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Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Devotional: February 25th

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Psalms 11:1-7

God has placed authorities in the world today: governments, magistrates, police . . . charged with maintaining order, justice and peace. In the time of the great tribulation, however, all that goes to secure the safety of man ("the foundations") will be overthrown. The question in v. 3 will therefore put the righteous to the test. Will they yield to the temptation to run away, as a bird flies off to escape danger? No; their trust is not in an earthly refuge (the mountain) but in Him who is unmovable, because His throne is in heaven (v. 4). Friends, how is it with our faith? If the Lord were to take away our main props down here – family, friends, health, material goods – would it be evident in whom we have trusted? And if we think about the foundations of truth, we must confess that they are being shaken throughout Christendom. What can the righteous do? He can separate himself from everything which attacks and seeks to destroy the pillars of divine truth.

God’s eye tries the sons of men (v. 5; Psalms 7:9; see e.g. Luke 7:39-40; Luke 11:17; Luke 22:61). Distressing and intolerable thought for "the wicked"! Comforting knowledge for "the righteous"! It is for his own good that he is being so searched (Psalms 139:23-24).

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