The wicked bend their bows, the foundations feel destroyed, and everyone around David has a reasonable-sounding answer: flee. Psalm 11 plants its feet against that pressure, asking whether the upheaval surrounding the righteous actually means what it looks like it means.
Lots of things claim to be of value — but which ones really are? Which ones are just so much “Monopoly money”? Pastor Tim explores the question as we continue in John 5 tonight.
When evil still creeps in unchecked and we wonder why God doesn’t swoop down to stop it, it can feel as if He isn’t even paying attention. Psalm 11 speaks to us when we feel that nagging doubt.
Pastor Tim reflects what the Bible says about “the Rapture” and what it is really calling us to focus on. Also, information about Faithtoberfest, which is drawing near!
We all want justice against the wrongs we see and experience, but Jesus calls us to better understand just what we really need.
Pastor Tim reflects on what Christ has done for us — even when we didn’t deserve it.
When fear turns fierce and foundations feel destroyed, the counsel comes easy: flee like a bird to your mountain. In Psalm 11 David meets that advice head-on, asking how anyone can say it to his soul when he already takes refuge in the Lord.
We need something that won’t break right away, but everything in life seems to. Jesus addresses what we need and then gets to the deeper thing we need below that.
Dusty Twangs provided the soundtrack of our series on Psalm 10 — “Keep Calm?” — with portions of the song “Living a Psalm” each week. Now you can download the full MP3 and relieve Dusty’s exploration of waiting for God’s work in faith.
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When the wicked seem to win and justice feels nowhere in sight, fury rises faster than faith. At the close of Psalm 10, God does justice for the fatherless and the oppressed—that’s the firm promise. As we look to that, will we choose faith, or will we choose fury?