For not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them. Psalm 44:3
In the Bible I have a group of about 20 verses that are my favourite. These are the verses I return to again and again for help—for realignment—for “grace” from God. This is one of those special verses.
It is a remarkable verse because we know that we are rebels. Sinners. Spiritually unattractive. Yet God from the depths of his being reaches out toward us in love. He actually looks on his children with delight because he is our Father.
The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zeph 3:17