Trust the Lord and Cling onto him

12/2/11                                                                              Psalm 11


Scripture: Psalm 11:3-6 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do? The Lord is in his holy temple the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them. The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates. On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur, a scorching wind will be their lot.


Observations: The passage is talking about what the righteous can do when the foundations of their world are being shaken and destroyed and the answer is not to fall in sinful ways but to know that the Lord is in his temple and he is on his throne. The Lord observes the people and examines the righteous, however in the end those souls that are of wicked statue and who love violence the Lord HATES with a passion. Those people will pay dearly in the end with the rain of fiery coals and burning sulfur and a scorching wind that will blow these things onto him.

Application: The application is for us the righteous people to cling onto the Lord, for the Lord will always push us through the valley of the storms of wickedness. But those that are in love with evil and will lie, cheat and steal to get what they want well they will face a Lord that Hates them and they will know what true hate is. But the passage is simple Trust the Lord and cling onto him, or Do not trust in the Lord and have the Lord throw fiery coals and burning sulfur at you.

Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for giving me someone to cling onto, you are a person with great strength, Show us that you will never let go. But also show those that are not trusting to you, that you are a trusted person, so that they will get to know you as a father, and a person. Amen.