“My Shield And My Glory”
What and Who God Is and what He does for us.
Psalm 3:3-6
“But Thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, my glory, and the One who lifts
my head. I was crying to the LORD with my voice, and He answered me from His holy
mountain. I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustains me. I will not
be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round
about”.
Introduction
God is a shield.
God is (or should be) our glory.
God will cause our head to be lifted.
God allows us to talk to Him.
God answers us in various ways.
We can be at peace with God.
We have no fear because God takes care of us.
My Shield
Deuteronomy 33:29: “Blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people
saved by the LORD, Who is the shield of your help, and the sword of your majesty!
So your enemies shall cringe before you, and you shall tread upon their high places”
2 Samuel 22:3 “My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the
horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my savior, Thou dost save me
from violence.
Psalm 28:7 “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him,
and I am helped; therefore my heart exults and with my song I shall thank Him”.
Psalm 33:20: “Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.”
Genesis 15:1: “After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in
a vision, saying,’ Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward
will be very great’.”
Ephesians 6:16: …in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with
which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one.”
The shield is our protection.
God is our protection
and our protector.
Like David, who wrote this in a time of difficulty, we find ourselves in difficult
times.
David’s son was trying to kill him.
David’s enemies were hunting him down to kill him.
David had nowhere else to go except for his faith in God to protect him.
My Glory
Several things are mentioned in scripture as being glory.
The woman’s hair is her glory
(1 Corinthians 11:15).
To God be glory.
Christ is to be glorified.
Glory is used in scripture as a form of boasting. Sometimes the people were chastised
for promoting their own glory over God’s.
For those of us who qualify, we know just how proud we are of our grand-children.
They are our glory.
Perhaps a trophy or belt buckle is something you earned or won, and you are proud
of it. That item is your glory.
Your spouse is to be your glory.
Even though the word is not used, this describes the wise woman of Proverbs 31.
Lift Up Your Head
Job would not lift up his head out of disgrace, and also out of a feeling of unworthiness.
Job 10:15
The publican would not lift his head, but beat upon his chest and spoke without
looking up. Luke 18:13
A sense of shame is associated with the phrase about not lifting up the head.
Similar to “keep your chin up”; you don’t have to be down and
depressed.
When we figure out that God is our shield and glory, we must realize that we are
pleasing to God, and God will protect us and provide for us.
With that behind you, you should keep your head up.
When David said this, he knew that God would restore his dignity, remove his sorrow
and disgrace.
Oppression and humiliation will cause one's head to be bowed low (Genesis 40:13).
When the Lord lifts one's head He restores him to his dignity, or, as David says,
glory.
The Lord did this for mankind in general through the sacrifice of His beloved
Son (Hebrews 2:10).
God Is Still Our Shield And Glory
Men today may not be pursued by enemies like David was,
However, Satan is an enemy who will pursue and afflict men (1 Peter 5:8).
Sin will bring oppression, shame and disgrace resulting in a loss of dignity.
Yet, just as David in his trouble was able to cry to the Lord, men can do the
same today.
People must recognize their awful condition and seek the Lord in faith (Hebrews
11:6).
They must trust in the Lord to provide what is necessary to escape the affliction
that has come upon them because of sin.
In obedient faith, they will do what the Lord says.
This is the manner in which men cry to the Lord or call upon the Lord today (Acts
22:16).
James 4:7-10
Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near
to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify
your hearts, you double-minded. Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter
be turned into mourning, and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the presence
of the Lord, and He will exalt you”.
Conclusion
Have you enough faith to consider God your shield?
Are you proud enough to claim God in a glorious way.
Do you give God and Jesus the glory they deserve?
Are you walking about in shame, or can you bring yourself to lift up your head
in humility?
By Carey Scott from an article I read
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