Oct 26 2009
Psalm 14 and Today’s World
Consider Psalm 14 (RSV):
1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none that does good.
2 The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any that act wisely, that seek after God.
3 They have all gone astray, they are all alike corrupt; there is none that does good, no, not one.
4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon the LORD?
5 There they shall be in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
6 You would confound the plans of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.
7 O that deliverance for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.
This was one of the Psalms that were part of my prayers for today. Although it was written millenniums ago, the first four lines seems to describe today’s society very well.
It seem what we, especially our so-called leaders, have forgotten God entirely. Greed and corruption are rampant and people are just means to and end.
People do not seem to matter unless they are usable. How else can one explain the wholesale slaughter of the unborn and the growing euthanasia utilization? For many, these people (not things) seem to not be productive part of society so they must be gotten rid of by any means possible.
In addition, those who do still believe in God are to be persecuted by the Godless society we live it.
But this is what we get for letting the plagues (I have heard some of them called parasites) of Socialism, Relativism, Liberalism, Materialism, and Global Capitalism to get a foothold.
Fortunately, if we remember that, our reward is not in this world, but the next if we remain faithful to the Lord. Furthermore, there is always the hope that we can reverse the effects of the plagues on the world and rid ourselves of them.
