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Psalm 10 - Juliano

Psalm 10

12-13
Time to get up, God - get moving.
The luckless think they'are Godforsaken.
They wonder why the wicked scorn God
and get away with it,
Why the wicked are so cocksure
they'll never come up for audit.

14
But you know all about it -
the contempt, the abuse.
I dare to believe that the luckless
will get lucky someday in you.
You won't let them down:
orphans won't be orphans forever.

15-16
Break the wicked right arms,
break all the evil left arms.
Search and destroy
every sign of crime.
God's grace and order wins;
godlessness loses.

Even though this psalm seem to deal specifically with persecution,
I do feel as interpreting this more in the lens of spiritual attacks rather than personal persecution.

I feel often times there are spiritual attacks happening due to several reasons. As I take on God's call and obey Him, as well as being part of the intercessory team.
It's pretty frontlined, and ever since I took Pneuma Advance, that has just been more frequent.

I feel I need to pray for protection almost everyday, as I can see the things that I can and love sometimes being attacked too. A more recent episode I suspect might be my workplace.

But what I do like about this Psalm is this hope / promise that God will come to the author's aid. The author is pleading with God to come to his rescue.
I have a mentality that these attacks / persecutions will always happen. But it doesn't mean God can't come to my rescue.
That there will be an end to these things, and that there's a moment where God heals and provides from all the destruction and damage.

That is the hope I can hold on to at least.
God has already provided, and God is continually fanning more hope in other areas in my life.

Jesus thank you for speaking the Truth today.
Thank you for reminding me that you provide victory.
Help me to shift from my defeatist mentality, and let me shift my eyes to your victories and promises, rather than present and past circumstances.
Annoint me with your hope today. Give me victory this week.

In your mighty name I pray. Amen.

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