"YOU, O LORD!"

Psalms 92:4-11                              (ESV)
"4 For "YOU, O LORD", have made me glad by YOUR work; at the works of YOUR hands I sing for joy.
5 How great are YOUR works, O LORD! YOUR thoughts are very deep!
6 The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:
7 that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;
8 but "YOU, O LORD", are on high forever.
9 For behold, YOUR enemies, O LORD, for behold, YOUR enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
10 But YOU have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; YOU have poured over me fresh oil.
11 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants."



It is very easy to get caught up in a victory celebration when the team you support is victorious in a tough battle.  Everyone is weakened by the battle, the warfare, the struggle that has transpired for their team to come out on top and the temptation is to gloat and revel just a bit.  But the focus should never be on things man has seemingly accomplished or achieved.  All glory should ALWAYS be given to "YOU, O LORD"!

It might be easy to accept praise, honor, and glory for things that happen in our lives.  But the writings above display that "YOU have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; YOU have poured over me fresh oil"!  It is difficult to not be humble when you have an appropriate vision of where ALL blessings come from.  For some of us, the enemy wants us to be so caught up in being victorious that our focus is on the outcome of the battle, and not WHO we are fighting for!  We should remember that "YOU, O LORD", are on high forever".

Unless "the battle belongs to the LORD" we have a tendency to want to take credit for what GOD achieves through our lives.  "The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:" is a sobering statement that must be HUMBLY evaluated.  If I cannot "know" or "understand" why a battle is being won or lost, it may be because a HOLY FORCE is behind the scenes working HIS will?  GOD is sovereign and HE accomplishes HIS will (Genesis 18:9-15)!  No matter how bleak our circumstances, GOD WILL GET GLORY (Exodus 14:3-31).

Being on the victorious team is not something to flaunt or revel in.  Ephesians 2:8-9 says "For by GRACE you have been saved through faith. And this is NOT OF YOUR OWN DOING; it is the gift of GOD, not a result of works, so that NO ONE MAY BOAST."  GOD has provided everything for us to accomplish the PLAN HE has for each of us.  Our mindset should be to discover, through a devout prayer life and studying GOD's Word, exactly what HIS Plan is for our lives, and follow that Plan so all praise will go to "YOU, O LORD"!!