Psalm 7-12 Boldness, Not Political Correctness

David, the man after God’s own heart, spent a lot of time asking God for answers and help.  When he was unjustly accused, he asked, “Lord my God, what have I done? … Have I done wrong? …Lord, defend me because I am right … Lord, have mercy on my.  See how my enemies hurt me … Save me, Lord …. Lord, You will keep us safe; You will always protect us from such people.”

He knew God to be a defender.  He also wasn’t timid about asking God to take action against evil people who were doing wrong:

“Lord, rise up in Your anger; stand up against my enemies’ anger.  Get up and demand fairness.  Gather the nations around You and rule them from above.  Lord, judge the people … Silence Your enemies and destroy those who try to get even …. Lord, rise up and punish the wicked.  Don’t forget those who need help … Lord, surely You see these cruel and evil things; look at them and do something … Break the power of wicked people.  Punish them for the evil they have done.”

In this era, we can be tempted to say that David was not being compassionate … He wasn’t loving the sinner but hating the sin.  He wasn’t being politically correct.  But God sees evil for what it is.  Evil deserves punishment.  The nation of Israel evolved to the point that everyone did what they felt was right, and the nation disintegrated.  We have to agree with God and call out evil whenever we see it as David did.  Sin is not personal choice.  It’s against God, and if we fail to agree with God, then we are against Him, and we stand in danger of losing our own nation as well.

Father, call us out to be a people like David, who knew Your heart and wasn’t afraid to ask you to do the hard things.  Bring our nation back to You, Father.  Show people Your power again.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford