Main Thought:
We do not win through our power, and we boast of nothing in ourselves. Instead we boast in the cross of Christ, the power of God to salvation.
Psalm 44:1-8
O God, we have heard with our ears,
our fathers have told us,
what deeds you performed in their days,
in the days of old:
you with your own hand drove out the nations,
but them you planted;
you afflicted the peoples,
but them you set free;
for not by their own sword did they win the land,
nor did their own arm save them,
but your right hand and your arm,
and the light of your face,
for you delighted in them.
You are my King, O God;
ordain salvation for Jacob!
Through you we push down our foes;
through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
For not in my bow do I trust,
nor can my sword save me.
But you have saved us from our foes
and have put to shame those who hate us.
In God we have boasted continually,
and we will give thanks to your name forever.
Prayer
Father of all mercy, we thank You for sending Your Son into our flesh to redeem us for Yourself. For the sake of His obedience and suffering, grant us the forgiveness of all our sins and shortcomings, and keep us from the evil, as Your Son, our Lord, prayed for us. Amen.