Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, for the faithful disappear from among the sons of men... "Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs." The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.
I was watching a program the other night, showing a map of the thousands of pieces of debris in space, left there from broken up satellites, some weighing up to 300 pounds, and some of which they know will soon crash somewhere on our earth. I felt very unsafe knowing all of that was over my head. But you don't have to go out into space to know that we live in a dangerous world, with many evil forces seeking to gain dominance, bringing destruction and despair on so many innocent people. If you were to show a map of all the out-of-control, social fires in the world, we would all panic. Actually, just listening to programs like CNN or Fox news, could send you into the depths of depression. The one thing we feel is, this is not a friendly world. This is nothing new. This is the way it has been since the fall of man, and Satan has taken advantage to ply his oppression on all he can, trying to create a sense of hopelessness. That's the feeling the Psalmist felt long ago. In his despair, he quickly realizes there is another, stronger Force in this world; One who sees and acts on behalf of the needy. We have come to know Him as the One who didn't forsake this world, but intervenes and intercedes for us, steadily and certainly winning hearts back from their fallenness, to again establish holiness and righteousness in souls and society. This is the promise of God!---"Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs." And we can join the Psalmist in affirming this great truth: "The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times." Amen! And Amen!
I was watching a program the other night, showing a map of the thousands of pieces of debris in space, left there from broken up satellites, some weighing up to 300 pounds, and some of which they know will soon crash somewhere on our earth. I felt very unsafe knowing all of that was over my head. But you don't have to go out into space to know that we live in a dangerous world, with many evil forces seeking to gain dominance, bringing destruction and despair on so many innocent people. If you were to show a map of all the out-of-control, social fires in the world, we would all panic. Actually, just listening to programs like CNN or Fox news, could send you into the depths of depression. The one thing we feel is, this is not a friendly world. This is nothing new. This is the way it has been since the fall of man, and Satan has taken advantage to ply his oppression on all he can, trying to create a sense of hopelessness. That's the feeling the Psalmist felt long ago. In his despair, he quickly realizes there is another, stronger Force in this world; One who sees and acts on behalf of the needy. We have come to know Him as the One who didn't forsake this world, but intervenes and intercedes for us, steadily and certainly winning hearts back from their fallenness, to again establish holiness and righteousness in souls and society. This is the promise of God!---"Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs." And we can join the Psalmist in affirming this great truth: "The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times." Amen! And Amen!
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