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Wednesday... It is amazing what we can see.


Psalm 3:3a (NLT), "But you, O LORD, are a shield around me."

Wednesday... It is amazing what we can see.

And what we see does make such a difference in our day.

Now David, he writer of Psalm 3 starts this Psalm this way. He says in verse 1 (NLT), "O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me." Yes, he is saying this to the LORD, the one he serves. Verse 2 says, "So many are saying, 'God will never rescue him!'" And that is so true with that outlook. So many of us get out of bed with that outlook every morning. It is amazing what we can see.

Now I woke up this morning and eventually found myself outside on my couch with my Bible and I read this outlook in verses 1-2 from David. But I didn't stop there and neither did David. But that is an easy place to stop, isn't it? And it is true.

Yes, David didn't stop there. Verses 3-4 says, "But you, O LORD, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. I cried out to the LORD, and He answered me from his holy mountain."


We just have to keep going. We can't stop with the enemies. Yes, they are there and they are rising up against us. But again verse 3 says, "But you, O LORD, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high." And yes, we need to do what David did. Verse 4a says, "I cried out to the LORD." And do you know what the LORD did? Verse 4b says, "And he answered me from his holy mountain." Now I have an advantage. On my couch I can look out on a mountain just across the 215. I don't think it is his holy mountain but it is a mountain. I love it!

So what has your attention? Yes, it is amazing what we can see.

Verse 5 says, "I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the Lord was watching over me." And that is such a great picture for us to see, "for the Lord was watching over me." I love that. "for the Lord was watching over me."

And with that picture and realization verse 6 says, "I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies who surround me on every side." The LORD can handle them. They are outnumbered!!!

And then verses 7-8, "Arise, O LORD! Rescue me, my God! Slap all my enemies in the face! Shatter the teeth of the wicked! Victory comes from you, O LORD. May you bless your people."

Now that is a great thing to see. "Slap all my enemies in the face! Shatter the teeth of the wicked!" I love it. Yes, It is amazing what we can see when we focus on our LORD.

Yes, "Victory comes from you, O LORD. May you bless your people." He has it handled! Yes, yes! #todaysbeeginning




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