Archives: October 2006

“Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me” (Psalm 35:1).

Yeah, that sounds good to me. Really good. Very, very, super good.

I really would like the Lord to take up my case and my cause. I want Him to stand up for me, to be my defender, to be on my side. I would be delighted if He would reason with my opponents and detractors, if He would open their eyes to the truth, if He would open their hearts to me.

Then I wonder, whom do I know that is praying that same prayer regarding their adversaries . . . and have me in mind?

Oh wow!

May the Lord open my eyes to the truth about them. May He open my heart to them.

That, too, is what I want.

I suppose most of us generally like the sound of that.

With no restrictions, we have free course to do whatever we want, whenever want, wherever we want, however we want, for as long as we want.

But what about this next “free course”?

“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you” (2 Thessalonians 3:1).

Am I willing to give God’s Word free course in my life?

That is what I want.

But I need people to pray for me.

Otherwise I tend to restrict the Word in my life.

Do you know what I mean?

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