BACKFIRE

 “Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.” Psalm 37:15

The attempt of the wicked to bring devastation on the righteous will in the end turn against them. The Lord of Glory will make it happen.  His eye is always over the righteous and His promise is to keep them. “Their sword shall enter into their own heart”

The once feared weapons of the wicked will crumble before them. Their strength will quickly dissolve, they will be left defenseless and the righteous will be strengthened by the Lord.  “their bows shall be broken.”

They brought the sword.

They stretched the bow.

By force, they tried to harm me.

But the plan they made,

Turned on them.

Because the love of God

Surrounds me.

“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10

THE STRONG SAVIOR

“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.” Psalm7:14

A drawn out sword is an indication of the eagerness to do battle.  The wicked are not only eager but ready without provocation to pounce upon the upright.  The believer would be misinformed to think otherwise.  The goodness of the righteous is the only irritation the wicked needs to make use of the drawn sword.  “The wicked have drawn out the sword”

The technique the wicked uses is as harsh as it can possible be.  There is no shortcut, no weakness; they come with full force to destroy.  They have chosen not only their sword but also the greatest bow with which they have to bend with the foot because of its strength.  “and have bent their bow”

Their purpose is “to cast down the poor and needy”. Their power overwhelms, they are too strong for the upright.  When the upright fights under their own power they are defeated. “to slay such as be of upright conversation.”

I’ve tried to understand,

The way of the wicked.

Without provocation,

They’ve come to destroy.

Their power is too great.

On my own I’ll be defeated.

I’ll ask my Strong Savior,

For His angels to deploy.

"If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of this world, but I have chosen you our of the world, therefore the world hateth you."  John 15:19

GOD KNOWS THE OUTCOME

“The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.”  Psalm 37:13

Every thought and scheme of the wicked is utterly vain and foolishness to God. The attempt of the wicked to override what God has spoken is reckless and completely useless.  “The Lord shall laugh at him”

God never takes the wicked serious, He knows their outcome.  No mere man will ever outsmart The Holy God. “he seeth that his day is coming.”

Why would one strive with God?

Thinking they can compete.

All their schemes shall come to naught,

And it’s failure that they will meet.

In the end the wicked will lose.

You can’t wrestle with God and win.

The only hope the wicked has.

Is to trust Christ and give Him their sin.

“Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?”  Isaiah 45:9

WHEN OPPOSITION COMES

“The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.” Psalm 37:12

There is a different way of approach for the wicked than there is for the just. The just depend on God to fight their battles while the wicked depend on themselves.

This verse speaks of the wicked and their approach. They “plotteth”, that is they scheme not only as one but they caucus together making their plans for the defeat of the “just”.  “The wicked plotteth against the just”

They lack manners and go to any degree to accomplish their wicked plans.  Truth has nothing to do with their advance; they will do anything to get their way no matter who it hurts.  They are subtle like their father the devil.  They are as the magician who with the slight of hand deceives.  “and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.”

The wicked rage against us

Plotting to destroy.

With slanderous opposition

They really do enjoy.

Yet the just shall not be beaten,

The Lord is at their side.

He brings them through the battle.

The Lord has justified.

“All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, "We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!" Lamentations 2:16