“When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, ‘Praise be to the Lord who has upheld my cause against Nabal for treating me with contempt. He has kept his servant from doing wrong and has brought Nabal’s wrongdoing down on his own head.’” 1 Samuel 25:39

Lord God, During my life there are times when I want to take matters into my own hands and fight to make it happen. I’m tempted to say things that will tear other people down. I’m tempted to do things that will hurt other people. I’m tempted to do all kinds of things that are unbecoming and sinful for a child of God simply because I want my cause to succeed, simply because I do not want to be defeated and hurt. Lord God, teach me to entrust my cause to you. You promise me that you are on my side and you will not sit back and let evil have its way. You promise me that no one and nothing can stand against me. Keep a vengeful and bitter spirit far from me. Keep a vengeful and bitter spirit far from my heart. And in all things, teach me to entrust my cause to you. You will not let me down. Amen.

We do not know what the Lord will do in our defense or how he will uphold our cause. But this we know: Our cause is in his hands and he will uphold it. Yes, if God is for us, who can be against us. No one can. Not now, not ever. He will prevail for us.