Bible verses about Bad Leadership. David asks God to look upon the prayers of his enemies as sin (v. 7b). Repeat simple prayer points against evil plans audibly or in your mind when you sense the enemies at work. June 2018 Rather than show his adversaries mercy, let God deal with them in the light of their own sins, as well as those of their fathers (vv. 10 Let his children wander about and beg; And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes. Esther was anointed to intervene and . This same principle was expressed in the Book of Proverbs: The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the dwelling of the righteous (Prov. Exod. I recover everything I have lost through the pronouncements and power of foundational wicked voices, in the name of Jesus. He will not judge you for telling Him how you feel. I must ask you then, why does God send men to hell? The authorities are Gods servants, sent for your good. Remember how I stood before Thee to speak good on their behalf, so as to turn away Thy wrath from them. According to Perowne, there are no less than 30 anathemas pronounced upon Davids enemies in this one psalm.184 David not only seeks the punishment of his enemy but also the painful consequences brought on his family: Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. And to those who constantly record unjust decisions. This prayer is a great one to use when you feel you are in need of protection from your enemies. Verse 7 seeks a verdict of guilty when his enemy is brought to court. 5:7; James 2:13). There are numerous imprecations in the New Testament also, such as that of the saints who were slain for their righteousness: And when He broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained; and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, wilt Thou refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth? (Rev. Our greatest problem with imprecatory psalms is that the psalmist takes sin much more seriously than we do. But by Your strength and your power, I am saved, and I am an over-comer. But may they be overthrown before Thee; deal with them in the time of Thine anger! Verses 1-5 are crucial, not only to this psalm, but to our understanding of imprecation. Our rulers create laws that legalize . Oh Lord, arise in your power and pit an end to the wickedness of the wicked in my life in Jesus name. When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan. July 2016 The basis for this praise is the psalmists experience of seeing God stand at his right hand to defend. also 11:18ff. Every wicked forces of my fathers house, assigned against my destiny, die by fire in Jesus name. When they were afflicted, he fasted and prayed for them (vv. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Remember, the psalm was written for public worship. May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes. (3) Whatever problems we may have with the imprecations of the Old Testament, the tension between justice and mercy, love and hate, is not a matter of law versus grace or Old Testament versus New Testament. The accusers will finally be silenced when God reveals Himself as Davids defender. Wicked voices causing raging storms in my family, stop now in the name of Jesus. 27-29). Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.". Please purify me, mold me, fill me with you. God in His mighty power intervened in the situation and cause the evil plots of Haman to backfire on him. I hate them with the utmost hatred; they have become my enemies (Ps. If Saul were the enemy in mind, the punishment would simply be to receive in return what he had meted out to David. Clearly, evil rulers have NO authority unless God allowed them to continue in their seats of power ( John 19:11 ). Lord God, you granted us the gift of life and sent your son Jesus Christ to watch over us. In response to the rebellion of Korah, God destroyed Korah, Dathan and Abiram, along with their wives, their children, their cattle, and their possessions (Num. 19:21). January 2018 ; 20:11ff.). Let those who would pray for the destruction of their enemies be as quick as David to have God search their own hearts and to deal with them in justice, just as they would have Him judge their enemies. To the demonic forces that are carrying out any assignments of witchcraft against the pastor, leaders, and members of _____ and spells, in the name of Jesus, your powers and strength are . When David asks God to deal kindly with him for His names sake (v. 21), he means that since God is full of lovingkindness He can be called upon to be true to His character in showing mercy and kindness to His children. Confessional Prayer Against A wicked Boss. Protect me, O Lord, from the craftiness of the enemy, and save . BUT, when declining to resist the temptation to Add More, my suggestion is to re-focus the object of such attentions from Them to Us its one rarer situations where petitionary prayer may more fruitfully be focused on self than others. Every day, they hope to see me fail or fall by the wayside. Because of this two-fold purpose, our exposition of Psalm 109 will be more general to allow space for addressing the broader issues involved. