Corona Devo 838

Does anyone need a word of protection spoken over them today?

Perhaps we do, and we know it: We know what is on the docket today or this week (for us or a loved one), and we need (emotional, spiritual, mental) protection.  Depending on the situation and the rigors required, we may even need physical protection.  

Yes, we need a word of protection spoken over us today.

Or perhaps we do need a word of protection spoken over us (or a loved one) today, and we don't know it.  We're sitting/kneeling/pausing before God right now, but we have no idea what (evil, violent, trouble, wickedness) is coming around the bend toward us today.    

Whether we know it or not--Yes, we could use a word of protection spoken over us, and our good/all-knowing/all-powerful/merciful Father in Heaven speaks a word of protection over us today through Psalm 140.

(1) O Lord, rescue me from evil people.  Protect me from those who are violent,  (2) those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long.  ~Psalm 140:1-2

Heavenly Father, You alone know all that we (and our loved ones) will face when we finish reading Your Word today.  We may know (and even be fearing) the evil that we will encounter today, or in Your wisdom and foresight, your Word may be proactively pitching a tent of protection over us.  Thank You for Your foresight/foreknowledge/and dominion over anything evil that approaches us today.  O Lord, rescue us and those we love from evil people.  Protect us today from those who are violent, those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long (Psalm 140:1-2).  Amen.

~~~

(3) Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. 

(4) O Lord, keep me out of the hands of the wicked.   Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me.  (5) The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way.  ~Psalm 140:3-4  

Their tongues do sting like a snake.  At work, at school, at try-outs, in line, on the side-line, out to eat, on the news, or reading the words of the wicked---Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips (Psalm 140:3).

God knows the sting of their words and the isolation that we experience in standing (often alone) for Him.  The "crowd" is not usually "Christian", and there is often a loneliness in living for the Light-of-the-world in today's world.  But keep shining for Him today:  He protects His people.  

Who knows better than Jesus about the emotional and physical sting of their tongues and the pain that the violent are capable of?  

O Lord, keep us and our loved ones out of the hands of the wicked.   Protect us from those who are violent, for they are plotting against us.  Lord you see our pride: remove it.  And if others have set a trap (in pride) to catch us today---protect and  rescue us.  Amen.

~~~

Yes, we need a word of protection spoken over us today, and (6) I said to the Lord, “You are my God!”  Listen, O Lord, to my cries for mercy!  (7) O  Sovereign Lord, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle (Psalm 140:7).  

Lord, You alone know the battles we will encounter today: protect us and our loved ones.  Don't let evil people have their way.  Amen. 

~~~

We don't need to be afraid to ask for God's protection and pro-action against evil people today...and beyond that, Psalm 140 even coins a few requests that we might have been afraid to ask for, but the Psalmist has put the requests in for us.  It is okay to pray for God's justice.

Lord, do not let evil people have their way.  Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud.  (9) Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.  (10) Let burning coals fall down on their heads.  Let them be thrown into the fire or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.  (11) Don’t let liars prosper here in our land.  Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.  ~Psalm 140:8-11

~~~

Do we (or our loved ones) need a word of protection spoken over us today?  Yes.  And our Father, in His infinite, omniscient love, poetically pulls His all-powerful cover of protection up and over us (and those we pray for) today.  We can ask Him for help and we can know that He will provide it.  

(12) But I know the Lord will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor.  (13) Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence.  ~Psalm 140:12-13

Lord, our greatest desire is to live in Your presence today.  If we are with You, then it matters not who or what comes against us, because Your Word promises protection.   "They"...will...persecute, but I know the Lord will help those they persecute.  

We needed a word of protection spoken over us today, and You have provided it.  Surely righteous people (us!) are praising your name.  Amen. 


Blessings,

sarah

https://sarahsundy04.blogspot.com

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Corona Devo 1156

Image
At work, we provide Trainings for customers, so that they can be updated and educated on all of the latest features (and how to use them) within our product.  Many companies do this--sharing "Best Practices" are a way to ensure positive outcomes on the customer and vendor sides of things. My kids often offer me "life hacks" that they have learned from watching an online video promising to "save time" and "make your life easier".  And just this week, my husband enlightened me about the "tear-away" feature built into most plastic rings holding cans/bottles of pop or Gatorade together.  When separated, the plastic rips open easily, releasing the bottle--saving wildlife that might be caught if it is discarded as trash, and saving me  frustration or angst because I no longer have to pull with all my might to get a bottle out of the plastic rings.  ( Who knew? )  Life hacks do save time and make your life easier! Who couldn't benefit from
Read more

Corona Devo 1217

Image
The unanswered “why’s” of life, the disorder of our days, and even the unfairness of our struggles can cause us to question ourselves and also to question our God. But the order-of-Creation and the systems that God has set in place are undeniable answers that swing back and forth like God’s pendulum-reminder that He set the world in motion, and He continues to keep order, even when it seems as if we and our world are in dis- order.   Job was a man going through some heavy and hard stuff.   Maybe we are too.   Job’s trials had caused him to question the order of life, and possibly God’s dominion over it.   We can relate.   The “Why’s?” and the “Why Me’s” can stack up in our minds and hearts, but like a parent exercising loving-authority over a child, God reminds Job and us--of His power, omniscience and of His ultimate authority over everything: Creation… and us today .   Then the  Lord  answered Job from the whirlwind: (2) “Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ig
Read more

Corona Devo 991

Running low on " good things " today?  Doesn't it (sometimes) seem like/trend like/read like/tweet like/water-cooler-chat or backyard-fence-visit like/intimidate like/depress like... there are no  good things in the land? . I know. It's no secret that many have abandoned  the Law of the  Lord,  and at times, that's us .   It is evident all around us that people have  followed each other  in this sin.  When we look around...or when we live our days...we can wonder: Are there  any  good things  left in the land? There are still some good things in the land ...and no matter how bleak we feel the "forecast" for today is...there will always  be  some good things in the land, because God is in the land.   T he Bible reminds us of that today.   ~~~ The Israelites (and their king, Rehoboam ) were God's people, but like all of us at times/seasons of our lives...they wandered from Lord and His ways.  They relaxed in their allegiance to the Lord, and then the
Read more