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1 | Can i pray a similar prayer as Psalms 35 | Eph 5:33 | partsman | 104564 | ||
Psalm 35: The writer is asking God to fight his enemies. I feel that this gives me the OK to pray a similar prayer. | ||||||
2 | Can i pray a similar prayer as Psalms 35 | Eph 5:33 | JoelYarger | 104572 | ||
Hey partsman - The Bible is God-breathed, He inspired the writing of its contents. There is nothing in the Bible that contradicts God. Because of this I believe that whatever prayers are found within God's Holy Word are acceptable prayers for us today. Regarding the prayer found in Psalm 35: if your being wrongly accused or mistreated, by all means bring it before God and ask Him to deal with it. Leave room for Him to work though. God says that He will avenge you; don't take it upon yourself (Rom. 12:19). Ask God to judge them with His holy justice in accordance with their actions. Don't ask God to do things to them that you may see to be fair or what they deserve. Let God work in their lives as He will. Romans 12:9-21 talks alot about how we are to relate to people. Also Jesus says in Matthew 5:16 to let our lights shine before men that they may see out good works and glorify our Father in heaven. Again, read Luke 6:27-38. Verse 27 tells us to love our enemies and pray for those who hate us. Verse 38 says, "Be merciful just as your Father is merciful". In Psalm 35:13,14 the psalmis mirrors this attitude. As Christians we are the witness or picure of Christ's love for others. We must live and treat others in response to His commission to us. Treat your enemies as Christ has treated you. If your being persecuted, give it to God and let Him deal with it in His way. God is righteous! I hope this helps. Let me know if I need to clarify anything. In Christ, Joel Yarger |
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3 | Can i pray a similar prayer as Psalms 35 | Eph 5:33 | Ray | 104587 | ||
Hi Joel, Welcome to the forum. You wrote "Let God work in their lives as He will." I believe that is excellent advice for partsman and for all of us. I appreciated your Scriptures for they led me to reflect again on some comparisons that I had made in years past. They also led me to other comparisons which I would like to share for food for thought. We want to be in God's will and hear and act on His words. 1) Luke 7:46, "And why do you call Me, '(Lord), Lord', and do not do what I say? 47 Everyone who comes to Me, and hears My words, and acts upon them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house..." Matthew 7:20, "So then, you will know them by their fruits. Not everyone who says to Me, '(Lord), Lord', will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven." 2) Matthew 7:24, "Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. And the rain descended....26 And everyone who hears these words of *Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. 27 and the rain descended..." 28 The result was that when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as [one] having authority and not as their scribes." Luke 6:47, "Everyone who comes to Me, and hears My words, and acts upon them, *I will show you whom he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation upon the rock;..." Matthew 6:33, "But seek first His kingdom and *His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow..." Matthew 19:17, "...There is only *One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments." Matthew 5:47, "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly *Father is perfect." I like to think that the same Lord God who looks on David in Psalm 35:17 is the Man who turns His gaze on His disciples in Luke 6:20. From the heart, Ray |
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