Footstools

Psalm 110:1 - 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit in honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.' NLT

We all have enemies somewhere. No matter how nice or kind you are, and no matter how saved and sanctified you are, there is always someone that doesn't want to see you prosper. An enemy is merely a person that is assigned to block you and stop your forward progress. But did you know that your enemies are actually good for you? I know that sounds crazy, but to understand it, you must first understand the reasoning behind the footstool. In the bible, the word "footstool" is referring to a place to rest your feet, or to "put your feet up" as we would say. Many of us were taught that this was a step, or a ladder like object so we could stand on it. And I know people that I would love to "step or stomp on" because of how bad they treated me! But there is another way to view this scripture as well. We should love and pray for our enemies and those that do us wrong because they only allowed the enemy to creep in just like he has done us in the past. So, we should see ourselves in our enemies and remember the time when we were under the influence of the enemy. That helps us forgive them and look past the devil working through them