Psalm 35:1-14
February 4
I can’t imagine any
of you reading this having enemies who hate, despise and wish evil upon you. “I’m
Mr. (or Ms.) Nice Guy (or Gal).”
But like it or
not, we do have enemies. It may be in the form of a person we know, someone we
have wronged in the past or someone who thinks
we wronged them. It may be in the form of someone we don’t directly know,
perhaps a thief, a terrorist or someone who succumbs to road rage due to our poor
driving.
Or your enemy may not be a person, it could be an illness, a disease or a habitual sin. It could be your own inner demons, thoughts in your head that accuse and torment you mercilessly.
Or your enemy may not be a person, it could be an illness, a disease or a habitual sin. It could be your own inner demons, thoughts in your head that accuse and torment you mercilessly.
Ultimately, your
enemy and mine are the devil and his demons. “Yes, Virginia, there really is a
Satan, and he’s not like the likeable Lucifer on the new television show.” As
we read Psalm 35 today and tomorrow, remember that there is evil. There are
mean people. There are very real enemies, personally, physically, medically and
mentally. But the source of all evil is spiritual. And we must battle it first
and foremost as a spiritual battle.
So pray Psalm 35
as a battle plan against the enemy. Don’t pray your rote prayers like no one is
listening because our heavenly Father is listening and willing to fight for
you. And “your adversary, the devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking
whom he may devour.” Just remember in prayer, we are on the side of the ultimate lion of Judah, "Then my soul will rejoice
in the Lord and delight in his salvation. My whole being will exclaim, ‘Who is
like you, Lord?’” Ps. 35: 9-10
