Greetings,
"We have heard with our ears O God...Our fathers told us...the deeds You did in their days...in the days of old: You drove out the nations/Gentiles/heathens with Your hand...but them You planted: You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out. For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword...nor did their own arm save them; but it was Your right hand...Your arm...and the light of your countenance...because you favored them. (Psalm 43:1-3)
Well...enter the sons of Korah...with a Psalm to the Chief Musician. The Psalm is written in PRESENT dishonor...with an eye to the PAST. When they look to "the fathers"...who have past on the stories of glory...the things that God did in their days (aka The Days of Old)...it gives them hope of deliverance. It affects the way they persevere in prayer and continue to as for help from the same God that delivered them. "Arise for our HELP...and REDEEM us for Your MERCIES SAKE." (Psalm 43:26)
Sometimes when we are surrounded by nations/Gentiles/heathens...who are being afflicted and cast out...maybe we need to look back and see how God manifested Himself in their lives. The battles are not won by (1) their/our own sword (2) their/our won arm. The battles and victories and possessions of our spiritual land are won by:
PSALM 43:3
1. His right hand
2. His arm
3. His lighted countenance
4. His favor
Here is a declaration to SELAH:
"You are my King, O God; command victories for Jacob. Through YOU we will push down our enemies; through YOUR NAME we will trample those who rise up against us. For I will NOT trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me. But YOU have saved us from our enemies, and have put to shame those who hate us. In GOD we boast all day long, and praise YOUR NAME forever...SELAH. (Psalm 43:4-8)
His FAVOR still flows
Love and Favored Kisses
Rodney "Making A Declaration" Boyd
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