Lord, Overcome those who would divide your people

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Day 189: Psalm 55: 9 – 11

            Psalm 55:9 [ESV] 9 Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city.10 Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are within it;11 ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace.

            Most Holy God, do not let wickedness triumph over me. Divide and conquer the enemy who has sought to divide and conquer me and others. The enemy seeks to create divisions and factions, but do not let him prevail. Do not let him achieve his goals.

            Like Absalom, they try to recruit people to their cause (II Samuel 15:2-6). Like Sanballat and Tobiah sought to discourage and demoralize Israel from rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem (Nehemiah 4), the enemy seeks to discourage, confuse, and unsettle the resolve and focus of God’s work.  As the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10), they have come not to build or help the kingdom but to tear it down. They use their smooth tongues and deceitful words to mislead the simple (Romans 16:18).

            O Jesus, You overcame the full power of evil at the cross and the tomb and will one day remove it forever. Even now, give us the strength to deal with evil by Your omnipotent power displayed in the resurrection power of Your Son.

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Published by Jim Simoneau

Jesus Christ brought me to Himself at a very early age. I began seeking the Lord and writing prayer journals in my early teens and have continued to grow in my knowledge and experience of prayer. I am still learning and growing in my prayer life and long to help others grow in their prayer lives as well. I am not an expert, but a practitioner who needs God to continue to teach me to pray. Prayer is both simple, yet also profound. It is deep and draws us into the depth of God, but it is also so easy and wondrous that we can cry out to God with "Abba, Father" prayers because of the work of Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit. Prayer comes from God's heart, works in our hearts, and teaches us to go back to seek God's heart!

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