Day 34: Psalm 62:7

"My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no one can reach me." ~Psalm 62:7 NLT

Sound like a Klingon proverb, this verse does. Victory, honor? The most important things, for a Klingon. I suppose if Klingons did exist, they might have a proverb like that.

But the similarities between the fictional Klingon culture and a psalm are not what I'd like to draw attention to. If I'm going to draw attention I'd like it to be to God. Victory and honor, or "glory" as some translations say, come from God, and should go back to God in the form of praise. And when things are going crazy, God is a refuge! When the battle is raging around me, when it looks like I'm going to lose, I must remember that victory comes from God. And that no one can reach me when I'm in God's arms. I am separated from the mess of the world, I am set on a rock above the crashing waves. Sure, I might be able to feel the spray of the sea on my face, but I won't drown. I might even get a little bit wet. It's not as though God is going to protect me from EVERYTHING - challenges are what make us grow, conflict makes us better. And if you don't believe me, just try and figure out the change a character goes through in your favorite book. Books are made to be believable, and our favorite books do the best job of it. So stand firm and live in the confidence that God will save you. He might not protect you from everything, but He will rescue you from what you can't handle on your own.