Bongos Okoh
Jul 10, 2017 · 4 min read

GOD IS MY SHIELD, MY GLORY AND THE LIFTER UP OF MINE HEAD! (David’s simple secret to victory all the time).

Today is a special day in my life it's my birthday, so I will be sharing a word that God gave to me about, 8 years ago. I have shared it several times but it has never ceased to be a blessing to me every day since the day I got the word. I believe it will bless you also!

Psalms 3:3
BUT thou oh LORD art the SHIELD for me, my GLORY and the LIFTER UP of mine head.

This is my favorite verse in the Bible and this is because I have a personal connection to it. This word came to me about 8 years ago at a time I was in distress and needed it dearly. God showed up big time for me, Just as the verse said, He was my SHIELD, my GLORY and the LIFTER UP of my head. I still see this word everyday in my life!

This is a Psalm of David. One thing I admire about David is that he really and absolutely knew who His God was, He knew how powerful and how mighty his God was, He knew what God could do and He placed all his hope on Him all the time.
If you go through the whole verse 3 you will see that David was in distress, a lot of enemies had risen up against him and to worsen the case they were mocking him that God could not deliver him (Vs 1&2).
Despite all these, David said something,
He said, "But thou oh LORD art the Shield for me, my Glory and the LIFTER UP of mine head. (Vs3)

Let me explain exactly what he meant in saying this, please pay close attention because to be victorious all the time you need the understanding David had;

1)IN CALLING GOD HIS SHIELD
What is a shield?
Anything that defends or protects.
He was simply telling God, I know a lot of my enemies has risen up against me, I know I am in a very terrible situation now, I know I am in great distress now, No I am not denying the fact that my problems are so much that I can’t handle them, I know my back is against the wall, BUT despite all these things I am facing, I know you! I know you protect me and if you protect me I may face all these terrible things and none of them will harm me, I will come out of it all without a scratch because you you have covered me.

2) IN CALLING GOD HIS GLORY
What does glory mean?
It means getting victory or success.
He was simply telling God, I am facing all these troubles now, my enemies and problems all think the have won, My back is against the wall and it looks like there is no way out of here, It looks like I will be stuck here with my problems forever, BUT despite all this things I am facing, I know you! I know you are the all powerful God, I know you made the heavens and the earth, I know you control the whole universe, I know you are bigger than my problems and the situations I am facing, God I can’t do anything about all my struggles but since I have you and you are on my side I know one thing for sure, I know one thing without a doubt, You will DELIVER me and give me VICTORY!!!

3)IN CALLING GOD THE LIFTER UP OF HIS HEAD
Lifting up of his head simply means my head will not bow in shame, I will lift my head up boldly.
He was simply telling God, everyone or these people are laughing at me now because of my present situation, they see the way I am struggling and they don’t know I have you. They are even mocking me and saying you will not deliver me, BUT God they don’t know you like I do, I know without a doubt you will protect me and you will give me victory and as you give me victory over them all, there is no way my head will bow down in shame. Because I know you, all of them mocking me now will see me standing with my head lifted up and they will be the ones ashamed of themselves for doubting the might and the power of the God I serve.

David knew God. God was His weapon in the trials and troubles of life. He won all the time because He knew the power of God and he called on God every single time. Right from killing bears and lions in the bush while protecting his sheep, to killing Goliath and every battle he faced as a king, he won because he understood and knew the power of the God he Served. HE ALWAYS WON BECAUSE HE ALWAYS HANDED THE BATTLE OVER TO GOD.

The God David served is the God you are serving now! He is your SHIELD, He is your GLORY and He is the LIFTER UP of your head.
God is STILL God!
Every struggle, every pain, every trial, every denial you are going through now God is readily available to bring you out of it. You are trying to do too much on your own. HAND IT ALL OVER TO GOD, that was the simple secret of David when He faced trials.

Prayer

*You will not be harmed even though you are going through so many Struggles and difficulties because God is your SHIELD!

*You will come out victorious from every single problem and troublez you face now because God is your GLORY!

*You will not bow your head in shame to those mocking you and the troubles you face now because God is the LIFTER UP of your head!

I pray all this for you in the Mighty name of JESUS!!

-Bongos Okoh

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