In Psalm 32:7 David writes, "You surround me with songs of victory." That phrase really stuck out to me this morning because of its profound truth. From the moment we begin trusting in Christ, we have victory. Being "born again" (obtaining new life in Jesus Christ) gives victory over death, for starters. What does our baptism represent, if not burial in the likeness of His death and resurrection in the likeness of His eternal life? That's victory!
But it doesn't stop there; we continue in victory all the time. Think about the physical victory so many of us have. Lor, for example, was just healed. I caught her running eleven miles on my way to work last week! Many of us also experience emotional victory because God is more powerful than our past hurt! We continually experience spiritual victory, too, as the Holy Spirit changes us from someone walking around in filthy rags of past sin, pain, and emotional scars (Zech 3) into someone who is characterized by love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal 5:22-23)! Or someone who can be characterized by gifts of prophecy, teaching, healing, tongues, interpretation, hospitality, exhortation, wisdom, love, or whatever! It's just like Jesus said; we walk in victory doing even greater things than we saw recorded in His Word (by Him, of course).
What about those times when we don't really feel victorious or when we don't have a victorious testimony to share? No problem. "The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." Yes, the Lord surrounds us with songs of victory that HE sings over us. The Lord of the universe, singing over us. That's victory!
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