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Wisdom in the Battle (Psalm 119:98)

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever mine.
Psalm 119:98

We have already learned a great deal about the psalmist’s enemies.

v. 23 princes sit and talk against me
v. 42 they reproach me
v. 51 the arrogant utterly deride me
v. 61 the cords of the wicked have encircled me
v. 69 the arrogant forged a lie against me
v. 78 they subvert me with a lie
v. 84 they persecute me
v. 85 the arrogant have dug pits for me
v. 86 they have persecuted me with a lie
v. 87 they almost destroyed me on the earth
v. 95 the wicked wait for me to destroy me

The psalmist did not have an easy life. Yet, in the midst of intense and relentless opposition, he had confidence that the Lord would give him the wisdom needed to deal with his enemies. This wisdom is available to all believers who will completely rely on the truth of God’s word.

For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity…
Proverbs 2:6–7

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Rocky Wyatt

Rocky Wyatt came to know the Lord as a young teenager and began working in youth ministry when in college. After serving in churches in Utah, California and Colorado, Rocky moved to Texas to serve as Youth Pastor at Countryside Bible Church. He served there for 26 years where he eventually moved from youth ministry to serve as an Associate Pastor.

Over the course of his ministry, Rocky has always had a desire to train men for pastoral ministry in the context of the local church. In 1992 he started XL Ministries, an organization that is committed to helping churches establish intensive internships for pastoral training. In 2020 he left his position at Countryside Bible Church to become the Executive Director of XL Ministries and now works full time assisting churches in training men for ministry.

He is co-author of The Youth Ministry Training Manual, a textbook for training youth pastors, and has also written multiple other resources for use in various local church ministries. He is currently working on a book to encourage churches to take the primary responsibility to train pastors.

Rocky is married to Pamela, has two sons and daughters-in-law, and ten grandchildren. 

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.1 Corinthians 15:58