By Andy Flood
David is ready for
a fight! He's confident in his God, he knows that, if God is for him who can be
against him.
He remembers the
previous victories of battles past and glorifies God for them.
However, David
manages not be triumphalistic, because his faith is based on God's promises and
he knows it is God who provides the victory, he's not going in to the battle
blind.
"Who will
bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me
to Edom?
Have you not rejected
us, O God?
You do not go out,
O God, with our armies.
Oh grant us help
against the foe,
for vain is the
salvation of man!
With God we shall
do valiantly;
it is he who will
tread down our foes." (Psalm 108:10-13 ESV)
Although we hold a
reasonable faith, sometimes we can be guilty of being unrealistic or
triumphalistic in our prayers. That's not to say we shouldn't be audacious in
what we ask of our Father, but sometimes our prayers can be all mouth and no
trousers, just shouting "COME ON THEN IF YOU THINK YOU'RE HARD ENOUGH,"
with no action to back it up.
We are called to
pray, and that in itself is action. But our words must be followed by a life of
worship, reflecting the God we so love, showing that love to the community
around us. Day in-day out consistent love for our neighbour. That's how real
battle is done.
Sometimes, though,
love for our neighbour means standing up for what we believe is God's will. Not
just going with the flow but speaking out against injustice and not accepting
that the 'norm' is acceptable.
We're called by
Jesus to be salt and light. So
let's break from the 'norm' and be what we're supposed to be.
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