Day 6

Scripture to Read: Psalm 139:19–22

God led David to shift focus in Psalm 139:19–22 as God led David to describe God’s enemies. God allowed David to share how he wanted God to destroy the wicked and that David wanted all murderers out of his life. Then, God led David to ask these questions in Psalm 139:21, “Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?” We know that our Lord has commanded us to love our enemies. For our Lord says in Matthew 5:44, “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” but notice Jesus said we’re to love our enemies, but He did not say to love God’s enemies. Many people will hate us because of Christ in us, but they are not beyond repentance. God’s love through us can transform their lives from hatred to love. We must love as God loves and realize our hatred should be for our true enemies, the spiritual forces of wickedness. Remember that God even tells us in Ephesians 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” So, our hatred should be directed at God’s enemies, as described in Ephesians 6:12. Now, people can become God’s enemies, but we must trust our Lord to lead us to hate as He hates and to love as He loves.

Challenge & Application

· What did God teach you today about love and hate? · How are you guarding against an ungodly hatred, and how are you loving those you’ve been commanded to love?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

We know God is omnipresent and omniscient, but too often we live as if He is not. We quickly forget that He lives in us, as Christians, and that we never have to invite Him to be with us. As God led David to write Psalm 139, God filled David with His Spirit so that the words David wrote give us a beautiful reminder of God’s Omniscience and Om...

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Day 2

God’s Omniscience and Omnipresence are His and His alone. Often, people give Satan God’s attributes, but Satan is not omniscient or omnipresent. Though we face spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:10–18), let’s be careful never to give the spiritual forces of darkness the attributes of God, for they are fallen angels, not gods. Our Heavenly Father ...

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Day 3

God’s Omnipresence is so hard for us to comprehend since it is impossible for any other part of His creation to be everywhere at the same time. With modern technology, we can at least get a glimpse, and it’s a minimal and minute glimpse, of what it looks like to be in many places at one time. Consider being on a Skype call with people from al...

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Day 4

As Christians, we should all know that life begins in the womb, at conception. God used David to remind us that He is the One who created every part of us in our mom’s womb. God designed us precisely according to His purpose and plan so that our lives bring Him pleasure in all we do and say. We need to thank our Lord daily for how He has made...

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Day 5

God has taught us a lot so far in Psalm 139 about how awesome He is as our All-present (Omnipresent) and All-knowing (Omniscient) God, Creator and King. In yesterday’s devotion, God began to show us how precious we are to Him in the way He has created each one of us. Then God had David write this in Psalm 139:17–18, “How precious also are You...

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Day 6

God led David to shift focus in Psalm 139:19–22 as God led David to describe God’s enemies. God allowed David to share how he wanted God to destroy the wicked and that David wanted all murderers out of his life. Then, God led David to ask these questions in Psalm 139:21, “Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who...

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Day 7

Remember in yesterday’s devotion how God had led David to describe his hatred for God’s enemies. As we finish Psalm 139 today, we see how God also led David to ask God to examine his heart and motives right after writing about hating God’s enemies. God had David write in Psalm 139:23–24, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know m...

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