Pastor YC "Psalm 60: God over the Nations"

Psalm 60:6-10
God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Succoth. Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter. Moab is my washbasin, upon Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph."

Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? Is it not you, O God, you who have rejected us and no longer go out with our armies?

In a region where the fight for control of land dominated much of history, it is especially significant that God says HE is the one that "parcels out the land".

It is also significant that the psalmist acknowledges that God is not only in control of the lands of Israel (Shechem, Succoth etc), but also the lands that are beyond Israel (Edom & "fortified city").

But the conclusion of this is that God is sovereign and in control:

PS 60:11 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
PS 60:12 With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.

Not all of us are worrying about national territories, but if God is sovereign over those "big concerns", He must be sovereign over our "lesser concerns".

Sleep well even in war :)