Good Day,
Psalm 11 The Message (MSG)
A David Psalm
1-3I've already run for dear life straight to the arms of God.
So why would I run away now
when you say,
"Run to the mountains; the evil So why would I run away now
when you say,
bows are bent, 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"?
4-6 But God hasn't moved to the mountains;
his holy address hasn't changed.
He's in charge, as always, his eyes
taking everything in, his eyelids
Unblinking, examining Adam's unruly brood
inside and 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
filled with hot desert wind.
7 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.
Psalm 11 Discussion and Thoughts to Ponder:
This Psalm is an account of David asking himself if he should trust God or run for cover (v1). That’s right. He is thinking about running, but in the end he decides that he will trust God, stay, and wait it out! Doesn’t it help to know that you are not the only one that has ever questioned God or wondered when His help will come? So you see, you and I are like David.
Now David had a confidence in God; this is evident by his resolve at the end of this Psalm. He states, “God’s business is putting things right; he loves getting the line straight, setting us straight” (v11). Can you imagine that God is so concerned about things that he is concerned about getting the lines straight? I helped tile a ceramic floor once. My daughter’s job was to check the lines before we laid anymore tile. She was meticulous about every tile; God is the same when it comes to your life, situations, and growth in Him. He doesn’t settle; however, He moves on our behalf in His time. We are the self-gratification generation; I want it now and this way or that way.
We are more concerned about the end result and less about the process. I remember about thirty years ago when I prayed the prayer: God please don’t put us (my husband and I) in the ministry until we are ready and the proper foundations have been laid. I don’t want to fail and walk away from you. Lord, I want to be ready. This prayer transpired on good days. Then on other days, my heart was saying one thing and the flesh was saying another: I want it now, anyway, anyhow.” Thank God He did not answer those ignorant prayers. We weren’t ready. Who would want to be put into a position that they are not ready for? No one in their right mind would, yet we do it, by asking in prayer, with God all the time. A pie is not ready until the crust is just right. If you take it out early, it won’t be completely cooked. The appearance might even look right, but what the pie serves out is not good. It’s undone, uncooked, and unsatisfactory. The same applies to our development in God. There is no rushing God, but man can try to run ahead.
Nevertheless, God makes it clear in His word that we must lay the proper foundations. Did you know that if a home’s foundation is improperly installed that the foundation will not be solid? It will eventually have to repaired or worse yet, taken down and start all over. A properly built spiritual house is one that will withstand the storms of life. You need to be concerned with the types of materials you use to work on your house, as well as the type of people you allow to help build it. 1 Corinthians 3:9-15 states: “ 9-15…you are God's house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you'll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won't get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn't, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won't be torn out; you'll survive—but just barely. “(MSG).
In short, our lives need to be built upon the Rock, who is Jesus. If not, when the storms and troubles of life come, our home will not stand its test. When Jesus comes to inspect, we want Him to find everything in proper order.
On this Father’s Day, let’s remember that our times are in His hands, that our lives are in His hands, and that our hearts belong to the most loving father we could ever know.
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