Foundations

“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” That is the clear rallying cry and pleading from Psalm 11:3.


My time is short today, so I will be brief. Think of the foundations that truly matter today. God’s Word, Family, Church. Each of these interacts with our society, and as we have watched, society has taken over the foundation issues, no longer leaning on these foundations. So, what can the righteous do about this?

Psalm 13, while completely separate, has an answer. Pray. And just why do we seem to pray earnestly when times are tough, or in “bad times”? Psalm 13:6 seems to link our singing and prayer to Him based on Him having dealt bountifully with us. God has been so good to us, and He continues to. So we ought to sing to Him and tell Him and pray to Him.

Later Psalm 16 takes us back to foundational issues. In verse 4, it was true then, it’s true now. Those in the world around us who despise those basic foundations mentioned above have willingly bartered for other gods. They have specifically “spent” something (time, energy, money, passions, etc.) in order to trade God for gods.

What can the righteous do? Take a stand. Tell someone else how great God is. And pray.