October 20
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PSALM 60 WITH GOD WE SHALL DO COURAGEOUSLY
O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us.
2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open repair its breaches, for it totters.
3 You have made your people see hard things;
you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.
4 You have set up a banner for those who fear you,
that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah
5 That your beloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your right hand and answer us!
6 God has spoken in his holiness: “With exultation I will divide up Shechem
and portion out the Vale of Succoth.7 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.8 Moab is my washbasin;
upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
9 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go forth, O God, with our armies.
11 Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!
12 With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes. – Psalm 60:1-12
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A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
My Lord, please do not be angry with us and refresh us with your forgiveness
You have strengthened us by letting us go through hardships and challenges
I plead you to give us favor by granting us your mercy and blessings
We bring you our praise, worship, adulation and thanksgiving.
Be with us Lord, for we shall do courageously only with You
You are full of majesty and only you can make our minds renewed
I am nothing without your steadfast love and grace
Lead me to everything that you want me to triumph and excel.
With my Lord, I can defeat any tactics of the enemy
Without his help, I won’t be able to have any victory
Only with God’s Spirit and guidance, I shall do valiantly
May all of God’s people remember how to thank him constantly.
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REFLECTION
• Why is it important for us to acknowledge that without God, we won’t do valiantly?