LET THE LORD BE YOUR DEFENDER
David asked the Lord to rescue him from his accusers. Rather than trying to defend himself, he asked the Lord to defend him. Notice the basis on which he asked for help. He asked God to save him according to the Lord’s “faithful love.” David didn’t ask according to his own deserving, but according to God’s covenantal love. Even more, he asked that the Lord would save him in such a way that others would know that it was God who had done it!
It is difficult to defend yourself from false accusations. For the harder you try to defend, the more people suspect the truth of the accusation. As in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, they think, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”
So where do we turn when false accusations come our way? We can do as David did, we can give their lies to the Lord in prayer. We can ask the Lord to be our defender. And when the chief accuser comes, we can say, “Get behind me Satan, in the name of Jesus!”
PRAYER: Dear Father, we come to You with all of our cares. We trust You to defend us, so that we can focus on You and not on the attacks and false accusations of others. You are are shield and our strong tower. Defend us O Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.