Two in Two

Two posts in two days...don't know how long I can keep this up! heh

Psalm Psalm 11:1-7 (NKJV)

1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
In the Lord I put my trust;
How can you say to my soul,
"Flee as a bird to your mountain"?
2 For look! The wicked bend their bow,
They make ready their arrow on the string,
That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart.
3 If the foundations are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?

This is a Psalm written by King David of Israel (c.1037 - 970 BC, his reign over Judah c.1007 - 1000 BC, and over Judah and Israel c.1000 - 970 BC.) (Wikipedia)

The first 3 verses are spoken by the counsellors of King David, who are experiencing a panic attack as they observe the crumbling of society around them.

They say:
Put my trust in the Lord?
Flee?
Look at the wicked!
They are about to attack and destroy us!

Don't we today see our foundations destroyed?
Don't we ask what the righteous can do?

David calmly answers his trembling counsellors...

4 The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord’s throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.
5 The Lord tests the righteous,
But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.
6 Upon the wicked He will rain coals;
Fire and brimstone and a burning wind
Shall be the portion of their cup.
7 For the Lord is righteous,
He loves righteousness;
His countenance beholds the upright.

David says:
Hey, God is sovereign, He is in control.
He is omnipetent, He sees everything, He subjects all to His perfect scrutiny, He misses nothing!
His tests His saints (James 1:2-4)
He is angry with the wicked everyday.

In fact...
Psalm 7:11-13 (NKJV)
11 God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.
12 If he does not turn back,
He will sharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready.
13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;
He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

God is just, He loves His saints.
He keeps and eye on them and cares for them.

In fact...
Malachi 3:16-17 (NKJV)
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another,
And the Lord listened and heard them;
So a book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the Lord
And who meditate on His name.
17 "They shall be Mine," says the Lord of hosts,
"On the day that I make them My jewels.
And I will spare them
As a man spares his own son who serves him."

In fact...
Revelation 19:11-16 (NKJV)
11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse.And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.