Valiantly

Bold, courageous, brave, stout-hearted, heroic, worthy, and excellent – these are the words that the dictionary uses to define the word “valiant.” In Psalm 108:13 we find, “With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.” It is a word that you sort of stumble over as you read. A little archaic, a little old fashioned, the word calls up images of knights in shining armor or the charge of cavalry in battle. The psalmist uses it to describe the events that have shaped a nation and the hearts of God’s people. Battles that have been won, nations that have been defeated, and victories experienced. It fits the context and the feel of the psalm, but does it fit me? The psalmist believes it does. God wants us to be bold and courageous. God wants us to experience the thrill of victory. God wants us to know what it means to defeat evil. So God treads down the foes we face. God walks into our lives and begins to defeat the evil that lives there. God continues to walk in our lives and defeat the sin that so stubbornly hangs on. God will walk with us into the future, beyond death, and beyond time to proclaim that we are victors in Him. Embedding the Bible is all about answering the invitation to walk with God. It is about experiencing the victory, day after day, that God promises to work in our lives.