God Gives Victory

God Gives Victory

Date: Nov. 15, 2024

Passage

2 Samuel 22:31-51 (ESV)

31   This God—his way is perfect;
    the word of the LORD proves true;
    he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
32   “For who is God, but the LORD?
    And who is a rock, except our God?
33   This God is my strong refuge
    and has made my way blameless.
34   He made my feet like the feet of a deer
    and set me secure on the heights.
35   He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36   You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your gentleness made me great.
37   You gave a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip;
38   I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
    and did not turn back until they were consumed.
39   I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise;
    they fell under my feet.
40   For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
    you made those who rise against me sink under me.
41   You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
    those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
42   They looked, but there was none to save;
    they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
43   I beat them fine as the dust of the earth;
    I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
44   “You delivered me from strife with my people;
    you kept me as the head of the nations;
    people whom I had not known served me.
45   Foreigners came cringing to me;
    as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
46   Foreigners lost heart
    and came trembling out of their fortresses.
47   “The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock,
    and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
48   the God who gave me vengeance
    and brought down peoples under me,
49   who brought me out from my enemies;
    you exalted me above those who rose against me;
    you delivered me from men of violence.
50   “For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations,
    and sing praises to your name.
51   Great salvation he brings to his king,
    and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
    to David and his offspring forever.”

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 22:51

  Great salvation he brings to his king,
    and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
    to David and his offspring forever.”

David took refuge in God, whose way is perfect and whose word is flawless, for the LORD is the only true God, the Rock of salvation. David was a valiant warrior who defeated surrounding enemies and made Israel a super world power. However, he attributed all his success and victories to the work of God. He confessed that God strengthened and trained his arms, hands, and feet to win the victory. David did not exalt himself, but he rendered all the victories to God, attributing all his victories to the work of God. He also acknowledged that God saved and exalted him over all other nations.

David was filled with a song of praises and thanksgiving to God: “The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior! He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me, who sets me free from my enemies… Therefore, I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name” (47-50). He concludes his song of praises: “He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever” (51). David deeply acknowledged the unfailing love of God for him and for his descendants. His faith in the love of God was the cause of victory in his personal life as well as over the nations.

Prayer: Lord, train me according to your words until I depend on you alone, love you, and serve your purpose for me with songs of praise.

One Word: God trains his children for victory

Adonijah Makes Himself King

1 Kings 1:1-27

Key Verse: 1:25

For he has gone down this day and has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

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