Daily Devotionals
Daily Devotional: Psalms 44:1-8
Ps 44:1-8
1 We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago. 2 With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our fathers; you crushed the peoples and made our fathers flourish. 3 It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them. 4 You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob. 5 Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes. 6 I do not trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory; 7 but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame. 8 In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.
Col 3:17
17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
It was in the name of God that Moses delivered the children of Israel from their slavery in Egypt. It was in the name of the Lord that the walls fell around the city of Jericho and the people were given to Israel. Every battle was fought and every victory was given in the name of the God of heaven. Over and over God told them to fight in his name and they would win but they were never to go into battle with their own strength. They tried it at the small town of Ai and they lost.
Today as we serve God in Jesus Christ, we do all we do in his name. We are to bring glory to him as we battle against Satan and his devices in this world. In the name of Jesus we will never be defeated. While our spiritual battles are not measured the same as were their physical ones (and thus we cannot always see the end), we still are the ultimate victors in Jesus Christ.
This lays on us the responsibility to make sure all we are doing is bringing glory to God and exalts the name of Jesus. Whatever we do, we do with thanksgiving. This is because we recognize that all we have and all we do is in Jesus and the strength he gives us through the indwelling of the Spirit. With his power in us we can become all he intends us to ever be in this world.
O God, my heavenly Father, I thank you for all you do for me and all you have done for me. Thank you for my family that brings so much joy in my life. Thank you for the many friends who surround me every day with encouragement. Help me always be what I should be so that my life will bring glory to the name of Jesus and your name will be glorified. Forgive me when I fail. Fill my heart with your love, even when others are not loveable toward me. Help me be as forgiving to others as you are toward me. I pray in the name of Jesus my Lord.
Robert
