word of truth

As we live through these historic times in American history let us take heart in knowing that there is nothing new under the sun, that our God knows the beginning from the end, that He is not caught unaware in these days of stress and tribulation.
Psalm 60 has a word of truth that we can stand firm on as we proceed through these times:

God, You have rejected us. You have broken us;
You have been angry; O, restore us.
You have made the land quake,
You have split it open;
Heal its breaches, for it totters.
You have made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger.

[Here is a picture of the struggles that our country is going through as we have moved away from the sovereign truth of God’s Word in our daily lives as a nation. We have decided as a country that man’s wisdom is better than God’s and we are reaping the harvest of that decision. We are a country that is torn and broken with no remedy in sight – from man’s perspective and ability that is. The Hand of blessing is being removed as we have forsaken the Word of Truth and bought the lie that ‘money is the answer to everything’ (Ecclesiastes 10:19)]

You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth.

[Here is the exhortation to the body of Christ, those who fear the Lord God Almighty, that we display the banner of Truth that the Lord has given us. And what does this mean ? The Lord has revealed His Truth to His children and we are exhorted to stand firm in the power of His Spirit and boldly proclaim His banner to all those around us. And with this proclamation there must be the spirit of grace and truth.]

That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and answer us!

[And what is the expectation if we are obedient to His call to display His banner – may we, His children, be delivered by His mighty right hand]

O give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain.
Through God we shall do valiantly,
And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.

[The final portion of this admonition is that man’s efforts to deliver are in vain…it is the Lord God Almighty who delivers. It is only through Him that deliverance comes and our part is to diligently seek after Him and, by faith, follow His admonitions.]


Excerpts from Psalm 60