While
the Gospels advocate forgiving one’s enemies, the Old Testament has many verses
that ask God to ‘smite’ our enemies.
“Rescue
me, my God! Slap all my enemies in the face! (Ps. 3:7 NLT)
Kathleen
Morris (author and poet) suggests that our inner demons are our greatest
enemies.
Whatever
torments us—addictions, depression, unfaithfulness, pride, anxiety, lack of
trust, fear, insecurity, greed, self-inflicted diseases, envy, anger, bitterness—these
are our inner demons. We cannot exorcise these demons by ourselves. Neither do
we have power over other people’s demons.
“Real
help comes from God. Your blessing clothes your people!” (Ps. 3:8 MSG)
Victory
over inner demons can ONLY come from God. Once they are driven out, then we
need a covering of protection.
Lord, rescue us
from all our inner and outer demons. Smite my enemies. SLAP them, drive them
out of here. Real help comes ONLY from You! Heal us; Protect us; Bless us.
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