Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: Fight against them that fight against me.--Psalm 35:1
Plead my cause, God...fight against those who fight against me. Contend with my contenders! Meet my accusers with Your Son, my Advocate! Jesus, You are my Intercessor and my Champion...I leave my case in your hands.
Be my strong tower and my rock. Deliver me from the hypocrites...from the deceitful and the unjust. For You are the God of my strength. Lord, You know their hearts...You have seen all their vengeance and imaginations against me. I have become their taunting song...their music. Oh Father, my heart's desire is that You would render unto them a recompense according to the work of their hand. My heart is NOT merciful toward them. You, O Lord, are a God of holiness and a God of justice, but You are also my God of mercy and love. Forgive my lack of mercy...forgive my lack of love. Give me Your love and mercy for those that give me daily so much sorrow of heart. Give me your forgiving heart towards them....Give me a heart that desires Your very best for them.
Align my will with yours, Father. I have nothing to fear ensconced in Your perfect love. Vengeance is yours, Lord, not mine. You have shown me so much mercy...You pulled me up out of the miry clay. You died for me when I was yet your enemy. How can I pray for anything but your mercy upon even my enemies.
The battle is Yours, not mine. I take refuge under the shadow of Your wing and place my trust in You. Draw my enemies to You with cords of love. In the meantime, Father, I take shelter in You...and as I do help me to be a strength to the poor and needy in their distress. Enable me to be a refuge from the storm and a shadow from the heat to those you place in my path.
Thank you Lord that you have a plan for my life. That Your thoughts toward me are good...they are thoughts of peace and not of evil. Thank you Father for Your Son's death on the cross for me. I have been forgiven much...help me to love much and pray that others...even my enemies will know the future and the hope that You have so graciously and mercifully given me.
