Daily Devotion of Psalm 11

Daily Nugget:

“To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?” Psalm 11:1

Psalm 11 finds David in a situation that many find themselves in today.  David was facing trouble and trials, and those around the King urged him to flee to a safer place (vs. 1).

Many fall for the temptation to run from trouble forget one truth.  An unsolved problem usually follows one where ever one flees.  Often, those that run away from a situation face the consequences from a poor decision or repeat performances much of their lives.

Many times those that give up in a marriage find that they also have problems in the second, third … marriage. Often a marriage split-up is not just one-sided. Both partners often could do things differently to make the partnership work.  Since a problem in the relationship was never solved, it will be easier to quit on the next attempt in committing with a spouse.

Those that do not do well in school often want to flee its challenges and sometimes do.  Rather than staying and improving studying and disciplining themselves to be a better student, they quit.  However, they may find themselves wanting to run from a job in the future because the load at work was “too hard.” Once one runs away from a situation, it is easier to do it again. 

Perhaps a problem with peers pressures a student to run away from school. At the time it may have seemed like an option to avoid the situation. No matter what one does for a living, they most likely will have problems with those that they work with much of their life. There will usually be someone with whom they do not get along.  Staying and working out a people problem when it first occurs may prevent it from happening again in the future.  If a situation is dealt with properly the first time, there may not be a second, third  … time.

Some may get frustrated living the Christian life and want to “quit.”  Holy Spirit led convicting on discontinuing a sin or changes to one’s lifestyle may seem too overwhelming, so they want to flee the uneasy feeling they are facing. However, if one is saved one cannot get unsaved, so quitting is really not an option. However, further backsliding from the Lord may most likely result.

Many find that when there is a problem in life they blame another party.  It seems it is never their fault.  In their mind, they make another person responsible for what happened and go through life pinning fault on someone else. Again, their lack of solving situations follows them through their life.

Very little is solved by ignoring or fleeing a problem. It must be faced and dealt with, or it most likely will be one’s stumbling block the rest of one’s life.

Today’s Thought: 

God doesn't give us what we can handle; God helps us handle what we are given. — Author Unknown

Today’s Reading:

Psalm 11

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

4 ¶ The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.