Psalm 7:1
Oh Lord my God, in Thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
When persecution comes, we need to do as David did, and put the LORD between us and those causing the conflict.
⇧ The amazing thing is that we really can put the Lord between us and those people who are causing a conflict. He will fight our battles for us, if only we ask Him. When I first thought of this, I couldn't understand how to do that. Now I do. When I have those people in my life who are just causing a conflict with me, I think of myself on one spot, and them on another. Then I visualize the Lord standing in between us, saving me from those that persecute me. I sometimes wonder how the martyrs think on that last moment, when they see the gallows or the guillotine, the sword or the gun. I think that they must be so frightened, but also rejoicing.... because they picture Jesus standing in between. Jesus taking the rope. Jesus taking the sword, the gun, the guillotine. Jesus taking the pain, and saving us from eternal death. While we may die on earth, we have that hope that Jesus has ALREADY conquered, and we have no need for fear. HE ALREADY CONQUERED! Does this blow your mind? It ought to! Another thing. When Jesus was hurt, He didn't talk back. I know right? I sure as heck would have!! But read Mark 15 or any of the Gospels really. See what it says. Do you see anywhere: "and Jesus said, how dare you!" .... nope. Didn't think so. It's because Jesus suffered for us, for YOU and ME, and didn't say a WORD against it. Was He weak, or was He too wimpy some ask. I say to you, He was neither. He was willing to hurt so that we didn't have to eternally. and didn't say a word. Talk about Love. The point is, Jesus didn't talk back, so take a lesson from that! "Turn the other cheek", meaning if someone strikes you, say nothing and give them the other cheek, because you know that suffering on earth is nothing. You have a reward in Heaven. So anyways, the lesson, don't talk back. It isn't worth it. Let GOD defend you.
On another sub-thought, when we put the Lord between us and those persecuting us, they have to go through GOD to get to us. HA! Good luck to em, because my God is all powerful (and a lot of other adjectives that could take up this whole blog page) and if I were them, I wouldn't want to mess with Him. I am God's daughter. He will protect me, maybe not from earthly pain but He has my soul, and NO ONE can touch that. I'm smiling even know thinking about that.....what an awesome thing. Wow, I'm so in awe.
Last thing, just so there is no confusion. Using this verse, and doing what the line below it says (in yellow) may not alter the person(s) actions, but our confidence can rest in knowing that God lies between our antagonists and us on a spiritual level; and that is more effective than on an earthly level. Take confidence in that!! And when you have those persecutors come against you.....say this verse either out loud or to yourself, and take comfort. Because Jesus has already overcome.
He promises us that we WILL have tribulation. We WILL suffer. We WILL have trial.
BUT HAVE NO FEAR!!!! He has OVERCOME!!!! Guys, we've already won.
God bless, and blog soon
