Verses 10-13:
For my enemies are whispering against me.
They are plotting together to kill me.
They say, "God has abandoned him.
Let's go and get him, for there is no one to help him now."
O God, don't stay away. My God, please hurry to help me.
Bring disgrace and destruction on those who accuse me.
May humiliation and shame cover those who want to harm me.
We all have enemies. We all have critics.
We all have people who are waiting for us to fail.
I think about this in my own life and ministry. There are plenty of people who would love to see me fall.
Life, circumstances, Satan - they all provide opportunities for our faith to be tested. Will we deny or abandon God when things get hard?
Will we declare that God has abandoned us, as David's enemies did?
Though we may at times feel as if God is far off, that He's forgotten about us, we must continue to declare that God is our hope, just as David does throughout this psalm. We must continue, like the persistent widow, to call on God to rescue and save us.
"The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8
God is close to the brokenhearted.
When the critics come to tempt us to doubt, when Satan comes to speak lies to us, we must hold tight to God's promises - He will be our strength, our sustainer, our rescuer. We are never alone.
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