Psalms 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise Him.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise Him.
Reading this verse, I had a visual of myself
standing behind the giant shield that is God - singing and dancing with joy
while the ravages of life and ugliness of sin raged on just beyond the shield.
With child-like abandon, I was free to express my heart without fear, self-consciousness,
condemnation or anxiety though all around chaos sang her own siren song. What
glorious freedom we have when we stand confidently behind the shield.
There is always something banging at
our door to grab our attention, to steal our time and peace. There is no
shortage of opportunities waiting to accost us with distractions and despair.
Typically, we meander beyond the shield from time to time only to come
scurrying back when those fiery darts come flying our way. What we fail to
realize is that there is nothing beyond the shield that we are not capable of
enjoying and receiving benefit of behind the shield. Everything we need, want
or can imagine is waiting behind the shield and strength of the Lord. Oh, what
foolish children of worldly desire we are when we begin to let ourselves think
there are more enticing tidbits waiting for us just outside the shield…..
Today, I will dance and sing praise to the Lord of lords, my King of kings in the courtyard of His strength, protected by His shield. Won’t you dance with me?
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