There are times when the emotion of the day threatens to overwhelm our reason.
It's not that there have been great catastrophes.
There have just been many small irritating events that have filled our waking hours.
On these days we feel overwhelmed.
I'm grateful that the writer of the Psalms penned his thoughts on his overwhelming days.
Psalm 143:3-4 "For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate."
Did you catch that? David said that his "enemy" had caused his spirit to feel overwhelmed.
It is Satan himself who is behind many of the infuriating, aggravating circumstances that threaten to ruin our day.
All of those little pesky darts that keep hitting, pinching, nipping, piercing our daily armor…they are from the Wicked.
So we need our shield of faith to stop them!!!
Ephesians 6:16 "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked."
But what if our shield is weak? What if our faith is lacking?
The first mention of faithfulness is in Numbers where God talks about Moses. He says the following:
Numbers 12:7-8 "My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold…"
God equated Moses' faithfulness with speaking face to face with Him and with beholding His "similitude" or likeness.
For us to maintain our shield of faith, we must spend time with the Lord face to face. We must behold His likeness in His Word.
For days that are overwhelming, we have to run to the Rock so that He can build up our faith!
Psalm 61:1-3 "Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy."
Run to the Lord by running to His Word.
Let Him shelter you there. Let Him encourage your faith so that your shield is strong, so that you can thwart the enemy's darts that are hurled against you.
We must remember on days when emotions run high, God's strength runs deep.
We can handle this day.
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