It is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness. For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God--his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?-- the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless. He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.
Psalm 18:28-36
Monday morning will be here soon. Piles of weekend laundry, a sink of dirty dishes, appointments to make, a pile of newly arrived school books to begin, stubborn little hearts to train, and my own battles with sin to wage. By myself will come anger, resentment, frustration, but by my God I can leap over a wall, by my God I can bend a bow of bronze, by my God I am armed with strength. He is the God who exists. The God who is there. He is my light, my only hope, and the saving strength of my life. He alone delivers me from the power of sin. He alone can make my way blameless. So I begin a new week at the feet of my Lord claiming His promise that His right hand will support me, and that He will not allow my feet to slip.
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