Salvation is of the Lord

"O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God." Psalm 3:1-2

"Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessings be on your people!" Psalm 3:8

This Psalm was written by David during a difficult time. This Psalm includes a title that tells us that it was written about the time that David fled from his son, Absalom. Absalom had conspired against David and secretly gathered much support and was attempting to overthrow king David. David, and many of his people, fled Jerusalem during this time. See 2 Samuel 15-16 for the details.

In this Psalm, my study notes point out three divisions. In the first two verses, David tells what he sees. In verses 3-6, David tells what he believes. And in verses 7-8, David tells what he prays for. Many people were rising up against David and they were taunting David by saying that his sins were so bad that his soul was unsavable (apparently this is not a word, but it still gets my point across). But, David knows the truth. God has constantly been at his side and protected him from his enemies. He believes that God will do that now. And, therefore, he is not afraid. He finally prays for salvation. Do you want to know if he gets what he prayed for?? Go read 2 Samuel 17-19. :-)

Sometimes it can seem that the world is out to get us. If you are a faithful servant of God, you don't have to be afraid. As faithful Christians, we do have enemies all around us. It may not be so evident in America where we don't bear daily persecutions for the simple act of practicing our faith (praying, studying, and worshiping). But all of God's enemies are our enemies. How do we stand up to these enemies? We pray, not only for ourselves, but for them. We pray that their persecutions and faithless activities will be in vain and we pray that they will come to know a saving faith in God. And then, we witness! We should constantly be witnessing for Christ and praying that God will use it for his glory.