Psalm 94:8, 9, 15 Take heed, you senseless ones among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
Does he who implanted the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?
Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Psalm 94 feels very contemporary to America today! America’s enemies are both internal and external, but the internal ones are the more pressing. Verses 8 and 9 address the many who act as though God isn’t paying attention, whether or not they profess atheism. The Psalmist naturally is writing with the presupposition of a Creator. The vast majority of Americans say they believe in God, but their actions are at odds with that claim. The Psalmist is calling them to account! Anyone who pays attention to the news has plenty of reason for depression, but the Psalmist also gives an encouraging word. The court system really seems to be going down the tubes, with thorough­ly unrighteous judges ruling however they please, in defiance of both the Constitution and common sense. Those who are upset by that need to take verse 15 to heart, and trust that God, the perfectly righteous judge, will indeed set all things right.

The Internet has made it possible to know a lot of things that the “main stream media” has tried to keep quiet, but the flood of information has been a real test of faith. Evil has existed in the world ever since Eden, but now it is inescapable. I have really been stressed out by it all, but becoming a hermit isn’t the answer. I’ve got to walk in daily, consistent trust and obedience, knowing that in the final analysis, we win. Of course, this is also true much closer to home than the information that comes in over the Internet. As I deal with each of the situations that confront me, I’ve got to remember that God is still God, He sees and knows, and He has the right answer. My task is to be quiet enough before Him to hear what He is saying, so that I may obey it.

Father, yesterday was an interesting lesson. I didn’t feel right about something that was going on, but I didn’t trust that You were telling me it wasn’t right, and my body eventually reacted strongly to the stress. I still don’t know Your answer to that particular situation, and I have quite a list of other situations I’m dealing with. Help me trust You fully, speaking and acting as You direct and rejecting the anxiety the devil tries to dump on me, so that I may be Your instrument to accomplish Your will in Your way on Your schedule for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!