Thursday, July 3, 2025

The Narrow Path: Choosing Righteousness Every Day

Ibrahim Habila July 03, 2025 Daily Devotion , 0 Comments

THURSDAY, 3 JULY 2025

TEXT: PSALM 7:1-9

[1] Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,

[2] or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

[3] Lord my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands—

[4] if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe—

[5] then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust.

[6] Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.

[7] Let the assembled peoples gather around you, while you sit enthroned over them on high.

[8] Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.

[9] Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.

(New International Version Holy Bible)

TOPIC: A MODEL FOR PRAYER IN THE MIDST OF TROUBLE.

When you are in trouble or facing life threatening situations, you are forced to pray your most authentic prayer. That was the situation in which David found himself when he was being pursued by King Saul the Benjamite and his allies. Here, David provided an excellent model for prayer in the midst of disaster.

When you are unjustifiably victimized by the powerful, focus on God 'Whose shield is more powerful than the human shield; Whose sword is more lethal than your enemy's sword; Whose arrow is more deadly and piercing than that of your enemies'.

And always remember as you pray for those who are inflicting harm on you to add that "whoever digs a hole and scoops it out, falls into the pit they have made" (Psalm 7:14-15). Always remember the story of Esther, Mordecai and Haman, Joseph and his siblings in Genesis 50:20.

QUESTION: Are you a victim of someone who thinks your destiny is in his/her hands?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, it is comforting to know that whoever digs a hole for the innocent falls into the pit. May this be my testimonies, in Jesus' name. Amen!