Humility and Victory

Scripture:

Psalm 149:4 "For the Lord takes delight in His people; he crowns the humble with victory".

Observation:

This verse stands out to me because it shows me two major things about my God.  Number one is that He takes delight in His people.  He is delighted with His people.  Secondly it shows me that God gives victory to the humble.  God loves the humble and will raise them up.  He will purposely cause the prideful to be defeated and the humble to experience victory.

Application:

I need a better understanding of how much the Lord delights in me.  Many times I feel like I am not good enough and that God is not pleased with me.  At those times I must turn to verses like this that tell me that God "delights" in me.  He is "delighted" with me as His son.  When the lies of the enemy come, we must say, "God is delighted with me".  Secondly He gives victory to the humble so we must humble ourselves and realize that it is He who will bring us victory and not we ourselves.

Prayer:

Lord, thank You for loving me and being delighted with me.  You are incredible and it is an honor to be considered Your child.  Teach me to walk in humility, knowing my God will defeat every enemy.  Help me not to act on my own impulses, but be led by Your Spirit.

Yours,

Jeff