Like preparing a horse for battle, we make plans—but victory is the Lord’s. Let’s submit our dreams, struggles, and hopes to Him, confident that He will bring about His good in His perfect time.

The promise given to David in 2 Samuel 7 extends to us today, assuring us of Jesus’ reign and our eternal rest in God’s kingdom.

In the midst of life's struggles, we can take comfort in knowing that God has already acted on our behalf, securing victory through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah's assurance of victory over adversaries resonates with the psalmist's words, reminding believers of God's promise to preserve and deliver them from trouble.

It is sometimes difficult to embrace all God has promised us when the dark clouds surround us and the path forward appears unclear. Yet it was in moments like this the prophet Isaiah encouraged his beloved of old—and us.

“Thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.”

When we walk in unity with God’s purposes and are led by the Holy Spirit, we know God is with us and around us and will not allow anyone intent on disrupting God’s purposes to defeat them.

When you experience affliction for a long season, it is hard to re-emerge without some scar tissue. The writer of Psalm 129 seems to have this in mind.

We tend to celebrate when whomever we designate as the “good” side wins a victory.

Do we always react with such passion and joy when God answers our prayers? I suspect God might sometimes wonder why he gets a tepid response when he does amazing, even miraculous things to help us.