Let God Arise

Scripture: Psalm 68:1

“Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.” — Psalm 68:1 (KJV)

The enemy may rage, gather support and make moves that appear difficult to reverse. But Psalm 68 does not call for a stronger counterattack. It presents one answer to all the activities of the enemy: “Let God arise.”

This prayer is not asking God to prove that He is stronger than His enemies; their strength has never been comparable to His. It is a cry for the God who has been watching to make His presence known in the situation at hand. When God arises, He does not just join what is already happening; He changes what had been happening, what is happening now and what the enemy has planned for the future.

The words of Psalm 68:1 were first spoken by Moses whenever the Ark of the Covenant moved forward: “Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered” (Numbers 10:35). The Ark represented God’s presence among His people. Its movement announced that Israel’s journey would not be dictated by the wilderness or by the enemies ahead. God Himself was going before them.

God’s move is therefore greater than a reaction to an attack. He does not arise just to stop what the enemy is doing; He arises to carry forward what He has purposed. The enemy scatters because he has positioned himself in the path of something God has decided to advance.

Some situations have gone beyond what words, connections or repeated efforts can change. Another explanation will not resolve them, and another human attempt will only meet the same resistance. What is needed is the move of God. When He makes His presence known, opposition loses the confidence with which it has occupied the situation.

When the Ark moved, Israel rose and followed. They did not create the way and ask God to approve it; His presence went before them, and they took the path He opened. Therefore, as you call for God to move, be prepared to move with Him. His answer may require you to leave a familiar place, take an unexpected step or stop holding on to something He has left behind or gone past.

Your prayer must no longer be only a report of what the enemy is doing. You have watched his moves long enough. Therefore, do not leave “Let God arise” on this page or your Bible. Carry it into the situation that has resisted every effort. Stop praying around the situation and ask plainly for God to move. Do not seek only the strength to endure what has continued; contend for the intervention that will bring it under the will of God. Until every resistance gives way and His purpose advances unhindered, keep the cry before Him: Let God arise.

Prayer: O God, the enemy has made his moves; now arise and let Yours be seen. Enter every aspect where there is opposition, scatter whatever stands in the path of Your counsel, and let Your purpose come into fulfilment without hindrance, in Jesus’ name. Amen.