91 Days of Victory – Day 80 (2026/05/18)

 

Strengthen the man you love, the son of your choice. Psalm 80 is a heartfelt communal lament, likely written during a time of national crisis (such as the fall of the Northern Kingdom) to ask God to restore, Shepherd, and protect Israel, depicted as a damaged vine. Its central theme is a plea for revival through God's grace, highlighted by the recurring refrain: "Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us.
Only then will we be saved” (NLT).

The verse that stood out today is 17 where the writer says that God must strengthen the man (woman) He loves. Today I am writing to you but I think mainly to myself. As time progress we have our ups and our downs. It is a daily thing as the enemy remains relentless in his attempts to get us to fail or fall or lose hope.

We have our battles and some days we have many little foxes (as they call them) that tries to alter our mindset or our direction. So, as the Psalmist writes “Strengthen the man you love” I am turning to God, humbled by His grace and mercy, to give me and you the strength to continue. To face the attacks and the battles we have. To stand strong and to finish the race. To be of good cheer and to find our joy in the Lord our God. To continue to seek Him and to stay on our course and obey His commands.

As this Psalmist writes that God is the shepherd I am reminded by the words of Jesus, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep”. Here in John10 Jesus refers to Himself as the good shepherd that will not run when a wolf attacks like a hired hand. His sheep knows His voice and they know Him. In other words, God says that He will never leave us nor forsake us and if He is for us who can be against us. When the enemy comes to destroy, He will not run away but He will step in and protect His flock. He has already given His life for us, so why would He stop now.

My dear friend, we do not worship a mediocre God. We worship the creator of heaven and earth. Do not be dismayed but in all things give praise to God and trust His will and His way. Seek His voice and listen when He directs you. All things will work out for good, because He came to give us life.

Have an awesome day.