It’s a refrain for all seasons. A song to always be sung. A reality to really take hold of. Singing with David in the psalms this morning is a reminder to this guy in the chair of his security in the Savior.

If the LORD had not been on our side —
let Israel say —
if the LORD had not been on our side
when people attacked us,
then they would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger against us.
Then the water would have engulfed us;
the torrent would have swept over us;
the raging water would have swept over us.

Blessed be the LORD,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

(Psalm 124:1-8 CSB)

The LORD is on our side. That’s what I’m chewing on this morning.

The Make of heaven and earth is our help. That’s what I’m feasting on.

Meditate on that. Work it through slowly. I need to.

I’m wired for problem anticipation, risk mitigation, and action planning and execution. Too often that translates into “Ready, Fire, Aim!” I need to remember (and believe) that the LORD — Jehovah, the existing One — is on my side. As I navigate any season of upset, I need to look back at other storms that have been weathered and remind myself that I wouldn’t have found safe harbor if the Lord hand not been on our side.

Whatever today brings, the LORD is on our side. Whoever our foes, whatever our opposition, why ever the uncertainty, the LORD is on our side. Blessed be the LORD!

Not just an Old Testament sentiment to be sung. But also a New Testament truth to take hold of.

What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? . . . in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

(Romans 8:31, 37 CSB)

More than conquerors . . . There’s gonna be battles, there’s gonna be opposition, there’s gonna be testing and trials, but through Him who loves us we’re more than conquerors. Because the LORD is on our side.

A promise of all-sufficient grace for us. A promise worthy of everlasting praise to Him.

Amen?