Let's look at all of Psalm 12 today:
1 Help, Lord! For principled and godly people are here no more; faithfulness and the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.
2 To his neighbor each one speaks words without use or worth or truth; with flattering lips and double heart [deceitfully] they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and the tongues that speak proud boasting,
4 Those who say, With our tongues we prevail; our lips are our own [to command at our will]—who is lord and master over us?
5 Now will I arise, says the Lord, because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy; I will set him in safety and in the salvation for which he pants.
6 The words and promises of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.
7 You will keep them and preserve them, O Lord; You will guard and keep us from this [evil] generation forever.
8 The wicked walk or prowl about on every side, as vileness is exalted [and baseness is rated high] among the sons of men.
THIS could be OUR cry to the Lord today! There is such deceitfulness going on, especially among those in places of authority. So many people have forgotten how to be faithful in any area of their lives. We can't trust the media, we can't trust politicians, we can't trust doctors, lawyers, teachers. I am reminded of this from Romans 3:10-12:
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that does good, no, not one. KJV
That IS the condition of a godless people! What is the answer? His Name is JESUS! It requires the spirit of a person being made new at the New Birth by receiving Jesus as Lord and personal Savior, and then the soul renewed by the Word of God, in order for people to begin to do what is right in the sight of God! Our responsibility is to pray for laborers to be sent into the harvest and then to preach the Gospel ourselves in our own area of influence. There WILL be a judgement coming for all of those who reject the God of the Bible and His Word. Let's do everything within our power to give them every opportunity to turn to JESUS! AMEN! As far as our own lives, when it seems impossible to trust in anyone of the world, WE must be DOERS of Proverbs 3:5-6:
5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. 6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. AMP
Shalom in Him!
