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To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; [With] flattering lips [and] a double heart they speak. Psalm 12:1-2 NKJV
In a biblical scene depicting an utterly disheartened man hiding out in a cave, the persecuted prophet Elijah lamented to his God, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too” (1 Kings 19:14).
In today’s scripture passage, David voices a very similar lament, complaining that no one practices faithfulness or loyalty and that everyone’s mouths and hearts are filled with lies and deceit.
Perhaps you can identify with the words of Elijah and David. Maybe you look around you and it seems as though you are alone in loving the Lord and clinging to the truth of His Word. If so, don’t be discouraged. Instead, go to the Lord and ask Him for strength to cling to Him and His Word—even when it seems like you’re the only one.
Prayer: Lord God, I live in a world where it seems that there are very few who value Your Word or desire to cling to speaking its truth. But I know that You want to encourage me to be light in this dark world.
In a biblical scene depicting an utterly disheartened man hiding out in a cave, the persecuted prophet Elijah lamented to his God, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too” (1 Kings 19:14).
In today’s scripture passage, David voices a very similar lament, complaining that no one practices faithfulness or loyalty and that everyone’s mouths and hearts are filled with lies and deceit.
Perhaps you can identify with the words of Elijah and David. Maybe you look around you and it seems as though you are alone in loving the Lord and clinging to the truth of His Word. If so, don’t be discouraged. Instead, go to the Lord and ask Him for strength to cling to Him and His Word—even when it seems like you’re the only one.
Prayer: Lord God, I live in a world where it seems that there are very few who value Your Word or desire to cling to speaking its truth. But I know that You want to encourage me to be light in this dark world.
