Is life a battle? How do we win? Let’s look at Psalm 144.
By David. (WEB)
Is life’s greatest battle spiritual? Who is our greatest defense?
Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle—My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me. (Ps 144:1-2 NKJV)
Do we get out of this life physically alive? How quick is a lifetime?
O Lord, what are human beings that you should notice them, mere mortals that you should think about them? For they are like a breath of air; their days are like a passing shadow. (Ps 144:3-4 NLT)
Are we in dire need of our ultimate rescue by God?
Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke. Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them. Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. (Ps 144:5-8 WEB)
Are we willing to learn a new song, or are we stuck on the old ones?
I will sing a new song to you, God. I will sing praises to you on a ten-stringed harp, to you—the one who gives saving help to rulers, and who rescues his servant David from the evil sword. Rescue me and deliver me from the power of strangers, whose mouths speak lies, and whose strong hand is a strong hand of deception, (Ps 144:9-11 CEB)
Do we pray for the next generation of believers? Are we thankful for what we have?
Let's pray that our young sons will grow like strong plants and that our daughters will be as lovely as columns in the corner of a palace. May our barns be filled with all kinds of crops. May our fields be covered with sheep by the thousands, and every cow have calves. Don't let our city be captured or any of us be taken away, and don't let cries of sorrow be heard in our streets. (Ps 144:12-14 CEV)
What is the greatest blessing that we can have in this life?
Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall! Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord! (Ps 144:15 ESV)
Is the good fight a spiritual battle? Are our weapons therefore also spiritual?
Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the Devil. For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. In every situation take the shield of faith, and with it you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word. (Eph 6:11-17 HCSB)
Is life a battle? How do we win? You decide!
