‘The
victory belongs to the Lord’ (Proverbs 21:31). Lord, when defeat seems
inevitable, You come to us with Your Word of encouragement: ‘The Lord
your God is with you. He is mighty to save, a Warrior who gives victory.
He will take great delight in you. He will renew you in His love. He
will rejoice over you with singing’ (Zephaniah 3:17). Your Word shows us
the way of victory. You lead us into the way of faith in our Saviour,
the Lord Jesus Christ: ‘This is the victory that overcomes the world,
our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that
Jesus is the Son of God?’ (1 John 5:4). You, Lord, ‘give victory’ to us.
Help us to receive Your victory by ‘faith’. Living for Christ is never
easy – ‘In this world you will have trouble’. Help us not to let this
get us down. Help us to remember Jesus’ words: ‘Be of good cheer. I have
overcome the world’ (John 16:33).
By Your grace, Lord, You call us to be Your soldiers and servants. Help us not to be "fearful and fainthearted" (Deuteronomy 19:19). Help us to be "good soldiers of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:3). When we hear your challenging question: "Who is on the Lord's side?", may we give our committed answer: "By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, we are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine."
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