“Help me, O Lord my God; save me according to Your lovingkindness. And
let them know that this is Your hand; You, Lord, have done it. Let them curse,
but You bless; when they arise, they shall be ashamed, but Your servant shall
be glad.” (Psalm 109:26-28)

The way of the Lord is not the
way of sinful humanity. We may become angry and desire retribution, but God is
the God of love. He is always good and He repays wickedness with kindness. Yes,
He does become angry, but does not act like the sinner, Come into the Lord’s
presence and know His goodness, for He shall accomplish all that He has
purposed.

Lord, I do not have the patience You have, yet I long for the day when
Your will shall come to pass. Lead me, O Lord, in the way of Your goodness that
Your presence in my life would fill me. Lift up my countenance to see in You
the hope of Your glory and the way in which You have always dealt with the
wicked. May I not give in to the way of this world but learn to react as You
would have me respond in every circumstance.

Lord Jesus, You know first-hand
the difficulty of this world. Teach me to be like You that I would reach out to
those around me, no matter how they act, with grace and mercy. Lead me in the
way I should go that I would go that way. Teach me to trust that in You alone
is the grace I need and that all shall come to pass as You have spoken it. Guide
me now and forever. Amen.

“But You, O God, the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name’s sake;
because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me; for I am afflicted and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me. I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like the locust. My knees are weak from fasting, and my flesh
has grown lean, without fatness. I also have become a reproach to them; when
they see me, they wag their head.” Psalm 109:21-25)

Lord, You know the troubles of
this world. You know how we feel, especially when we feel adversity. Your
presence is always there, but there are times when I feel You are distant and
removed. Yet You have promised that You are with us always, even unto the end
of the age. Let Your promises rule above every circumstance that all would know
the You are God and will fulfill Your Word.

Lord, You know when I have foolish doubts and do not believe in what
You have said. Help my unbelief that I would boldly walk each and every day in
the hope You give. You alone are mighty to save and Your Word shall be
fulfilled. Fill my heart with the truth You have spoken so that I will not
waver or fall in with those who speak wicked things. Lead me in the truth of
Your Word.

Lord Jesus, You walked this earth
and know the difficulty of being faithful amidst the troubles of this world. You
know the temptations that cause us to waver and doubt. Lead me, O Lord, in the
way of truth that I would walk now and forever in Your salvation. Let my heart
not be troubled, but believe that You are the way, truth, and life and that You
are preparing for all who believe a place that is forever. Amen.

‘Let it be to him as a garment with which he covers himself, and for a
belt with which he constantly girds himself. Let this be the reward of my
accusers from the Lord, and of those who speak evil against my soul.” (Psalm
109:19-20)

The Lord watches over those who
turn to Him. He will guard you in all of your ways if you trust in Him. Be not
conformed to the wickedness of this world but by the renewing of your mind in
the eternal truth of the One who made you. Come into His presence and walk with
Him all the days of your life and know the truth of His Word. He alone is able
to lead you through all this world will throw your way.

Lord, You know the travails I experience each day. You know the things
that get in the way of my living in You and for You. Help me now and always to
abide in You that in Your promise You will abide in me. Lead me by Your Spirit
to walk according to Your Word that I may know the goodness that comes by
living a life of faith. There is no hope aside from You Lord, so lead me in the
eternal hope You give.

Lord Jesus, You promised that if
I abide in You, You will abide in me. Abide in me all the moments of my day
that by Your leading I can walk humbly with You through this troubled world. Help
me now and always to see that only in You is there hope for every day. Regardless
of what befalls me this day, remind me of Your constant presence and the hope
of Your abiding in me forever. Amen.

“He also loved cursing, so it came to him; and he did not delight in
blessing, so it was far from him. But he clothed himself with cursing as with
his garment, and it entered into his body like water and like oil into his
bones.” (Psalm 109:17-18)

It is not what goes in the
mouth, but what comes out that is violent and wicked. Each man’s mouth may
praise the Lord, but then turn and curse a brother. Watch your tongue and the
words that come across it. Be not like the wicked who curse and swear as if
they had the power to do what their words boast. Delight in being blessed by
the Lord and do not conform to the ways of the wicked.

