For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall. (Psalm 18:28-29)
I have often said that the Adversary is the Master Illusionist. He always appears as something that he is not and very craftily causes people to focus on what appears to be good in order to conceal the evil — until it is too late. In contrast, the Almighty is the Master of Illumination, dispelling darkness and allowing us to see clearly in spite of the illusions and snares of the Adversary. He shines a light on our path, not necessarily allowing us to see every step of the way, but certainly the next step in our journey.
And being that He is our Light and inspiration, through Him and by Him we can do incredible things. Perhaps David is a bit dramatic in his description of what we can do when the LORD is on our side but it is true, nevertheless — no one or nothing can stand against us if the LORD is for us. Moses said that, “Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you” (Leviticus 26:8). Messiah said that the gates of hell would not be able to prevail against those who are following the LORD.
We should not think that David’s sentiment is mere hyperbole — we can do all things through Messiah who strengthens us. Moreover, if we are truly living in the last days as I certainly believe we are, then we need the LORD to be our light as never before. We need to be able to navigate the pitfalls and dangers that are so prevalent in our world. Furthermore, we need to be standing on the fact that, through our God we shall do valiantly because He treads down our enemies (Psalm 60:12). Let us close with this statement given to Daniel by an angel of the LORD: it is written that, in the last days, “the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits” (Daniel 11:32). Let it be so. Amen.
Blessings and Shalom,
Bill
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