Let God Be Your Defender

May 24, 2023

There will always be people out there who talk negatively about you.

People who say untrue things about you. People who attack you and

criticize you.

In all of

these circumstances, your natural tendency will be to fight back. When

you’re misunderstood, you’ll want to defend yourself. When you’re

attacked, you’ll be tempted to launch your own attack. When people

insult you, you’ll want to hurl back your own insults.

You can’t control other people who do these things. But, you have more control than you think. You can control your response.

Every time you are attacked, criticized, ridiculed, or misunderstood,

you have two choices: You can defend yourself, or you can let God

defend you.

Which will it be? Who do you think can do a better job defending you? You or God? Of course, God can.

The Bible says, “When

[Jesus] was insulted, he did not answer back with an insult; when he

suffered, he did not threaten, but placed his hopes in God, the

righteous Judge” (1 Peter 2:23 GNT).

Even Jesus

let God defend him In the face of his unjust conviction and persecution.

Jesus didn’t fight back. He trusted God to defend him and bring

ultimate justice.

King David was criticized and attacked his entire life. In fact,

people repeatedly wanted to kill him because they were jealous of him.

But David said this: “I

depend on God alone; I put my hope in him. He alone protects and saves

me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated. My salvation and

honor depend on God; he is my strong protector; he is my shelter” (Psalm 62:5-7 GNT).

Let God handle it. Let him be your defense.