Wednesday Reading: Psalm 11:1-3
Key Verse: Psalm 11:3
3 If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?
Devotion:
What would you do if you were trying to learn to swim and someone kept on pulling you under the water? What would you do if you were learning to ride a bicycle and someone kept knocking you sideways or letting your tyres down? Most of us would give up and go off to do something else instead because we cannot take the constant bombardment of things against us.
God does warn us that when we do put our faith and trust in Him we are going to be faced by many who will try to pull us down or push us off. Satan is not one to stand by and watch us grow in strength with Christ; he would rather see us fall time and time again so that we will give up and go our own way. But Christ also gives us the comforter who will continue to supply our needs whilst we do trust in Him.
If we allow our foundation to be destroyed then we will be the ones who break down our relationship with God. There is no way that The Foundation that is Christ Jesus can be destroyed; but in our eyes it certainly can be displaced. Why do I say that? Because we are the ones who believe that it can go wrong and we are the ones who give up trusting just because w few things come our way that we don’t like! King David knew from bitter experience that things would not always go his own way. He knew there were going to be more times ahead like those he had experienced already; but that did not put him off believing the truth. We need to stand up like David and know that we can trust God implicitly! Nothing can destroy Christ – He has already proven that through His resurrection, so why should we not continue to have faith. We are the weak ones who do give in to the pressures around us. We are the ones who allow our view to be distorted and even look like it is being destroyed. But God knows the plan and He continues to uphold the truth and will continue to show us His ways when we listen...
Points to Ponder:
What gets you down?
Are you asking Christ for help?
