Psalm 124

1“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say—
2“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
When men rose up against us,
3Then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
4Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
The stream would have gone over our soul;
5Then the swollen waters
Would have gone over our soul.”
6Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
-Psalm 124

This is a great exercise for us as believers. Where would you be had the Lord not saved you? To what would you have fallen victim? Things like this are very beneficial for us to consider as it helps us realize that the Lord has really brought us a long ways away from where we were. While progressing through life lived unto the Lord, it can be hard to see that you have grown in your faith. That is, until you look back and reflect. The goal of sin is to destroy us. Living in sin, we would see our own destruction. Had the Lord not intervened, we would be much worse for wear. Instead we are found safe and secure in the Lord. Blessed be His name! Let us rejoice with those same words in verses 6-8 this morning.

6Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.