O God, save me by your name,
and vindicate me by your might.
O God, hear my prayer;
give ear to the words of my mouth.
For strangers have risen against me;
ruthless men seek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah
Behold, God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.
He will return the evil to my enemies;
in your faithfulness put an end to them.
With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good.
For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
(Psalm 54 ESV)
Have you ever had a victory? Something you could celebrate? And usually when we win, that means someone else loses right?
If you are truly looking out for the needs of the other over ourselves, does that mean we want to be a loser? If we always put the needs of the other in front of our own needs, should we not always allow other people to win?
How do we triumph in the eyes of our enemies?
Maybe triumph in the eyes of those who go against the Lord is allowing them to follow after what they are looking for. What if we allow people to worship the god they are following and get what they want? Then they will think that they have won, and everything is wonderful. But in the eyes of the Lord this is a triumph for you… God has worked through you to bring His good news to a people who have hard hearts. As Paul speaks to the Romans in chapter 11:25-32, God has hardened the hearts of Israel and is using this to bring everyone mercy. But some need to have a little more hardness than others (and I do to sometimes!)
In our eyes our enemies should be first, and victory or triumph is in doing what God wants or needs for us to do. Triumph is not getting your way, that is how a 3 year old determines what is good. As adults and followers of the Lord it is our duty to do what He tells us and take His victories.
So give thanks to the Lord for the victory and triumph He has brought to your life, even when the world says you have been defeated, God gives you victory!
aSacredRebel 