A Prayer of Salvation from My Enemies – Your Day by day Prayer – July 28

A Prayer of Salvation from My Enemies
By Tiffany Thibault

“I like you, O Lord, my energy. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my protect and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I name upon the Lord, who’s worthy to be praised, and I’m saved from my enemies.” – Psalm 18:1-3 (ESV)

Historical past books are crammed with examples of nations combating their enemies to guard their land, regain misplaced floor, and rise up for what they consider in. Typically in our private lives, we, too, are combating enemies. These enemies I’m speaking about will not be who you should stand guard in opposition to with a weapon to defend your self and your house. These enemies are ones who could be subtly affecting your life, slowly sabotaging your sense of peace, or maybe had been as soon as shut mates who turned their backs on you. 

One of many definitions of an enemy is somebody who’s antagonistic in opposition to you. An antagonistic individual is one who expresses opposition or unfriendliness to a different. Does this sound like somebody that you simply may know in your life? 

Our verse offers us pictures to cling to, reality to position our hope in as we come to phrases with these enemies in our lives. A very powerful factor that we are able to do to have the ability to stand agency in opposition to our enemies is to fall in love extra with Jesus. Our verse says: “I like you, O Lord, my energy.” As we be taught extra in regards to the Lord, we are going to be taught to like Him extra, and we are going to discover that He’s our energy as we face these antagonistic individuals and conditions we face. So immediately, seize your Bible, learn it, and start to find how very a lot the Lord loves you. 

This Bible verse offers us some truths that we are able to completely stand agency on as we face our enemies immediately. 

He’s our rock. He’s stable and unmoving. He is not going to change who He’s. 

He’s our fortress, our safety in opposition to the phrases and ache that others inflict on us. 

He’s our deliverer. As we cling to Him, He’ll make a manner by this battle for us. 

He’s our refuge. We are able to discover our emotional and religious security in Him. 

He’s our protect. We are able to stand agency on the truths about us from the Bible and use these truths as a protect in opposition to the lies of your enemy. 

He’s the horn of our salvation. In historic days an individual may run to the altar and seize one of many 4 corners of it. As they clung to it, the king would supply them sanctuary, salvation from their enemy. As we cling to God, as we search Him for a spot of security, He’ll completely information us to security. 

The Lord is our stronghold. He’s completely the individual we are able to flip to for security and survival. 

The Lord loves you a lot, and He’s standing with open arms to welcome you, to protect you, to guard you, to supply for you. In the present day, run to Him, love Him. He’s the salvation you’re on the lookout for out of your enemies. 

Let’s pray:

Expensive Lord, 
Thanks for the truths from this verse that you’re my rock, my fortress, my ship, my salvation. Shield me, information me, and make a manner for me by this troublesome time with my enemy. Present me the paths, calm my anxious coronary heart, and shield my goals and my life in order that I can glorify you and worship you the remainder of the times you could have for me to dwell on this earth. 
In your valuable title, I pray, Amen.

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