Head held high

"But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high." - Psalm 3:3

Many of us are feeling the weight of life and issues at the moment. For this reason, I found this reading to be very moving and meaningful for me today. Let us remember that God offers to be a shield around us, guarding our hearts and souls. 

The other great promise is that Jesus is the one who lifts our heads high when they are drooping and the strain of life seems overbearing.

Eugene Peterson writes:

But you, God, shield me on all sides;
You ground my feet, you lift my head high;
With all my might I shout up to God,
His answers thunder from the holy mountain.

May God grant you his strength and peace

Living in Grace

D3LM3

When the odds are stacked against you

Ever felt as if the odds are stacked against you?
Well, if you have, then you must remember that you are not alone in feeling like this. Listen to David's prayer to God in Psalm 3:

"Lord, how many are my foes!
    How many rise up against me!
² Many are saying of me,
    “God will not deliver him.”

Perhaps David felt that the numbers of people against him were too many to count. If it had been one or two, I am sure he wouldn't have felt so overwhelmed, but clearly he feels as if the odds are against him. The Good News for us today, is that God specialises in defeating the odds - even when they are stacked "One Million : One" God can come through for us. 

Hang in there and see what God can do.

Living in Grace
D3LM3