Psalm 83: A Prayer For Times Of War

“Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.  They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.  They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.  For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee”  Psalm 83: 1-5

According to some, Psalm 83 is “is generally seen as a national lament provoked by the threat of an invasion of Israel by its neighbors.”  But it can also be prayed against all threats by those who “hate” God.  And sadly, there are those who do.  And they “hate” all those who truly follow Jesus. 

And there are different types of war. A war to protect our nation from invaders. To protect our souls from any who would lead us away from God. A war against sin and temptation. A war within ourselves as we struggle to choose God over all things :).

Many wars are led by the evil one, for evil has always hated good; just as darkness has always hated the light.  It always will. 

The picture attached is from Auschwitz, need more be said? That evil will stop at nothing and stoop to any level is a lesson we should have learned during WWII, but we didn’t.  And we know what they say about those who “fail to learn from the lessons of history”, they are “doomed to repeat them.”

But we DO have a choice, given to us by God Himself.  That is what freedom is, a choice.  We can choose the slippery slope away from God and all that is good or we can choose to follow Jesus to Heaven itself 🙂

We can choose to protect our souls and hearts from those who would mislead us and put our entire focus on Jesus 🙂

And always remember, we can ask God for Help, in all circumstances!  We are His children and He loves us.  He will answer our prayers, if we pray in the Name of Jesus.

And if we are unwilling to pray in the Name of Jesus, then we have only ourselves to blame for the end result. 

For no power on this earth can stop prayer ?