Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid. Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.” NIV
That was a prayer of
David in a time of deep distress, a time when he felt himself surrounded by
enemies pressing in against him and he saw no way to keep them out. So He cried
out to the Lord and said, “Lord, take Your stand against my enemies. Take up
Your mighty spiritual weapons and block the way against them.”
It always blesses me
to consider that the final, great conclusive answer to that prayer of David
came through David’s greater son, the Lord Jesus Christ, about a thousand years
later. On the cross, Jesus did just that. He blocked the way against all the
enemies of our soul. He stopped the way. He put an end to Satan’s claims. He
set a limit to Satan’s territory. He created a boundary that Satan cannot pass
over.
Remember this: the
cross is God’s great stop sign. The devil may be moving in against us at full
speed, but when we put up the cross, he slams on his brakes and comes to a
screeching halt because he cannot pass the cross. That’s where Jesus stopped
the way against all our enemies.
Derek Prince
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