October 16, 1998, Friday

Is there honor in persecuting the innocent and defenseless

person? Will those that wrongly persecute the innocent and

the defenseless silence the call for justice from the grave?

What will be the outcome for those that oppress, persecute,

and kill the innocent and defenseless person?

There is absolutely no honor in bringing harm to the innocent

or defenseless person. The Scripture tells us that God allowed

a defeat of His people for they had turned from following Him.

There was an unbeliever that God used: "Naaman, commander

of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man

in the eyes of king of Syria, because by Naaman the Lord had

given victory to Syria" (2Kin 5:1). God used the circumstance

to heal Naaman and perform a miracle in the camp of Israel's

enemy. When the enemies of God's people appear to have the

victory, God has another bigger purpose in mind.

The Scripture tells us that God executes justice in all the

earth. Righteousness is His and He will not allow the cry for

justice to be silenced (Jer 9:23-24). The Psalmist tells us

God will have the victory on His timetable: "Yours, O Lord,

is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and

the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;

Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head

over all" (1Chr 29:11). Those that wrongly persecute or harm

the innocent or defenseless will not silence the cry for justice

to a righteous God.

The Scripture tells us that the prayer and the hope of every

believer should be that our enemy will be healed and converted

to know that there is a God among His people. The Psalmist

exhorted his people: "Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He

has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm

have gained Him the victory" (Psa 98:1). We can praise

Him now for what we know He will do by His promise. Our

prayer can be that the oppressor will escape God's judgement

by repentance of his actions and by turning to God for salvation.

Let us remember the God that is our Captain. God's name

is Jehová Sabaoth. He is the God who is the Captain and

Lord of The Hosts of Heaven. He is the Mighty Conqueror

over all of His enemies. He is mighty in battle and able to

lead His Host to victory. Lift your hands to Him and Praise

Him today for the fact that He is the God who is our Captain

that leads us to our victory!