Observation: The psalmist has been encouraged to flee in the face of danger, and has a very, very direct response ... how dare you tell me to flee, for the Lord is in control! Others say law and order have collapsed. They say violence is coming. They say good and righteous people will be attacked and killed. They say there is nothing to be done but run away. Yet the psalmist says NO. The Lord still rules, he sits on his throne. The Lord sees everything that is happening, and allows certain things to occur as a test. He will take care of this, and he will protect the faithful for he hates violence.
Application: There is a chance that our society has less than 24 hours before violence erupts in a way we have not seen for at least 150 years. I am not sure of this, in fact I highly doubt it. However, even our best-case scenarios are bleak with regards to social discord, local violence, and total division of our nation.
So many "believers" are along some continuum of anticipation, support, and even participation in the communications if not the activities. This is all a test - the Lord puts both the righteous and the wicked to the test - to evaluate our hearts of love. And the Lord hates those who love violence.
I am not afraid. Nor am I angry. I do not want any violence, and I will not participate in any element of it other than to speak love and peace when given the opportunity. If law and order collapsed, I will turn to the Lord, for HIS law and HIS order can never fade or collapse.
The Lord watches closely. He rules from heaven. Even if our freedom, our comfort, our society, our nation were to pass away, the kingdom of heaven does not change.
Prayer: Lord, please be with us in the coming hours, days, and weeks. I hope all that has been said is just rhetoric and false proclamations. In all of this, no matter what, I trust in you, and you alone, not on my own hopes, thoughts, or understandings. Amen.
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