Help Me, O Lord My God

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Psalm 109:21-27 KJV 

21 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy [is] good, deliver thou me. 22 For I [am] poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach unto them: [when] they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That they may know that this [is] thy hand; [that] thou, LORD, hast done it.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) In this psalm, David asks the Lord to judge his accusers, what does he ask of the Lord? Why? (v.21-25)
2) What does David ask of the Lord for himself? (v.26-27)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
3) Have you ever asked the Lord to judge your adversaries? If so, why?
4) How have you reacted when your opponents experienced difficult times in their lives? Why?
5) What doors have you unwittingly opened to the enemy, in the lives of your spiritual brothers and sisters, because of your unforgiveness?

LIFE LESSONS
6) The Lord vindicates His people. His people are those who live in His love, even for our enemies.
7) As believers, we are to forgive and pray for those who mistreat, or otherwise oppose, us.
8) When we react in unforgiveness and/or bitterness toward others, we open doors to the accuser to wreak havoc in their lives. 
9) We will always reap what we sow in this life. To reap kindness, sow kindness. 
10) The Lord often chastens His children by withdrawing His hand of loving protection from us to allow the enemy to wreak havoc in our lives.