Psalms 60:3 (KJV)
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
It appears to me that the occasion of this Psalm is after a victory, but one won hard, involving multiple enemies and unusual circumstances. There were both victories and painful losses.
At the end of it all, the king writes this Psalm as a sort of “after-action review.” He sums it up this way:
- Thou hast shewed thy people hard things.
- Thou hast made us drink the wine of astonishment (made them stagger in weakness).
- Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee.
I’m reminded just now of John 6:60 (KJV):
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
None of us really like hard things. We tend to think of blessings as easy things, smooth things, soft things. But there’s no banner in that. If the Christian life never nearly buckles our knees under the intensity of the struggle, we’ve likely never been in the battle. If the answers to prayer were over issues that wouldn’t have mattered much one way or the other, they wouldn’t be much of a testimony of our God.
No, the only way for the banner of the Lord to make much impact is for the battle in the world to be staggering, overwhelming, unbearable. Then, when God answers our prayers and the enemy is overcome—only then do we know the greatness of the Commander under whose banner we march.
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Don't let the difficulty of the battle cause you to overlook the greatness of your God! Take time today to conduct your own after-action review. Remember the struggles, recognize the victories, and give the Lord the glory He deserves.
What hard thing has God brought you through? Your testimony might be exactly what someone else needs to hear today.
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