Psalm 124 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today is a great lesson for us to learn!
1 If it had not been the Lord Who was on our side—now may Israel say— 2 If it had not been the Lord Who was on our side when men rose up against us, 3 Then they would have quickly swallowed us up alive when their wrath was kindled against us; 4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us and swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; 5 Then the proud waters would have gone over us. 6 Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth! 7 We are like a bird escaped from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
What is the lesson to learn from this? It is vital that, as born again believers, that we refuse to be concerned about what others think about what we do, and, instead, focus on what GOD thinks of what we do! If WE make sure that WE are on God's side, which is ALWAYS the RIGHT side, then HE will be on ours! And when God is on our side, it doesn't do anyone, any good to come against us! One of the ways that we can be assured that we are on God's side is to continually choose to walk in love! When people come against you, pray for them! Choose to see every person, even those who act ugly towards you, as God sees them! He sees them as worthy of the Blood of JESUS! That does NOT mean that we have to be friends with them or spend time with them, but we MUST look at them with HIS eyes! When we do that, no matter how hard it may be on the flesh, we will NEVER fail! How do I know this? Because we have THIS promise in 1 Corinthians 13:8 & 13:
8 Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end].
13 And so faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
AMEN! Choosing love means choosing LIFE for every area! We CAN because HE lives IN us! We love with HIS ability! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong Worship with "Love So Great":
Shalom in Him!
