Psalm 94 could be all about today! At this very time, God's people are being hassled and persecuted on every side! They are saying: "How long, Lord, until YOU show Yourself strong concerning this?" Verses 2-7:
3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph and exult? 4 They pour out arrogant words, speaking hard things; all the evildoers boast loftily.5 They crush Your people, O Lord, and afflict Your heritage. 6 They slay the widow and the transient stranger and murder the unprotected orphan. 7 Yet they say, The Lord does not see, neither does the God of Jacob notice it.
What does HE say? Verses 8-11:
8 Consider and understand, you stupid ones among the people! And you [self-confident] fools, when will you become wise? 9 He Who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He Who formed the eye, shall He not see? 10 He Who disciplines and instructs the nations, shall He not punish, He Who teaches man knowledge? 11 The Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are vain (empty and futile—only a breath).
What should be OUR mindset? Verses 12-17:
12 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord, and teach out of Your law, 13 That You may give him power to keep himself calm in the days of adversity, until the [inevitable] pit of corruption is dug for the wicked. 14 For the Lord will not cast off nor spurn His people, neither will He abandon His heritage. 15 For justice will return to the [uncompromisingly] righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. 16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? 17 Unless the Lord had been my help, I would soon have dwelt in [the land where there is] silence.
The very BEST verse? Verse 22:
22 But the Lord has become my High Tower and Defense, and my God the Rock of my refuge.
He is MINE! Is He yours? He CAN be! Check out The Spoken Word Church through the link on the left and fin out how! In the meantime, here is a very old Hillsong song called "Shout To The Lord" that NEVER gets old!
Shalom in Him!
