Seize the Moment – Day 1100

Seek Clarity in Times of Confusion!

Psalm 12

 

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, March 22.

 

Have you ever needed a word of clarity in a time of great confusion? David did, and Psalm 12 captures David’s pursuit of God in a time when he was surrounded by people who were using words to manipulate and deceive. Psalm 12:2 describes, “They speak falsehood to one another; with flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.” David needed to hear from a reliable source, so he went to God in prayer.

 

God responded to David’s prayer in Psalm 12:5, “‘Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, now I will arise,’ says the Lord; ‘I will set him in the safety for which he longs.’” David commented on the trustworthiness of God’s promise in verse 6, “The words of the Lord are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.” David found clarity in the reliability of God’s Word! C. H. Spurgeon explained of this verse in his classic work, The Treasury of David:

 

The Bible has passed through the furnace of persecution, literary criticism, philosophic doubt, and scientific discovery, and has lost nothing but those human interpretations which clung to it as alloy to precious ore. The experience of saints has tried it in every conceivable manner, but not a single doctrine or promise has been consumed in the most excessive heat.[1]

 

God’s Word stands the test of the worst of situations! Navigating through life, relationships, and difficult circumstances can be challenging when we don’t know if we can trust what we are reading from the news, seeing on social media, or hearing from our friends and family. We need a trustworthy source in today’s world!

 

Seize the moment and pray Psalm 12, meditating upon the trustworthiness of God’s Word. Put your hope in God and in His promises, and you will find clarity in times of confusion!

 

God bless you!

 

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FOOTNOTES:

 

[1] C. H. Spurgeon, The Treasury of David: Psalms 1-26, vol. 1 (London; Edinburgh; New York: Marshall Brothers, n.d.), 143.


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