Psalm 11:1-7 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)
In the LORD I take refuge.
How then can you say to me:
“Flee like a bird to your mountain!
2For behold, the wicked bend their bows.
They set their arrow on the string
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
3If the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”
4The LORD is in His holy temple;
the LORD is on His heavenly throne.
His eyes are watching closely;
they examine the sons of men.
5The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked;
His soul hates the lover of violence.
6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur;
a scorching wind will be their portion.
7For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice.
The upright will see His face.
Good Days and Bad Days
Life has its miseries. It has its complications. Some days
are better than other days, and some days can be a little rough. And some
people have it really bad while others have it seemingly much better, at least
from all outward appearances. But Jesus never promised us that life on this
earth would be easy, especially for those of us whose lives are surrendered to
the Lord to doing his will, to going where he sends us, and to saying what he
gives us to say to the people. He promised we would be treated like he was.
But when things get rough, or when we feel like the bottom
is about to fall out, and Satan tries to instill fear in our hearts, we must
turn to the Lord for our strength. And when others try to convince us to not
take life so seriously, and to back off from teaching the hard truths of the
Scriptures, and to lighten up, and to soften the message of the gospel so it
will be less offensive, we are not to listen to them. For Satan wants us to
ease off or to give up or to run away in defeat. And he will try to trip us up.
Be ready!
Get Yourselves Ready!
So, we need to be prepared for when the wicked bend their
bows to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. We need to be ready for
people to attack us, to falsely accuse us of wrong we did not do, and to reject
us, forsake us, ignore us, and not want us in their lives. We have to know that
if our lives are committed to the Lord and to his service, to speaking his
truths to the people, which many do not want to hear, that we are not going to
be voted most popular. And true friends may be few and far between.
But whatever we go through in this life, God has allowed it
for a purpose. He allows us to go through trials which test our faith, for he
disciplines those he loves so that we will grow to maturity in our walks of
obedience to his commands, and so we will bear much fruit (spiritual results)
for the kingdom of God. And our trials do test our faith, and they do help us to
grow stronger in our faith when we respond to them in the right way. We have to
just take it all to the Lord in prayer and pray that he will help us to keep
going.
Tested By God
Now the Lord also tests the wicked, i.e. those for whom
surrender and obedience to our Lord and the ceasing of sinful practices is not
where they are or what they are doing. And this includes many people who claim
faith in Jesus Christ, but who are still living in sin, making sin their
practice, and for whom obedience to our Lord’s commands is not what they
practice. He will come against them in judgment one day unless they repent
(turn from sin) and now obey God and his commands, as a matter of life
practice.
For the Lord is righteous. And He loves justice. And those
who are upright, who have died with him to sin and who are living to obey his
commands, we will see His face. One day he will return for his faithful bride,
the church, the body of Christ whose lives are surrendered to the Lord to doing
his will and to speaking his truths. And we will be taken up to be with him.
One day there will be no more crying, no more hurting, no more persecutions and
lies and liars. And there will be perfect peace, the peace which comes from
God.
[Matthew 5:10-12;
Matthew 10:16-25,34-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 12:49-53; Luke
21:12-17; John 15:18-21; John 16:33; Acts 14:22; Romans 5:3-5; 2 Corinthians
1:3-11; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 3:7-11; 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5; Hebrews
12:3-12; James 1:2-4; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 1 Peter 4:12-17; Revelation
6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 11:1-3; Revelation
12:17; Revelation 13:1-18; Revelation 14:1-13]
In The Lord I Take
Refuge
An Original Work / July 26, 2026
Christ’s Free
Servant, Sue J Love
I Take Refuge
Based off Psalm 71
An Original Work /
September 1, 2018
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
O, Lord, I take
refuge in You,
For You are my God.
Turn Your ear now to
me.
Be my Rock and
Fortress
To which I do go.
Deliver me, God.
You’re my hope.
My lips now give
praise to You, God.
I always have hope,
Since You saved me
from sin.
My enemies speak
evil
‘gainst me, O God.
Oh, help me, O Lord,
rescue me.
The path of my life
has been hard.
For, I have had
troubles
Too many to bear.
But You will
increase honor,
Restore again.
Your faithfulness,
Lord, comforts me.
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