The Doorpost: Put your confidence in the Lord
By Ray King · May 01, 2016
In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Fee like a bird to your mountain... If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?"
Psalm 11:1,3
“Everything’s falling apart. They won’t listen. There’s nothing we can do.”
Today, we hear from many who say there is no hope. Sometimes they are explaining their inaction. Some are selling a “solution” they say will protect us.
Apparently there were plenty of alarmists around when David wrote Psalm 11. His response should guide us all. “In the Lord I take refuge. How can you say ‘Flee … if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?’”
In verse 4 David reminds us, “The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes see, His eyelids test the children of man.” In verse 7 he assures us, “the upright shall behold His face.”
When others tell you to flee, make sure you put your confidence in the Lord and obey Him with courage.