oppressed and afflicted as He did with Israel led by Moses as they escaped from the wrath of Pharaoh. The Lord examines the cleanness of our hands and pitches Himself in support of the faithful. The Lord also protects us from the ill effects of a natural calamity like the world-wide covid pandemic. He protects us internally from our own temptations of the flesh and our weaknesses of spirit. He protects us from the machinations of the devil, whom Jesus called the strong one who has to be bound by Him. On our part, we should aim to walk close to the Lord, heeding His counsel at all times. We should arm ourselves with the Word and be clothed with praise and worship of the Lord in our innermost being. A covenant relationship requires both parties, God and us to keep our part. The covenant promises of protection, provision, promotion and preservation are the inheritance of the faithful children of God. Our prayers and pleas are the sling stones that hit the forehead of the powerful enemy or pierce his heart to convict him to join our side. No reverse in our lives is so great that the Lord cannot overturn. He restores us at the time and place of His choosing.