Psalm 48:1-8

Psalm 48:1-8 
New International Version (NIV)

  1 Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. 2 Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King. 3 God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.
  4 When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together, 5 they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror. 6 Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor. 7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind. 8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the Lord Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever.

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  It's somewhat laughable to think about someone being prideful and arrogant enough to attack the Lord.  His majesty and holiness are so much greater than anything humans can manage on our own, and those who stand opposed to God will discover that their powers are miniscule compared to the grandeur of God.
  This makes it all the more amazing that God chose to use this power FOR US!  God, who is powerful enough to do anything, chooses to come in the form of a servant, to wash the feet of the disciples and to die on a cross for us.  God longs for us to choose him, and to wrap us in an eternal embrace of love.
  God could have overwhelmed us with his might and power.  Instead, he chooses to do so with his love.

  May our lives be rich in gratitude.