Psalm 124-125 Faith's Importance

“What if the Lord had not been on our side?”  I don’t want to even think about it!  Where would I be?

But for God’s grace and mercy and forgiveness, I might not even be alive!  “Praise the Lord, who did not let them chew us up.”  That’s what it feels like on the other side!  If we desert the Lord to live in sin, the worst thing He can do is to give us what we want.

“God surrounds His people now and forever.  The wicked will not rule over those who do right.”

My commentary says that our enemy Satan does not give advance warnings of his attacks, so we must be sober and vigilant, put on the whole armor of God, and be alert in our praying.  “If we are walking with the Lord, we need not feel unprepared for the enemy’s attacks … Like a cunning animal, Satan stalks us and waits until we have relaxed our guard, and then he pounces …But the Lord is stronger than Satan, and if we are abiding in Him, we can win the victory.”

“We must use the Word of God to throw light on our path, so we can detect and avoid the devil’s traps.  Satan always has fascinating bait to offer.  The Lord may allow us to fall into a trap, but nobody can KEEP us when He WANTS us to be free.  The Lord not only opened the trap, but broke it so it could not be used again!”

In Psalm 125, the benefits that faith and faithfulness bring to our lives are listed:

Faith keeps us standing.

Faith keeps us obeying.

Faith keeps us praying.

Faith keeps us hoping.

Sometimes it may not seem easier, leading a life of faith, “but the life of unbelief is much harder  -- in this life and in the life to come.”

Father, You’ve grown my faith this week.  Grow the faith of my son as well!  Show him where he’s stopped believing that he can say, “I TRUST You, God!”

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford