"You with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but them you set free; for not my their own sword did they win the land nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm and the light of your face, for you delighted in them." Psalm 44: 2-3.
Here our Lord reminds us that God delivers His people. In the days of old, God chose Israel and saved Israel from all of her enemies. God drove out the nations that were in the Promised Land, God planted Israel in the Promised Land, He saved them and won an overwhelming victory for them. He delighted in them, giving them everything they needed. The response God wanted from them was to love Him and follow Him.
Even today God reminds us that He delivers His own. He chose us in Baptism, we are chosen in Christ. He forgives us and leads us to the Promised Land in heaven. He has won an overwhelming victory for us in Christ and delights in forgiving us and providing for all our needs. And what is our response? Do we worry, fret, and have anxiety over the future and what we do not have? Or do we thank and praise God for what He has given us and how He has blessed us? Will we live in faith trusting in God to lead and provide, as He has shown in the past? Seek first God's kingdom and His righteousness. Trust and follow Christ. God gives us hope for the future when we trust in Him.
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