I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Psalms 60-67.

I struggled with where to start today.  The first several psalms are about a man who feels like he is being attacked on every side, and I don’t feel that way today.  However, I knew that I wanted to write about Psalm 60:4 where it talks about God raising a banner as a rallying point for those who fear Him.  So, I read through the psalms a couple of times and skimmed through a couple more when I saw how Psalm 60 starts.  The land has been split open.  Look at how divided our nation is.  This was not an accident.  God caused this division.  Why would God do this?  I think that can be seen from what Jesus says in Matthew 10:34-37:

Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword…If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.

God has divided the land so that we must pick a side.  Are we willing to stand on God’s side?  Even if it costs us friends and family?  If so, God has raised a banner to which those who fear Him more than any human can rally.  Rally to God’s banner and call out to Him.  Perhaps, like me, you are not the one whom God’s enemies are trying to bring down, but we can rally to His banner and stand with those who are.  If we do not rally to God’s banner and do not join in the attack on those who have, we will be the target tomorrow (or the day after).

The last few psalms for today answer what will happen if we rally to God’s banner.  God will answer our prayers.  God gives us hope for the future.  Anyone who puts their hope in anything else will see that hope quickly fade away.  But those who put their hope in God will see His great power and experience His abundance.  As we rally to God’s banner, let us sing praises to His name.