Overcoming Opposition!

Handling opposition is difficult, especially if the opposition is from those you love. Jesus faced opposition continually, even from those in His own family who said, ‘He is out of his mind’ (Mark 3:21). Of course, Jesus also faced opposition from the teachers of the law who remarked, ‘He is possessed by Beelzebub’.

David gave the best prescription for opposition. First, he said, ‘Trust in the Lord’ (Psalm 37:3) Never believe a problem is yours, just relax as a baby would in the arms of its mother. Second, David said to ‘delight’ (Psalm 37:4). Keep your focus on the delightful relationship between you and your God. Never let the devil steal your joy and the sense that all is well.

Third, he said to ‘commit’ (Psalm 37:5). This Word means ‘to roll’ to shift the weight from your shoulders onto the shoulders of God. Finally, David said to ‘be still’ (Psalm 37:7). How quickly we want to take the matter into our own hands and begin to ‘fight fire with fire’. Trust, delight, commit and be still, and in the end you will see that the battle is the Lord’s.