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. 2. Prov. 185 Bernhard W. Anderson, Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us Today (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1974), pp. December 2016 35:12). The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people,It is you who have devoured the vineyard;The plunder of the poor is in your houses. The psalmist who prayed for Gods justice for his enemies also petitioned God for His mercy and lovingkindness. 35:12; 38:20). In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you. When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,But when a wicked man rules, people groan. David can pray thus because it is consistent with the teaching of the Old Testament that the prayers (and indeed all religious acts) of the wicked are an abomination to God (cf. October 2014. 2. June 2016 While he is not entirely free from sin, he is right with God by His grace, and he is righteous with regard to the charges of his opponents. They turned their faces away from the LORDs dwelling place and turned their backs on him.. (Romans 8:26,27) I pray for the spiritual gift of discernment. Father of light, disgrace every parade of darkness against the light of Nigeria in Jesus' name. April 2018 The gallows, fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke good on the kings behalf, is standing at the house of Haman.Then the king said, Hang him on it! 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. That said, I would dissent from the wordiness of these prayers. Evil smell is a satanic virus that contaminate the destiny of people. Voices that invite drinkers of blood and eaters of flesh in to my home, die one by one and burn in hell, in the name of Jesus. 184 J. J. Stewart Perowne, The Book of Psalms (Grand Rapids: Zondervan [reprint], 1976), I, p. 305. . My God, punish the wicked for their evil plots in Jesus name. In today's article, we shall be engaging in warfare prayers against church attacks. 30 Prayer Points To End The Wickedness Of The Wicked. Dear Father, I beg Your protection against the evil one's wickedness. Matt. March 2020 24:1-8)later he was conscience-stricken for the spirit which had prompted this act (v. 5). (2) The Old Testament saint had a dim picture of the afterlife, thus he was less informed concerning the judgment which will occur after death both for the saved (2 Cor. Wind of destruction, destroy and blow away every evil words spoken against me by foundational voices in the name of Jesus. Everyone must submit to governing authorities. Jon. When Jesus taught the Sermon on the Mount he was not teaching a new law, but was reiterating what the law had always taught. also Deut. 1831).190 While it is tempting to try to identify the name of the culprit, it seems obvious that the psalmist did not intend for us to know the individuals identity. Imprecations are effective only when we see sin as God does and when we ask Him to deal with sin as He has promised to deal with it in His Word. Imprecations are only effective against the guilty. The psalmist does not talk boringly about the details of his personal situation (like the proverbial person who inflicts the story of his operation on his friends); he does not turn introspectively to his own inner life. Like is there anything like an attack against the Church of God? The details of Davids imprecation and its doctrinal basis will be the primary aim of our study of these verses. The Psalmist is expressing himself to God in need. Let us learn from the imprecatory psalms that a hard stand on sin is the best way to prevent sin. By giving up vengeance we free ourselves to love and to forgive in a way that we cannot produce in and of ourselves. Verse Concepts. May they be blotted out of the book of life, and may they not be recorded with the righteous (Ps. Lord, no evil weapons of the wicked targeted at me shall prosper in Jesus name. In the name of Jesus, I recover all I have lost through the decree of wicked voices from my foundation. Wicked voices, you are all liars. In how many respects have the harsher outlines of the legal economy been softened down by the mind that was in Christ Jesus. As in the Sermon on the Mount He substitutes the moral principle for the legal enactment, so here He substitutes the spirit of gentleness, meekness, endurance of wrongs, for the spirit of fiery though righteous indignation. Concerning evil, both hands do it well.The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;So they weave it together. 938-939; Perowne, The Book of Psalms, I, pp. Ps. 1:6ff. For every wicked politician, leader, governor, authority, teacher, counselor or prince who is sowing injustice, we send destruction back onto you and your families in Jesus Name! in your presence. Please help me to recognize their evil intentions. 21,26). We ask that Christ may guide the minds of those who govern us to promote the common good according to his will, and that the shepherds of our souls may have the strength to govern wisely the flock entrusted to them by the Good Shepherd, but we never ask God to remove any who may be unfaithful, corrupt, or incompetent.