I thought my daily Psalm to be incredibly apropos and encouraging for the anti-Christian rampage happening within our government and within our own country. Sometimes I need a reminder of WHO WINS! I have highlighted several verses that I thought were excellent in showing that, when we feel we are in a losing battle, our God will deliver the righteous! Please sit down and read all of Psalm 37 as it is a beautiful illustration of God’s love for His people.
Psalm 37 (KJV):
1-3: Fret not thyself because of evildoers, nether be thou envious against workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily shalt thou be fed.
7: Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
9-15: For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be…but the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
17: For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
19-20: They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. But the wicked shall perish and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
39-40: But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
For those of you who stumbled upon this blog who are, as yet, unsaved, please know that, "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:7-8
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world (you and I) that He gave His one and only son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."
These times we sit in are perilous, "This know also, that in the last days, perilous times shall come." 2 Tim 3:1
The last days are upon us, but you still have time to repent and be saved! You need not "clean up" first, all you must do is, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved!" Romans 10:9
Congratulations. And welcome to the family of God. "Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43
October 31st, 2009 at 3:39 am
Great post. Sad article. Unfortunately, even most Christians are oblivious to this kind of news. It won’t be much longer and Christians will be arrested for preaching the gospel.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:10 am
Found you via another new find for me – Discerning the world – Psalm 37 was a strong reminder for me this week – MOST encouraging at this time
. God bless.
PS: received this prayer request from Zimbabwe (Ruins) within around 24hrs of my Psalm 37 reading – another heartbreaker..
Pleases excuse this quick email.
It has been a busy day on the farm (we have just taken in another child, under a place of safety order) and our involvement with the Schools, necissated that I travel up to the School this evening for a minor function, to see if all staff are ok as the Junior School Headmaster is away on emergency sick leave. ( I am sure he , Pat Geri, would appreciate your prayers for a spinal fusion operation is to take place this Sat Morning).
I am now vice Chairman of the Board of Lomagundi College, an army of staff with nearly 750 pupils from junior to high schools, trying to maintain and improve a highly successful Cambridge certified College for O and A levels.
Not only that, over 80% of students are boarders so it means the Colleges have to offer first world meals in a third world Country .
Tragically, I arrived back at 9:30 tonight to hear that I was called out to a nasty attack , about fifteen kilometres from here, an elderly couple Helen and Tony Lekey were attacked in their home, badly beaten, broken bones, tied up with wire and so on. By God’s grace the son in law walked in on the robbery and they scarpered.
So please pray for them, they are now in a Hospital in Harare as I write this.
On another farm today of Louis and Lisette Fick they burnt 8 houses and beat and shot workers on the farm. No one was killed but the casualty rate is high.
Sadly we do not have their names to date.
Please pray for all concerned and if you have any prayer left, we have to be up before six am so as to get the boys to friends and then to travel to Harare where I need to preach at about ten am local time. (Eight am British).
With so much happening I am battling to remain focussed. I also have to preach again on Sunday. When one is shocked it is hard to inspire but many really take inspiration from the Sunday service, almost like in a war zone when one hangs onto every hope and truth offered in The Lords name.
With much appreciation for prayers for the Lackeys and Louis and Lisettes staff and this dear yet troubled land
Love and thanks
Rob and Hilary
November 9th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Thanks for your words, Jen. I cling to the promise of God that the victory has been secured. And thank you for sharing that prayer request email. It’s amazing to me that as I sit here going on about life as usual, the reality of a darkening situation looms over that land. I am thankful for the obvious faith Rob and Hilary have and wish them to know that my family will include them in our prayers. Blessings.