COMFORT IN TRYING TIMES: Psalm 9 – 11

J. Grant Swank, Jr.

"In the Lord I put my trust. . .For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string that they may privately shoot at the upright in heart.
"The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven; his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.
"Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest. . .For the righteous Lord loves righteousness; his countenance does behold the upright."

Now that’s just a start. Of course, there are many more wise, comforting verses in those three Psalms alone.

I was thinking today of the Muslim murderers global having taken the planet hostage — land and air. Then, being a Christian, of course, I raised my heart toward the heavens, thanking Him that He is the creator, container and eventual controller of His turf — the planet.

I realize that biblical prophecy has to be fulfilled to the letter. That includes many Christians being persecuted, numerous ones being killed as I type in a free country.

Even the word "beheaded" is mentioned regarding martyrdom during the time preceding the Second Coming of Christ. That squares with the Muslim chief means of doing away with infidels.

Nevertheless, I was reminded to pray for my enemy. So I prayed for the Muslims, the world’s chief foe. I prayed earnestly for them. I prayed for their children; obviously the Muslims don’t care about their sons and daughters by killing them off as shields.

Nevertheless, I care about them. Jesus loves them.

I prayed for Muslim teens being lashed at posts in the town square. What did those teens do that we American youths didn’t do? We stole. We lied. We cheated.

But the Islamic youth is tied to the public post, lashed till he’s bloody pulp and then carted off to weep and wail. The whole village sees it, including the youngsters. So I prayed for all that.

Then I prayed for the Muslim women who are tortured from birth. They have the worst lot of any females in the world. Jesus lifted womanhood in His three-year public ministry. He taught His disciples to have no prejudice against the female gender. God brought the women into Jesus ministry and introduced Mary of Magdala as being the first to see the risen Christ — Mary Magdalene, a woman as the first witness to the greatest miracle ever..
Then I went back to my comforting verses in Psalms 9 through 11:

"The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire and blesses the covetous whom the Lord abhors.

"Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man. Seek out his wickedness till you find none. The Lord is King forever and ever; the heathen are perished out of his land."

In other words, the Lord was saying to me today to leave the whole wretched matter finally with Him. It’s His turf. It’s His footstool that the devil is after. And the Lord God Almighty is quite able to take care of His own property.
Thank you, Lord.


Copyright © 2006 by J. Grant Swank, Jr.
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Pray for the Muslims, they need it . As far as the terrorist Muslims , pray for them as well. Also the world must stop them, at all cost, or we will all pay, and the boot of Islam will be on our necks.