It’s a very bad idea to be an enemy of God and His people. The best thing to do is join the winning side.
I know you know what it’s like to be an enemy of God (see Rom 5:10). Everyone is born on the losing side. One of the three reasons the Lord sent the Spirit into the world was to convince people, “concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged” (Jn 16:11, BLB). No need to wait till the end to find out how the story goes. The enemy isn’t going to win. Psalm 129 was written to drive this point home. You can see in verses 1-4 how the enemies of God’s people, especially of the Jewish people, seem to have all the advantage, and ruthlessly inflict their damage. They never seem to tire of it. “Let Israel now say—‘Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth’” (Ps 129:1-2). The wounds left by their lashes are cruel and deep, either by words or whips. “The plowers plowed on my back; they made their furrows long” (v 3). And while the Lord often comes to our aid, and “has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked” (v 4), we can’t help but recall our Savior’s horrific suffering, from both their thongs and their tongues. No one came to help as He bore it all for us. Now the last half of the psalm is a call to requite the wrongs done. And lest you think this is only an Old Testament response, remember the cry of the martyrs under the altar in heaven: “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” (Rev 6:10). Here the psalmist prays, “May they not be part of Your harvest; in fact, may they die prematurely; and may no one even casually say a kind word to them” (Ps 129:5-8). O the horror, to live and die without God’s blessing (v 8)! But we are living proof that God can turn enemies into friends. How? Jesus said, “Repent, and believe in the gospel” (Mk 1:15).