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2 Samuel chapter 8, verse 14.

And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

Is that not a great verse?

Just a simple sentence that states such a significant reality, the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

Do you hear the language there? The Lord gave this to David. Victory comes from the Lord.

It's a gift of God's grace, which when you think about it is one

of the reasons why we pray, right? Because we are all involved in spiritual battle. We all have

challenges we are facing. I think about where I was reading the other day in 1st Corinthians chapter 10, take heed lest you fall amidst all the temptations that surround you.

Every single one of us surrounded by temptations today.

I think about other spiritual battles.

I think about the battles for souls that are happening

all around us. Family members and friends and coworkers and neighbors who don't know Jesus.

We want to see them come to know Jesus. The nations who don't know Jesus, people groups

who have not yet been reached by the gospel. We want them to be reached.

And in all of these ways, we find ourselves praying every day.

God, please give victory in the battle.

So let's pray, God, as we face many different temptations today, every single one of us in all of our lives,

we pray that you would give us

victory over temptation. And even as we pray that, we praise you for the promise of 1st Corinthians 10,

13, that you are faithful and you will enable us to endure every temptation by your grace as we

trust in you and we live in the power of your spirit.

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