the Fourth Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Psalms 60:1-12
Who when reading 2 Samuel 8:1-18 and 1 Chronicles 18:1-17, that glorious account of the victories of David over the Syrians and the Edomites, would ever have thought that at that time Israel and her king had passed through a time of such distress, as we have mentioned here in vv. 1-3, 10-11! The Christian’s victory is often preceded by painful inward conflicts, known by the Lord alone. And a part of the reward of these conflicts is the lesson which God at the same time teaches us in the secret of our hearts. It is in this sense we can understand the expression in Romans 8:37 already quoted: "more than conquerors". Also this psalm is written especially "to teach" (see the title). David has learned – and reminds us – that "vain is the help of man" (cf. Psalms 146:3) and that "through God we shall do valiantly". "Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth". May we hold high this banner of truth with a firm hand.
The preceding psalms set forth the individual relationship of the soul with God; here it is a matter of the communal feelings of all the people. Let us never lose sight of the unity of the Lord’s redeemed people, their character as the "beloved" (v. 5) and the collective witness they are called upon to render.
