I suppose I’ll do all I can is try to keep the evil from the good… Now that’s quite an ambition!”
–Lou Bradshaw (Crazy Jack Dagget)
“And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
“And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
–John 3:19 (NKJV)
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Some people cheer for the underdog, and that is understandable. For the most part I’ve always had an admiration for those who stay on top, game after game, year after year. Those who have built and then maintained. Of course, I am speaking of those who made it to the top legitimately. Once at the top everyone is out to get you, everyone is waiting for you to fall. I remember as a kid we would play “king of the mountain” on top of a large snow bank (or sometimes on a dirt hill). The object–throw the king down. (Hmmm, I wonder if there isn’t something deeper there?)
This is the situation that David finds himself in Psalm 62. He is again struggling. Struggling with enemies, with inner fears, with doubts–seems to be part of David’s life. Our lives are not much different, and we must also remember, as David always did, that in the midst of our struggles the Lord is there and we can/should/must turn to Him. People just seem to be waiting to watch you fail. They almost take personal delight in watching you fumble through a situation.
1 — Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation.
2 — He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 — How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, like a leaning fence.
4 — They only consult to cast him down from his high position; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah
5 — My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.
6 — He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.
7 — In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. (NKJV)
When the eyes are upon us, and people gloat at our misfortune we don’t often think to pray. We are hurt, and sometimes we just want to enjoy our hurt and be left to our misery. We start out with our eyes upon God, then all of a sudden we turn to look at the circumstances and then the misery and depreciation starts. David understood, and we need to get this precept entrenched in the depths of our soul–our rest is in God ALONE!
Look again at verses 3-4. Is this not what we are seeing in our country today? Bite, snatch, lashing out, lies and more lies, cursings, gnashing and tearing apart, this all seems to be part of the norm. But as believers we need to rest in God alone. Our expectation (hope) is from God and in Him. Because of our hope and His assurance we shall not be moved. We can be steadfast and we will endure to the end. Abraham Wright said, “Let him that walks in ingloriousness and contempt of the world contemplate God, as God is glory.” As a child of the King we need to remember who we are and what the final outcome is.
“Little flock, to joy then yield thee!
Jacob’s God will ever shield thee;
Rest secure with this Defender,
At His will all foes surrender.”
–Carolina Sandell Berg
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Some people cheer for the underdog, and that is understandable. For the most part I’ve always had an admiration for those who stay on top, game after game, year after year. Those who have built and then maintained. Of course, I am speaking of those who made it to the top legitimately. Once at the top everyone is out to get you, everyone is waiting for you to fall. I remember as a kid we would play “king of the mountain” on top of a large snow bank (or sometimes on a dirt hill). The object–throw the king down. (Hmmm, I wonder if there isn’t something deeper there?)
This is the situation that David finds himself in Psalm 62. He is again struggling. Struggling with enemies, with inner fears, with doubts–seems to be part of David’s life. Our lives are not much different, and we must also remember, as David always did, that in the midst of our struggles the Lord is there and we can/should/must turn to Him. People just seem to be waiting to watch you fail. They almost take personal delight in watching you fumble through a situation.
1 — Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation.
2 — He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 — How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, like a leaning fence.
4 — They only consult to cast him down from his high position; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah
5 — My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.
6 — He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.
7 — In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. (NKJV)
When the eyes are upon us, and people gloat at our misfortune we don’t often think to pray. We are hurt, and sometimes we just want to enjoy our hurt and be left to our misery. We start out with our eyes upon God, then all of a sudden we turn to look at the circumstances and then the misery and depreciation starts. David understood, and we need to get this precept entrenched in the depths of our soul–our rest is in God ALONE!
Look again at verses 3-4. Is this not what we are seeing in our country today? Bite, snatch, lashing out, lies and more lies, cursings, gnashing and tearing apart, this all seems to be part of the norm. But as believers we need to rest in God alone. Our expectation (hope) is from God and in Him. Because of our hope and His assurance we shall not be moved. We can be steadfast and we will endure to the end. Abraham Wright said, “Let him that walks in ingloriousness and contempt of the world contemplate God, as God is glory.” As a child of the King we need to remember who we are and what the final outcome is.
“Little flock, to joy then yield thee!
Jacob’s God will ever shield thee;
Rest secure with this Defender,
At His will all foes surrender.”
–Carolina Sandell Berg