Opressed
Read Psalm 129.1-4
“But the LORD is righteous ..” (Ps.129.4)
‘Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,’ declared the apostle (2 Tim.3.12). Your embracing the lordship of Jesus thrusts you into a battle (see Ps.124), but though you may be knocked down, you won’t be knocked out!
In what ways can you identify with the psalmist when he speaks about being ‘greatly oppressed’?
Read 1 Pet.2.20-23: why is the righteousness of the Lord a ‘comforting’ truth?
Prayer: Thank You, Lord, that the victory You have already achieved and given to Your people cannot be taken from us! Whatever I face today, help me rest in that victory!