This movie has become one of my absolute holiday favorites. Watch this clip:
Wouldn't it be great to have someone on your side like Buddy the Elf? Someone who loved you, even though you barely knew them? Someone who leapt to your defense, even when you rejected them? Someone who others might find a little strange? Someone who was exceptionally good at making snowballs and defending you?
Well, don't we already have that?
In today's scripture reading, the Psalmist is asking for God to come and defeat his enemies. I know there have been times I've felt like that. Later in the chapter, he pleads with God and basically says "How can you let this go on?" and "Don't you know what they are going to do to me?" His enemies are the people who gossip and spread lies. They are the folks who he has helped, but instead of returning the gesture, mock and harass him when he is down.
It's important that we learn, like yesterday's reading, that we can't do this on our own. We must let God handle those who attack us. Put Him in front and just be like the kid in this video clip who watches Buddy's amazing display.
Writer Erwin McManus has a quote that applies so well to this idea that he calls "The Jonathon Factor" and it is expressed "when we have absolute confidence in God in the midst of uncertainty and are willing to move with god even without a guarantee of personal success."
DAILY CHALLENGE: What battle are you trying to fight alone that you need God to just take over and win for you? Before Sunday, read 1 Samuel 14:1-14.
