At Disciple Defense Group, one of our primary objectives is to teach people firearm safety and skill in a God-honoring way. That means that we bear in mind and heart a reverence for the Lord. We take very seriously that every human life was created in the image of the Almighty God of the universe. Because of this, we choose not to be careless in our approach to firearms training. The verse that we use as a reminder of this is Psalm 144:1. You may have seen it on our website or social media. It says: “Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.” Because we’re not interested in taking a bible verse completely out of context and applying it to our business, allow us to explain what significance this holds.
In this Psalm, David had likely just ascended to his position as king of Israel after his persecution by King Saul. David starts out the Psalm with praise, even though he still has trouble in his life, and that is where our use of the verse comes in. We’re taking a queue from David here and praising God for the gifts and blessings He’s given us in this business and in life. We are thanking Him for the opportunity He’s placing in front of us. But, like David, we know that not every day will be a mountain-top day and there will inevitably be troubles, so we’re also arming up through prayer for wisdom, strength and right-standing in the hard times. And no matter what happens, we know that it’s a privilege and blessing for us to be able to run this business in a way that honors the Lord. “Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.” -Psalm 144:15
Below is the full chapter of Psalm 144. If you look, you’ll find a range of everyday emotions and a wonderful model of prayer.
“Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues people under me. Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them? They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow. Part your heavens, Lord, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke. Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them. Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful. I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you, to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David. From the deadly sword deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful. Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace. Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields; our oxen will draw heavy loads. There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets. Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.”
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