A
reminder for today
He is
my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my rescuer. He is my shield,
and I take refuge in him. He makes the nations submit to me. (Psalm 144:2)
War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing… I keep thinking
of these lyrics today and for a moment I wondered about that. When we look at
war or wars in general we are quick to say that there is nothing good in it, and
rightfully so, because out of war comes death and disaster. People lose loved
ones and many lose their homes and in most cases out of another’s greed. I think
that war is a result of bad people (evil if you wish) being opposed by good
people (If we look at the world wars). Today many of the wars in the African continent
are out of greed and power lust. Life has become cheap in the selfish hunger of
those whom desire what is not theirs to take.
Our daily battles are not very different from the wars we
see on television. In many cases our battles are out of selfishness and pride. In
some cases our battles are the cause of desire and a need for something that is
not necessary meant for us. We get confused by bad media and the terrible morals
that we see on television. So we desire and in our selfish needs we cause tremors
on our own emotions that end up in arguments that we could have avoided if we
followed God’s advice.
Don’t for a moment think that I am purely speculating. I am
talking out of experience. Jip, there are many battles I have had in my life
that would have never happened had I listen to the Lord and not my own desire
and need. It is sad so say that we learn from our mistakes when if we had listened
to God, we might never had to endure the pain. Lately I focus a lot on content
and what it means in the Christian world. That is why I picked these words
today: He is my fortress, my tower of safety and my rescuer. My shield and in Him
I find refuge. When we are in Him we become content and in this life with Jesus
we will find a freedom that is indescribable. As we seek refuge from the world
in Him we will become more like Him and the worldly will become less.
When in the midst of our daily battles we should not seek
our own desire and our own need. We should seek Him first and run to our
fortress. We must take refuge in Him, our tower of safety. He will rescue us
and show us the way forward. So in your battles today, remember your place of
safety and call on your Rescuer. He will shield you and make the nations (problems)
submit to you.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers
