And David said,

"The LORD has burst through

      my enemies before me

              like a bursting flood."

Therefore the name of that place

is called Baal-Perazim.

               2 Samuel 5. 20

(God is still

    the LORD of breaking through,

not just in what He does,

           but by who He is.

Baal-Perazim literally means

     "the LORD of breaking through."

Our foes and enemies

are anything we fear,

       both real and imagined.

God always reveals Himself,

sometimes in the most unlikely

             and unexpected ways,

   that we would recognize Him.

Look back through

  your chronicle of God's faithfulness.

God will not just bring us through,

             even this,

but strengthens us

      for His divine purposes.

He is not about to

             abandon us now.

O LORD,

We call to You

to not just break through our fears,

but our complacency

and small vision

and lack of trust in You.

Come to us

        in Your astonishing ways

and help us

  to recognize not just Your hand,

         but You,

                 Almighty One.

Align our hearts

                 with Yours

that You would be glorified.

Even in this.