They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
In Psalm 118:11 the name of the Lord is a tower of power set against the enemy, and to advance in that name is to bring disappointment upon every opposing force. It is not a mere watchword but the effective strength by which encircling opposition is broken and destroyed. Whoever moves forward under its authority meets resistance only to see it frustrated.
The promise belongs to those who take up the appointed labor in the cities, using their position of influence to step forward themselves and to train others to work alongside them. As they carry Christ's wisdom and sanctification into hard and trying experiences, they are upheld by sustaining grace and supplied with wisdom and power for the task. They gain the Lord's approval and the joy of success, they have angels attending them, and their example enables them to call others to take up the same work.
In Psalm 118:11 the name of the Lord is a tower of power set against the enemy, and to advance in that name is to bring disappointment upon every opposing force. It is not a mere watchword but the effective strength by which encircling opposition is broken and destroyed. Whoever moves forward under its authority meets resistance only to see it frustrated.
The promise belongs to those who take up the appointed labor in the cities, using their position of influence to step forward themselves and to train others to work alongside them. As they carry Christ's wisdom and sanctification into hard and trying experiences, they are upheld by sustaining grace and supplied with wisdom and power for the task. They gain the Lord's approval and the joy of success, they have angels attending them, and their example enables them to call others to take up the same work.