His Name Is Victorious
"Only by your power can we push back our enemies; only in your name can we trample our foes." (Psalm 44:5 NLT)
Are you hobbling a little bit today?
Maybe not literally, physically—although that's certainly possible. But more to the point, emotionally, mentally, spiritually?
In Genesis 3, when God is telling the serpent what will become of him after he has tempted Adam and Eve and led them into sin, God gives a glimpse of what Jesus will do one day. (Don't you love this? The Author is foreshadowing the story He has written.) He tells the enemy, "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel" (Genesis 3:15).
Such a thrilling contrast is spelled out here between what the enemy can do and what God will do. The enemy can have power, for a time, to nip us in the heel. He may make it hard for us to keeping walking the way of faith. We may be slowed down. We may limp. Our steps may be uneven. But look what is coming for him: his head—his head!— will be crushed. Crushed! A heel for a head. We may be hobbled by our adversary temporarily, but he will be destroyed permanently. Triumph through the power of the Name that tramples every foe will be ours.
Keep your eyes on the finish line today, my friends. Hold on tight to the promise that one day, your enemy's head will be crushed and that you will receive on your own head the crown of life God promises to those who trust in His victory-giving name.
Oh God, Your name is victorious. Help me to make it known.
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