Text:
Psalm 18:30 (HCSB)
30 God—His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Observation:
I'm pretty sure that I could get a consensus, even in this divided nation, that we live in an imperfect world, and that it is populated by imperfect people.
However, there is some extremely goodnews hidden in all of the bad news that you see and hear everywhere you turn. In this noisy world, we need to take a few moments to get away, and find a quiet place to reflect, review, and repent.
Psalm 46:10 (HCSB)
10 "Stop {your fighting}—and know that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth."
Today I invite you to think about these three important declarations of the Psalmist in our text.
- God's way is perfect.
- God's word is pure.
- God's work is protection.
The truth is this: God provides perfect, pure, protection. There is no one you can turn to in this world that can do for you what God can do for you.
What we need in hard times is to hear someone speak the truth. We need a truth teller. Listen to the words from the lips of Jesus that are aimed at your heart.
Allow what Jesus said to His disciples during some hard times that they were experiencing, and hard sayings that He spoke into their hearts.
John 6:64-68 (KJV)
64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
Who do you believe? Who are you depending upon for perfect, pure, protection? Where is your hope for the future?
Prayer:
Father, I stand is awe in Your presence, and give You the glory, honor, and praise that You alone deserve.
Father, I am so grateful that we have a God in whom we can trust with our whole heart.
Father, I ask for an outpouring of love from the hearts of Your people to a needy world. Father, we need help, and we have hope that is grounded in the truth. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
Romans 5:5 (ESV)
5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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