Lord, You know what needs to be expunged from my mouth. You know what
thoughts I have that are in line with the wicked and not godly. Lift me up to
see more clearly the path I need to take that I may abide in You and be in Your
presence always. Guard the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
that I may live into the life to which You have called me by grace.

Thank You, Lord Jesus, for Your
grace. I need Your grace, for each day I speak words that are abhorrent and
untrue. Teach me the fullness of the faith that I may continue on the journey
of having a guarded mouth and a clean mind. Keep me close to You that I may see
Your cleansing of this temple which You have made for the Father’s glory. May I
abide now and always in You. Amen.

“Let his posterity be cut off; in a following generation let their name
be blotted out. Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
and do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out. Let them be before the
Lord continually, that He may cut off their memory from the earth; because he did
not remember to show lovingkindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy
man, and the despondent in heart, to put them to death.” (Psalm 109:13-16)

Is this not the Lord’s creation?
Can the Lord not do with His own what He will? The modern man chafes at the
idea that the Lord puts any to death, while in history there are none more
violent than the modern man. We may not do to the flesh what they once did, but
in our minds we are even more violent. Submit to the Lord and be cleansed of
wickedness that you may abide with Him forever.

Lord, I am double-minded. Guide me away from the wickedness that is deeply embedded in me that I may learn to walk in Your ways. Help me, O Lord, to see in You the only hope of Glory that I may abide in You as You abide in me. Teach me Your ways that I may humbly walk in them and not presume to judge You, but know always that You alone are worthy to judge. Do not cut me off from Your salvation.

Lord Jesus, You are the sure hope
for all who see the truth that this age is filled with wickedness. One day it
will all pass away and there will be a new heaven and a new earth. Lead me to
learn the Father’s will from Your example without judging what You ask me to
do. Guide me in the way of life that I may be lifted up from the madness of
this world. In all things teach me to do what brings the Father glory. Amen.

“Let his children wander about and beg; and let them seek sustenance
far from their ruined homes. Let the creditor seize all that he has, and let
strangers plunder the product of his labor. Let there be none to extend
lovingkindness to him, nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.” (Psalm
109:10-13)

The wicked bring their house to
ruin. When one seeks for his own interests, he eventually comes to nothing. History
is filled with those who have traveled this path of destruction. Take heed and
do not be like one of the wicked. Come into the Lord’s presence and abide in
His will and His ways all the days of Your life that it may go well with You
and those around you.

Lord, I often forget that what I do does impact those around me. Lead me, O Lord, in the way of salvation that I may learn to abide in Your presence always. Lead me now and forever to walk in the way of Your commandments and seek the better things of life. Teach me to do good to those around me that I may not experience the destruction that comes upon those who practice wickedness.

Lord Jesus, without Your grace my end would be damnation. Let me never forget that I am absolutely dependent upon You for both this life and life eternal. Guide me in the narrow way of salvation that You have prepared for all who believe. Lead me in the upward path that this day I may grow a little more in Your likeness. Let the faith You have given me be known to those around me. Amen.

“When he is judged, let him come forth guilty, and let his prayer
become sin. Let his days be few; let another take his office. Let his children
be fatherless and his wife a widow.” (Psalm 109:7-9)

Those who do evil will come to
an evil end. We each have experienced those who have done us wrong in this life
and it is natural to want revenge. Justice belongs to the Lord, for He alone
knows all things. Come to Him in prayer and know that He hears you. The wicked
will not escape the Lord’s wrath. Come then in faith and trust the Lord for all
things.

Lord, it is a struggle, for there are those who have grieved me. Yet
Lord, I know there are those whom I have grieved. Bring me beyond the sinful
inclinations of immaturity to realize that all things must be in Your hands. You
alone are able to deal with the wicked. You alone know those who are Yours now
and the journey they must go through to finally be Yours.

