Psalms 35:1 KJV
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
What a prayer issue this is!
Rather than fighting our own battles
Rather than gearing up and charging against the enemyIt is so much better to pray and seek the Lord's defense on our behalf.
Those who strive with the Christian are well known:
Of course Satan
His plan has forever been to foil the glory of God by spoiling His crowning creation.
The worldThe systems of this world, their philosophies, kingdoms and cultures are all designed to glorify man as his own god. The world can include family, friends, governments, movements, even spiritual methods; anything that finds a life surrendered only to Christ offensive.
But the worst of all is self
Of all the enemies a Christian may face, the most insidious and the one most often to launch and offensive against us will be our flesh and self will.
None of these may be defeated in the power of self and in fact the attempt to defeat them in the power of self is itself a form of attack against us by self.
O LORD, fight against them that fight against me.
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
What a prayer issue this is!
Rather than fighting our own battles
Rather than gearing up and charging against the enemyIt is so much better to pray and seek the Lord's defense on our behalf.
Those who strive with the Christian are well known:
Of course Satan
His plan has forever been to foil the glory of God by spoiling His crowning creation.
The worldThe systems of this world, their philosophies, kingdoms and cultures are all designed to glorify man as his own god. The world can include family, friends, governments, movements, even spiritual methods; anything that finds a life surrendered only to Christ offensive.
But the worst of all is self
Of all the enemies a Christian may face, the most insidious and the one most often to launch and offensive against us will be our flesh and self will.
None of these may be defeated in the power of self and in fact the attempt to defeat them in the power of self is itself a form of attack against us by self.
O LORD, fight against them that fight against me.
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