I stand accused but there is one who will, has and will forever plead my cause. I am his so he will fight for me. Zechariah 3:2-4 And the Lord said unto satan, the Lord rebuke thee, O satan; even the Lord that hath chosen jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel, and he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
There are no verses in the bible which gives an account of Joshua sinning against God but yet satan stands at his side accusing him to God. Psalm 35: Plead my cause oh Lord, with them that strive with me, fight against them that fight against me, take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and bought to confusion that devise my hurt. Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them. Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation. All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and needy from him that spoileth him? False witness did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into my own bosom. I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; with hypocritical mockers in feast, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. This thou hast seen, O Lord; keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgement, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. Let them not say in their hearts, ah, so would we have it: let them not say, we have swallowed him up. Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me. Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
We all have problems, and we all handle it differently. To read this psalm says, that David was a man who had more than his share of enemies. In the book of kings we learn that David and his men hid in caves to hide from Saul and his men. He had many occasions to take revenge on him but he refused. He could have taken Saul's life but he said, this is the Lords' anointed. He did not have the hate for Saul, that Saul had for him. He found solace in writing the psalms and seeking God for guidance. I posted this psalm because there are times when life is not pleasant, and the people in our lives are not right. So instead of allowing life and all its problems to get the best of me I will take solace in knowing that God answers our prayers. He said that our tears are stored up in a bottle psalm 56:8. This speaks volumes because we mean that much to him. So nothing goes unnoticed, he does not toss our problems or trials away. He has mercy, he will heal and restore us.
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