Defend My Innocence, O God
We all face hard situations in life. We say and do things that people can take the wrong way. We have people who attack us unjustly. We don't know what to do because we are slandered by those people, and others are told things to hurt us. It is at those times that the only thing we can do is to live a righteous life and run to the Father to defend our innocence. Job knew this as he listened to his friends speak badly about him. They supposed he had sinned since he was suffering so badly, but that was not the case. Others turned against Job, too. Job went to God. (Job 17:3) "You must defend me, O God, since no one else will stand up for me." We can feel the desperation in his words, and we can relate because we have felt that way before ourselves. Let's ask God to teach us through this. We are hurt by what other people say and do, because we want to be loved and accepted. As wonderful as that is, the main thing is for God to accept us and be pleased with us. If we ar...