IIT UBF - University Bible Fellowship at IIT

Daily Bread

Key Verse: 35:27a

First, contend, LORD, with those who contend with me (1-10). David prays for justice against his enemies. It is not merely a prayer for vengeance but rather that God's justice may triumph over evil and that God may be glorified. David wanted to see God's deliverance so that he had even greater reason to rejoice in the LORD and a greater testimony of God's saving grace (9-10, 28).

Second, they repay me evil for good (11-28). David was not like his enemies. When they had been ill, he put on sackcloth and prayed for them. And when his prayers were not answered he mourned for them as if for a friend or brother. Now when David stumbled, they gathered in glee (15). They treated him maliciously and plotted against him (16). David could not endure their injustice but he did not strike back. He prayed that God may not be silent but rather awake and come to his defense and contend with his enemies (22-23). We must pray for our enemies and then entrust all judgment into God's hands.

Prayer: Lord, help me to love my enemies and pray for them. I entrust all judgment to you.

One Word: The LORD will contend for me