WEDNESDAY, April 26

Scripture: Psalm 143:10-12

In verse 10 David says, “Teach me to do Your will (what You favor), For You are my
God;….” In a kairos of favor David is appealing to the Lord and saying, “Teach me to do
what is closest to Your heart. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.” Part
of preserving and walking out a kairos of favor is learning to do just exactly that; finding out
what God favours and doing it and then teaching others also. This is the essence of
discipleship. Verses 11 and 12 say, “Revive me, O LORD, for Your name’s sake! For Your
righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. In Your mercy cut off my enemies And
destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.” “In Your mercy cut off tsaw-
math.” The Hebrew word means “to extirpate, dismember or destroy.” “Destroy” is the
Hebrew word aw-bad meaning to perish, die or be exterminated. In the Hebrew hithel perfect
verb form it means to destroy utterly or to put to death as a manifestation of divine judgment.
Isn’t it interesting that David is pleading with God and he is saying, “God, in Your mercy to
the nation, in Your mercy to me, cut off those who are destroying the land.” In David’s
specific situation, this happened to be Absalom because this Psalm was written as David was
fleeing Jerusalem when Absalom took over. The real issue for us is, What would the
application be today? Who is destroying the land? Would it be those members of the National
Assembly who are (unlawfully) legislating. Would those qualify who are sworn into office to
“defend and uphold the Constitution” but in betrayal look the other way?. Do we understand
mercy? Do we understand the kairos of favor? Do we understand what God is putting in our
hands?