Tuesday 09/06/05 - Psalm 3

I can really identify with this Psalm. Many times I felt that odds were against me. There have been some strong spiritual attacks in my life. I cannot fully express it in words but there is spiritual warfare is happening at GCC and in my life. We should not be surprised my friends. We want to be a prevailing church and I believe the enemy does not want us to get there. The enemy wants to confuse us. He wants to make us think we are fighting a losing battle. But remember it is God who started us and He will finish it. Let us just be faithful.

Psalmist writes, “To the Lord I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill.” I like this verse because I love crying out to my Father for help. I thank God that He does answer. I have cried for help so many times in my life. And God has delivered me time and time again. Just Sunday as I was drifting to sleep I was praying, “Lord I need your help. I cannot do this “church thing” …I really need your help.”

As we go into this semester I have to be honest I feel desperate. Not because something is going wrong but more and more I realized I can do nothing without Him. I really feel the enemy attacking. This is my prayer lately, “Lord I trust you and I hold on to your promises. Teach me to be faithful with the task you have called me.”

On another note, what do you think about this verse, “Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.” This is pretty strong language. But it is honest. I view this as an offensive prayer against the devil and his lying ways. As I think about our spiritual enemy I kind of like it when the Psalmist writes, “break the teeth of the wicked.”

I want to leave you with these verses to meditate on. Remember we can be like a tree planted by the stream of living water. Friends even if thousand things go wrong we do not have to fear because the Lord will sustain us. We can live a life of thankfulness and faithfulness.

3 But you are a shield around me, O LORD;
you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

4 To the LORD I cry aloud,
and he answers me from his holy hill.
Selah

5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.

6 I will not fear the tens of thousands
drawn up against me on every side

To the Emmaus group: I had a great time at the Labor Day picnic. I want to thank those who prepared and also those who cleaned up afterwards. I was thinking how blessed we are to have a great God and a great church to fellowship with. Next time though can we play some soccer? When is the soccer fever going to come back to GCC? But I understand volleyball is a fun game. Anyway, thanks about to those who served us at the picnic. Lastly, yes…I will try to remember that it is “preying mantis not pre-mantis.”

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