Uproars and raised heads

Reading: 1 Samuel 20, Psalm 83, and Matthew 11

Scripture: Psalm 83:1-2, O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God! For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads.

Thoughts: When this was written Israel was under attack, as God’s people have been under attack sense God separated them and gave them the promised land. Today after Israel had been destroyed and have become a nation again, Israel is still under attack. Being that we have been grafted into God’s family we have been made sons and daughters of God, we are under attack as well. Over the last 10-20 years that I have been aware of the attacks on the church things have escalated from fights within churches to mass shootings in churches. God’s adopted children are being attacked, those who hate us are making an uproar and calling others to hate us too. Stand up for what you believe and do not let the hate of this world cause you to question that belief. 

Prayer: Lord God, you are the beginning and the end, you know the schemes of the evil one. I thank you that you are with us, that you give us the strength and ability to overcome those schemes. I thank you that you work all things for good even when we do not understand. I thank you that your training is preparing us for the battles to come and ask that you help us to discern what is coming.