My Defense

Psalm 38:13-14 reads "But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth. 14 Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no arguments." (NASB).

This is my condition before God. I am a man who continues to discover that his strength is insufficient, even helpless against the enemies of my soul. Verse 15 summarizes my hope, and the hope of all whose faith is in God, "For I hope in You, O Lord; You will answer, O Lord my God."

So when temptation proves greater than my ability to resist, it is not inner strength that I call upon, but God; when the voice of the adversary persistently promotes my failure and weakness, I call not upon my successes, nor do I refer to my spiritual resume, I do not form an arguement in rebutal, but I call upon my Savior, in whose life my own life is found, I call upon Him who is my strength and my justification.

There are so many enemies of the Christian faith, enemies outside, as well as inside, seeking to devour and destroy. Would the Christian defend himself or argue his case alone? Not if he hopes to prevail. The Christian must learn that her defense is to humbly depend upon the mercy and means of God, her Savior. Children of God, are not called to defend themselves, but are called to defend the faith; the very faith that teaches us to trust God for all things.