In Psalm eleven, David is facing what seems to be his counselors who are telling him to flee from his enemies and their wicked schemes. They paint a picture of their fears and describe it as being surrounded by their opponents and their arrows are coming! These men of no faith won't be satisfied until they convince him that he should be afraid too! But, David poses a rhetorical question, "When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?" He goes on to profess the faithfulness and might of the Lord God that he serves...."The Lord is in His holy temple, the Lord is on His heavenly throne!" David does not proclaim fear, defeat, abandonment or thoughts of retreat....he stands firm and confident in his God and he sets those around him straight by speaking the truth!
Circumstances and feelings can overwhelm us if we let them but we must not let them! We must claim the truth and profess it as David did in the final verse, "For the Lord is righteous, He loves justice; upright men will see His face!" David also makes it crystal clear in the center of the Psalm that God despises the wicked but loves His own children who live in His righteousness! Verse one states clearly the heart of our author, "In the Lord I take refuge." The WORD OF GOD will send your enemies fleeing, it will deliver you, comfort you, realign you, stabilize you, empower you, give you peace, fill you with waves of His love, guide you, protect you, send you out and bring you home. His Word never fails for in John, chapter one it reads, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." THE WORD OF GOD IS GOD! THE WORD OF GOD IS REAL AND LIVING! THE WORD OF GOD LOVES YOU, DIED FOR YOU, ROSE FOR YOU, LIVES FOR YOU AND FIGHTS FOR YOU!
Children of His, you cannot live apart from Him. He is the Vine and you are the branches, apart from Him you can do nothing! (John ch.15). Don't listen to the voices of the fearful and disillusioned but tune your hearts into the words of your Savior and God, "Put on the full armor of God....so you will be able to stand your ground.....put on the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the sandals of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is THE WORD OF GOD! (Ephesians 6:10-18). Precious sisters and brothers in Christ, remember that it was THE WORD OF GOD that sent the devil fleeing! Your circumstances have NO power over you as long as your mind is fixed on the truth of His word! Know scripture and believe it! We will always have trials and the word tells us that we should joy in sharing in the sufferings of Christ! No matter what your going through it cannot crush you! 2 Corinthians 4:9 of GOD'S WORD says, " But we have this treasure in jars of clay (our human body), to show that this all surpassing power is from God and not us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair; persecuted but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed!" Nothing, nothing, nothing can prevail against you when you STAND ON THE WORD, which is God himself! Read your bibles, go to church and spend quiet time before Jesus. Give Him what is right...not what is left.
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| God WILL rise from your storm! |
Suggested reading: Gospel of John, 2nd Corinthians, Job 40:6-14, 1st Samuel Ch.17
Life IS a storm, God IS IN IT and you are NOT ALONE. Stay attached to Him!
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