To celebrate our two
year anniversary, and to give me a creative break, Abundant Grace will be
reprinting some classic blog devotions from year one for the next month.
Banner of my life lift high, Thy glorious
Name above the sky,
Banner of my life may all, See Thy
grace and on Thee call,
Thou art blest forever blest; Thy
banner gives to us our rest,
Banner of my life, my love; I give to
Thee who reigns above.
(Sung to tune: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)
One of the beautiful Old Testament names of God is The Lord
is my Banner. The grace we find is
clearly seen in the little word “my”.
God has given something very special to His people. There is a covering that does not cover the
entire world. It covers those who by
faith will come under it and it will provide them with all the promises, power
and blessings that the banner provides.
This Name was used of God when the Israelites were on their
exodus from Egypt. They were attacked by
a very warlike and hostile tribe. A
group of slaves were facing one of the most aggressive armies of the day. How could they prevail? Moses went up on a mountain to watch the
battle and pray. With the assistance of
Aaron and Hur Moses prayed throughout the battle and the Israelites prevailed
over the powerful enemy. When the battle
was over Moses erected an altar and named it “The Lord is my Banner”.
What banner do we have from God? We have the banner of His Name above us. We follow the most powerful Name in the
universe. As we go forth to battle each
day against spiritual powers, we go forth under the banner of the Name of the
Lord. The victory was offered to the
people as prayer was made to that great Name.
God enjoins us to daily be in prayer to Him.
His banner over us is also the banner of love. In Song of Solomon 2:4 we find that “His
banner over me is love”. What marvelous
grace to be loved by the God of the universe.
What marvelous peace to know that He who can do all things loves
us. What marvelous hope that we are not
alone in each event we face in life. The
Lord our Banner of victory and love is always with us. We need to simply look to Him in prayer. We need to simply call upon Him for He gladly
hears His children. He delights to
extend over them the banner of His grace.
The Friday Benediction
Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop
you with His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in
the holy Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be
enriched with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend. Amen
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