Victims of Slander and Threat

1In my distress I cried to the Lord, And He heard me. 2Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. 3What shall be given to you, Or what shall be done to you, You false tongue? 4Sharp arrows of the [a]warrior, With coals of the broom tree!5Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar! 6My soul has dwelt too long With one who hates peace. 7I am for peace; But when I speak, they are for war.    Psalm 120  NKJV

One of the awful experiences of a believer's life, is when they are victims of lies and slander. Gossip so easily follows and this, is mostly received as the truth and in most cases, mud sticks. Whether these slanderous remarks are true or not, they always leave a scar and no matter what, other people are left wondering if this is true or not. To try and sort it out yourself, may seem the right thing to do but, it may backfire on you and the matter may become worse. The recipient of the slander may try to blame who they feel is the culprit. This may be right but then again, the accusations may just be hot air and can make this worse. A bitter root may be formed against whom is thought to be the culprit and endless bad thoughts may come to mind as the imagination wanders. This may be happening to you at this time. What can you do? Well, there are two approaches one can take (1) Challenge the person you believe is responsible or (2) Give it to Jesus who its brilliant at sorting these things out (Romans 12:14-21). It may be far better to leave it all to Jesus. 

We see and hear this most days in the media where one politician is slandering another. In this Psalm, all the Psalmist was after was peace but, he was dealing with war-mongers. This can be claimed today. Our world is desperate for peace but, war is dominating any type of attempt at bringing this about. No one wants a war but nations argue and haggle over things and while this is happening, thousands of innocent people are dying or being terribly injured. Do we want war? Of course we don't but what is the answer. It is found in 2 Chronicles 7:14:

'if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.'

Prayer is the only answer. As Christians come together with Jesus, there is an unstoppable power. This is a sure road to restoration and revival for all times. If the conditions are met, the promises will be fulfilled!

'If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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