A Psalm for Today

Psalm 43:1 (NASB95) Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

(Proverbs 13 also read)

As I read this first verse today, I thought, “This is me. This is now.”  Have you ever felt that way?  If you look at things statistically in any culture, any time in history, anywhere in the world the number of godly people has always been a minority.  So in a sense, it’s always appropriate to feel like the world is against you.  It is.  It is against you because you are a follower of Jesus Christ, attempting to live a righteous and upright life.

That is the situation.  But we are also given the word of hope.  If you continue reading you find that David understands which side of the bread his butter is on.

Psalm 43:3 (NASB95) O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.

We don’t base our confidence in the future on the statistics of people who are following the Lord.  Read the history of Israel.  There might’ve been a few times right after a big miracle when Moses or Gideon or David had a majority of the people willing to follow God, but it didn’t last long.

So?  Be grateful that God is patient. That He is your God and that you are His child.  Watch for His light and truth and let those lead you and not the latest Gallup poll.