Salvation and Victory (Psalm 20:9 & Psalm 21)

"O Lord, save the king! Give victory to the king. Answer us when we call" (Psalm 20:9)."

Let us pray for one another. Let us pray for salvation and victory.

 * Psalm 20:1-5 - Prayer for God's blessing

 * Psalm 20:6-9 - Assurance that God will answer

First, there is the prayer. Then, there is the assurance of God's answer.

There can be no answer to prayer if there is no prayer.

There can be no blessing if there is no prayer for blessing.

Let us learn to be faithful in prayer so that we can be fruitful in blessing.

What kind of Church will we be? Will we be a  praying Church, a Church that is being blessed by the Lord or a Church that doesn't pray and isn't being blessed by the Lord?

Salvation and victory - The blessings are there for us. Salvation and victory - "Ask, and it shall be given to you" (Matthew 7:7).

 * Thanksgiving for past victories (Psalm 21:1-7)

 * Assurance of future victories (Psalm 21:8-13)

Where does victory come from? - It comes from the Lord who has saved us.

"By grace you have been saved through faith" (Ephesians 2:8). The work of God in us does not end with a past salvation, a memory of what the Lord has done for us in the past. His work in us goes on from there - "By grace you have been saved through faith ... for good works ... " (Ephesians 2:8-10).

 * Let us look back, giving thanks to God for our salvation.

 * Let us press on, trusting in God to lead us in the pathway of victory.