You Need a Defender

Frequently there are situations in life that find us feeling alone and in need of someone to take up our cause. Some people get to the point where their lonliness and despair actually leads them to contemplate suicide. Often we feel as if there is no place to turn. James Thurber even said, "There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else."

David, the Psalmist, had discovered that there is a Defender who will remove all that despair and provide both the safety and support that we all need. Having placed his desire and delight in the Lord, David then found Him to be his defense as well. In Psalm 63:6-11 the activities of God in defending David are enumerated. God is seen as the One present in times of loneliness. David says, "I remember you on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches." Then our Lord leads the way before us. The Psalmist continues, "...in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me." Finally, David finds in the Lord his source of protection from the enemy. He says, "Those who seek my life, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth, ...fall by the sword, ...and be a portion for jackals."

The same God is available to each of us. He has not changed. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is our Defender against the greatest enemy we have. In I John 2:1-2 he is presented as our Advocate and the satisfaction for the penalty of our sins. When we are alone we can turn to him. When we seem to have lost our way He is there before us to lead. The enemy is hopelessly doomed to failure because we have a Defender. If you have not claimed him as your Defender you can today.