William Arthur Ward
Our Best Defense
June 22, 2009 
In late January 1956, during the tense days of the Montgomery Boycott, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. could not sleep. A threatening phone call had terrified him. So he prayed, ” I am here taking a stand for what I believe is right, But, Lord I must confess that I am weak now. I am faltering. I’m losing my courage. Now, I am afraid… The people looking are looking to me for leadership, and if I stand before them without strength and courage, they too will falter. I am at the end of my powers… I cant face it alone.”
Dr. King later wrote, ” At that moment I experienced the presence of the Divine as I never experienced Him before.It seemed as though I could hear the quiet assurance of an inner voice saying, “Stand up for truth, stand up for righteousness and God will be at your side forever.” Almost at once my fears began to go. My uncertainty disappeared. I was ready to face anything.”
Reflection:
If we face oppositions when we’re trying to do what is right, WE too MUST CRY OUT to the LORD. He alone is our Rock of Refuge, a fortress of defense. he is our reliable source of strength and protection. - Dave Egner
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