Psalm 30:1b You “did not let my enemies gloat over me.”

[I praise you, Lord Jesus, that you do not want my enemies--primarily Satan and his forces--to gloat over me, so you are consistently at work to deliver me at the right moment.

You will, at times, allow me to suffer enough to learn the lessons I need, but it will certainly be far less suffering than I deserve!

You, Lord Jesus, are the Great and Powerful One, the Mighty and Wise One, my Rock, my Fortress and my Defender. You persistently reach down into this world of sin and evil to protect your children.

I praise you that in the day of trouble you will keep me safe in your dwelling, you will set me high upon a rock and exalt my head above the enemies that surround me (Ps. 27). 

In you I am safe from true evil, that is, what will harm me spiritually. Help me to rest in this truth, abiding in the shadow of the Almighty