Psalm 11:1-7

Talk to the Lord throughout your day. Spend time in conversation with Him just as you would any close friend. That is what prayer is after all, its simply spending time with Him. How amazing it is we have such an open door to Him at all times. It seems like the darker this world gets, the more we need Him. 

David

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Psalm 11:1-7

    In the LORD I take refuge;
    How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain;
    For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,
    They make ready their arrow upon the string
    To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
    If the foundations are destroyed,
    What can the righteous do?”
    The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven;
    His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
    The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked,
    And the one who loves violence His soul hates.
    Upon the wicked He will rain snares;
    Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.
    For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness;
    The upright will behold His face.

When all of the world’s wickedness seems to be crowding around us, we can take refuge in the Lord our God. He is our refuge in times of trouble, and in times when we doubt. We will always find ourselves in need of Him, and it is good to know He is always there for us, even before we call. 

Psalm 11 speaks of the righteous and the wicked. Our righteousness comes through Christ alone, and the Lord looks at us through the blood of our Savior. The wicked do not know such mercy though, for they shed innocent blood and do things all in the name of their own pleasure. We however are no longer in the darkness and have changed out of wickedness into holiness. When Jesus rose He gave us a new life, a new heart. We are righteous by His blood and by His work alone. 

Righteousness through faith alone is one of the most important points we will ever hear, one which the Apostle Paul hammers away at plenty of time in His letters. God loves righteousness and when He looks at Christians, that is what He sees. God does not waste time with our sin, but does bring our heart to light so we know where He wants to work. He is always at work to make us like Himself. The Lord is your refuge in times of trouble, from the world and from ourselves.