120:When People are Against You

Psalm 120

A song of ascents.

    ¹ I call on the LORD in my distress,
       and he answers me.

    ² Save me, O LORD, from lying lips
       and from deceitful tongues.

    ³ What will he do to you,
       and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?

    ⁴ He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows,
       with burning coals of the broom tree.

    ⁵ Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech,
       that I live among the tents of Kedar!

    ⁶ Too long have I lived
       among those who hate peace.

    ⁷ I am a man of peace;
       but when I speak, they are for war.

    I was studying last night about how God promises us that He’ll equip us with the Spiritual weapons and Armor that we need to fight the good fight of faith. Psalm 120 was my key scripture in my study and it blessed me so much. I learned from that scripture that the Father will deliver me from every lie that is said about me. He gives me the weapons for war and stands in the battle with me.No foe has a chance for victory when I stand in the will of God. I gained so much last night about God as my Father and how any good father might respond to someone who is messing with their kids. It brought me peace that any enemy that faces me, even the devil, must face my Father. I also learned alot about the times I fall short and sin. I fall because I don’t have my focus on the Lord and I don’t listen to His Word. When I’m digging in the Word for truth and letting the Spirit lead me I can spot the devil’s schemes a mile away. It’s the times I try doing this life on my own that I start losing battles. Everyday, every moment and every breath we take, we have a choice to trust God with our lives or allow Satan to get us to doubt God. I think every sin starts with doubting the goodness of God. Does God really love me? Is His way really best for my life? Is God better than this sin? Is God good?  I can go on and on, but I think you get the picture, As Christians, we need to know that we are His children and he knows what’s best for us. That He fights for us, and prepares us to also fight. We have victory in Jesus. Verse 7 is my favorite in this Psalm:

⁷ I am a man of peace;
       but when I speak, they are for war.

    “I’m not looking for a fight”, the psalmist is saying, “but if fight I must, the warrior in me will rise with the power of the Word and release a deadly arsenal”. The Christian life is not a passive life, we must, with God’s help ,be involved in the fight for our faith. If we don’t we’ll be lukewarm at best and be worthless for the Kingdom. Whatever you are facing, Never give up! Never Stop Fighting!