Psalms 11:3-7

Have you had those days when you feel like everyone's out to get you? Those days when it seems like evil triumphs, the good guys are taking all the hits and you can't find the sunshine among the clouds? We all have. No matter what path you walk down, or career you chose, the friends you surround yourself with or the life you lead. everyone has days like this. Everyone. So what do you do? Where do you turn? How do you deal with the crushing defeats and the fear that evil will triumph?

You confront every lie with the truth. Every time.

Psalms 11:3-7

"The foundations of law and order have collapsed. What can the righteous do? But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth. The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked. He hates those who love violence. He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds. For the righteous Lord loves justice. The virtuous will see his face."

Can you relate? To that feeling of the foundations of law and order have collapsed? I think we've all been there. What I love about the psalms though is that they don't allow us to stay in that pit of despair. They bring us back to the truth. The Lord is in his holy Temple. That's just as true today as it was thousands of years ago when these words were first penned. And it will be true for all of time. 

I love that it brings us back around to the fact that God doesn't only judge the wicked. Although the remember that He's always watching us makes me squirm in my seat when I think about my own sins, it also brings about a great sense of peace. The Lord isn't some distant judge who's so busy judging evil that He doesn't have time to watch over His children. And He isn't a naïve Father who just sees the good His children are doing and refuses to see the bad stuff. He sees it all and He does something about it! He judges the wicked and rains down blazing coals and burning sulfur, punishing them with scorching winds because of His love for justice and for the righteous. That's a pretty amazing thing when you think about it. How much He loves His people. How much He loves justice.

So on those days when things seem really dark, remember that there's someone who has perfect night vision to see in that darkness and He is able to take care of everything.