Saturday... Do we mean what we say?

Saturday... Do we mean what we say? Good question.

The Psalms in the Old Testament are so honest, so true and they gives us so much insight to who we are and what we may do in different situations.

Look at Psalm 11:1-3 (MSG), "I've already run for dear life straight to the arms of God." And that is a great thing to do, isn't it?

But he goes on, "So why would I run away now when you say, 'Run to the mountains; the evil bends the bow, the wicked arrows aimed to shoot under cover of darkness at every heart open to God. The bottom's dropped out of the country; good people don't have a chance'"

Sounds like a lot we are hearing today. Have you read Facebook lately? Even some Christians are in the doom and gloom camp.

It is so easy to have faith that God is going to take care of us in good times but what if the world turns upside down? What are we going to say then? Good question, isn't it?

Verses 4 - 6 says, "But God hasn't moved the mountains; his holy address hasn't changed" Even when our world is falling apart and everyone else it seems is running away it is so important to see that "He's in charge, as always, his eyes taking everything in, examining Adam's unruly brood inside out, not missing a thing. He tests the good and the bad alike; if anyone cheats, God's outraged. Fail the test and you're out, out in a hail of firestones, drinking from a canteen of hot desert wind."

But the Psalmist goes on and we need to hear this and believe this today, "God's business is putting things right; he loves getting the lines straight, setting us straight. Once we're standing tall, we can look him straight in the eye."

As verse 1 in the NLT says, "I trust in the Lord for protection." End of subject! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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