"Your hand will find all Your enemies....The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them....Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! We will sing and praise Your power." (From Psalm 21)
This is a prayer of the warrior/shepherd/king who was also called, "the sweet psalmist of Israel." This is attack mode and worship in the same praise gathering. Most people cannot handle both; it must be for them one or the other. For most, the warrior and, "sweet psalmist of Israel," cannot coexist.
The Bible is not a religious book for religious people to have "feel-good" religious experiences. It is the factual up-to-the minute best seller on the human condition, on man's relationship with the Living Triune God through the centuries, the good and the bad. My purpose in sharing these devotionals with you is to share what I see God the Holy Spirit is, "saying to the Churches," and, to the human race as a whole throughout man's existence on Planet Earth. This morning I read in the news that Russia, at an alarming rate, is heading back to the old "KGB" days, while America is once again vilifying any who dare question the free, government funded contraception/murder of the unborn. And just yesterday the American President deceived a recent pro Israel rally about his intentions towards Israel. This is just some of the "state of the world," as we approach the Spring time of the year. Do not despair; the Bible has just the right warrior, "sweet psalmist," prayers for whatever are the Enemy's intentions.
If you ever wonder why some of the Psalm prayers are so violent, I submit to you that the human race is the battleground between Jesus Christ and Satan, the battle for the "hearts and minds of men," the eternal souls of the human race. Now our Lord Jesus won the war in, "the blood of His cross," His death and resurrection. The battle, however, still goes on because man must choose w/Whom he will serve; and the majority of the human race has, as Romans 1 declares, "exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.... Furthermore, 2 Thess. 2:9-12 tells us, "The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie."
If you ever wonder why some of the Psalm prayers are so violent, I submit to you that the human race is the battleground between Jesus Christ and Satan, the battle for the "hearts and minds of men," the eternal souls of the human race. Now our Lord Jesus won the war in, "the blood of His cross," His death and resurrection. The battle, however, still goes on because man must choose w/Whom he will serve; and the majority of the human race has, as Romans 1 declares, "exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.... Furthermore, 2 Thess. 2:9-12 tells us, "The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie."
Those whose lives are living examples of, "the love of the truth," will pray, "the Words of God." This is "right" praying; this is "battleground Earth," praying. This is not praying our "feelings" or preclusions. This is praying His declared victory.
Father, in Jesus' Name, Holy Spirit, pray in me Your Will. Amen.
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If you have never seen the Prophet Video, "The Rape of Europe," I highly encourage you to view it so you can pray more "effectively" for our upcoming Mission to Berlin:
Unreached People Group: www.unreachedpeoples.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
