Psalm 109
God blesses us, even when we curse Him. This is something that is far too often ignored—or not even realized—in Christianity today. As a collective group, we Christians don’t seem comfortable with or cognizant of the fact that God repays evil with good. He is a friend to His enemies. He forgives those who hurt Him. He blesses while we curse.
This was a specific request of David into today’s psalm: “Help me, LORD my God; save me according to your unfailing love. Let them know that it is your hand, that you, LORD, have done it. While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice.” (vs 26-28)
Now, I suppose David was specifically asking God to bless him while his enemies were cursing him, but the wonderful truth about God is that not only would He bless David while his enemies were cursing him, He would also bless his enemies. Do you find that hard to believe?
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If you have more than one child, then I’m sure they have ended up fighting at some point in their lives. And, usually, there is one who does a little more instigating than the other. (I know all about that. My older daughter is usually the one instigating trouble with her little sister!)
So, if you come upon your children when they are fighting, and you can clearly see that one is being hurt by the other, your heart naturally goes out to protect the one who is being hurt. However, does that mean you also have a desire to turn on the other one and hurt them or disown them? Of course not! A misbehaving child is still your child, and a loving parent doesn’t seek to bless one child and curse another. Loving parents want to be good to all their children—regardless of their behavior.
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It’s the same with God. Our sinful behavior causes enough trouble for us without God needing to add any curses on top. On the contrary, God is always seeking to bless us in the midst of our sin, to repay our evil with good, and to mitigate as many consequences as He can.
It may be in our sinful nature to curse those who have cursed us, but God is not that way. He blesses us—even while we curse.