A Weekly Devotional – Psalm 12 – Personal Meditation
Comment: Could it be that the godly man and woman have ceased to be? Have
the “faithful” disappeared from the surface of the earth? Have you noticed that
people speak idle words to one another, they flatter each other with proud
tongues and a double minded heart. There is no Fear (respect) for God in their
eyes or conversation. Their treachery toward each other is a national epidemic,
it is overwhelming. Not only do we have an Opioid (drug) problem, but we also
have on a much larger scale Moral (right and wrong) problems. Do we not believe
that humans can fix human problems? Why then are the problems of living
peacefully with each other getting more difficult? SIN! What? No, no, we have
tossed that word into the trash can along with other words that offend the
natural thinking person. We do not ignore the word SIN we simply believe that
it is ‘religious or moral conduct’ and we reject both of these because along
with this rejection we have rejected God.
Devotional: In the comments above you will find the first
two verses of Psalm 14, now for the remaining six verses! “The LORD will cut
off all ‘flattering lips’, He will also cut off the tongues of those who boast
pompous words of those of an inconsistent mind.
The human tongue, it is a
mighty weapon, it has destroyed people, nations, kingdoms and kings. But the human
tongue has not destroyed God. The idol tongue is not one that has nothing to
say! The ‘idol’ tongue is found in the mouth of one who loves his or her tongue
and they worship the power they have with it, believing that it will prevail.
Who is lord over them they will quickly confirm.
The tongue of mankind is a
double sword too, but it is driven by the double heart. While speaking of
mending and healing from one side of the heart, the other side oppresses the
poor and the needy. The sighing of this remnant of people is heard by the LORD
God and at the appointed time, He will arise and establish safety for all who
are oppressed.
God will speak to the human
whose tongue is dead to Him! God’s Words do not come from a deceitful tongue,
His Words are pure, like silver refined in the furnace of the earth, purified
seven times. While you may not fully appreciate this statement of David in
Psalm 12:6, you might appreciate what the Holy Spirit has to say about God’s
Word in Hebrews 4:12-13.
There is a generation who
will keep and cling to the sword of the LORD, God will preserve this generation
along with His Word. Will you be one who is preserved, or will you continue to
prowl with both sides of your tongue and agree with the vileness of the wicked as
it is exalted in the land of which we call “Homeland”?
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