27 January
But Thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of
mine head.
Psalm 3:3
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 2
Samuel 15:1-30
In dependence on God, David
courageously encounters who are waging an ungodly and wicked war against him to
prevent him from becoming king. Having acknowledged his sin, David now
considers the merits of his present cause.
Likewise it becomes the servants
of God to respond like David when molested by the wicked. Having mourned over
their sins and humbly come to the mercy of God, they may now fix their eyes on
the obvious and immediate cause of their afflictions and call upon God to help
them. When undeservedly subjected to evil treatment, especially that which
opposes the truth of God, they should be greatly encouraged by the assurance
that God will maintain His promises to help them against such perfidious
treatment.
David might appear to have
claimed these things without grounds, seeing he had deprived himself of the
approbation and help of God by offending Him. But David was persuaded that he
was not utterly cut off from the favor of God and that God’s decision to make
him king remained unchanged, so he allowed himself to hope for a favorable
resolution of his present trial. In comparing God to a shield, David means that he was defended by God’s power. He also
says that God is his glory, because
God would maintain and defend the royal dignity that He was pleased to confer
upon David. Because of this, David is so bold that he declares he can walk with
an uplifted head.
John Calvin
FOR MEDITATION: The knowledge
that we are sinners should not keep us from fighting for God’s truth. If the
accusation of sin was enough to silence God’s children, no one would be left
herald to His truth. Having confessed our sin, we should not be afraid of
calling our cause righteous and go forward in God’s strength.
365 Days With Calvin
Selected and edited by Joel R.
Beeke
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