Psalm 18:37
“I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.”
God intends for the Christian to be victorious in all that they do. God is not a God of defeat, but He is a God of victory. The psalmist clearly understood that he could secure victory through God. In verse 31, he understood that “It is God” Who gives the victory. You can try obtaining victory through anyone else, but only through God can the Christian be guaranteed the victory. When you decide to trust in God, there are several things He will enable you to do to secure victory.
First, in verse 32, God gives you the strength to be complete. It says that God “maketh my way perfect.” In other words, God completes you as you walk through the ways of life. You will never be a victorious Christian by being unbalanced, but you secure victory through being a well-balanced Christian that is able to face every circumstance that life throws at you.
Second, verse 33 shows that God gives you the wherewithal to climb to new heights. One of the things that you will enjoy about putting your trust in God is that He keeps life from becoming mundane, and allows you to embark to new heights or challenges in life. God gives you climbing feet to meet the new challenges that will enable you to obtain new heights in the Christian life. You must trust Him to help you obtain those new heights.
Third, verse 34 shows that God gives you the knowledge to face every battle in life. The Christian life is filled with battles, and there are going to be times when you don’t know what to do, but God does. You need God’s help to give you the knowledge of what to do in every battle that you face.
Fourth, verse 35 shows that when you trust Him that He will protect you from harm. Whenever you try to secure victory, you are going to face enemies who will try to harm you. It is in these times when God will give you the “shield of thy salvation” to protect you from the weapons that others will try to use against you. During these times, keep doing what you are supposed to do and trust God to protect you from the harm that the enemy would love to inflict upon you.
Fifth, verse 36 shows that God will keep you from slipping along the way of life. This verse says, “Thou hast enlarged my steps under me…” In other words, it is like God gives you bigger feet to keep from slipping and falling in the slippery places of life. When you trust God to help you through life, you will find that God will keep those things from you that will cause you to spiritually hurt yourself. So many times in my life God has providentially protected me from those things that would have hurt me had I chosen to go down those paths. God kept those things from me. That is what it means when He enlarges your steps. When your heart desires to please God, He makes sure that He protects you from those things that will keep you from pleasing Him.
These five things are why the psalmist was able to overtake his enemies. Friend, you can secure victory throughout your Christian life, but it all comes down to understanding that it is God who makes these things happen. Stop trusting in everything else to give you the victory and understand that God will give you these five things if you will trust Him.