Journey of the Psalms: Pure

Read Psalms 12.

The psalmist despises the world in which he lives. He attempts to paint a picture of how people are acting. Basically, no one can be trusted. All lie for gain. The gain is due to taking advantage of the poor and needy. As despicable as it is, people are exalted for it. The psalmist couldn't have painted a more accurate picture of today's world.

The world praises those who make profit as others' expense. They are compensated highly for saving money by using child labor, cheap labor, or cheaper products. Anything that saves a company money to realize more gain is recognized as a great achievement.

The psalmist knows Who to trust. He knows Whose Words are pure. He knows Whose Word will last. The gain promised by God is not another lie. God made a promise to Abraham, and the psalmist trusts in that promise. The promise is now available to all, through Jesus Christ.

God cares for the poor, the needy, the helpless, the abandoned, the fatherless, the orphans, the widows, the homeless, and the forgotten. God has given commandments concerning them. In Deuteronomy, God said, "You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land." Many other Scriptures ring of taking care of the needy.

Here is my question. Who is more needy - a person without Christ or a person without wealth, food, water, shelter, etc...? God saw this ultimate need. It's in all of us, this need of a savior. God came to earth as a man, Jesus Christ, and gave all of Himself, his pure being, so that we could become part of the Kingdom of Heaven. God showed us, by the ultimate sacrifice of Himself, what we should do for others.

This is a challenge. In a society that fosters setting and achieving goals, dreams, etc..., how do we look out for our neighbor? We have to change our goals to God's goals.