a christian's defense (devotional)
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Psalm 26 says,
1. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I havewalked in mine integrity: I have trusted
also in Jehovah without wavering.
2. Examine me, O Jehovah, and proveme; try my heart and my mind.
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3. For Your lovingkindness is before
my eyes; and I have walked in Yourtruth.
4. I have not sat with men of falsehood;
neither will I go in with dissemblers.
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5. I hate the assembly of evil-doers,
And will not sit with the wicked.
6. I will wash my hands in innocency:
So will I compass Your altar, OJehovah;
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7. That I may make the voice of
thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of allYour wondrous works.
8.Jehovah, I love the habitation of You
house, and the place where Your glordwells.
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9. Gather not my soul with sinners, nor
my life with men of blood;
10. In whose hands is wickedness, an
their right hand is full of bribes.
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11. But as for me, I will walk in myintegrity: Redeem me, and be mercifulunto me.
12. My foot stands in an even place: In
the congregations will I bless Jehovah.
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Have you ever been blamed for something
you didn't do? Leaders often are blamedfalsely. The Israelites blamed Moses for
lack of water, bitter water, enemies'
attacks and lack of food. In this psalm,David is falsely accused, so he takes four
steps to deal with his slanderers.
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Step 1: An honest examination of the
situation is made (verses 1-3). Humannature does not want to admit it's wrong,
but we need to examine ourselves. David
walked in integrity. Integrity means"wholeness of character." He also walked
in faith, without wavering.
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We find David open before God, walking in
the light and letting God examine him. Wewould save ourselves a lot of trouble if we
would let Him examine us. He wants to
teach us what we are really like. If we areright before God, it makes no difference
what people say about us.
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Step 2: A holy separation from that which
is evil is made in verses 4 and 5. Peopleaccused David of being a hypocrite, even
though he did not worship false gods. We
must obey the biblical doctrine of holyseparation as Paul said in 2 Corinthians
6:14-18:
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14. ...and God both raised the Lord,
and will raise up as through His power.
15. Know you not that your bodies
are members of Christ? Shall I then
take away the members of Christ, an
make them members of a harlot? Go
forbid.
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16. Or know you not that he that is
oined to a harlot is one body? For,The two, says He, shall become one
flesh.
17. But he that is joined unto the Loris one spirit.
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18. Flee fornication. Every sin that a
man does is without the body; but hethat commits fornication sins against
his own body.
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Step 3: A happy celebration followed in
verses 6-8. David washed his hands in
innocence. He was cleansed by water
and blood. He was concerned about
praising, loving and glorifying God. Just
as Jesus sang before His crucifixion,David sang songs of praise around the
altar, the place of sacrifice.
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Do we sing songs of praise when we
have to make sacrifices?
Step 4: A humble determination was
demonstrated in verses 9-12. David said,
"As for me, I will walk in my integrity."When a person has integrity, he has a
great defense, a great shield.
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Character is a marvelous shield against
the accusations of men. A goodconscience gives us courage in times of
difficulty.
The Christian's defense is the grace o
God, His Word and His truth. Because o
this, we're able to walk.
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David's foot stood in an even place. He
was not standing alone he was in the
congregation. Let's take the same steps
David took the next time someone
slanders us.
People can hurt you with false
accusations, but you need not let
slanderers defeat you.
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If you walk with integrity, your character
will shield you. Keep yourself pure andavoid compromising situations. When
someone slanders you, God's grace, His
Word and His truth will protect you.