Psalms 12:1-4
Dear Brethren,
I would suspect that most of us would describe our friends as being reliable; people on whom we can depend. When the going gets tough, we know the people who will be there for us. However, there may be times within our lives when the trials and challenges around us draw a dark curtain of despair to our lives.
While these trials could be brought on by such sources as diseases, financial problems, and what some people may call “dumb luck” happenings, the trials which seem to do the most harm within our lives originates with ungodly people. There are people who will pretend to be your friend, people with “flattering lips and a double heart.” These people specialize in telling you what you want to hear. They will present themselves as the only one who will defend you and stand by you. They tell you how great and special you are in order to keep you on their side. However, when the time is right, like a snake, they will turn against you and deliver their venomous bite.
No matter what people do to us, we must never “disappear from among the sons of men.” We must never “cease” in our service to God. We must always stand strong.
Here is Psalms 12:1-4 presented for your consideration.
Psalm 12:1-4
1 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
2 They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things,
4 Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; Who is lord over us?”
In Love,
John Duvall
I would suspect that most of us would describe our friends as being reliable; people on whom we can depend. When the going gets tough, we know the people who will be there for us. However, there may be times within our lives when the trials and challenges around us draw a dark curtain of despair to our lives.
While these trials could be brought on by such sources as diseases, financial problems, and what some people may call “dumb luck” happenings, the trials which seem to do the most harm within our lives originates with ungodly people. There are people who will pretend to be your friend, people with “flattering lips and a double heart.” These people specialize in telling you what you want to hear. They will present themselves as the only one who will defend you and stand by you. They tell you how great and special you are in order to keep you on their side. However, when the time is right, like a snake, they will turn against you and deliver their venomous bite.
No matter what people do to us, we must never “disappear from among the sons of men.” We must never “cease” in our service to God. We must always stand strong.
Here is Psalms 12:1-4 presented for your consideration.
Psalm 12:1-4
1 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
2 They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things,
4 Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; Who is lord over us?”
In Love,
John Duvall
