Scripture
> Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
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> — Psalm 56:9 (ESV)
Devotional
It is impossible for any human speech to express the full meaning of this delightful phrase, “God is for me.” He was “for us” before the worlds were made; he was “for us,” or he would not have given his well-beloved son; he was “for us” when he smote the Only-begotten, and laid the full weight of his wrath upon him—he was “for us,” though he was against him; he was “for us,” when we were ruined in the fall—he loved us notwithstanding all; he was “for us,” when we were rebels against him, and with a high hand were bidding him defiance; he was “for us,” or he would not have brought us humbly to seek his face. He has been “for us” in many struggles; we have been summoned to encounter hosts of dangers; we have been assailed by temptations from without and within—how could we have remained unharmed to this hour if he had not been “for us”? He is “for us,” with all the infinity of his being; with all the omnipotence of his love; with all the infallibility of his wisdom; arrayed in all his divine attributes, he is “for us,”—eternally and immutably “for us”; “for us” when yon blue skies shall be rolled up like a worn out vesture; “for us” throughout eternity. And because he is “for us,” the voice of prayer will always ensure his help. “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies be turned back.” This is no uncertain hope, but a well grounded assurance—“this I know.” I will direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up for the answer, assured that it will come, and that mine enemies shall be defeated, “for God is for me.” O believer, how happy art thou with the King of kings on thy side! How safe with such a Protector! How sure thy cause pleaded by such an Advocate! If God be for thee, who can be against thee?
Reflection
Spurgeon unpacks the comfort of “God is for me.” This is not a recent or conditional truth; it stretches from eternity past to eternity future. God has always been for us—in election, in sending His Son, in our rebellion, in our struggles. Because He is for us, prayer has power, and enemies must turn back. This is our security and joy.
What we might miss is the eternal, immutable nature of this truth. It is not based on our performance but on God’s unchanging character.
Goad
Do you live in the joyful assurance that “God is for me,” driving out doubts, or do fears still make you question it? What would it look like today to direct your prayer to Him with the confidence that He is for you?
Tie-In
The morning challenges us to examine our anger and bring it to the cross, so that we reflect Christ’s gentleness instead of the old nature. The evening assures us that God is for us, giving us power in prayer and victory over enemies. Both call us to live as those who are on God’s side—controlling our tempers because He is for us, and praying with boldness because He is for us. The same Lord who asks us the searching question about our anger also declares that He is eternally for us.
Closing
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Soli Deo Gloria.