Psalm 35:1-10

Psalm 35:1-10
Common English Bible (CEB)

  35 Lord, argue with those who argue with me; fight with those who fight against me! 2 Grab a shield and armor; stand up and help me! 3 Use your spear and ax against those who are out to get me! Say to me: “I’m your salvation!”
  4 Let those who want me dead be humiliated and put to shame. Let those who intend to hurt me be thoroughly frustrated and disgraced. 5 Let them be like dust on the wind— and let the Lord’s messenger be the one who does the blowing! 6 Let their path be dark and slippery— and let the Lord’s messenger be the one who does the chasing!
  7 Because they hid their net for me for no reason, they dug a pit for me for no reason. 8 Let disaster come to them when they don’t suspect it. Let the net they hid catch them instead! Let them fall into it—to their disaster!
  9 But I will rejoice in the Lord; I will celebrate his salvation. 10 All my bones will say, “Lord, who could compare to you? You rescue the weak from those who overpower them; you rescue the weak and the needy from those who plunder them.”

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  No matter how strong or weak I am, my future depends on the Lord.
  It's tempting to try and do everything myself, to try and struggle forward on my own efforts.  I can see my own efforts, and I know what I can rely upon.  But ultimately, the forces that oppose me are stronger than I am.  Only God can lead me through.
  For a while, we can deceive ourselves.  Perhaps, even for our entire lives.  But the sooner we recognize that God's strength is the only force big enough to lead us through this life and the death that must follow, the wiser we are.  It would be a shame to believe only in ourselves for all of life, only to discover how small we are at the end.

May God's size and power leave you in awe today, and may you recognize that God wants to put this power to work for you!