Verses: Psalms 109: 1 - 31
Song inspired by the chapter: Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.
My thoughts about the
verses:
Isn’t it amazing how
many times in our life we are accused of doing things that we have never
done. People often see the bad and miss
the good that we do. They assume that
everyone does wrong and miss the people that are spreading well throughout the
world. The assumption is that the world
is full of evil people and that there are very few people that do well.
The psalmist is in one
of these situations. The psalmists is
not done anything wrong yet is being accused.
The judges are being swayed by the accusers to believe that the psalmist
has committed a deed against them. The
fact is that the psalmist has shown love and mercy. Yet, instead of that being returned in like
kind they are being hated.
I watched a movie today
about a man that was found guilty of killing his wife. He stated that he was innocent. That he had nothing to do with the
murder. He could not help the detectives
because he could not imagine anyone wanting to kill his wife. They find him guilty by association because
they could not find evidence leading to any other reason she had died.
Twenty years past and he
continued to plead his innocence. The
case was taken up by the innocence project because they felt there was merit to
his pleas. After twenty-five years in
prison it came out that there was evidence that had never been disclosed. That even at the time of the murder there was
evidence leading to someone else doing the killing. He was finally exonerated of all charges and
set free.
The one moment that
stood out to me is when he was testifying against the attorney that had hid the
evidence. Instead of asking for a harsh
sentenced he asks the court to be lenient.
Imagine the strength of character that it would take to ask for a judge
to be fair to someone that had wrongly accused you. Imagine how hard it would be to put aside
your angry and animosity against the person.
We may not have gone
through a situation like this. Yet, we
all have had times that we have been wrongly accused. We have friends that have accused us of
things that we never even thought of doing.
We have family members that have left our side because they think we are
in the wrong.
What is one to do in a
situation like this? The psalmist makes
it clear. We need to ask God to be the
ultimate judge. We need to ask God to deal
with the situation. We need to realize
is that our God will be a fair and honest Judge. God knows the wrongs of a person’s
heart. God knows when people seek ill
will on those that have done no wrong.
We need to turn it over to God and know that God will resolve the issue.
The next time you feel
that your loyalty has been betrayed. The
next time you feel that your love has been put to the side. The next time you are wrongly accused. You do have an option. Ask God to hear your pleas. Ask God to provide you with the safety that
you need in times of distress. Ask God
to deal with those that wrongly accuse you.
Trust that God will be fair and the wrong will be righted.
Prayer:
We praise you God for being
a fair and just God. We thank you for
always being there with us. We honor you
for you love and kindness towards us.
Help us when we are wrongly accused to turn it over to you. Help us to remember that you know the way of
our hearts. Help us to stay focused on
you and to allow your will to work out.
In the name of the Almighty Judge we pray. Amen
Questions:
Do you feel that you have been wrongly accused in
your life? Have you tried to solve the
situation yourself? Have you turned over
the issue to God? What must you do today
to allow the past to be taken away so that you can focus on the future?
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