A prayer against enemies3/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() David prays that his enemies would be cursed with the curses they hurl at him. May these sins always remain before the Lord, but may his name be cut off from human memory.”ĭavid constantly prays that his oppressors may suffer the evil they plan for him. May the LORD never forget the sins of his ancestors. May his family name be blotted out in a single generation. May his children wander as beggars, and may they be evicted from their ruined homes. may his children become fatherless, and may his wife become a widow. I’m reading parts of Psalm 109:8-15 in the Living Bible, “Let my enemy’s years be few. Listen to his prayer against his enemies. Quickly I add, it is not a battle with Islam but with the terrorists whose twisted view of Allah has driven them to attack us.ĭavid was not a mild man who turned the other cheek. They have made it a battle between our God and their god, i.e., between light and darkness. There is a similarity in our battle with the terrorists. that all the earth may know that there is a God in Heaven” ( I Samuel 17:45-46). He launched his attack on Goliath saying, “I come unto thee in the name of the Lord of host, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This was more than a battle between David and Goliath, it was a battle between the Living God of Israel and the demon-inspired idols of the Philistines. David was shocked “that he should defy the armies of the living God?” ( I Samuel 17:26). Remember, Goliath did not just hate David as a sixteen-year-old opponent, Goliath hated the people of God and cursed God, Himself. After that battle, David fought many other adversaries. Third, I want to look at what the Bible says about how we should pray for our nation in war.ĭavid’s battle against his enemies began with Goliath, the Philistine. Second, I want to look at what Jesus said about “Turning the other cheek,” and praying for those who persecute you. First, I want to look at how David prayed for his enemies in the Psalms. One side of me says, “Forgive them” the other side of me says, “Kill them.” But it’s not what I think or feel, it’s what God thinks, and what He says in His Word. Last Sunday I said in jest, “I pray that they (the terrorists) may get hit with a bomb.” A couple of people were not sure I should have said that. As a matter of fact, I have never heard anyone preach this kind of sermon about enemies. I have never preached a sermon on praying against your enemies or praying about your enemies. ![]()
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