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Like a LeperDavid wrote in Psalm 31:9-
13,
9. Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for Iam in distress: My eye
wastes away with
grief, yea, my soul and my body.
10. For my life is spent with sorrow, and myears with sighing:
My strength fails
because of my iniquity, and my bones are
wasted away.
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13. For I have heard the defaming of many,
terror on every side: While they took counseltogether against
me, they devised to take
away my life.
We can't help what others do and say. Wecan help only what we
do.
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Like a LeperWhen others start talking about us or fighting
against us, we may not be able to control that.
It's difficult when people start to slander therighteous.
But this is what David had to endure. In
verse 11 we read, " I am become a reproach,ea, unto my neighbors
exceedingly."
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Like a LeperWe expect slander from our enemies, and it
still hurts. But David continued, saying, and
a fear to my acquaintance: They that did seeme without fled from
me.
That hurts even more. Can you imagine your
neighbors and acquaintances running awayfrom you as if you were
a leper?
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Like a LeperWhat was causing all of this for David? Saul
was lying about him. He was telling his
assistants and officers, "David said this.David did that."
And this gossip, this awful slander, was
spreading through the nation, and David wassuffering.
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Like a LeperFor my life is spent with sorrow, and my
ears with sighing: My strength fails because
of my iniquity, and my bones are wasteaway. (verse 10)
David is saying, "Lord, if I've sinned, I'll
confess it." Second, trust in the Lord. "Butas for me, I trust
in You, O Lord; I say, 'You
are my God.' " (verse 14)
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Like a LeperThird, remember that others have gone
through this. You're not experiencing
something unique.
Everyone who has done anything for the Lord
has been slandered, ridiculed, criticized--including the perfect
Son of God.
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Like a LeperDon't listen to the slander of the enemy; listen
to the Word of God. Get close to His heart,
and you'll have His help when you suffermisunderstanding.
When someone falsely accuses you, take
comfort in knowing that others have gonethrough the difficulty
of slander.
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Then look to the Lord, for He is your Strength
and Salvation. Use this difficult experience toexamine your own
heart and draw closer to
Him.
