“When evil men advance against me to devour my
flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.”
Psalm 27:2
Evil men come in all shapes and sizes- and sexes
as well. The Lord has a way of using
difficult people to refine us, to test our character and to show his handiwork
in our lives. I have found that as I
progress through life, I meet these evil men in all spheres of my life- on the
job; in the family; in the grocery store, in the church; at the ball field; and yes, sometimes, in the mirror!
So, given that there is an epidemic of evil,
hateful, mean or difficult people, what is a girl (or guy) to do? In this passage, the Psalmist had the quiet
confidence of knowing that the Lord would fight for him. The Lord often works behind the scenes to
defeat our enemy. He can set spiritual
ambushments against our enemies and cause them to turn on each other and
defeat each other without us having to lift a finger to fight.
If we are endeavoring to walk upright before the
Lord, following His Word and not sinning against our conscience, we can have
confidence when we face attack. Just
imagine, if you will, your enemy tripping all over himself, unable to even
advance against you. We may never see it
in the natural, but it doesn’t make it any less real.
Our average enemy is not holding a machine gun or
hatchet, rather he or she is wielding a lying tongue or a vengeful spirit. Or perhaps they are trying to weasel themselves
into your job, or into your marriage.
Whatever the situation, we must recall that the flesh and blood people
we see are never truly our enemy. The
devil is our enemy, but he uses other individuals to get to us. As children of God, we must always remember
that the person opposing us is also another human being, created in the image
of God for his glory. They have a soul
and therefore, have inherent worth. When
we beseech the Lord to deal with our enemies, we must always recognize that he
will be as merciful to them as he is to us. But never fear! God is able to protect you and deal with
them. In fact, the more we hold to his
ways, the more he fights on our behalf. The
battle is not yours. The battle is the
Lord’s!
Dear Lord, thank you for fighting for me. Thank you that you cause me to triumph over
my enemies and come away from their attacks unscathed. Help me keep my heart pure. In Jesus’
Name. Amen.
Sherri
