Where Have They Gone

“Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.”  Psalm 12:1

I am filled with sorrow when I see the changes that have come in the 45 years of my salvation.  I constantly ask where have the godly gone and what happened to holy living people with conviction?  I have to ask myself if I have fallen into mediocrity and become complacent.

Urgency has left the message!  Where has the cry of the preacher gone?  Where are the Elijah’s of this hour?  Evangelism is disappearing.  Soul winning is gone in most cases. Does anybody have visitation anymore?  We are told these were the old ways and they don’t work!  I say countless numbers of souls were added to the Kingdom of Christ by using them and we are missing the mark when we leave them out!

The brook looks thirsty.

The pebbles look dry.

There’s no rushing water.

Or a cloud in the sky!

Where have they gone?

These pretty shinny stones!

They are thirsty for a covering

Water! Their heart moans!

Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.  Jeremiah 6:16

An Explanation

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14

I want to explain what I am doing in my almost daily writing.  Perhaps some of you have noticed that I write these from the Book of the Psalms.  I’m now about to start the twelfth Psalm.  I go through each Psalm verse by verse, write a comment and a poem.

What I want you to understand; this is not meant to be a commentary on the Psalms.  It is the thoughts I have during the reading and meditation on the particular verse.   

This marvelous book is always a comfort to the reader.  I have been comforted by it in both sad and happy times, even when things were neutral.  It is like reading the mind of GOD!

It is my prayer that what I write is acceptable in the sight of GOD!  I pray He will take my weakness and empower me to be a blessing to the reader just as much as He does for me!

When I speak a word

Let it be from above.

Whisper into my mind

The expression of Your love.

When I write a word

Lead me in what to write.

Give me special words

That a soul, I might ignite!  

The Word of GOD is always the final authority!

“Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.” Psalm 119:92

 

A Virtuous Love

“For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.”  Psalm 11:7

GOD doesn't love us because we are righteous. He loves us in spite of our ungodly ways!  He loves righteousness!  He is righteous in its precise form.  Because of His love for you and me, He made it possible through JESUS the SON to make us righteous.  Because of the SON’s love and obedience He now sits at the right hand of the Father making intercession for those the Holy Spirit has drawn and converted!

Please if you haven’t already, put your faith and trust in Christ! 

It is not because we are righteous,

That the FATHER sent His SON! 

We are just the opposite.

We are sinners and undone.

What a price GOD did pay,

That we might be made clean.   

The Father turned His back on HIM

And would not intervene!

The SON paid the debt I owed

As HE hung upon that tree!

Never thinking of Himself

He was thinking, about me!

He paid the horrible cost! 

He rose up from the dead!

He sent the Holy Spirit!

He’s coming back, like HE said!

“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”  2 Corinthians 5:21

The Horror of the Cup

“Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.”  Psalm 11:6

The wicked is a group I do not want to be a part of!  But when I examine myself I fit right in.  If you are honest you also will find this true of yourself. We are all liars, thieves, inwardly corrupt and desperately wicked.  This is not a thought but it is written in the Word of GOD!

Glory to the FATHER who sent the SON to take our place!  JESUS was the only man fit to be in the righteous group!  Tempted He was in every way we are and yet never sinned!  He was perfect in every respect!  He took the cup we deserved and redeem us from the penalty of death! 

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5:21

There is a cup I wish not to drink

Filled to the brim with snares!

Its grisly taste is bitter and barbed  

It looks like wheat but it is tares!

Just a touch to the lips is fatal you see,

Like fire and brimstone going down.

To the inward parts of body and soul

Submerged you’ll certainly drown!

Out of this cup comes a tempest strong

You will beg for a little relief.

But you've spent your time submerged in self

Now all that is left is your grief!

“And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.”  Mark 14:36

For Better or Worse

“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”  Psalm 11:5

I don’t think anyone likes to go through a trial but knowing the LORD is well aware of what is going on makes the trial easier.  To the believer these are tests of our faith!  God is helping us to see Him!  When we cry out to Him, He hears and answers.  The test turns to grace!  We see God when He reveals Himself through our faith in Him!

To those outside of GOD’s grace, those here called the wicked; they are faced with the wrath of GOD!  Fear should come over the one that is in this category!  I would hate to know that the righteous GOD hates my soul, wouldn't you?

Why should I run from my trial?

And where do I think I can go?

If I just trust in the promise of JESUS

I’m sure my direction He’ll show!

GOD is proving my faith by this trial. 

He is revealing Himself to my heart. 

I’ll cling to the love He has promised

And nothing will drive us apart!

For the wicked the path is different.

They without shame deny their GOD.

They are covered in sin and rebellion

Their life has become a facade!

GOD is disgusted with the way they are living.

Only through JESUS will the FATHER forgive.  

Your life might be just about over.

Trust the SAVIOR and learn how to live!

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”  Hebrews 11:1

“His Eye is on The Sparrow”

“The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.”  Psalm 11:4

GOD watches over man

From His place on high. 

Always seeing everything

His Word does testify!

With gentle eyes locked upon us,

He watches our every move.

With every fall we have taken,

Our sin He wants to remove!

But do not ever take for granted,

This kind and loving GOD,

His gentle eyes can turn to fire.

He knows when He sees a fraud!

We may fool others but we never fool GOD.  Knowing He watches our every move should put us on alert and cause us to change our ways.  Whether we are the one that has never put trust in Him or one that claims the SON! 

His Holy Eyes look upon all of us!  It is up to us if we want Him to look at us with “Gentle Eyes” or “Eyes of Fire”. It is our choice!

Knowing GOD is watching

Every step I take.

Help me LORD to follow

And never be a fake! 

PS: I love you JESUS

“So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.”  Matthew 20:34

The JESUS Foundation

“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”  Psalm 11:3

Only the foundation man can be destroyed!  The foundation of GOD stands forever!  It is unyielding to the forces of evil!  It will never crack!  It will never settle out of sync!  It is perfect in every way!

The Foundation is JESUS, the Solid Rock and the Chief Corner Stone!  This foundation is built on the shed blood of the SON of GOD which is, The Anchor of our Salvation!

Nothing is in sync,

Everything is out of control. 

Nothing fits together.

LORD please guide my soul. 

There is no foundation,

That man can build for me.

That will bring me satisfaction,

From mans I will flee!

Let my eyes be opened,

To see the Solid Rock!

I’ll build my life upon Him

And my peace He’ll unlock!

“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”  1 Corinthians 3:11