Arise Lord!

For the past month I have been trying to read a Psalm during my quiet time everyday. Not in order, just randomly choosing one. I'm trying to keep my prayer time focused on God's large kingdom, rather than my very small one. Just trying to stay more heavenly focused, not "Stacy focused".

I struggle with some of them because many Psalms have to do with prayers of revenge on the enemy. I live in the day where I know that Christ has told us to turn the other cheek, offering more to those who steal from us, and to ultimately forgive our enemies. So when I read these sometimes I'm confused on how to pray.

Today, I read just such a Psalm, but found myself saying aloud this particular one, begging God to do just what this Psalmist was saying. I found myself realizing that there is an enemy that I am to take "war" with! A very real enemy that has the hearts and souls of many of the people who live in this fallen world. An enemy that I have no mercy for and therefore I cried out this prayer from Psalm 10.

Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless. 13 Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, "He won't call me to account"? 14 But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out

. 16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. 17 You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, 18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.

Do you hear those words? " Arise Lord! Defend the fatherless and oppressed. Break the arm of the wicked".

I'm not sure I have ever prayed to break anyone's arm before. The words as they came off my lips caught me by complete surprise. But I found myself wanting God to arise on this nation, on this world. To open our eyes to the wickedness that we live in and have allowed ourselves to become accustom to.

I realize that the Lord has graciously told us that as the time draws closer for our Redeemer to return, that things will become worse, and worse. But I haven't found a scripture yet that says I'm suppose to sink down with the rest of the world. So I pray "Arise Lord! If arms need to be broken, then so be it. If my arm gets in the way, break it! Just please defend the humble". Oh I long to see My God move on this place!

Many have seen me post about Show Hope today. This is just one way we can defend the fatherless in this fallen world. Please go to their page and follow them on facebook. I'm so in love with this ministry and what they do.

My prayer for each person reading this is that you and I would not settle for what this world offers us, but rather beg God for hearts to be turned, lives to be changed, the enemy to fall, and His Name be glorified!