Psalm 55:15-23
He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me. (v. 18) Although I cannot know of the “many” who are arrayed against me, I believe that they are there. Why? We are told to be on the alert: Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. (I Peter 5:8) I have often wondered, upon returning home from a short trip or a long trip, how often I/we might have been delivered from who knows what. Just this morning as Carol and I were driving on the Washington Beltway we saw an accident on the lanes going the opposite direction. Wreckers were on the scene and traffic on that side was backed up three miles already. While we were thankful that we were not in that backup and that our lanes were clear, we are always aware that it could easily have been on our side and that it could easily have been us in that accident. Be watchful; be alert; there are many arrayed against us!