ANY WHO

Psalm 6:1 (KJV)
“O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.”
I was awakened this morning with Psalm 6:1 in my thoughts. Had no idea what the Psalm was about or what it said. I read it briefly thinking the LORD would have me do my devotion on it this morning. Honestly, I shrugged it off; however, as the day moves on, it keeps coming back to me.
The last scripture of this chapter catches my attention. “All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror; they shall turn back, and in a moment be put to shame.” Spoke Sunday morning on how “God moves suddenly” and that we serve a “suddenly God.” David is speaking of real living people as his enemies and that is all good concerning him in this context.
On the other hand, we are living under the New Covenant and it tells us we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but rather, against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). It also teaches us that “…if God be for us, who can be against us” (Romans 8:31).
When God is for us it becomes impossible that any “who” can be against us. It is the spirit they are operating in; these “who” folks are no different than we are in the struggle, and when wickedness is conquered, we and the “who” both can be thankful and become at odds with the ugly spirit rather than each other; simply because, the ugly spirit is the enemy to us both.
When we recognize the ugly spirit as the enemy opposed to the “who,” we are operating in New Testament terms and bringing shame to the “who” is transferred to the spirit involved. God can and will in “a moment” put “our” enemies to shame. Just when the devil thinks he has the upper hand – God moves in “a moment.”
Actually, David did get this when he withdrew from thrusting his spear into Saul. How we live out our lives become the songs we sing. This was David’s song; when I have ill will against anyone, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure, I need as much mercy as they do.