61 - The bands of the wicked
have robbed me:
but I have not
forgotten thy law.
"Robbed" in the original carries a connotation of a repeated action, one done over and over again. "Forgotten" includes a leaving action because of forgetting something.
Fortifying our spiritual defenses to stand against temptation or to stand strong in the face of opposition, deception, disdain, and emotional or physical persecution is difficult but can be done. We enter into a season of "wicked robbing" of our emotional, physical, and spiritual resources and we spiritually circle our wagons and emphatically declare that "we shall not be moved."
It's not the force, nor the hill to be taken, nor the cause that sometimes causes us to weaken...many times it is just simply the length of the siege.
Repeatedly...over and over again...unjustly accused...convictions disdained...scorned...ignored...whispers behind walls...stone faces...false rumors...character maligned...
"Robbed." Repeated action. Over and over again.
James 1:2-"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations!"
His Word is enough! Do not walk away from it. Do not forget it. Do not let discouragement steal it from your table. Run toward it. Dive into it. Personalize every word, every line. It was written to you, for you, for this hour.
Psalm 142:5-"Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living..."
It is enough.
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