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No King is saved by the Size of His Army

Psalms 33 - The plans of the Lord stand firm forever...No king is saved by the size of his army: no warrior escapes by his great strength....But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them...We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his Holy name. May your unfailing love rest upon us, O lord, even as we put our hope in you.

These are the words that spoke to my heart this morning. No king is saved by the size of his army. So many times it was the underdog, the army with the smaller numbers, that won the battle. We are at a much more somber place in our home this morning then we have been the last week. We are in the middle of a spiritual battle that we are girding up to head out and face full force this morning. This day will be the day we find out whether we will win the battle, come home injured refuel and then battle again tomorrow, or lose the battle we see in front of us, so that later we win the war that God only foresees.

I ask for you to stand with us in prayer today. Prayer for God's divine light to guide our path, for His hand of peace to calm me for mine and the baby's health, for wisdom for Allen and that the Lord will provide the words to him this day. I pray that His will be done and that what ever the outcome we will be here to glorify Him and praise His name.

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Anonymous said…
I'm so sorry that you are going through such a hard time. I will be praying for you...

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