Lord Jesus, ultimately all sin is
against You and on You have all sins been placed. Bring me to You that through
You I would know true grace and offer that grace to others. Lead me in the way
of everlasting life that I may abide in You and You in me knowing that in and
by Your grace alone will I find salvation. Lead me this day, O Lord, especially
through any trials that may come, to trust in You alone. Amen.

“In return for my love they act as my accusers; but I am in prayer. Thus
they have repaid me evil for good and hatred for my love. Appoint a wicked man
over him, and let an accuser stand at his right hand.” (Psalm 107:4-6)

Be wary of those of this world
who stand against the ways of the Lord. They are all around and will bring you
down with them. They mix love with hatred and good with evil. Become one who
stays in prayer that you may be in communion with the Lord always. Has not
Jesus taught us to pray unceasingly? Pray then and be girded for the battle
that is this world’s agenda against the faithful.

Lord, You know this world. You know what has happened since we have entered into the age of good and evil. It is all mixed up. Create in me a new and clean heart that sees the good and rejects the evil. Guide me into the truth of Your Word that I may abide in You and You in me. Lead me in the way of Your eternal truth which You have spoken from the beginning.

Word made flesh, You have come to lead the way for all who would, through You, walk in the way truth and life that You give. Guide me this day to see more clearly what is good, right and salutary and to stand there unmoved knowing that You alone are able to save me from this world’s confusion. Teach me to abide in You and to pray without ceasing. Lift up my countenance to be like Yours, always looking to the Father. Amen.

“O God of my praise, do not be silent! For they have opened the wicked
and deceitful mouth against me; they have spoken against me with a lying
tongue. They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against
me without cause.” (Psalm 109:1-3)

The world is filled with anger
and hatred. The world speaks lying words. No sooner are you speaking when you
are cut off with absurdities. This is the confusion of the wicked. They speak
with lying tongues and do not want to hear the Word of the Lord. They will
fight against the Lord with vitriol, but remain silent in the face of others
who do wickedness. Hold fast to the Word of the Lord.

Lord, in my mind I am tossed about and thrown to and fro in the midst
of adversity. Help me to not become carried away in adversity. Guide me into
the truth of Your Word that I may humbly abide in Your presence and learn to
practice what is right and true. Lead me, O Lord, into the salvation You have
prepared for all who believe that I may learn to hold fast to You.

Lord Jesus, Word made flesh,
guide me ever deeper into the mystery of faith. Amidst the tossing waves of
this world, teach me to walk with You that I may stay atop the waves and not be
drowned by them. Grant to me a discerning ear and a shrewd mind that I would
not be taken in by the constant lying and deceit of this world. Help me to live
into the life You have demonstrated that I may become like You. Amen.

“Who will bring me into the besieged city? Who will lead me to Edom? Have
not You Yourself, O God, rejected us? And will You not go forth with our
armies, O God? Oh give us help against the adversary, for deliverance by man is
in vain. Through God we will do valiantly, and it is He who shall tread down
our adversaries.” (Psalm 108:10-13)

The times come when we feel that
the Lord is nowhere to be found. Circumstances overwhelm us and we do not see
the hand of the Lord. Come out of this fog of thinking and know that all
history is in the hands of the Lord. He knows the end from the beginning. He
who formed You knows all things and in His redemption you will have life
everlasting. Do not look to the world, but unto the Lord.

Lord, clear my mind to live into the simple truth that You are God and
nothing can take Your place. Help me to understand more clearly the truth of Your
power and purpose that I may walk now and always in Your presence. Lift up my
heart that, no matter the circumstance in which I find myself, I may rejoice in
Your perfect will being accomplished through all that happens around me.

Lord Jesus, You have come to save
us and it is saving that we need. Lead me, O Lord, in the way of truth that I
may now and always live into the salvation You have prepared for those who
believe. Lift up my countenance that I may walk humbly with You my Savior
through all that this world will bring. Guide me in the goodness of Your grace
and mercy that I may abide in You as You abide in me. Amen.