Psalms
12
– 14
Verse 12:1 sounds ominous since David was in the nation of
Israel:
Help me, O Eternal
One, for I can’t find anyone who follows You.
The
faithful have fallen out of sight.
I sometimes tend to feel like this when
debating a person on the topic of science and the Bible. Once it becomes
ultra-technical and the name calling starts, the faithful tend to drop away
quickly. I see this in many other debates, where once our faith is challenged
we tend to fold and clam up. This may be where David is right now, like when he
challenged Goliath.
Think about it a great nation stood before Goliath and shook. No one had the
faith that God was going to prevail until David showed up. With no experience
in war, he slayed Goliath with no armor or weapons other than a sling and a
stone. If we really did follow God we would not back down, we would have faith
that God will prevail. This can mean tackling an enemy or discussing our faith
with non-believers.
Verse 13:1 is another emotion I often feel:
How long, O
Eternal One? How long will You forget me? Forever?
How
long will You look the other way?
Often we feel alone and abandoned in the
world. When in reality we are never alone from God. I think the reason we feel
alone is we pray for something and expect something to happen. When in reality,
things happen much different, so when God does not match our expectations than
God is forgetting us. I can point to more times that I have thought God was
silent when the answer was different than what I expected.
Verse 14:1 is actually a warning to believers:
A wicked and
foolish man truly believes there is no God.
They
are vile, their sinfulness nauseating to their Creator;
their
actions are soiled and repulsive; every deed is depraved;
not
one of them does good.
We need to beware of engaging people who do
not believe in God. Sure we need to spread the faith, but I have seen many who
have found the engagements weaken their faith and cause problems. Jesus even
sends His disciples in pairs. We should never engage the faithless without
support, if not there at least a pastor to talk with afterwards.
So keep up the good fight, don’t be
discouraged that God is not with you or that others are not following God
firmly. The key is don’t fail on your walk!!
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